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A perfect fit: Shutesbury owner of lingerie shop promotes body positivity, self-love
After a lifetime of belittling her body, Monica Fogg of Shutesbury sees sexiness as an act of resistance. The new owner of Ooh La La, a lingerie shop in Thornes Marketplace in Northampton, says that…
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7mSpeaking of Nature: Reaping the rewards: How to build a successful birdhouse for bluebirds and wrens
One of those delightful chores that signals the beginning of spring is the task of building nest boxes for the birds in my yard. For the past 21 years, I have deployed several nest boxes in the hopes of attracting bluebirds to my yard. This works because I live in an open area with a […]
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6mStaging Shakespeare in the vineyard: Valley Players bring a sold-out, storm-tossed ‘The Tempest’ to Hatfield
It was an otherwise cool and pleasant Thursday evening in Amherst, but inside Room 101 at the Bangs Community Center, a simulated storm repeatedly threw a half-dozen sailors across a ship’s deck. As the vessel neared a wreck, tempers flared. One man shouted at the boatswain, calling him a “bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog,” while another […]
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5mBaystate Franklin nurses continue push for better pay, staffing levels
Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurses protested outside the Baystate Health & Wellness Center in Northampton on Monday, calling for higher pay and staffing levels, and urging the hospital administration to reach an agreement with the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
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6mOn the Run with John Stifler: The joy of running and recalling a behind-the-scenes star
It was going to happen eventually. Sooner or later I would finish last again in a race. I accomplished that feat last month in the Tuesday night Northampton Cross-Country 5K. I finished last in some races my freshman year in college, when I was new to competitive running. Since then, I always finished ahead of […]
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My Turn: What it takes to sustain a public library
Municipal government asks a great deal of those who serve it. In a year like this one, that reality is especially visible. Budgets are tight. Choices are constrained. Every increase in one place carries a consequence somewhere else. There are no easy adjustments left to make. It is in that context that I want to […]