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Driver dies in one-car crash in Barre
BARRE — A motorist was killed in a single-car crash on Dana Road Monday evening. Lorri Draleau, 59, a resident of Dana Road, died from her injuries, according to the Police Department. Barre police officers, responding to a report of a car crash shortly after 6 p.m., found Draleau's...
Asparagus ice cream is a classic in Western Mass. I ate it so you don’t have to
Asparagus ice cream sounds like a gimmick. It is not. Western Mass. does not mess around with its “Hadley Grass.”. Yes, it’s green and has bits of real asparagus in it. But there’s a reason Flayvors of Cook Farm has been making “Hadley Grass” for 20 years. It’s actually a pretty well-thought-out and tasty ice cream flavor.
May 15, 2024: LIVE from the new and improved Iron Horse Music Hall
Parlor Room Executive Director Chris Freeman is very excited about the newly approved liquor license for the Iron Horse Music Hall. We broadcast live from the opening show at the newly re-vamped and much improved Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton. We hear live music from opening night performers Rachael and Vilray and opener Taylor Ashton, and hear from Parlor Room Collective Executive Director Chris Freeman, and Iron Horse general manager Neal Robinson to celebrate the occasion. We discuss the importance of the venue to the area, peruse the litany of repairs and changes they've made to the bones of the space, and celebrate their newly approved liquor license!
Fewer school counselors, unmanageable student case loads in western Mass. and elsewhere
At West Springfield High School, students come to finish work or find a quiet space in the office of Colin Moge, who was named the 2024 Massachusetts School Counselor of the Year. Almost everywhere in the U.S., including western Massachusetts, a shortage of public school educators is putting a burden...
UMass police say most campus arrests involved 'zero force.' Some faculty say students were hurt.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes speaks to the faculty senate on May 14, 2024 about the recent arrests of about 130 people protesting university investments that support the war in Gaza. Nearly 500 people packed into a University of Massachusetts Amherst auditorium Tuesday afternoon to hear Chancellor Javier...
A battle against campus food insecurity: CEPA’s new food closet open to all UMass students
A new student-run food closet at the University of Massachusetts opened April 9 and is located in the Center for Education Policy and Advocacy (CEPA) office on the first floor of the Student Union. The closet, which contains only non-perishable food items, is free and available for all UMass students; no student ID check is required to take food.
UMass chancellor says he had few options beyond calling in police after demonstrators violated policies
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts chancellor told the Faculty Senate that calling in police to break up an encampment and arrest 134 pro-Palestinian demonstrators May 7 was a last resort after the group failed to follow campus policies. The Faculty Senate met Tuesday to discuss last week’s demonstration...
Mayor leads bike tour through Holyoke to spotlight local murals and more
For a second year, the mayor and a group of bike riders took part in a “Tour de Holyoke” that went from city hall and across the canal to see parts of the city that continue to develop while sporting works of art. Organized by the city’s Holyoke...
Chicopee event to help fight hunger, food insecurity in the city Thursday
CHICOPEE — Amid rising costs and the strain of inflation, Chicopee, like many U.S. communities, is battling hunger and food insecurity. On Thursday at 11, the Boys and Girls Club of Chicopee, Price Rite Marketplace and Feed the Children will host an event to help in the fight, by assisting more than 400 preselected local families with food, and other household and school supplies.
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