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Around Amherst: Education Foundation grants support innovative school projects
AMHERST — Expanding an after-school table tennis club at Amherst Regional High School, ensuring Summit Academy students can get through the day without cellphones and printing a series of decodable…
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5mSpeaking of Nature: Nikonus and Iso — The gods of photography
Special thanks to Donald H. for asking a great question. Here is the answer: Throughout human history, intelligent and curious people who struggled to understand the world in which they lived invented gods to explain things. A prime example of this would be the natural phenomenon that we call thunder. Today we know that lightning […]
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Guest columnist Nick Bromell: Left, right, center — words that belong in the dustbin of history
Zohran Mamdani’s election last November triggered an instant backlash of op-eds decrying the rise of a “radical left” within the ranks of the Democratic Party. Abdul El-Sayed’s recent victory in Michigan provoked a similar response, with self-anointed experts warning direly that the successes of the Party’s “insurgent left” are paving the way for disastrous Republican […]
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4mGuest columnist Mariel E. Addis: Life in these times
If you know me personally, you know I have a penchant for puns and dad jokes. Most are mediocre at best, but every once in a while, thank God, I knock one out of the park. Also, if you know me personally, you probably know I can be an emotional basket case, crying at the drop of a hat when something “deep” touches my soul. My weekly estrogen injections obviously don’t help, but I was more or less that way before I ever started my transition to female, and that estrogen makes things, well, more fun. Still, I’d rather deal with […]
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7mValley Bounty: Flowerwork Farm cultivates flowers, inclusion and connection through regenerative farming
Flowerwork Farm sits on a small patch of land within the Grow Food Northampton Community Farm in Florence. There, owner Suna Turgay grows flowers and sells them in a variety of ways: customers can stop by her farm stand for a bouquet, order a special arrangement for a loved one or a big event, buy […]
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6mArea Briefs: Northampton to celebrate Polish Heritage Month
Northampton to celebrate Polish Heritage Month NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Polish Heritage Committee will celebrate Polish Heritage Month with a Polish flag-raising ceremony and memorial observance on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. at Memorial Hall. The ceremony will commemorate the 45th anniversary of Polish Heritage Month and recognize the contributions of Polish Americans to […]