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UMass activists, Speaker DeLeo, accuse one another of ‘Trumpian tactics’ in exchange on education affordability

UMass activists, Speaker DeLeo, accuse one another of ‘Trumpian tactics’ in exchange on education affordability

by Dave Eisenstadter | May 24, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

Activists with PHENOM (Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts), accused Massachusetts Speaker Robert DeLeo of “name calling and spreading misinformation” following a tweet from DeLeo stating that the activists had used “Trumpian...
Northampton Commission Recommends Voting Age of 16 and Ranked Choice Voting

Northampton Commission Recommends Voting Age of 16 and Ranked Choice Voting

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

In future Northampton municipal elections anyone 16 years or older might be able to cast a vote for their top candidate and also rank their second or third choices, too. At its May 21 meeting, the city’s Charter Review Commission voted in favor of moving forward four...
Staff Picks: X, veteran poetry, Chris Goudreau, and free burgers

Staff Picks: X, veteran poetry, Chris Goudreau, and free burgers

by Advocate Staff | May 23, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Staff Picks

X at Gateway City Arts //  SATURDAY Legendary punk band X is heading to Gateway City Arts in Holyoke this weekend. Never heard of X? Get ready to hear one of the most influential first wave punk bands of the late 1970s, which continues to play songs new and old to...
New Holyoke Art Space PULP Kicks Off With Pop Art Exhibit

New Holyoke Art Space PULP Kicks Off With Pop Art Exhibit

by Chris Goudreau | May 23, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Review

Along the canal district in Holyoke on Race Street is a new art gallery, PULP Art + Object, which held its grand opening on May 4. The gallery’s inaugural exhibit is by self-taught artist Dave Laro, whose work is inspired by Andy Warhol’s pop art aesthetic. Laro’s...
Fighting for a Springfield Bike Park: Safety concerns, frustrations with Mayor Sarno spurring advocates to act

Fighting for a Springfield Bike Park: Safety concerns, frustrations with Mayor Sarno spurring advocates to act

by Miasha S. Lee | May 22, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

Dallas Anderson, 14, rides his bike about six hours a day, mostly through the streets of his hometown of Springfield. He has fun doing it, and has met friends while riding in groups downtown, but he does worry about his safety, and he said he doesn’t get support from...
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