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Easy ways to jazz up the classic campfire s’more

Friday, May 17, 2013

Three simple ingredients — a marshmallow, a piece of chocolate and two graham crackers. The symbol of summer and campfire snacking. And there are so many possibilities for jazzing it up. Once you have a toasted marshmallow, you can sandwich it between all kinds of cookies, crackers and the like. Or you could swap out the basic chocolate for something … 0

Lou & Lucy’s Leftovers: State foods according to Lou

Friday, May 17, 2013

*Lou Groccia and Lucy Pickett can’t stop chewing the fat.* Browsing through one of my iPad food apps the other day yielded a nice surprise. … 0

A theory of relativity you can really sink your teeth into: How food color can warp time when cooking

Friday, May 17, 2013

Ever tried toasting hamburger buns on a grill? It takes uncanny timing to achieve an even medium brown across the buns. Typically, they remain white … 0

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Kristin Gross of Northampton, left, forces out Madison Grande of East Longmeadow on a hit from Mary Edwards Friday in Northampton. JERREY ROBERTS Northampton softball suffers another tough loss
Rear view of the Florence Community Center at 140 Pine Street in Florence. KEVIN GUTTING Florence Community Center tenants wary of change as building sale nears
Diezel, a Dutch Shepherd police dog owned by UMass Canine Officer Liana Varosky, searches Thursday for marijuana in vehicles during a K9 training event held at UMass. The task is part of the yearly certification required for all police dogs. SARAH CROSBY ‘They won’t mess with a dog’ ... At UMass K9 training, dogs build, prove police skills
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Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. Sutton sold a million dollar powerball ticket on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools — but beware

Friday, May 17, 2013

In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun … 0

Friday, May 17, 2013

1 Which of the following so-called scandals has the Obama administration found itself in this week? (a) The IRS targeting tea party groups for extra-special auditing. (b) The Justice Department secretly obtaining records of telephone calls by Associated Press journalists over a two-month period. (c) An alleged cover-up … 0

SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS

Friday, May 17, 2013

Amherst-Pelham (Elementary) MONDAY: Chicken nuggets, peach cobbler, carrot sticks, apple slices, brown rice TUESDAY: Chicken soft taco, black beans, spinach salad, strawberry cup, orange WEDNESDAY: Meatball hero, romaine salad with tomato, baby carrots and celery, peach cup, banana THURSDAY: Baked chicken, vegetarian beans, veggie dippers, romaine salad with … 0

Friends & neighbors

Friday, May 17, 2013

To submit an item to Friends & Neighbors, send an email to newsroom@gazettenet.com or mail your news to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Box 299, Northampton, Ma. 01061, c/o Friends & Neighbors. Amherst Elizabeth B. Woolf, of Amherst, received an award at St. Lawrence University’s Moving-Up Day ceremonies, held … 0

NAMING THE BABY

Friday, May 17, 2013

MOYNIHAN — Ashlyn Erin, daughter of Stephanie (Wickles) and Matthew Moynihan, of Hatfield, was born May 9 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Maternal grandparents are David and Lenora Wickles of Hatfield. Paternal grandparents are Jay and Jo-Anne Moynihan of Florence. Maternal great-grandparent is Vaga Shaw of Hatfield. … 0

Maria Dean, left, a third-grade student at Leeds School in Northampton, fields fellow students' guesses about the subject of her haiku during an annual poetry cafe in late April at the school. JERREY ROBERTS

Life at Leeds Elementary School

Friday, May 17, 2013

Leeds Elementary School student Xyomara Kessler, 8, competed in a softball throw event May 9 as part of the Special Olympics hosted by Northampton High School. Shown with Xyomara is Craig Murdock, who teaches adaptive physical education at … 0

Marinello School of Beauty Director Bev Furtek, left, does makeup for Teresa Guarnizo Friday prior to a fashion show held for residents of The Overlook Northampton, a retirement community in Leeds. SARAH CROSBY

Fashionistas

Friday, May 17, 2013

Staff from the Marinello Schol of Beauty in Northampton helped put on a fashion show recently at The Overlook Northampton, a retirement community in Leeds. Residents at the Overlook had their hair and makeup done for the occasion … 0

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Friday, May 17, 2013

The Daily Hampshire Gazette publishes news about weddings, engagements, anniversaries, new babies and adoptions with local connections. There is a small charge for wedding, engagement and anniversary announcements. Forms and information about submitting announcements can be found at GazetteNET.com. Look for Reader Service at the top right on … 0

Girl Scouts at work

Friday, May 17, 2013

Members of Girl Scout Troop 40346 of Florence, along with several adult volunteers, recently assembled a kiosk on Sylvester Road for the Mineral Hills Conservation Area. The kiosk, near a parking lot leading to the hiking trails, offers … 0

Let oysters steam under wet burlap for about 5 minutes or until some, but not all, have opened, on the metal sheet. (Juli Leonard/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

Southern cooks show us how to roast oysters in the backyard

Friday, May 17, 2013

You can’t roast oysters without one piece of essential equipment: a pint of beer. That’s the first lesson I learned from award-winning cookbook authors Matt and Ted Lee, who let me persuade them to show me how to … 0

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