Baystate Medical Center features Amy Dane travel photography
"Favorite Faces from Faraway Places,” a photography exhibit by Longmeadow resident Amy S. Dane, is on view through May 1 at Baystate Medical Center. The 40 photographs by Dane, an art historian and...
View ArticleGot that maple 'sirup' urge?
New England's cold weather may have delayed the start of maple season, but fans can partially address their hunger by baking, or cooking, with the "sirup." New England's cold weather may have gotten...
View ArticleCooley Dickinson seeks applicants for nursing scholarships
Applications due April 11. Nursing scholarships NORTHAMPTON -- Cooley Dickinson Hospital's development office invites applications for two scholarships, the Cooley Dickinson School of Nursing Alumni...
View ArticleGlobal health nurse Sheila Davis to give Desmond Tutu Public Health Series...
Sheila Davis will be the keynote speaker the fifth annual Desmond Tutu Public Health Lecture Series. Sheila Davis SPRINGFIELD – Sheila Davis, the chief nursing officer at Partners In Health who has...
View ArticleAuthor Leslea Newman to speak on Matthew Shepard's continuing impact
Leslea Newman will be telling the story of Matthew Shepard at American International College on March 26. SPRINGFIELD-- "He Continues To Make A Difference: The Story of Matthew Shepard," a talk by...
View ArticleSylvia Rosen: Legacy of love through sleepovers with grandmothers
Winter sleepovers at Grandma’s house rank especially high in my pleasure bank. By SYLVIA ROSEN My youngest great-granddaughter is fascinated by my elbow. She’s four, adorable, and interested in...
View ArticleThe Original Western Mass. Home and Garden Show celebrates 60 years
Scheduled March 27 through 30 in West Springfield. WEST SPRINGFIELD –The Original Western Mass. Home and Garden Show is celebrating its 60th year, with several hundred vendors scheduled at the...
View ArticleUNlisted's Lauren Padilla: Tips on what to wear (in 5 minutes or less)
It is always possible to look presentable—even with only five minutes. By LAUREN PADILLA Longmeadow High Everyone has days when there simply isn’t enough time to put together the perfect ensemble....
View ArticleUNlisted's Karissa Yzerman-Gleason: Cookie time
The recipe for oatmeal cookies makes about 3 dozen, 2-inch cookies. By Karissa Yzerman-Gleason Herberg Middle School Quick oatmeal, or wheat flake cookies, from "Joy of Cooking," is one of my all-time...
View ArticleIrish Cultural Center celebrates 15 years of keeping 'Irish arts alive'
Based at Elms College in Chicopee, the center preserves the legacy of Irish who settled here through programs, trips and its monthly newsletter. CHICOPEE—The Irish Cultural Center at Elms College is...
View ArticleEric Carle's 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' celebrates 45th anniversary
Special activities planned March 23 at Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst." "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," author and illustrator Eric Carle's beloved classic, will be celebrating its...
View ArticleNortheast Regional Fair Housing, Civil Rights Conference participants include...
Two-day event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, Jacqueline Berrien, chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleArea college notes: Clinton initiative, 'Raisin in the Sun,' women celebrated
Highlight of events at colleges in the Pioneer Valley. Clinton initiative Fourteen Mount Holyoke College students participated in The Clinton Global Initiative University, March 21 through 23, at...
View ArticleUNlisted's Ashley Bieg: 'Giver' book fans awaits its film adaptation
Watching a favorite book get translated onto the big screen can be either very exciting, or a nightmare. By ASHLEY BIEG Holyoke High Watching a favorite book get translated onto the big screen can be...
View ArticleHancock Shaker Village opens with celebration of animals
Hancock Shaker Village opens for the season on April 12, with a celebration of farm life, highlighted by its popular "Baby Animals on the Shaker Farm." Hancock Shaker Village opens for the season on...
View ArticleHilary Price nominated for 'Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year'
Price, who lives in the Florence section of Northampton, writes and draws "Rhymes With Orange." NORTHAMPTON - Hilary Price, who writes and draws the syndicated daily newspaper comic, "Rhymes With...
View ArticleForbes exhibit includes Ukranian style batik eggs
The exhibit, April 2 through 29, features four artists in different mediums. NORTHAMPTON - Snow may still be on the ground and in the forecast, but Forbes Library has an upcoming art exhibit that...
View ArticleSmith & Wesson gifts Springfield Museums $300,000
Smith & Wesson has given $300,000 over a 10-year-period to help support the continued stewardship of the historic firearms collection at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History....
View ArticleDede Wilson's 'Bakepedia' site helps home bakers to succeed
Veteran cookbook author and Amherst resident offers Internet help to aspiring bakers. One could say that Amherst baker Dédé Wilson has always been rolling in the right direction when it comes to her...
View ArticlePelham's Jodi Levine wraps the world with tie-dyed clothes
Internet helps Hampshire grad expand her Wild Child business beyond the Pioneer Valley. While a student at Hampshire College in the mid-1980s, Jodi Levine would sell a variety of her tie-dyed clothing...
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