Grounded: Plastic Bag Ban in Northampton ‘Necessary, But Not Sufficient’
A friend of mine recently forgot his reusable bags when he dropped in at Stop & Shop. To make matters worse, he’d also forgotten about Northampton’s new plastic bag ban, which started Jan. 1. Then the person in line behind him lectured him on the merits of the...
5 Things to Love About Holyoke
Too many conversations about Holyoke are riddled with preconceptions. Many Valley dwellers dismiss the idea of spending more time in Holyoke, thinking it unsafe (perhaps new data released by the state this month, which shows the city’s crime rate down by 33...
US locks up more citizens than any other country
Did you know that the U.S. represents about 4.4 percent of the world’s population, but it houses around 22 percent of the world’s prisoners? The U.S. has an incarceration rate of 716 people in federal, state or local jails or prisons per 100,000 of the population —...
Marvelous night for a moondance
This wild night is calling you: the ultimate tribute to one of rock’s lovingest godfathers Van Morrison is going down in Springfield Friday night. Moondance, 7:30 p.m. $25-$29. CityStage, One Columbus Center, Springfield, (413) 788-7033. — Kristin...E-Edition
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