by Sarah Heinonen | Oct 8, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, East Longmeadow, Features, Hampden County, Local News
EAST LONGMEADOW — When East Longmeadow-based author Julianne Feher considered which topic to write about for her master’s degree thesis is in creative writing, she turned to a short story she had penned in her first year at Western New England University.
by Miasha Lee | Oct 8, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, East Longmeadow, Features
EAST LONGMEADOW — After a two-year hiatus, horror author Darlene Longo, writing under the pen name D.M Siciliano, is back with a new book, “You Don’t Belong Here,” a collection of nine short stories set to be released Oct. 13.
by Trent Levakis | Oct 7, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Paradise City Arts Fall Festival is once again returning from Oct. 11-13 at the Three Country Fairgrounds in Northampton.
by Tina Lesniak | Oct 1, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Hampden, Hampden County, Local News
HAMPDEN — The Scantic River Artisans are preparing to welcome the community to their annual “Fall Into Art” show, a celebration of creativity that doubles as a fundraiser for the group’s programming and scholarship fund.
by Tyler Garnet | Oct 1, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Hampden County, Holyoke, Local News
HOLYOKE — Nueva Esperanza announced that the fifth annual Paper City Food Festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12, in Downtown Holyoke, spanning from Appleton Street to Dwight Street.
by Tina Lesniak | Oct 1, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Enfield, Local News
ENFIELD — Enfield is about to experience a burst of creativity with the arrival of Art Squash Enfield, a new community arts exhibition, organized by the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission, designed to celebrate local talent while planting the seeds for a more vibrant...