Dorothy Arsenault

Wendell Old Home Day set for Aug. 8

Wendell's annual Old Home Day celebration is scheduled for Aug. 8, featuring a Peace and Love-themed parade, various musical performances and a historical exhibit on the impact of fire in town.

Shutesbury town policy halts decades of plowing on private road near Lake Wyola

Residents and advocacy groups met with Shutesbury officials to appeal a decision to stop town-funded snowplowing on Birch Drive, a private road where service had continued for decades despite a longstanding policy prohibiting it.

Columnist Daniel Cantor Yalowitz: An empowering evening

Ever heard of Frances Perkins? I had, over the decades, but never had a clear understanding of her as a person and a major political figure and force for (positive) change during the first half of the 20th century. My awareness changed completely when I recently had the opportunity to take in an hour-long one-woman […]

'We are still here': Pocumtuck Homelands Festival marks 13 years of culture and reconciliation

TURNERS FALLS — Community, education and celebration of culture were front and center on Saturday as the Pocumtuck Homelands Festival returned for its 13th year at Unity Park. The festival, hosted by the Nolumbeka Project, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of Native Americans in New England, drew in hundreds of attendees on Saturday. […]

My Turn: Jeromie Whalen and a time for change

During the pivotal 2020 congressional cycle, I had the privilege of working for Representative Richard Neal. I was a high school student at the time, navigating a summer of newly lightened COVID-19 restrictions. Like many young people across Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, I was driven by a dual pragmatism: the immediate need for employment and […]