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Illustrating the rhythm: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art displays the visual symphony of Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator Jerry Pinkney once said, “I’d like my art to feel the way music sounds.” A new exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst explores this connection. Featuring more…
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5mFrom Western Mass to the Wild West: Author’s new book sets autistic protagonist in 1840s Sierra Nevada
Drawn to the “outlaw sensibility” of the Wild West since childhood, author Josh Weil has channeled his lifelong fascination into the creation of his fourth published book. The Leverett-grown writer will read from his latest novel, “What Came West,” at Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley on Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. Set in the […]
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5mGet Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Defeating August doldrums: The essential varieties of geranium to brighten your summer garden
Here we are at the half-way mark of summer. I don’t know about your garden, but mine is teetering on the brink of the slide into the August doldrums. At this perilous point in the season, I am ever-grateful for the hardy geranium, whose many species provide dependable cheer in the garden all summer long. […]
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Around Amherst: Exhibit details evolution of U.S. democracy
AMHERST — A panel display taking people through the evolution of democracy in the United States is on the walls throughout Town Hall, the product of work done by Amherst’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department. “United States Democracy: 250 Years in the Making” is the title of the exhibit that will be up through the […]
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5mGuest 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 overnight, it makes headlines, and it should. Beaches close, fisheries shut down, and elected officials take notice. Friends of Lake Warner and the […]
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1mPhyllis Doliber Sleigh
<html><head></head><body>Phyllis Doliber Sleigh<br /><br />Amherst, MA - Phyllis Doliber Sleigh, born January 6, 1932, passed peacefully at Mary's Meadow in Holyoke, MA on July 22, 2026. Phyllis, a long time resident of Amherst, MA, is survived by ...