Guest columnist Mary Olberding: Violence against women is real

Rock On with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: A promise that became my roadmap

I’ve always hated long and winding roads. Give me a thoroughfare with a clear view of landmarks, signposts, and traffic signals any day. Life, though, has a way of laughing at our preferences. Sooner or later, many of us end up on something closer to the road Paul McCartney wrote about in the Beatles’ 1970 song “The Long and Winding Road.” McCartney wrote the song while the Beatles were being pulled apart by business conflicts, bruised feelings, and clashing personalities. He sat at the piano and composed a melancholy tune that he sang largely on his own. Paul’s voice sounds lonely, […]

Valley Bounty: Making people smile around food

Peter Hadley delivered newspapers on horseback on weekends as a child. His family garden gave him an appreciation for fresh food and green, growing things at a young age.  Hadley’s food journey began in Amherst as a pastry chef and included stints in Boston and Cape Cod, adding experience as a restaurant owner and a […]

The Lehrer Report

Garden report: the frost damaged many of the flowers. Some pots on the porch were protected and are still blooming. One green tomato that I bagged is starting to turn red. The pots of dead flowers now enter the garage for the winter. *** The annual Cranberry Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 from […]

Charlotte Mildred Pauzé

<html><head></head><body>Charlotte Mildred Pauz&eacute;<br /><br />Huntington, MA - Charlotte Mildred Sweet Pauz&eacute; was born on December 31, 1930, in Springfield, MA. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 5, 2026. ...

Cynthia English

<html><head></head><body>Cynthia English<br /><br />Holyoke, MA - Cynthia "Cindy" Louise English<br /><br />Cynthia "Cindy" Louise English (Stefanski), 67, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving ...