Springfield Standoff

by | May 21, 2010 | On Springfield

For more than nine months, City Councilor Tim Rooke has waged a campaign against the decision— made last year by the Finance Control Board, and supported by the Sarno administration—to move the School Department headquarters to 1550 Main St., the site of...
StageStruck: Pesticide for Bullies

StageStruck: Pesticide for Bullies

by | May 21, 2010 | Stage

Why do you laugh when I’m myself?Not that funny kind of laugh but the hurtful one.Why do I go home feeling hurt every dayuntil pain overcomes my whole bodyand tears through my brain…again and again, until I almost believe your lies. Narelle Thomas, a...

Between the Lines: The End of the Trail

by | May 21, 2010 | News

While the rest of the Valley Advocate staff spent last week putting the finishing touches on the Dining and Travel section for this issue, I was out dining and traveling my way across Massachusetts and up into Maine, stopping occasionally along the way to snap photos...

Regional Public Broadcasting Expands Again

by | May 21, 2010 | News

On the heels of its 50th birthday, Amherst’s WFCR 88.5 FM has made another move toward expansion in the region, acquiring yet another station to add to its rapidly growing public broadcasting network. CEO and General Manager Martin Miller announced this week at...

Letters: What Do You Think?

by | May 21, 2010 | News

A Cow’s Life In connection with the Advocate’s May 12 cover story, “All Hail the Cheese Queen,” I feel it’s important that your readers know how cheese-making and all dairy products affect cows and calves. Regardless of whether the farm...