Seth Kellogg's Birds of the Air: Cold front brings migrating ducks
Eager and alert observers hurried to the shores of our lakes and ponds. Last Sunday was a special day for birders in our region, one that I was quite sorry to have missed. Warming south winds during...
View ArticleLauren Padilla: Future fashion, what will it be?
Fashion is always evolving. By LAUREN PADILLA Longmeadow High Fashion is always evolving. We’ve come a long way in the past century — from corseted waists, to beaded frocks, to shoulder pads. My...
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Pamela Chatterton-Purdy's 'Icons of the Civil Rights Movement' at Elms
Artist sees a sacredness innate to individuals who worked for equality. CHICOPEE –A collection of icons typically contains images of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, saints and Biblical stories like the...
View ArticleThanksgiving recipe: Baked wild rice stuffing
Stop fussing over whether to prepare your Thanksgiving stuffing inside or alongside the turkey. By ALISON LADMAN Stop fussing over whether to prepare your Thanksgiving stuffing inside or alongside the...
View ArticleAIC's 'My Big Fat Greek Thanksgiving' dinner free, with all the fixings
Will be held Nov. 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. SPRINGFIELD - Residents in the Mason Square neighborhood, will have the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving with a free turkey dinner at American International...
View ArticleSpringfield Museums schedule Holocaust workshop for teachers
"Bearing Witness: An Evening with Springfield's Holocaust Liberators," will be held Nov. 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. On Nov. 19, the Springfield...
View ArticleU.S. bishops hear papal ambassador call for more simple, less ideological...
Vatican ambassador to U.S. addresses American bishops at first national meeting since Pope Francis elected. By RACHEL ZOLL BALTIMORE — The Vatican ambassador to the U.S., addressing American bishops...
View ArticleMichelle Obama, in new education initiative, challenges youth to 'take...
Officials said Obama is coordinating with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who has been overseeing the president's efforts to boost the nation's college graduation rate. By STACY A. ANDERSON...
View ArticleMotherWoman's Liz Friedman: Educating on postpartum
Area organization works to educate on maternal mental health. Liz A. Friedman experienced a perinatal mental health crisis with her first child more than 10 years ago. She had classic risk factors for...
View ArticleFormer Poet Laureate Richard Wilbur recipient of Dickinson Museum's 'Tell It...
Presentation set Dec. 10. Former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize recipient Richard Wilbur has been chosen as the 2013 recipient of the "Tell It Slant" award by the board of governors of the Emily...
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Schoenstatt jubilee celebration honors priest's devotion
The movement uses the phrase “Nothing without you, nothing without us,” in reference to the flow of grace between human and divine, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, has described the...
View ArticleHolyoke Barnes & Noble customers help Shriners donate new books to patients
Bookstore drive for books, toys benefits kids at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield. HOLYOKE –Customers of a local bookseller are fostering a love of reading in children at Shriners...
View ArticleReligion notes around the Valley: Children's Chorus, flea market, Boar's Head...
Roundup of faith-based events. Christmas fair SPRINGFIELD — The 2013 Holy Name Athletic Association annual “Christmas Craft Fair” will be held on Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the social center,...
View Article'America and Its Guns' author keynote speaker for two-day 'Peace-full City'...
Rev. James E. Atwood will speak Nov. 16 and 17 in Springfield. As part of its initiative, “Creating a Peace-full City: Our Community Responds to Violence,” the Interfaith Council of Western Mass will...
View ArticleJewish Community Center Artisan Festival to feature items from hand knits to...
Besides the handmade arts and crafts, there will be raffle drawings all day; winners must be present to win. SPRINGFIELD –Woodworker Jeffrey L. Rembrandt, of Longmeadow ,will bring a variety of...
View ArticleMount Holyoke students, in 19th century, well acquainted with death
Nov. 22 talk will deal with how students, in a world of no antibiotics, faced death of classmates from disease. Sixty of the young women attending Mount Holyoke Female Seminary — which later became...
View ArticleRuth Sanderson's 'Dancing Princesses' head to Norman Rockwell Museum
Artist's fairy tale illustrations from "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" now part of museum's permanent collection; other works on loan for new exhibit. The work of renowned children’s picture artist...
View ArticleSeth Kellogg Birds of the Air: Vermont adventure continues
Scaups are primarily fresh-water ducks, and they do occur in enormous numbers in coastal bays and coves. Sometimes, something that appears to be true, even perhaps “confirmed” by circumstance, still...
View ArticleKate Roy's Mom's View: Some kids just need a little prodding
We know Owen would like many different activities; the challenge is just getting him to try them. To say my son, Owen, is hesitant to try new things would be an understatement. Even when he really...
View ArticleDavis foundation literacy initiative: 'It needs to start at birth'
Research shows that 74 percent of children who do not read proficiently by fourth grade will continue to struggle. Editor's note: According to the United States Department of Education, "Children who...
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