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Public Information or Public Shaming?: Some say Chicopee Police enable bullying on their Facebook page

Public Information or Public Shaming?: Some say Chicopee Police enable bullying on their Facebook page

by Miasha S. Lee | Jul 10, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

Springfield resident and Holyoke community organizer Jacqueline Velez said she no longer feels safe in her home after an action by the Chicopee Police: they posted her address on their Facebook page, along with her son’s mugshot. Velez’s son, who lives in her home,...
Editorial: Greenfield gets another shot at a Safe City Ordinance – Don’t blow it

Editorial: Greenfield gets another shot at a Safe City Ordinance – Don’t blow it

by Dave Eisenstadter | Jul 10, 2019 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured

It’s back. Greenfield’s “Safe City Ordinance,” which was voted down in a 6-4 vote in 2017, has been proposed once again by City Councilor Karen “Rudy” Renaud. The ordinance, which would prohibit city officials from asking about a person’s immigration status or to take...
Bizarro Briefs: Do Starfish have Butts?

Bizarro Briefs: Do Starfish have Butts?

by Chris Goudreau | Jul 10, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News

Do starfish have butts? A sea star at an aquarium in California has gone viral after a photo of the starfish was shared showing it as seeming to have large assets on its lower half. Although it looks like the starfish has a butt, marine wildlife experts at the...
Stagestruck: “Culture is my food!”

Stagestruck: “Culture is my food!”

by Chris Rohmann | Jul 9, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Review, Stage, Stagestruck

This year’s through-theme at the Ko Festival of Performance, is Habitat (human) – a topic that also runs through two more current Valley offerings: How I Learned to Drive, from Ghost Light Theater in Holyoke, and Moving Water, a work in progress at Serious Play...
Valley music staple F. Alex Johnson says ‘goodbye for now’

Valley music staple F. Alex Johnson says ‘goodbye for now’

by Chris Goudreau | Jul 9, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, News

In October of 1991, guitarist and singer-songwriter F. Alex Johnson moved to the Pioneer Valley from Fall River to be part of the strong musical community. In the here and now, almost three decades later, Johnson is a mainstay in the Valley music scene. He’s played...
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