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Xaverian boys golf’s Chris Morrow named MassLive’s Athlete of the Week
Chris Morrow of the Xaverian boys golf team was selected as MassLive’s Athlete of the Week on Thursday. This week’s Athlete of the Week is brought to you by UMass Lowell, recognized as the No. 1 Best Value Public university in the state by both The Wall Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report.
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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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Boosting the Creative Economy: Social Well-Being in the Hard Times of the Great Depression
This is the third article in a five-part series on the creative economy and social welfare. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. By the time the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, this region’s poor farms and poorhouses — the subject of the first article in this series — had been discontinued or transformed into very different types of institutions and organizations. Deerfield’s fascinating craft-revival experiment, the subject of the second article, had passed its prime, though it has enjoyed a renaissance since the early 2000s.
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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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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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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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PJ Library Pajama Drive Announces Drop-off Sites
PITTSFIELD — As chilly weather returns to the Berkshires, the PJ Library Pajama Drive conducted by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires also returns to help the many area children who may lack the comfort of warm sleepwear. Last year’s effort collected hundreds of pairs of pajamas from individuals, groups, and local businesses.
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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...
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100 Women of Color Gala to honor leaders from Springfield to Stamford
HARTFORD, Conn. (WWLP) – The 11th annual 100 Women of Color Gala & Awards will take place Friday at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, celebrating women making an impact in their communities and professions. The event recognizes 100 women from diverse backgrounds for their work in areas including community...
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Linchitz Leads RIC at Little East Women's Golf Championship
Westfield, Mass.--Senior Mya Linchitz (Warwick, R.I.) is currently tied for seventh place as Rhode Island College wrapped up the first round of the 2026 Little East Conference Women's Golf Championship, hosted by Westfield State at Tekoa Country Club, on Saturday afternoon. THE BASICS. • Rhode Island College is currently fifth...
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Longmeadow resident creates platform promoting bilingual music
LONGMEADOW — When Longmeadow resident Isa Traverso-Burger unexpectedly lost her job last year, she chose to see it as an opportunity to build a career out of something she loves to do most — songwriting. Traverso-Burger is one of three founders for the new music platform VivaLaSONG, along...