Change is hard but I’m trying to embrace it this time
For me, this move really represents a homecoming, as my entire life has been spent between Springfield, Hampden and Wilbraham.
After nearly 25 years, I will shut up — well, sort of
Back in November of 1999, I applied and was hired to be the principal reporter and editor of the Chicopee Herald. The Buendo Brothers, then owner of Reminder Publications, had bought the Herald in 1998 and there was a job opening when the initial editor left.
Concerns over safety of ‘clean energy’ battery storage facilities
Massachusetts should be proactive as new concerns over the safety and environmental impacts of “clean energy” battery storage facilities after numerous fires at these facilities have led governors in California and New York to call for investigations into the safety and risks associated with this new technology.
DPW workers help with sidewalk cleanup
I live at Brownstone Gardens and I frequently walk on the Pleasant Street sidewalk. One cold day recently I was walking and picking up the various pieces of trash left along the way. I normally take a small plastic bag with me, but this day I didn’t, and had my arms...Tedious chores, car trouble and the art of staying sane
The other day I wandered into the kitchen and calmly told my wife I have had it with chores. Of course, I would never stop doing the laundry, cleaning the house, paying bills and arranging for someone else to do yardwork.
New opportunity has me reflecting on the past
This is all a very longwinded way of introducing myself as the new executive editor for Reminder Publishing. It’s hard to explain what I plan to do without first explaining where I’ve been. I suppose a much simpler way to put it is I’m a news man and I always have been, whether I knew it or not.