In recent years, it has become clear that social media platforms have the capacity to deepen social polarization and worsen the already dire...
Tuesday morning, I’m driving to the Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke to meet a friend for a morning walk. The radio is tuned to NPR. A news brief...
As we sit here, we are realizing how frustrated and saddened we are about the bombings of Israel and Gaza. We read a very good column by Adin...
The crops are in, the leaves fallen and the nights frosty. We prepare for Thanksgiving in terms for being grateful for the benefits we have...
When I dream about a harmonious society here in the Valley, it includes a well-functioning and interconnected public transportation system to...
As the conflict in Israel enters its fourth week, I find myself thinking more about the future than the past.Initially I was angry. I found my...
As a city councilor for 27 years and reaching the end of my term on the council, I am very concerned with who might replace me. Hoping for someone...
The savage slaughter by Hamas terrorists of 1,300-plus Israelis on Oct. 7 sent shock waves around the world, leaving profound grief and rage in its...
EASTHAMPTON — When the next group of Easthampton School Committee members are sworn into office in January, they will be tasked with a number of...
BOSTON — Stressing that legal drug consumption sites would save hundreds of lives and that there isn’t a moment to waste, Northwestern District...
I live in Easthampton and I am employed in Northampton as a clinical social worker. For personal and professional reasons, I am deeply invested in...
For the past 10 months, a proposed 440,000-square-foot development, “Sierra Vista Commons,” on 33 acres behind Starbucks, above the Manhan River...