One Baby Turns Eight

by | Sep 30, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

Three years ago feels like a very long time indeed. I guess before always recedes that much further when you are in the midst of after, and for us, autumn three years ago was all about anticipating a baby. Unlike the ones before this baby, I had nothing ping-ponging...

Stage Struck: Backtalk

by | Sep 30, 2010 | Stage

“It’s much too dark.” “It’s repetitive and boring.” “This is not entertainment.” The scene was the Theater Project’s rehearsal studio in West Springfield. The occasion was a series of staged readings of new plays....
Loving Open Country

Loving Open Country

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News

Named for a small, darting falcon that loves open country, the Kestrel Trust has helped preserve some 5,000 acres of land in the Valley from development since it got its start four decades ago. The mission of the Kestrel Trust, and of kindred organizations across the...

Between the Lines: Tax Time

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News

Last week, as I watched the Sept. 21 gubernatorial debate in Brighton, I had a feeling that Gov. Deval Patrick might be in deeper trouble than the polls throughout most of the summer seemed to indicate. It’s not that Patrick has lost his poise and polish; he...

Tax Pot?

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News

Voters in a number of Valley communities will have the opportunity to weigh in on some important marijuana-related issues on the Nov. 2 ballot. The state Elections Division has confirmed that four public policy questions supported by the marijuana reform group...