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Guest columnist Gene Stamell: Woodstock revisited
Last night, I watched a PBS documentary about Woodstock. This wasn’t the classic Woodstock documentary featuring many of the musical performers, which I’ve seen several times. This one focused on the…
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7mSpeaking of Nature: Watching sparks fly: The brilliant, yet deadly truth behind summer’s favorite bugs
There is something magical about fireflies. On warm and humid summer evenings, the flashing lights in fields, meadows and even some backyards are a quintessential component of early summer. Fireflies appear in all sorts of movies and stories, including a book that I just read over the weekend celebrating the fourth. I suppose it is possible that there are people who have never seen the light display on summer nights, but I am quite sure that there are many people who have never actually seen the insect responsible for the enchanting shows. Looking through my records, I am absolutely astounded that […]
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9mKeeping Score with Chip Ainsworth: We all know who will be remembered
Good morning! The Frontier School Committee’s decision not to keep the plaque honoring Greg Belanger under the new scoreboard shows the disconnect between then and now, of when humidity on hot August days was measured by the smell of the pickle brine, when tractors hauled tobacco crops through town, surveyors gathered outside Graves Street for […]
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4mKatherine Ormond
<html><head></head><body>KATHERINE ORMOND<br /><br />Reading, MA - Katherine Hibbard Ormond, longtime resident of Northampton and affectionately known as Kate to family and friends, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2026, at the age of 79. She spent h ...
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4mBeverly Jean Durnakowski
<html><head></head><body>Beverly Jean Durnakowski<br /><br />Leominster, MA - Beverly Jean Durnakowski, 86, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.<br /><br />She was born on July 12, 1939, in Fair Haven, Vermont ...
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1mJoseph Randy Crowley
<html><head></head><body>Joseph Randy Crowley<br /><br />Amherst, MA - Coach Crowley 88 passed away in January 2026. There will be a Memorial Service to celebrate his life on Monday, July 20, 2026 at 11 am at Douglas Funeral Home, North Pleasant St in ...