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Rock On with Joan Axelrod-Contrada: Facing the strange: A personal journey of change and resilience
After losing her husband to dementia, a woman finds strength in community, creativity, and Bowie’s “Changes,” choosing to face the strange and gently reinvent life in her 60s.
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2mMary Lou Wickland
Mary Lou Wickland<br /><br />Chesterfield, MA - Mary Louise Wickland, 79, of Chesterfield, passed peacefully January 16, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. Born October 1, 1946, to the late Joel and Ballantyne "Betty ...
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7mPetriana Monize
<html><head></head><body>Petriana Monize<br /><br />Leverett, MA - Petriana Monize, dearly loved by a wide community of family, friends, and colleagues, died peacefully in her sleep, at home with her husband beside her, at the age of 61, on June 22, 2 ...
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4mEleanor B. Jones
<html><head></head><body>Eleanor B Jones<br /><br />TALLAHASSEE, FL - Eleanor (Boynton) Jones, a life-long resident of Northampton, died here on May 29th, 2026, at the home of her daughter, Mary Catherine Jones.<br /><br />Born on June 11th, 1941, Ele ...
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6mJulia Demmin
Julia Demmin<br /><br />Amherst, MA - Julia Demmin, of Amherst, Massachusetts, formerly of Laurel Park, Northampton, Massachusetts, Champaign-Urbana and Danville, Illinois, died on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 3:38 pm at Cooley Di ...
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Pro-cannabis campaign plans to counter 'stuffy dudes' with the grassroots
BOSTON — Cannabis entrepreneurs, municipal leaders and health experts joined forces Thursday to launch a campaign against the ballot measure to repeal legalized recreational marijuana, comparing their push to the American Revolution. “Two hundred fifty years ago, we had to chase some stuffy dudes with red coats out of the city, and today we’re going […]