by Dave Eisenstadter | Jun 8, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter
In a statement released on Facebook on Friday morning, Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper wrote that the suspect arrested at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Northampton after allegedly bringing two pellet guns onto the campus said he was there to pick up a friend...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jun 7, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter, O Cannabis!
In a show of bipartisan support for clarity around marijuana laws, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado held a joint press conference about a bill they are sponsoring to allow states to make their own decisions...
by Advocate Staff | Jun 6, 2018 | Articles, Music, Newsletter, Uncategorized, Valley Advocate Sessions
This week’s Valley Advocate Sessions band is experimental math/basement rock group Tundrastomper. Check out a teaser video of the band’s upcoming Advocate Sessions video to be released this Friday.
by Meg Bantle | Jun 6, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter
If you think that tiny house movement is just a passing fad for young people, think again. Lisa Kuneman, 53, of Brattleboro, said that tiny houses are definitely more than just a trend, and that many tiny house enthusiasts are retirement-aged. “Other options aren’t...
by Isabel Darmon-Weiss | Jun 6, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter
Over 15 boxes of Pez candy and accessories were shipped to the Children’s Museum at Holyoke just weeks ago. Susan Kelley, executive director of the museum, mounted a third of them onto the wall in the middle of the bustling chaos. She said she is glad the museum can...