SOUTH HADLEY — For one Saturday in March, you’re invited to step back in time to the era of Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller, when swing music was all the rage, radio was king, and the broadcasts were live.
The year has barely begun, and already there are fellow Americans facing devastation from a natural disaster. The six wildfires burning across swaths of California have destroyed homes and businesses, and wiped out support services such as medical centers, schools and churches.
HOLYOKE — Salvation Army Lts. Montserrant and Cesar Esquivel welcome members of the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce to the kickoff of the nonprofit’s capital campaign, Building Hope — Restoring Lives, during the chamber’s Nov. 20 Lunch and Learn at the Salvation Army’s 271 Appleton St. facility.
We’ve all seen the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene. Images of unprecedented flooding destroying homes and businesses across the southeastern states have dominated cable and streaming news channels, not to mention our social media feeds.