Sarah Platanitis' 'Women & Food Project' highlights area chocolatiers, chefs,...
Opens with reception in Easthampton. Easthampton City Arts+ Gallery will host the "Women & Food Project" exhibition from Sept. 3 through 30. An opening reception will take place on Sept.14 from 5...
View ArticleArtists selected for Northampton Chalk Art Festival, include Smith College...
Public may watch them create Sept. 6 Ten artists, including a Smith College student, a Springfield resident and one of the original creators of a famous women's mural, have been selected to...
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Sylvia Rosen: Recalling a moment (and photo) with Joseph Levine when he...
Young reporter got to be there. Joseph Levine and Sylvia Rosen, with her upside down No. 2 pencil, at the West Springfield premiere of "The Graduate."Submitted It frequently happens to me. I see a...
View ArticleNeed help publishing, promoting a book? Amherst Area Publications Fair to...
Four workshops sent Sept. 28. Thinking about writing a book, or searching out printing and promotional resources for a finished manuscript? Get motivated at an upcoming publishing fair to be presented...
View ArticleBig brands like Coca-Cola, Twinkies, KFC say recipes, taste remain the same
True-to their-roots marketing helps products live on. ATLANTA — Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that's bathed in red security lights. Several...
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UNlisted Springfield Central High writer Kathleen Morris: Arm teachers? No way!
Need to stop shooter before he picks up gun. Kathleen MorrisSubmitted By KATHLEEN MORRIS Springfield Central High With all of the controversy and fear surrounding the issue of gun violence at school,...
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UNlisted teen writer Lauren Padilla: Fashion tips beyond that first day of...
Why not look good every day? Illustration by LAUREN PADILLA By LAUREN PADILLA Longmeadow High Back to school - I hate to say it - is upon us. Work, books, essays. I'm exhausted just thinking about...
View ArticleTexas megachurch, linked to measles outbreak, holds vaccination clinics, as...
All school-age children sickened were homeschooled. DALLAS — A Texas megachurch linked to at least 21 cases of measles has been trying to contain the outbreak by hosting vaccination clinics, officials...
View ArticleFacebook figures show government agents in 74 countries sought data on 38,000...
Unclear division between intelligence gathering and law enforcement pursuits. WASHINGTON — Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of...
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Longmeadow's Storrs Library to celebrate 250th anniversary of birth of...
In 1907, Storrs' granddaughter donated the historic Storrs House, land and funds to the town for the purpose of establishing a library in memory of her grandfather. The free birthday party will be...
View ArticleStephen Jendrysik: Chicopee women inspired labor changes
On June 23, 1937, a group of 78 women spinners at Chicopee Manufacturing Co. began a "sit-down" strike to protest new work rules; the plant's 650 workers joined, and pressure from the strike led to a...
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Robinson Gardens teens introduced to career possibilities
The Springfield Housing Authority's lecture series has become a focal point for steering teens to consider education, jobs and independent adult lives. SPRINGFIELD - Teens at Robinson Gardens...
View ArticleTop 10 Big Words on Campus? Merriam-Webster says popular lookups include...
What keeps dictionaries in business. Springfield-based Merriam-Webster Inc., with its long-time expertise in words via dictionary publishing, is predicting this year’s top 10 “Big Words on Campus,”...
View ArticleEnfield Rotary Club awards scholarships
The Enfield Rotary Club has been awarding scholarships to college students from Enfield since 1956. The club and the Enfield Rotary Memorial Scholarship Foundation have presented more than $274,000 in...
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Educational Resources for Children in Enfield enrolling kids in before- and...
At the Kennedy middle school center, certified teachers assist students with homework Monday through Friday in two-hour blocks. ENFIELD - Educational Resources for Children's school-age centers are...
View ArticleSpringfield Central grads Analy Duong, Elizabeth Amaro Gonzalez awarded...
The students were among 25 in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut selected to receive a total of $50,000 in scholarships this year. SPRINGFIELD - Two Springfield students, both 2013 graduates of...
View ArticleSpringfield Parent and Community Engagement Center to offer library card...
Through Sept. 6, Springfield City Library staff will be at the center at 91 School St. from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays to facilitate library card registration. SPRINGFIELD - Springfield Public...
View ArticleJade Moon of Deerfield, Evalena Black of Southampton awarded Ronald McDonald...
Moon, a 2013 graduate of Deerfield Academy, and Black, a 2013 graduate of Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School, were among 25 area students selected to receive the $2,000 scholarships....
View ArticleSarah Sampson, 11, of Wilbraham, donates books to Square One's Book It! program
Book It! is a program offered by Square One to provide free books to the children it serves, from nursery school through elementary-school ages. WILBRAHAM - Sarah Sampson was watching the evening news...
View ArticleChicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation awards scholarships
The scholarships, each for $3,000, were awarded to Thomas O'Shea, Weronika Jakubowska, Meghan LaPointe, Andrew Manchino, Samantha Englaish, Jordin Corriveau and Brianna Gardiner. CHICOPEE - The...
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