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'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…
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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 […]
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5mOn the Run with John Stifler: No trash talk needed for new world record
Consider those athletes who make bold predictions about how they are going to win the big upcoming contest. “I am the greatest!” proclaimed Muhammad Ali in 1964, promising to “explode” (his word) into world champion Sonny Liston in their upcoming heavyweight bout. People laughed, looking forward to seeing Cassius Clay, as Ali was then known, […]
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7mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: Cashing in on a grand old game
First of three parts Good Morning! Generations of baseball fans remember the moment the game took them by the scruff. Steve McKelvey was nine years old and at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia, watching Curt Flood shag fly balls and catch them behind his back during Cardinals batting practice “The irony is I got to […]
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8mAlumni react to Deerfield Academy transitioning to full boarding school
Deerfield Academy is transitioning to a full boarding school model, a move that supporters say will enhance the immersive campus experience while critics argue it may alienate the local community and depart from the institution's historical roots.
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3mDoris Reddington
<html><head></head><body>Doris Reddington<br /><br />Enfield, CT - Doris (Budarz) Reddington of Enfield, CT (formerly of West Hartford) passed away surrounded by her children on Sunday July 26. She was born on July 24, 1936 in Chicopee, MA, the daught ...