Valley Advocate
Guest columnist Brian Pearson: Two rivers, one overlooked problem
The recent attention paid to sewage spills in the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers is welcome, and overdue. When a pipe breaks and millions of gallons of untreated wastewater pour into a river…
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8mWrite on: Local literary organizations offer seasoned scribes and undercover word-lovers opportunities to keep busy
The Valley is a land of writerly possibility. Whether creators are new to the area or new to the page, or published and looking for professional peers, they will find that meet-ups, workshops and readings abound. As the fall goes into full swing, here are five organizations for creatives to consider. Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop […]
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5mWings, wands and a world record bid: New fairy festival coming to Easthampton
Get your wings and wands ready. There’s a new fairy festival coming to Easthampton. The inaugural Fairy & Arts Festival will take place at Nonotuck Park’s Daley Field in Easthampton on Saturday, Sept. 12, from noon to 6 p.m. The festival will have live entertainment; artisans; food vendors selling fairy-themed dishes; a “divination den” with […]
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6mOn the Run with John Stifler: From the village green…
Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o’er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene! Readers of 18th century English poetry may recognize those lines from Oliver Goldsmith’s poem “The Deserted Village.” If words like “o’er” and “bowers” don’t suit […]
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8mWrite on: Local literary organizations offer seasoned scribes and undercover word-lovers opportunities to keep busy
The Valley is a land of writerly possibility. Whether creators are new to the area or new to the page, or published and looking for professional peers, they will find that meet-ups, workshops and readings abound. As the fall goes into full swing, here are five organizations for creatives to consider. Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop […]
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4mAround and About with Richard McCarthy: Six words that choked me up
A while back, I was at the dedication of an elementary school in the city where I was raised. The school was being named in honor of a deceased local political figure whom my father thought the world of. I was there as part of my work and as part of my father. During the […]