From Our Readers

by | Mar 4, 2014 | News

Of Reagan and Seeger Amherst resident Simon Lesser (“Hail, Seeger!”, Letters, February 20, 2014) must either be very young or very stupid. Maybe both. He rants about President Reagan, a great American who kept this country safe by stopping the Cold War,...
Mr. High-Touch

Mr. High-Touch

by | Feb 12, 2014 | News

In the days following the freak tornado that hit Springfield on June 1, 2011, politicians from around the state flocked to the city. They met with municipal officials, toured devastated neighborhoods and, to a person, vowed to help Springfield recover from the damage....
March Madness

March Madness

by | Mar 12, 2014 | News

Are you ready for some basketball? The NCAA has $10.8 billion that says you are. This month, CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting Systems will show all 73 games of the “March Madness” NCAA Men’s Division 1 Basketball Tournament live on their various...

Friday Nights with Frances

by | Feb 12, 2014 | News

What an unbelievable privilege it’s been to get to know Frances Crowe from years of attending her Friday Night Movies and discussion at the old firehouse on Masonic Street in Northampton! The Friday night movie has become a habit for me. Each week, Frances shows...

From Our Readers

by | Mar 12, 2014 | News

Conspiracies and Actual Conspiracies In Charlotte Burns’ letter “Skeptical of Case Against Tsarnaev” [February 27, 2014] she writes, “Having lived through the Kennedy assassination, the Vietnam War and 9/11, I am totally...