Lisa Spear, Author at Greenfield Recorder - Page 3 of 17

Nanci Newton of The Healing ZONE Therapeutic Massage, left, massages Sue Monahan of Whately, a breast cancer survivor.

Massage as medicine

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJune 30, 2017

Jim Gipe trims one of his bonsai trees at his home in Florence.

Shaping, maintaining bonsai works like meditation for local man, Jim Gipe

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJune 24, 2017

UMass Amherst graduate student clinician Ashley Higgins, left, leads vocal exercises for Doug Adler of Belchertown June 6, 2017 during a voice training program in which UMass students help people with Parkinson's disease.

Singing for strength: UMass students help Parkinson’s patients build stamina

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJune 23, 2017

Twins Ryland and Lilliah Ghazey-Bates, 3, above, began receiving services through Servicenet’s REACH program soon after they were born prematurely. Now that they are too old for the program, their mother, Thalia Ghazey-Bates, left, plays with them at their Northampton home using exercises she learned from the development, speech and physical therapists.

Program ensures kids are developing on track

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJune 16, 2017

Robert Schmid, a U.S. Army veteran, is shown April 1, 2017 in his Leverett home. Schmid suffered a heart attack and developed coronary artery disease as a result of being exposed to Agent Orange, a chemical compound used by the U.S. military in Vietnam, where he was stationed.

News

Agent Orange’s toxic consequences

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderApril 18, 2017

Courtney Trosin, center, and Viki Caruso, both of Greenfield, dance last month during Doonya, an aerobic Bollywood dance class at the YMCA in Greenfield.

News

Workout instep with Bollywood

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderApril 12, 2017

Sterling Lamet of Shutesbury, left, refills a bird feeder outside his home while his wife Maryelise looks on, at back.

A Healthy Life: Is there a connection between hearing loss and dementia?

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderMarch 10, 2017

The CPAP breathing machine Joseph Arsenault of Bernardston wears to help with his sleep apnea.

Veterans plagued with sleep problems

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderJanuary 16, 2017

Patricia Harrington holds a photo of her grandson, Brandon Bourque, at her home in Greenfield, Nov. 17, 2016. She began raising him when he was a few months old.

Refilling the nest

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderNovember 25, 2016

Terry Ragasa, co-owner of Sutter Meats in Northampton, Spatch Cocking a chicken.

Food

‘Butterfly’ your turkey

by Lisa Spear For The RecorderNovember 8, 2016