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Splash Page

by | Dec 4, 2013 | News

No Fun What’s on the kiddies’ Christmas list this year? A potty seat with a built-in tablet screen, so toddlers can watch videos and play with apps while they do their business? The Monopoly Empire game, which replaces the iconic tokens with branded...

News Briefs

by | Dec 4, 2013 | News

Who’s Been Slacking Off in Santa’s Workshop? By Maureen Turner   What conveys the magic of the holiday season better than a toy box full of lead, toxic plastics and lots of little parts that toddlers can choke on? Last week, MassPIRG released its 28th...

Guest Column: Healthy Community Land Care

by | Dec 4, 2013 | News

A bevy of emails has landed in my inbox, each raising the same question: Is there a safe, effective, economical way to remove the weeds growing on Northampton’s Florence Fields besides a broad spraying of Roundup? Yes, of course! After all, the best-selling...

From Our Readers

by | Dec 4, 2013 | News

Patrick’s Puzzling Priorities Tom Vannah got it right in his column, “Our NIMBY Governor” (November 21, 2013): Deval Patrick is indeed “smug” and “tone deaf” and, furthermore, he has a strange set of priorities. He recently...
Nightcrawler: Birthday Kiss

Nightcrawler: Birthday Kiss

by | Dec 4, 2013 | Music

As recently as a month ago, local scenester Crystal “Kissy” Willard wasn’t sure of the exact date, lineup or even venue for her 30th birthday bash. But she knew there would be cupcakes. Oh, yes. There would be cupcakes. “I have girlfriends...