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Sounds Local: The Boxcar Lilies reunite for one night only: Original trio celebrates 15th anniversary at favorite venue, the Iron Horse
10-23-2024 3:13 PM

By SHERYL HUNTER

Stephanie Marshall, Katie Clarke and Jenny Goodspeed formed the Boxcar Lilies back in 2009, drawn together by their shared love of three-part harmony and roots music. Accompanying themselves on guitar, claw hammer banjo, electric bass, and washboard,...

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Locals speak to experiences canvassing in battleground states
11-04-2024 11:47 AM

By MARA MELLITS

For Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle, the vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election is personal.“My mom fought for reproductive rights. I did. My daughter did,” LaChapelle said. “Now I have a granddaughter who’s 18...


My Turn: Richie Neal — Delivering results for the 1st Congressional District
10-20-2024 6:33 PM

By NICOLE LACHAPELLE

 At a time when misinformation and disinformation are plaguing our elections, facts should matter more than ever.When it comes to who delivers results and resources for Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District, it is an indisputable fact we are...


Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton
10-11-2024 7:47 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WORCESTER — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center’s executive director is being sued by a former co-worker alleging she has lost out on consulting contracts because of damaging information spread by her ex-colleague.Maura Geary is the first...


My Turn: Your silence will not protect you
10-09-2024 5:19 PM

By TOLLEY M. JONES

 Oppressive regimes, governments, religions and family systems rely on silence to fester and thrive. Their weak and parasitic exoskeleton depends on a steady supply of hapless victims who either helplessly, unknowingly, or willingly remain within the...


Boys soccer: Younes Oulbied scores twice as Easthampton defeats Mahar, 2-0 (PHOTOS)
10-02-2024 8:54 PM

By GARRETT COTE

EASTHAMPTON — Back on Sept. 12, the Easthampton and Mahar boys soccer teams played to a competitive 0-0 draw in a physical game up in Orange.Something had to give in Part II at Nonotuck Park on Wednesday afternoon.In the first half, the Senators...


Norman Spier: Estate recovery reforms welcome
10-01-2024 4:19 PM

I’d like to thank state Sen. Jo Comerford for her work over several years, resulting in a provision recently signed into state law (H5033), limiting Massachusetts’ formerly excessive estate recovery to the federally required minimum. Although it’s a...


Giving the gift of access: Pay it Forward program helps local artists realize their projects’ full potential
09-06-2024 11:32 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

Easthampton’s Old Town Hall has once again opened its doors to a diverse assortment of local artistic talent as part of CitySpace’s 2024 Pay it Forward program. As summer winds to a close, the 10 artists and groups selected to this year’s cohort are...


MassHire, Riverside Industries partner on job fair to connect Haitian refugees with employment
08-15-2024 3:56 PM

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

EASTHAMPTON — When Marie Andrades lived in Haiti, she worked as a nurse. Now, sheltering with her mother and baby in Northampton, she is looking to find employment where she can make use of her transferable skills.“I [studied] nursing in Haiti. I have...


Letter: "You are not done"
08-14-2024 6:52 PM

In response to the article “You’re not done: Shutesbury resident saves life of good friend by performing CPR at remote camp,” [Recorder, Aug. 12], if it wasn’t for Frank Grindrod being at the right place at the right time, Michael Haynack potentially...


Florence’s Gabby Thomas closes out Paris Olympics with perfect 3-for-3 gold medal record
08-12-2024 4:11 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Five years ago, when Florence’s Gabby Thomas moved down to Austin, Texas to begin her professional running career, her new coach Tonja Buford-Bailey decided to test her out. Thomas moved to Austin a few weeks ahead of the rest of Buford-Bailey’s...


Florence’s Gabby Thomas helps U.S. punch spot in 4x100-meter relay final
08-08-2024 3:25 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Less than 48 hours removed from her gold medal in the 200 meters on Tuesday, Florence’s Gabby Thomas and the U.S. women’s 4x100 relay team advanced to the finals by winning their heat in 41.94 seconds on Thursday.Thomas will look for her second gold...


Florence’s Gabby Thomas cruises to gold medal in 200 meters at 2024 Paris Olympics
08-06-2024 4:38 PM

By CONNOR PIGNATELLO

Gabby Thomas is golden.After winning a silver medal in the 4x100 meter relay and a bronze in the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, the former Florence resident cleared the field in the 200 on Tuesday to claim the gold medal with a time of 21.83...


The Gem from Easthampton: Gigantic bar manager’s recipe makes it across the pond to a speakeasy in Scotland
08-02-2024 10:44 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

With 3,100 miles and the Atlantic Ocean between them, what could Easthampton and Dundee, a city of approximately 148,000 people in Scotland, possibly have in common?Well, if you really do some digging, you might unearth a Gem of a connection between...


Nancy Natale: The protections we thought our government had are weakened
07-18-2024 3:48 PM

The recent column “Fearful of autocracy? We are well protected,” published July 18 took up a lot of space but had little meaningful content. As numerous news media commentators and government officials have pointed out, our country is under assault by...


Feds eye flood mitigation measures in Pioneer Valley
06-30-2024 8:22 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE and ALEXA LEWIS

With Massachusetts experiencing its seventh-wettest year on record in 2023 as torrential rainstorms ravaged roads, farms and homes, the federal government, the state and those here in the Pioneer Valley are turning their eyes toward future flood...


Stairway to heaven in your own backyard: Summer concerts in the Valley for classic rock enthusiasts
06-21-2024 10:30 AM

By PAIGE HANSON

Last week in Northampton, Lez Zeppelin, an all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band, rocked the stage at Iron Horse Music Hall, bringing an electric and mesmerizing performance to the packed audience.“We are just true to the spirit of the band, which is...


My Turn: Will there be time?
06-12-2024 5:47 PM

By TOLLEY M. JONES

A year ago, my dearest friend Kirsten’s life abruptly and shockingly ended. A year ago she came into my car as I drove in terror to her house, to say goodbye to me when I was not ready, nor prepared, to say goodbye to her. A year ago this week, we...


My Turn: Not Quabbin-ize, but eyes on the prize
05-28-2024 4:36 PM

By JOHN PEPI

The story of the “lost” towns of the Quabbin Reservoir [“Don’t Quabbin-ize us on clean energy,” Recorder, May 17] is a sad one, but it does raise the question of when an individual or collective should be asked to sacrifice for the greater good....


Whately extends conditional job offer to Swampscott assistant admin
04-29-2024 11:54 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After interviewing both town administrator finalists last week, the Selectboard voted to conditionally offer the role to Swampscott’s current assistant town administrator, pending a background check and successful contract negotiations.Peter...


Rachel Achmad: Tipping essential for servers — leave it alone
02-26-2024 6:14 PM

Carrie Baker’s column about ending tipped wages was distressingly out of touch. I wish she had attempted to contact even a single person working as a server today, rather than rely only on her own decades-old experience. [“Subminimum wage is a legacy...

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