At Pondville Correctional Center, tens of thousands of honeybees are hard at work inside wooden boxes about 40 yards from the facility, their buzzing audible to the inmates in the yard.By next spring, a dozen incarcerated men hope to don protective suits to join them...
A jewelry and accessories retailer aimed at tween and teen girls announced earlier this month that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a second time.In recent court filings, Claire’s laid out hundreds of stores that would be closing as part of the ongoing bankruptcy...
WESTFIELD — With an eye towards making this an annual event, Isel Shalypin who owns the Wandering Waffle food truck, is organizing a Fall Fest at the Westfield Riding Club that will feature food trucks, craft vendors, pony rides, and a visit from Springfield Thunderbirds...
Dear Eric: I was married to my best friend for several years. He was truly a family man. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to help his family or friends.Unfortunately, he was killed suddenly and tragically. Now his family has nothing to do with me...
Everything before this was just an appetizer as Week 1 of the college football season hits full tilt on Saturday, Aug. 30, and it starts with the first game of the day, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, where the reigning national champions, the No....
First day of school is like starting a book — a new story unfolding. It’s not just new clothes, shoes and backpack. It’s more than new teachers and which friends share classes. A child’s success in school steers their future. Their success is dependent on...
AMHERST — The Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is facing potential closure next month because of extensive federal funding cuts.The center is part of a consortium of nine Climate Adaptation Science Centers in the country and is managed by...
HUNTINGTON — Dale Rogers, proprietor of the Gray Catbird Pottery Studio, has been making bowls all summer, recently completing her 150th, which her students are glazing. The bowls are destined for four Empty Bowls fundraisers to raise money for the Huntington Food Pantry.Laura Gavioli, director...
SOUTHWICK — The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District was recently selected to receive free, high-dosage early literacy tutoring this school year, which is designed to help students in kindergarten through third grade build foundational reading skills — with first grade as the top priority, the regional...
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Having won The Big E’s Big Eats Award for Best Sweet with their cornbread sundae during the 2024 fair’s first week, owner Joe Deedy and the Moolicious Farm team will present a new and certainly unique cool treat in 2025.At the annual...
