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By EMILEE KLEIN
The story of the holiday tune “Jingle Bells” begins in Medford, when resident James Pierpont watched annual one-horse open sleigh rides between Medford Square and Malden Square. Those bells that inspired Pierpont to write the famous song were most...
By GARRETT COTE
Last weekend, Chesterfield native Dana Kellogg and teammate Frank Ike finished ninth place at the men’s luge doubles World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. The World Championships occur every non-Olympic year.Kellogg and Ike were the fastest...
By MADDIE FABIAN
EASTHAMPTON — A staple of Easthampton, Nashawannuck Pond provides yearlong recreational enjoyment for kayakers, sailors and ice skaters.Onlookers can often be seen capturing images of the sunset reflecting over the pond’s ripples. And during the...
By EMILEE KLEIN
The final clumps of melting snow in the backyard are no indication of snow on the slopes.With the power of snowmaking, gone are the days when winter sports relied on Mother Nature to provide powder for skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Ski resorts in...
By STEVE PFARRER
Early January, just after the holidays and New Year’s Eve have run their course, can be a quiet time for a lot of music venues.But The Parlor Room in Northampton has put together a pretty jam-packed schedule right through this month, starting with a...
By STEVE PFARRER
‘Labor of love” might be a cliche. But when it comes to her new film, “Four Winters: A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance and Bravery During WWII,” Julia Mintz says the expression is very much appropriate.Mintz, a documentary filmmaker who splits her...
By EMILY THURLOW
EASTHAMPTON — An advisory committee is pulling out all the stops with 35 events to get people out and about to celebrate this year’s WinterFest.Now in its 10th year, the Nashawannuck Pond Steering Committee is adding nine days of in-person events to...
By JACK SUNTRUP
Winter ticks, it seems, live by climate change and die by climate change.The parasitic blood-suckers have hammered the New England moose population for years. Shorter winters mean a greater likelihood tick larvae live long enough to grab onto a host....
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