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Agawam author’s debut book explores legends, spirits, dark secrets
AGAWAM — An eerie New England coastal town, an old house and a legend that may not appear to be what it seems. This is the setting for local author Chris Pisano’s debut book young adult novel, “The Secret Spirit Society: The Legend of Captain Shanks.”. “I...
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From Manhattan to Leverett: Massive painting emerges from storage to find a home in historic sawmill
LEVERETT — From her 10th-floor home and studio on lower Manhattan’s Murray Street in the 1980s, Susan Mareneck began creating a large, five-panel oil-on-linen painting of the neighborhood just blocks from the World Trade Center. “River to River II,” painted while Mareneck divided her time between New York...
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‘An artful life of purpose’: Artists, family remembers creator of Goshen’s ‘Three Sisters Sanctuary’
— “So, at this point, Richard M. Richardson – we release your spirit to return to your celestial home that we all know, in our hearts, is us,” said Brian McCue Saturday. Clad in a bright purple robe, McCue bellowed a short sermon for the recently-departed Richardson...
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WWAX is getting a new name: WFSB+
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB) - As Tuesday night, WWAX, aka The Wax, is getting a new name. The television and streaming channels will now be called WFSB+. It’ll continue to have the same programming, including local news, local sports, and First Alert Weather. It’s just more of what viewers...
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We Ranked 10 Of Hartford, Connecticut’s Best Diners And Here Are The Results
A breakfast menu with Polish comfort food alongside pancakes and omelets? Now that’s a diner worth investigating. Around Hartford, the old-school diner scene has plenty of personality. There are vintage counters, enormous breakfast plates, and even places where Mexican favorites share menu space with American classics. I love that kind of variety.
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Locals Swear This No-Frills Hartford, Connecticut Spot Makes The Area’s Best Made-To-Order Fried Chicken
Some of the best fried chicken in Connecticut does not come from a drive-thru window or a flashy chain. It comes from a small Hartford counter where nothing gets cooked until someone actually orders it. That means a wait, sometimes 20 minutes, sometimes more, and the regulars would not have...
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The Secret Histories of Famous American Poets
Emily Dickinson’s Locked Room and Hidden Letters. Emily Dickinson is often painted as the quiet spinster in white, but her life was far more layered than her image suggests. For nearly two decades, she rarely left her bedroom in her Amherst, Massachusetts home, communicating with the outside world mostly through letters. Recent analysis of her handwritten drafts—discovered in hidden compartments in her desk—revealed that she experimented wildly with the structure and punctuation of her poems, often disregarding the conventions of her time. According to a 2023 study published in The Emily Dickinson Journal, forensic handwriting experts confirmed at least twelve previously unattributed poems as her own. Some of her letters show a passionate, even rebellious side, particularly in her correspondence with Susan Gilbert Dickinson, her sister-in-law, which many scholars now interpret as evidence of a deep, possibly romantic relationship. These letters, full of longing, hint at a private world that shaped her verse in ways we’re only beginning to understand.
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Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center rings in the Mid-Autumn Festival
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center (YKCC) celebrated the annual Mid-Autumn Festival with the event “Lanterns & Moon Cakes.” The Mid-Autumn Festival marks the time of year when the moon is at its brightest and fullest according to the lunisolar calendar. True to the event’s...