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Triplex Cinema Celebrates One Year Anniversary
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema will celebrate its one year anniversary with a party on Saturday, July 27 at 5PM on the Triplex terrace. Free wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served, courtesy of Guido's Market, and Triplex board members and staff will be on hand to celebrate the many successes of the first year of the community-owned Triplex. The event will also kick off the Triplex seat naming campaign.
Springfield Gold Coach Pitch Baseball
The Springfield Gold Coach Pitch baseball team has recently finished their season. Pictured are the members of the team. Front row left to right: Carson Vogel, Vinny Thatcher, Brantley McVicker, Emmett Vogel, Blake Steffl. Back row: Corbin Hesse, Colton Meine, JD Dauer, McCoy Roiger, Case Anderson, Wes Kral, Jayden Lopez. Coaches: Adam Hesse, Neil Roiger, and Nick Dauer. Missing: Kason Jensen and Emiliano Zamaniego.
Live Wire: Bousquet Mountain adds musical flavor to Berkshires
If people are talking about summer music in the Berkshires, the first thing that comes to mind is probably Tanglewood in Lenox or maybe Wilco’s annual Solid Sound Festival at MassMoCA in North Adams. But there’s another player in the game in the western part of the state: Bousquet...
1 in 5 Bay Staters wants to move from Massachusetts within the next 5 years
WEST SPRINGFIELD (WWLP)- A recent poll revealed that 1 in 5 Bay Staters envisions themselves leaving Massachusetts for another state within the next five years. A sizable majority of residents surveyed by the MassINC Polling Group said that they were burdened by high housing costs. They surveyed over 1,400 residents, and 21 percent of people […]
Mass. leaders remember philanthropist Jack Connors
Connors, who rose to prominence in the advertising business, was a leading philanthropist in Boston for decades. Jack Connors, a titanic Boston figure who made a fortune in advertising before becoming one of the city’s notable philanthropists and powerbrokers, died Tuesday at the age of 82. Connors died at his Brookline home after battling cancer, The Boston Globe reported.
Mass. corrections officer ‘knocked unconscious’ after being exposed to substance
BOSTON — A local prison guard was reportedly “knocked unconscious” after being exposed to toxic substances, as the correction officers’ union pleads with the state for more protections. A correction officer at MCI-Shirley was rushed to the hospital after being “knocked unconscious by some kind of...
The members of the Daily News Baseball All-Star team for spring of 2024
After combing over statistics and results, and with the guidance of local athletic directors and coaches, we at the Daily News selected All-Stars for baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track and field and rugby. Although the sports and skill sets...
Massachusetts man accused of obtaining over 200 kilos of filler powders that makes millions of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine
BOSTON – A Cambridge man was arrested last week in connection with an ongoing investigation of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Over the course of the past four years, the defendant is alleged to have been responsible for the manufacturing of over 200 kilograms of counterfeit pills. According...
Massachusetts minimum wage for tipped workers initiative qualifies for the ballot for a total of five initiatives this Nov.—most for the last seven election cycles
A signature challenge to the minimum wage for tipped workers initiative filed by the Massachusetts Restaurant Association was withdrawn on July 17. The challenge delayed the initiative’s certification, but upon its withdrawal, the secretary of state certified the measure. The initiative would gradually increase the minimum wage for tipped employees according to the following schedule:
Dengue fever cases are growing in Mass., across the Americas, CDC says
Dengue fever cases in Massachusetts grew in July, one month after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned about the risk of cases across the United States increasing. As of July 22, Massachusetts is one of three states reporting the highest number of cases, according to CDC data. Cases...
Northampton has money for schools. It needs to spend it (Viewpoint)
NORTHAMPTON — Several days per month for the past five months, after my day of work as a pediatrician ends, I head over to the Northampton School Committee or City Council Chambers. I have been attending as many meetings as I can — even when they last late into the night, even in stifling heat, and even when I would much rather be at home.
Two Chicopee schools given reports after observations
CHICOPEE — Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Accountability Jennifer Bellville met with the School Committee at its July 10 meeting to discuss an update regarding things going on within her office and the district. Chicopee High School and Chicopee Comprehensive High School were both chosen by the Department of...
Superintendent Herman meets residents during ‘Cuppa Joe’ event
AMHERST — On July 12, Town Manager Paul Bockelman was joined by Dr. Ericilda Xiomara Herman, the new superintendent of schools for the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, during its monthly “Cuppa’ Joe with Paul” event. The “Cuppa’ Joe with Paul” coffees are a monthly event and...
Tenants, supporters meet with rent increases looming
EASTHAMPTON — During an emotional evening, Cottage Street Studios tenants, artist allies, community members and public officials completely filled the CitySpace Blue Room on July 11 for a public event in support of keeping affordable studio space at One Cottage Street. Current and former tenants, along with other supporters...
Unionized Legal Workers to be Laid Off in Northampton Firm’s Closure
The owning partners of the Northampton immigration law firm Curran, Berger and Kludt (CBK), which represents thousands of individuals as well as large institutions like universities, informed their 41 employees on July 12 that the firm would be closing this August. An email sent to staff by managing partner and...
If you're a Harry Potter fan, head to Orange this week for the Return to Hogwarts event
Editor's Note: According to Fran Bates, owner of three of the participating businesses, there are already plans in the works for a 2025 festival, even though the Sheldon family is expecting to relocate out of state. The town of Orange will transform itself into Hogwarts and the world of Harry Potter this week, possibly for the last time. ...
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