Chicopee hosts ribbon cutting for yarn bombing display
CHICOPEE — On Aug. 12, First Byte CEO and Fabric Artist Rosann Fleischauer installed a unique yarn bombing art display in front of City Hall.
ValleyBike officially welcomed back to the region
NORTHAMPTON — The regional ValleyBike Share Program was officially welcomed back into the region on Aug. 12 during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Pulaski Park in Northampton.
Back to school anxiety a challenge for some students
PITTSFIELD — For the first time in his life, Tristyn Borden, 17, cares about what he’ll look like when he goes back to school this year. He’ll be a senior at Mill Pond School in Richmond, just outside of Pittsfield.
BarBurrito brings ‘burritos, beer, tacos and fun’ to Ludlow
LUDLOW — What is modern Mexican food? Bill Collins, co-owner of BarBurrito, is inviting people to come find out.
Local baker hosts donation drive for Enfield teachers
ENFIELD — Owner Amy Guindon-Bourget of AmyCakes Baked Goods, a licensed home bakery, has been hosting a School Supply Drive for Enfield teachers.
Talk will focus on area’s tobacco agriculture history
AGAWAM — As a 14-year-old growing up in Windsor, Connecticut, during the 1950s, Duane Adams earned 61 cents per hour working on tobacco farms. In college and in in the Army, he had difficultly convincing people that tobacco was grown in the Connecticut River Valley.