Search Results

Keyword search: Northampton MA

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

Last April, I went on my first successful date with a guy, and when I got home that night, I went on Instagram for a few minutes in an attempt to wind down. This was my first mistake, considering that going on Instagram and seeing everyone living...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

A week or two ago, I overheard an interesting recommendation. A man told his friend that the food at a local restaurant was “really good.” I found myself at 8 p.m., near the restaurant at six hours past my last meal.The place was empty but the hostess...

By CARRIE N. BAKERand CARRIE CUTHBERT

J.D. Vance’s comments devaluing childless women, Donald Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants and the Project 2025 agenda to dismantle U.S. civil rights laws show that many current-day Republicans do not believe all people deserve to be treated with...

Northeast Biodiesel’s recent closing is disappointing for many reasons. One is that our region’s used cooking oil will continue to be exported to other countries that have the infrastructure to recycle it into heating and transportation fuel. Another...

By RICHARD FEIN

 Hamas, the Palestinian terror organization, started the current Gaza war with its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. It killed about 1,200 unarmed people, raped women, killed children in the presence of their parents. Given that Hamas’ goal is to...

The failures of our current system of health insurance have led to the growth of primary care practices providing concierge care. Recently my wife received notice that her primary care physician in Northampton was changing her practice to concierge...

By BOB FLAHERTY

In our 60-year obsession with the Beatles, the group’s women have always played a compelling part. Ringo’s long-lasting marriage to “Caveman” co-star Barbara Bach; the George/Pattie Boyd/Eric Clapton triangle; Paul’s heart-tugging romance with Linda...

By LAURIE LOISEL

Editor’s note: The Recorder is publishing short essays over the next several weeks to mark National Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28. Have a story about good neighbors in your lives? Send your submission of 500 words or less to...

NORTHAMPTON — Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Erin Aiello was recently honored by Dakin Humane Society in recognition of her contributions to the health and welfare of animals.Accompanied by Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan,...

By BILL NEWMAN

Last week 14-year-old Colt Gray shot and killed two classmates and two teachers at his Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Colt has been charged with four counts of felony murder and will be tried as an adult.His father, Colin Gray, has been...

The other night, my kid had a nightmare about guns. I bet he wasn’t the only one, in the wake of all the publicity about the Apalachee High School shooting.The New York Times reported afterward that the Georgia school contracted with a private...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

A steep drop in the number of Black students in the Class of 2028 at Amherst College compared to the preceding year’s incoming class, and less racial diversity in the first-year class, is likely a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against...

We are disheartened by the disinformation campaign regarding the upcoming training offered by Project Shema for faculty at Northampton High School. In this tense political climate, in particular around Israel and Palestine, Project Shema was vetted...

Just a few short weeks ago, when the country was reeling from the sudden change of candidates at the top of the Democratic ticket, Kamala Harris received a phone call of support and endorsement from Michele and Barack Obama. She signed off by...

By BOB FLAHERTY

The New Yorker once called Jeffrey Foucault’s music “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection.” Now try all that with electric guitars.Foucault, a Wisconsin native who now lives in Shelburne Falls, will appear with his band Friday night...

By PETER NELSON

 When I was in first grade, my teacher, Mrs. Johnson, told my parents she thought I might have a bladder infection. She said this because I was always asking to go to the bathroom. What was I doing in the bathroom? I was making up stories, singing,...

By DONALD JORALEMON

 What does a 14th-century philosopher have to do with assessing the reasonableness of current conspiracy theories? William of Ockham (1285-1347) is credited with the basic principle that, other things being equal, simpler explanations are to be...

By LOIS AHRENS

 According to Progressive Massachusetts, in the formal session that began in January 2023 and ended July 31, 2024, of the thousands of bills submitted, only 5.82% passed.But lest you think this minuscule number was legislation meaningful to most...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Dr. Lynnette M. Watkins, who has served as Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s president and chief operating officer for nearly three years, has left the position.Reached by phone last week, Watkins, who began her tenure at the hospital on Sept....

By GARY MICHAEL TARTAKOV

 On July 24, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in the Capitol, thanking the U.S. Congress for itscooperation in Israel’s war on Gaza, I was standing on Pennsylvania Avenue, with thousands of Jews, Palestinians and others, facing...

By BILL NEWMAN

Let me confess. Until a week ago, I knew nothing about the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz. And until Kamala Harris picked him as her veep, I had no idea how to pronounce his name. You, too? Political pundits disagree about the importance of a...