by our readers | Nov 15, 2007 | News
Paradise? Not Quite I have always loved Northampton. I was born here, went to schools here, left and returned five years ago because of disability (multiple sclerosis). For the last year, the disease's progression has left me reliant on a wheelchair to get around...
by Valley Advocate Editorial | Nov 8, 2007 | News
Not everyone will be celebrating at the grand opening of the new Big Y supermarket in Northampton this week—local labor supporters will be handing out leaflets at the event, in protest of Big Y’s lack of responsiveness to a national workers’ rights...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 15, 2007 | News
Domenic Sarno knew that plenty of people dismissed his campaign for mayor of Springfield as unwinnable. And he was OK with that, he said. "Nobody gave Deval Patrick a shot in hell of winning," he pointed out to the Advocate in an interview last summer....
by Stephanie Kraft | Nov 15, 2007 | News
As Americans find themselves nickeled and dimed about everything from gas to food and housing, it's important to notice that the fee creep is extending to vital forms of reading matter. It may be getting easier and cheaper to hear about Britney's custody...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 15, 2007 | News
Perhaps Springfield voters are of the belief that too much shock isn't good for the system. How else to explain last week's election results, in which they thumbed their nose at "informed" opinion by ousting incumbent Mayor Charlie Ryan for...
