Betty McCann: Longmeadow seniors gather for 'Journey to Jazz'
Reading and hearing these words brings back fond memories of driving home late at night. “And now from Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook, on the Newark-Pompton Turnpike, in the heart of Cedar Grove, New...
View ArticleHeart recipient of 25 years: 'I've beat the odds'
A few weeks ago, Thomas Cook celebrated an unexpected milestone, having lived as long with a donor heart as he had with his own. By MARLENE CIMONS A few weeks ago, Thomas Cook celebrated an unexpected...
View ArticleLisa's Light of Hope puts focus on eating disorders
Lisa Marie Calabrese's death, at 21, prompted family to raise money to help area folks battling such disorders. Lisa Marie Calabrese was just 21 years old when the 2006 West Springfield High School...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for 'Making Strides Against Breast Cancer' walk
Event scheduled Oct. 5 in Westfield's Stanley Park. WESTFIELD -- The American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk is scheduled Oct. 5 at Stanley Park. Volunteers are currently...
View ArticleAre you a procrastinator?
Republican's teen board shares their views. CHARLOTTE BERRY Longmeadow I tend to be a procrastinator, particularly with long-term assignments. I will come home after school and get straight to my...
View ArticleHolyoke's Joseph Kass abroad: Camping in Vale of Glamorgan
Holyoke teen shares his studies in Wales. By JOSEPH KASS UWC Atlantic College Since the fall of 2012, I have been a student in Wales at UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan, which is part of...
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Top illustrators pleased with Carle Museum collaboration; submit your...
Some of the submissions are straightforward, others lean toward the unexpected and comical. Fourteen distinguished picture book artists have added their own personal touch to a new picture book to...
View ArticleUNlisted teens: Like to live abroad?
Republican's teen board shares views. CHARLOTTE BERRY Longmeadow High I loved to do a semester abroad in France. I have been learning French through my high school, middle school and late elementary...
View ArticleSeth Kellogg's Birds of the Air: Larks in the meadows a special treat
During my recent visit to the meadows, two flocks of about 15 to 20 horned larks were encountered. On March 6, the sun shone on our land for 11 and a half hours, long enough to finally blow the polar...
View ArticlePediatrician Robert Abrams named Community Clinician of the Year
Peer recognition from the Hampshire District Medical Society. Dr. Robert M. Abrams, a South Hadley resident, has been honored by his physician peers as the 2014 Community Clinician of the Year of the...
View ArticleChicopee Comprehensive High School announces second-term honor roll
CHICOPEE – Chicopee Comprehensive High School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the school year. The following is the list of honor students: Grade 12 High Honors Ariel Alvarez,...
View ArticleCarl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation Scholarship Gala draws applicants from...
The event will be held on April 13 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. This April, Longmeadow High School teacher and coach James Flaherty will be attending the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation...
View ArticleBay Path's Dawa Drolma films her Tibetan culture
Yak herder by tradition, business student now trying to preserve an ancient way of life. When the Chinese government saw Dawa Drolma's award-winning first film, "Clay," they thought it was the work of...
View ArticleCartoonist Brian Crane's popular 'Pickles' family joins The Republican
Named best comic strip, in 2001, by the National Cartoonists Society, “Pickles” focuses on senior citizens Earl and Opal. Wisdom comes with living, and so does humor. This is true, at least, for the...
View ArticleJane Kaufman: Passover remembers, cleanses, renews
Passover, known to Jews as Pesach, and Sukkot, may compete for the festivals most rooted in physicality. Like fine wine, most Jewish festivals and holidays are layered. There is typically an...
View ArticleMount Holyoke President Lynn Pasquerella on mission of engagement
Philosopher, teacher, promoter of 'liberal learning for purposeful engagement. Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella’s calendar of late shows her involvement in a variety of events, such as...
View ArticleExperts offer athletic, nutritional advice on how to get fit, without injury
Proper nutrition, stretching and preventative care can all go a long way to ensure an individual is successful in becoming more active. High school or college athletes, along with older former...
View ArticleRegistered Dietitian Carrie Taylor: Invest in pet health
Being a pet owner requires great responsibility. Are you one of the millions of Americans who love their pets, just like you would a child? There is a good possibility you are since the Humane Society...
View ArticleIrish Cultural Center to hold Irish language day
All levels of interest in the Irish language welcome May 3. CHICOPEE -- On May 3, the Irish Cultural Center at Elms College will hold its 14th Lá na Gaéilge (Irish Language Day) on the college campus....
View ArticleMalaysian Airlines jet disappearance prompts memories of South China Sea...
Springfield resident Thu Pham recalls fate of her own countrymen, in thinking about missing plane. The fate of the Malaysian Airlines jet with its 239 passengers, missing since it departed Kuala...
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