Daily Hampshire Gazette
Guest columnist Barbara A. Rouillard: Mothers, daughters and polio vaccines
A woman recounts family memories of early polio vaccination, finds her daughter's records, and worries about modern anti-vaccine influence undermining public health.
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2mThe Lehrer Report: Sept. 17, 2026
Yom Kippur greetings to all our Jewish friends and neighbors. The Day of Atonement begins Sunday at sunset. *** Garden report: the New England asters bloomed. I made tomato soup and carrot soup on Sunday when it rained. Great day to make soup. ***. Jeanne Horrigan of Amherst sent me an email about the Friends […]
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Guest columnist Jonathan Shefftz: Will Massachusetts' ticketing bill help ticket purchasers or just Ticketmaster?
Recently my teenage daughter and I drove from the hinterlands of western Massachusetts to New York to watch the U.S. Open. Having taken up tennis last year, she was excited. As was I. My excitement was coupled with relief that tickets for the qualifying rounds, the only portion that fit her school schedule, were entirely free. So much for the “no such thing as a free lunch” saying of my economics profession. For the main rounds, tickets are far from free. As an economist, I was intrigued that the usual online tennis chatter about gear and technique was joined by outrage […]
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3mTheresa May Kellogg
<html><head></head><body>Theresa May Kellogg<br /><br />Easthampton, MA - Theresa May (Terri) Braman Kellogg passed peacefully on Sept 15, 2026 with her family by her side. She was born May 18, 1942 to Harold and Lauretta Braman. Theresa was preceded ...
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1mJohn E. Gromada
<html><head></head><body>John E. Gromada<br /><br />Florence, MA - Calling Hours for John will be held Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 9:00 - 11:00 A.M. with a Funeral Service starting at 11:00 A.M. at AHEARN FUNERAL HOME, 783 Bridge Road, Northamp ...
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1mElaine Finkowski
<html><head></head><body>Elaine Finkowski<br /><br />York, ME - Elaine Finkowski, 75, of York, Maine, passed away on Thursday, September 10th, 2026 at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire. Born November 2, 1950, in Holyoke, Massachusett ...