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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — As February gives way to March, it can only mean that the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day parade is just around the corner, and Northampton delegates are gearing up to participate.Serving as grand marshal in the parade for Northampton this...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The DoozyDo parade will be making a return to downtown Northampton on Saturday, the second time the playfully minded parade will take place in the city.The parade is organized by Northampton Neighbors, a local nonprofit founded in 2017...

By Sophie Hauck

NORTHAMPTON — Judy “JR” Raphael wore a bag over her head when she marched in the Northampton Pride parade during the 1970s, plainly decorated with two holes where her eyes could scan the cheering crowds without exposing her identity. Working in...

By STEVE PFARRER

The climate news seems relentlessly bleak: rising seas and melting glaciers; growing drought and firestorms; increasingly violent storms that destroy everything in their path and unleash terrible flooding.Oh, and let’s not forget more longstanding...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Holyoke on a sunny but wind-chilled Sunday to either view or take part in the annual St. Patrick’s Parade, which began in 1952. The parade is one of the largest of its kind held in the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — It’s that time of year again to get your Irish on for the annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day parade and road race this weekend.The celebrations on Saturday and Sunday are expected to draw thousands of people to the Paper City, first to run and...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

EASTHAMPTON — The threat of rain didn’t stop hundreds from gathering to see this year’s Memorial Day parade in Easthampton, where everyone from veterans to local baseball teams marched together to honor America’s veterans.Small groups of people...