“Bully” — Heartbreaking Look at Kids Under Daily Attack at School By Mark R. Gould ‘The documentary “Bully” is opening in theaters throughout the country. If you have seen any of the clips from the film, you will know that i…
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Edible Books Encourage Creative Free Play in the Kitchen
The Edible Book: A Benefit for the Friends of the Forbes & Lilly Libraries The Forbes and Lilly Libraries are holding their Edible Book event on Sunday, April 22nd this year, an annual event that crosses culinary arts and language arts with creativ…
A Year And Today in Paradise ❥ Comfort Spots in Northampton
Note 12, There’s No Place Like Home The twelfth Mash Note to Paradise! Really? Over this past year in these notes I’ve loved our bike paths and our college town-y-ness, our farms and our farmers’ markets, our give back mentality and our reverence…
Town Meetings: Democracy in Action in Rural New England
Local Government in Rural Communities Talk at the Meekins Library Williamsburg ♦ April 15th @ 2pm Small, rural towns are much different in structure than urban and suburban areas are. Instead of electing officials to make decisions, many small town…
Seven Western MA Community Coalitions To Know About
Seven Community Coalitions Supporting and Serving Families in Western MA Communities that Care Coalition brings together youth, parents, schools, community agencies, and local governments to promote the health and well-being of young people in Franklin…
Gender, Family and Love in the Pioneer Valley
Note 11, Openness About Gender, Family & Love Although Northampton Pride is a ways away, there’s an admirable flexibility about how we think of families and love and gender and identity in these parts that I can’t take for granted. Every single…
Easthampton’s Pascommuck Conservation Trust is adding 22 acres of extensive floodplain and upland forest to expand an existing conservation area.
We have some happy end-of-the-year news. We are proud to announce our newest property acquisition, a 22 acre parcel off Paul St which is near near Glendale St. This property adjoins our 15 acre Pomeroy Meadows conservation area. Adding to existing protected areas is especially rewarding. This new acquisition will provide an opportunity to open …
Hampshire Health Connect
Hampshire Health Connect help uninsured and underinsured people access health coverage and healthcare. They are partners with Cooley Dickinson Hospital, with offices in Northampton and at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst. They can help applying for Insurance Partnership benefits or Commonwealth Care (available if your employer doesn’t offer health insurance), and MassHealth disability benefits. …
West Cummington Congregational Church
Cummington and the Hilltowns lost a major community resource this weekend when the 170 year old West Cummington Congregational Church burned to the ground.
Besides serving as a place of worship, the building had great acoustics, and served as a venue for…
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