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Youth activists in the Valley make their voices heard

Youth activists in the Valley make their voices heard

by Chris Goudreau | Oct 23, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

With Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg testifying before the United States Congress in September and teenagers from Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, becoming leaders advocating for more rigid gun control laws following the 2018 shooting in...
Bizarro Briefs: Um, there’s some toilet paper on your … nevermind

Bizarro Briefs: Um, there’s some toilet paper on your … nevermind

by Advocate Staff | Oct 11, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News

Um, there’s some toilet paper on your … nevermind The long-awaited results are in: Mimoza Haska from Surfside Beach, S.C., is the winner of this year’s Toilet Paper Wedding Dress competition. In this annual contest, competitors design and build elaborate wedding...
Joining the Fold: Easthampton artist presents paper art celebrating women at her debut solo show

Joining the Fold: Easthampton artist presents paper art celebrating women at her debut solo show

by Chris Goudreau | Oct 9, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured

Sitting in her home and studio in Easthampton with a collection of vibrant white paper roses, and a paper dress inspired by curved architecture nearby, artist Marguerite Belkin, a 75-year-old self taught “paper sculptor,” said 15 years ago when she started doing...
Fuzz Puddle’s Debut is One of the Best Local Records of 2019 

Fuzz Puddle’s Debut is One of the Best Local Records of 2019 

by Chris Goudreau | Oct 8, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Music, The CDs You Gave Me

“Speciecide,” the debut album by local Valley indie electronic/progressive rock duo Fuzz Puddle takes the existential dread of man made climate change induced mass extinction, throws in a smattering of Radiohead-influenced paranoia, and stirs that finely while adding...
Could it happen here?: Gas explosion in Merrimack Valley hangs over new pipeline efforts

Could it happen here?: Gas explosion in Merrimack Valley hangs over new pipeline efforts

by Chris Goudreau | Oct 2, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

Across Massachusetts people rely on natural gas to heat their homes and businesses, provide their electricity, cook meals every day, and for their hot water supply. Most of the time, natural gas, which is delivered to residents via local distribution lines, is...
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