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Mentally absorbing activities like knitting can help stave off memory loss. At the Northampton Senior Center, from left to right, Sue Davenport, 75, of Wilbraham, Jude Sidney, 72, of Northampton, and Kathie Nowill, 71, of Easthampton work on hats for cancer patients and babies staying at area hospitals.

The mysteries of memory

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Sanford D’Amato chats with Anna Bowen of South Hadley while preparing his grilled pear and Roquefort tart with caramelized onions and walnuts during an observational dinner at Good Stock Farm cooking school in Hatfield.

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Watch and learn at Good Stock Farm cooking school in Hatfield

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterApril 2, 2019

Northampton Fire Department Captain Matthew Lemberg seasons his meatloaf with dried spices and Worcestershire sauce at the Carlon Drive fire station. “You can tell this is a lot of science,” he jokes.

Food

During 24-hour shifts, firefighters bond, sharpen culinary skills by cooking together

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterMarch 26, 2019

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, left, and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey talk to reporters Sunday at Northampton High School.

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McGovern, Markey call for release of full Mueller report

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterMarch 25, 2019

Now that it’s legal in Massachusetts for people ages 21 and older to use marijuana products recreationally, doctors and advocates worry that minors will see marijuana as a risk-free substance.

Doctors worry legalized adult use makes minors think marijuana is risk-free

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterMarch 15, 2019

Rob Schark, cheesemonger at River Valley Co-op, says you can’t go wrong with Grafton Village Aged Cheddar from Vermont, “because it’s local and it tastes great. ... it’s nice and sharp.”

Food

Local cheesemongers share suggestions for building a better cheese plate

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2019

Gabriel Bloniarz, 8, brushes his teeth with brothers Jacob, 5, and Noah, 2, after dinner in their Easthampton home. Typically, their mother, Jenny Bloniarz says she and her husband, Ed Bloniarz, let the boys brush a first time themselves. Then the parents follow up right after for a more thorough cleaning.

A better way to brush

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2019

Andrea Zawacki, front, leads her high-intensity interval training class at Northampton Athletic Club.

The workout that works for me

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2019

Each day, Joe Czajkowski’s Lakeside Organics in Hadley produces 8,000 pounds of noodled vegetables — like the butternut squash, above — for stores like Trader Joe’s on equipment Czajkowski developed with local machinist Andre Laflamme.

Food

Veggie noodles — including those produced locally — gain popularity

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2019

UMass economics professor Robert Pollin.

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Local researchers talk about the viability of single payer healthcare

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2019