by Brigid Glackin | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Featured, News
On the evening of Oct. 29, 1915, a group of 500 women of the Equal Suffrage League, dressed in white, and wearing, across their chests, gold sashes emblazoned with VOTES FOR WOMEN, gathered in the alleys around their headquarters on Center Street in Northampton. At...
by Chad Cain | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Featured
A heartfelt welcome back, dear reader. It’s been awhile since The Valley Advocate’s last edition on April 30. The cover for that edition was titled, “We are still here,” highlighting a feature story about how the Cancer Connection was still offering phone and online...
by The League of Women Voters of Northampton | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Featured, News
With the Nov. 3 General Election less and a month away, here are some key voting dates compiled by the League of Women Voters of Northampton: Voting timeline Sept. 14: Vote by mail applications are mailed to all voters for the election. Oct. 17-30: Early in-person...
by Marty Nathan | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Featured
“I can hear my brother crying I can’t breathe, Now I’m in a struggle singing I can’t leave … ” — “I Can’t Breathe,” The Peace Poets For many years I was a doctor in Springfield. I treated hundreds of patients, young and old, for asthma. It was painful to...
by Brenda Nelson | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music
The COVID-19 crisis and need to avoid crowds have canceled many planned events in the area, but alternatives are being arranged for online viewing, and in some cases, participation. Our online calendar has listings from organizations across the country hosting virtual...