Network evening news remains popular; CBS, ABC, with different approaches,...
Network evening news remains popular with viewers. By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK — Evening newscasts on ABC and CBS are both gaining ground on market leader Brian Williams of NBC News, but that's one of...
View ArticleAn increased 34 million Americans predicted to do road trips of 50 miles or...
Largest percent to depart on Aug. 30, according to Triple A.. AAA projects 34.1 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming Labor Day holiday, a 4.2 percent increase...
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Springfield City Library, its offerings impress Australian visitor - how...
If you don’t already have a library card, do stop into any branch and sign up for cards for everyone in your family. They’re free and the best way to start the school year! By JANET STUPAK SPRINGFIELD...
View Article'Y Run? For Women and Girls' fund-raiser for YWCA of Western Massachusetts...
Event to help fund services to domestic violence victims. The YWCA of Western Massachusetts, which provides shelter for victims of domestic violence, is sponsoring its first "Y Run? For Women and...
View ArticleAsk Nurse Practitioner Ila Shebar: Advice for college freshmen, with input...
Don't give in to peer pressure. By NURSE PRACTITIONER ILA SHEBAR With the new school year approaching and teens getting ready to head off to college, I have been asked to re-run this column. I added a...
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Artist James Kitchen continues to grace Springfield with his ideas in metal form
His thought-provoking installations made from found objects. Area metal sculptor James M. Kitchen’s latest works on display in downtown Springfield and on the campus of Western New England University...
View ArticleRonn Johnson to head Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services; organization...
Ronn D. Johnson, interim president of Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services Inc., has been named president and chief executive officer of the human services organization. In a release that also...
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Area volunteers Katie, Bob Glasgow named Ubora Award winners; Central High's...
Bestowed by Springfield Museums African Hall subcommittee. The African Hall subcommittee of the Springfield Museums will present the 22nd annual Ubora Award to area volunteers Katie and Bob Glasgow,...
View ArticleESPN ends collaboration with PBS on 'League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion...
Denies pressure from NFL. LOS ANGELES — ESPN says it's ending its collaboration with public TV in an investigation of the NFL and players' head injuries. ESPN said Aug. 23 its decision was based on a...
View ArticleDemi Lovato headed to 'Glee'
Will appear in multiple episodes. NEW YORK — Demi Lovato is taking her big voice to "Glee." The 21-year-old singer-actress will appear in multiple episodes of the show's upcoming fifth season, her...
View ArticleD.C.'s cultural institutions plan exhibits, programs related to 50th...
African American Civil War Museum has organized a tour of Washington's Civil War and Civil Rights sites. WASHINGTON — Numerous exhibits and programs in the nation's capital will allow visitors to...
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Norm Roy's Lollygagger: Mount Holyoke grad enjoys ranger life with National...
Krista Johnson works in some America's most beautiful places. Krista H. Johnson of Montgomery served as an interpretive ranger at Everglades National Park, Florida. Johnson is a "seasonal" employee of...
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Holyoke Health Center opens Breastfeeding Resource Center
Grand opening Aug.27. The Holyoke Health Center will hold a grand opening for its Holyoke Breastfeeding Resource Center on Aug. 27, from noon to 2 p.m.. Located on the second floor of the Holyoke...
View ArticleA 90th birthday party for Sister Mary Caritas Geary, former long-time head of...
Sister of Providence well-known for area involvement. Sister of Providence Mary Caritas Geary, vice president of her Holyoke-based order of women religious and former president of Mercy Medical...
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In Amy Dane's 'Young & Old Across the Globe,' 'each face has a story to tell'
Multicultural Portrait Photography at Elms College. CHICOPEE - "Young and Old Across the Globe: Multicultural Portrait Photography" by Amy S. Dane, of Longmeadow, will be on view in Borgia Gallery at...
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Phyllis St. Pierre: Grandma to the rescue as first-day-of-school anxiety...
Re-assuring hand to the rescue. Republican file Are you ready for a new school year? We thought we were, too, until 7 a.m. on the first day when my 3-year old grandson decided pre-school was not for...
View ArticleNeed help with that resume? Northampton's Forbes Library offers related...
Construct best cover letter, too. Need some one-to-one help getting started with a resume or cover letter? Not sure how to best highlight your skills, and match them to a specific job or career?...
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Joan Morris Reilly: This garden blooms with memories
Perennials of color, friendship and renewal. Joan Morris Reilly My flower garden will never be featured in Better Homes & Gardens. It is hardly picture perfect, often needs weeding and lacks real...
View ArticleSeth Kellogg's Birds of the Air: Early migrants add excitement for birders
The daily northwest winds of fall have been blowing through our August skies for two weeks now. On these winds come migrating birds from the forests of Canada, reaching our woods long before summer is...
View ArticleOutgoing Drama Studio managing director Kyle Kate Dudley passes on 'great...
Popular theater training program accepting fall registrations. After seeing an elementary school friend in a play, Kyle Kate Dudley enrolled in her first class at The Drama Studio, an after-school...
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