NORTHAMPTON — In a Valentine-karaoke-theatrical-spectacular, the Iron Horse Music Hall will host the third annual “Big Love Little Performances: A Lip-sync & Karaoke Fundraiser” in support of the mission of the Center for Human Development, or CHD’s, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County on Thursday, Feb. 13.
HOLYOKE — It was recently announced Mayor Joshua A. Garcia has been named grand marshal of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee, Ireland.
WESTFIELD — After a swastika was found drawn on a Westfield Middle School student’s notebook on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Principal Jesse McMillan responded with a letter to the school community. He said earlier in the month, swastikas were also found drawn inside a school-issued device and on an eraser that was found on the floor.
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.
SPRINGFIELD — The blueberries in a morning smoothie. The tomatoes in a BLT at lunch. The asparagus on a dinner plate. The food people in Massachusetts eat every day is often grown here. But the people who harvest the crops that feed Baystaters are often paid nearly half of what other workers in the state receive.
NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Department of Health and Human Services has been selected as a recipient of a significant multi-year grant totaling $595,998 from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.