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Mixtape: One-man band and a collection of punks: A couple local releases from two very different musical acts

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Theater Matters with Jarice Hanson: The joy of live theater

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Asked to censor herself, Pamela Means refuses with ‘wide-open arms’ 

by Melissa Karen Sances

Smith College professor examines the impact of a ‘notorious word,’ her father’s legacy and her own life in new book

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Envisioning the city as a ‘magical place’: Singer-songwriter Jake Manzi releases hometown tribute single ‘It’s Northampton’

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Amherst native Will Matthews celebrates release of new Netflix show ‘The Boroughs’

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An Amherst man’s quest to become the world’s biggest Ant-Man fan?

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Northampton’s Paul Arslanian receives national honor for his contributions to the jazz scene

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