Sleep Tight

by | Nov 17, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows

Last night, at around ten, the power went out. I did what any exhausted person would logically do: I put the computer down, sunk under the covers, and let the terrified eleven year-old into my bed. All the windows in the houses nearby that were normally illuminated at...

Frankie in Hot Water, Again

by | Nov 17, 2009 | On Springfield

When Frankie Keough was sentenced in three years in federal prison in 2007 for stealing from Friends of the Homeless, the Springfield shelter he ran, the disgraced former city councilor offered an apology before the court that, in the words of Springfield Republican...

Northampton Housing Needs Study

by | Nov 17, 2009 | Northampton Redoubt

Public Input MeetingsSaturday, November 21, 2009, 10:00 am – NoonMonday, November 23, 2009, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm At the Northampton Senior Center67 Conz Street,Northampton, MA The Housing Partnership and consultant Karen Sunnarborg will present the DRAFT...

Between the Lines: The Wishbone

by | Nov 17, 2009 | News

There it was, two weeks or so after the first meal, sitting on the windowsill: dry, brittle.I presented it to my daughter without comment. She inspected both sides carefully, looking for the weakness. Satisfied, she grabbed one end of the wishbone and nodded....