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By STEVE PFARRER

Finding Home (Hungary, 1945)By Dean Cycon; Koehler BooksA common image from the end of World War II in Europe is that of cheering crowds of people welcoming Allied troops in towns and cities that had been liberated from the Nazis.A lesser-known and...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Women’s empowerment has long been one of the missions of Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Co. So having its CEO serve on the board of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance is likely a natural fit.Beth Spong was recently appointed to the board...

By STEVE PFARRER

Where does art begin? With a general idea or image? Maybe something that’s sketched out quickly in a journal or on a piece of paper?This month at PULP in Holyoke, the Race Street gallery is showcasing just that sort of “behind-the-scenes” look at what...

By MADDIE FABIAN

BOSTON — In a letter sent to President Joe Biden, Gov. Maura Healey requested that the nation’s flags are lowered to half-staff this Thursday in observance of International Overdose Awareness Day and in honor of lives lost to drug-related deaths.Since...

By STEVE PFARRER

EDITOR’S NOTE: Bill Frisell’s performance at The Drake, May 27 at 8 p.m., is sold out.Calling all Deadheads: If you’re a longtime fan of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and the other players who once made The Grateful Dead one of the original jam bands, you...

By Chris Lisinski

BOSTON — Top House and Senate Democrats have not publicly mentioned legalizing medical aid in dying as a priority, but one legislative sponsor believes the chances of action are better than ever now that Gov. Maura Healey is in the corner office.Rep....

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After selling off the last of its vehicles, Pleasant Journey Used Cars is ready to turn in the keys on its business. The business will close at the end of this week, ending more than 40 years of operation. Jack Davey, who together with...

By SYDNEY KO

BOSTON — Fifteen years ago, Bev Baccelli was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. After treatment at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center and Tufts Medical Center, Baccelli continues with her day-to-day life. Yet, over that...

By BERA DUNAU

HUNTINGTON — A body believed to be that of Robert Sherman, who was last seen Feb. 7, was discovered Tuesday afternoon in the vicinity of Norwich Lake.According to the Northwestern district attorney’s office, the body was found about 75 yards from a...

By STEVE PFARRER

Mail art, as Dean Brown explains, became a big deal in the late 1960s and the 1970s, a populist movement based on sending small-scale artworks — drawings, paintings, graphic designs and more — through the Postal Service.Over the past couple of...

By MICHAEL CONNORS

HOLYOKE — After a months-long investigation into a large-scale heroin distribution operation, police and federal authorities raided two addresses and arrested a city teenager on drug and firearm-related charges Wednesday. Luis Garcia-Figueroa, 19, was...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — The history of the Clarke School provides a window into the longstanding controversy over deaf education in the United States.Clarke was the first oralist school in the country and played a leading role in promoting that educational...