Playground creativity: New outdoor learning area at Wildwood school adds to recess options
AMHERST — Soft, musical sounds emanate from a red oil barrel, perched high above the playground at Wildwood School, as children at recess strike it with the attached drum sticks — and even climb atop it on occasion.“I like that you get to drum on it,...
Chance Encounters with Bob Flaherty: Philosopher on the bridge
Tommie Riggins conducts his fishing in a vigorous way. He prowls the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge connecting South Hadley and Holyoke from one end to the other, reaching back with everything he has and casting powerfully into the churning white...
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Track & field: Holyoke girls 4x100 relay team wins WMass title, eyes historic trip to Nationals
AGAWAM – For the first time in school history, Holyoke has qualified a girls relay for Nike Outdoor Nationals.The girls 4x100-meter relay qualified earlier this season, and on Saturday, they won the Western Mass. Division 1 title at the Outdoor Track...
Opinion
Guest columnist Rob Moir: Unraveling the mystery — Warmer sea, cool land
Why did sea surface temperatures go up when summer air temperatures did not? This perplexing question arose after last summer’s unusual findings.Ocean surface water temperatures off Boston, Portsmouth and Portland were nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit...
Business
Multiverse of style: Volante Design in Easthampton has a mission to make jackets that anyone can wear anytime
EASTHAMPTON — When David Volante posted a photo to his blog of a custom jacket he was working on in 2012, he wasn’t expecting it to go viral.The interest in his design made him realize that people wanted what he was selling, and he could sell even...
Arts & Life
Rendevous with the paper of record: Northampton artist Katy Schneider paints official portrait of New York Times publisher
Growing up in New York City, Katy Schneider recalls that the New York Times was pretty much sacrosanct in her home. Her late parents read the paper closely, her father often cutting out articles he particularly liked, and both referred to the...
Obituaries
Florence, MA - Eli Knapp Abrams, of Florence Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 22nd, 2024 in Goshen, MA. Eli was born in Beverly, MA on March 19th, 2003. He is the cherished son of Jennifer and Maury Abrams, and belov... remainder of obit for Eli Knapp Abrams
Springfield, MA - Sarah J. Cox, passed away on May 13, 2024. She was a resident of Springfield, Massachusetts. She was born on April 25, 1950, to the late Barbara K. (Kelton) Boyton. Sarah graduated from UMASS with a bachelor's degree a... remainder of obit for Sarah J. Cox
Florence, MA - Irene A. (Rostek) Szymanski, 83, of Florence, passed away on Thursday May 16, 2024, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Berlin, Germany on May 11, 1941, to the late Joseph and... remainder of obit for Irene A. Szymanski
Florence, MA - It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Rene T. Lamontagne of Northampton, MA aged 94, who departed this world on February 24, 2024. Rene was born on June 30, 1929, and his life was a testament to resilien... remainder of obit for Rene T. Lamontagne