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By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Caroline Canterbury’s great-grandfather, Arthur Lemasters, was known to loved ones as Big Papa. He died four years ago at the age of 99, when Canterbury was fourteen. “He was a spitfire and a central figure in our family,” she said.“Big Papa grew up...

By HENRY KUCZYNSKI

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey said she will “absolutely” work with advocates and labor representatives to strengthen Massachusetts’ Personal Care Attendant Program by addressing a “crisis-level” workforce shortage.The MassHealth program provides funds...

By BILL DANIELSON

For the past couple weeks I have found myself grumbling during my mornings at the kitchen window.For some reason my yard has become popular with a flock of house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and I am not at all pleased. The house sparrow is an...

By DON STEWART

With admission now free until April, through March 12 at Williamstown’s Clark Art Institute you can view Parisian drawings and prints from the 1700s, ranging from colorful views of flowered landscapes to the mysterious and the fantastic. “Promenades...

By AMY NEWSHORE

What is great about you? Do you believe you are lovable, just as you are? Are you proud of having gotten through some struggles? Can you express your feelings and needs, and say “no” when needed? Do you believe you deserve to be happy?You may have...

By MONYA RELLES

Have you heard about gay penguins? You may remember Ray and Silo, the gay penguins of the Central Park Zoo of 2004, proud parents of their own adopted chick. Since then, there have been dozens of gay penguins in zoos, in news articles and even on TV’s...

By LIESEL NYGARD

LEYDEN — Citing a perceived lack of support from town officials amid conflict with a resident, all seven Council on Aging members voted on Tuesday to resign, effective Jan. 27.“We do not feel that we are supported, and the harassing and the bullying...

By SHERYL HUNTER

We talk a lot about live music here in Sounds Local. But since it is January and cold out and gets dark early, you might be interested in staying in the comfort of your home.Of course that is understandable, and fortunately there are some reading and...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Food fulfills many functions for human beings. It nourishes our bodies, giving us strength to face the world. It gives us a chance to express our creativity as we play with ingredients and recipes.To me, one of food’s most important purposes is to...

By MELISSA ELLIN 

Health care leaders are trying to find new ways to retain and recruit employees as the workforce shortage, which started in 2020, worsens nationwide. There are no clear answers to the labor shortage, and in Massachusetts, health care professionals say...

By NAN PARATI

As usual, Norm is right.There I was, ready to leave town for Christmas to spend time with family in North Carolina, just as I’ve always done. The traveling clothes were nestled in their suitcase and the gifts were loaded with care, when we got a good...

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

Kara and Chris Peters raise their glasses every December 31 and toss back shots of fire cider, greeting the New Year with a concoction Peters makes herself.“I started making fire cider when the kids were little, to try to boost immune systems and keep...

By BILL DANIELSON

Welcome to 2023! Another calendar has been used, another red journal finished and safely tucked away on a shelf and newness has taken over. I place a brand new desk blotter calendar on my office desk, I unwrap a brand new red journal and begin to...

By LIESEL NYGARD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Nancy Dole, owner of Nancy L. Dole Books and Ephemera on State Street, is paying tribute to late artist Judith Russell with a window display through Dec. 31.The idea for the display has its roots back in June, when Dole won an...

By Tinky Weisblat

I ran into a bit of a snag with this week’s column. I was supposed to visit a new restaurant to try its offerings. Unfortunately, staff members were sick, and they had to get better before I could go.I scanned my kitchen to decide what I could make...

By JACOB NELSON

With Agric Organics, Hameed Bello and his wife, Ayo, are intent on building an urban farm that can be a multi-faceted resource for their community in Wilbraham, supplying farm-fresh food, health and education while withstanding the challenges of...

By RORY SWEETING

NORTHFIELD — Inspired by It Takes a Village in Huntington, volunteers with the Ladies Benevolent Society of Northfield Farms are launching a free children’s clothing closet at the Field Library. A soft opening will be held at the library, located at...

By CARLA CHARTER

Inspired by an interest in crime and investigative journalism, Liesel Nygard, secretary and volunteer at the Warwick Historical Society, has begun a project researching the Warwick Prison Camp. The Warwick Prison Camp, located at what is now Warwick...

By JACOB NELSON

“Berry season is a wild ride,” says Rachel Monette, a longtime employee of Nourse Farms in Whately. Every summer it hits with intensity, like a sweet red raspberry bursting on your tongue. Then, too soon, it fades, leaving memories like...

By TINKY WEISBLAT

When Ingrid and Nancy Rivas were about 12, relatives started teaching them to cook. The twin sisters grew up in El Salvador. They remember the flavors of their childhood… and above all, the love.“Our mother and grandmothers loved to cook,” Nancy Rivas...