Dallas Elliott came to Williston as a quarterback in seventh grade.He played the position for Northampton’s suburban team as a sixth grader and stayed behind center through eighth grade. The Leeds native expected to take snaps for the Wildcats once incumbent Henri Bourque (who now plays at Merrimack...
Nearly 40 years ago, Pamela Petro arrived in Wales to attend a master’s program on integrating words and images. In her classes, she examined everything from illuminated manuscripts to movies. She was a recent graduate of Brown University, where she had studied both writing and art as part of a self...
A farmer and a carpenter walk into Shelburne Farm and Garden. They get to know the owner, take stock of the inventory and records, do some deep thinking and soul searching, and they buy it. That’s no joke. For farmers, gardeners, and pet-owners alike near Shelburne, that’s real news.In late March,...
JERUSALEM — Israeli riot police on Friday pushed and beat pallbearers at the funeral for slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, causing them to briefly drop the casket in a shocking start to a procession that turned into perhaps the largest display of Palestinian nationalism in Jerusalem in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.The celestial action unfolds Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Ea...
NORTHAMPTON — U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern expressed his opposition to the possible closure of the VA hospital in Leeds during a recent call with Denis McDonough, the U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs.McGovern’s office said the call on May 6, details of which were publicly released this week, was “produc...
Go organicHow can we eat to regenerate rather than destroy the Earth? What can you put in your soup pot that is healthy, and supports area farms and the biologically productive landscapes we love? We can start by buying local, organic and unprocessed food. These choices burn a lot less petroleum tha...