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Live Wire: Michael Franti, Kiefer Sutherland and more coming to area
As we are just about to hit the official start of summer, plenty of great musical events have come flying across the Live Wire desk, so today we look at some of the most interesting ones that are right around the corner. In chronological order:. First up is the kickoff...
Jennifer Jarvis Was Killed In Shelburne Falls Train Strike
Jennifer Jarvis, 45, of Greenfield, was killed when she was struck by the Berkshire & Eastern Railroad freight train around 5 a.m. in Shelburne Falls, the Northwestern District Attorney said. The crash happened about half a mile from the Bardwell's Ferry bridge in Shelburne Falls when the woman was walking...
Here’s how three Mass. police departments are expanding care to veterans
Three Pioneer Valley police departments now provide officers to a veterans response and outreach team. The Easthampton, Hadley and Amherst departments are working with the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Central Western Massachusetts Health Care System on a pilot program called the Veterans Engagement Team (VET). This coalition provides support and follow-ups by first responders to anyone who has served in the military, as well as their families.
Arts Beat: ‘Man Who Came to Dinner’ coming to Easthampton Theater this month
“Funny Girl,” the musical about comedienne Fanny Brice which made young Barbra Streisand a star, comes to The Bushnell June 18-23. “Funny Girl,” significantly different from its movie adaptation, features a book by Isobel Lennart, revised by Harvey Fierstein, and music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill. Michael Mayer directs. The score features “People,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “I’m the Greatest Star.” Katerina McCrimmon, seen in Hartford Stage’s “Ah Wilderness,” plays Fanny, Melissa Manchester (“Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “Midnight Blue”) plays her mom, and Stephen Mark Lucas plays Nicky Arnstein. For details: www.bushnell.org.
Mainly Dry, Comfortable Through Thursday; Humid, Storms Friday
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Wednesday starts with lots of sunshine, but like the last couple of days clouds will have a tendency to fill during the afternoon as an upper level low drifts east. It should stay dry with highs in the middle and upper 70′s as a southwesterly breeze kicks in. There will be showers across eastern New England closer to the upper level low.
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