An Exceptional Discovery With No Parallel A large ceremonial chariot with four wheels, along with its iron components, beautiful bronze and tin decorations, mineralized wood remains and imprints of organic materials (from the ropes to the remains of floral decoration), has been discovered almost intact, said a statement from the Pompeii archaeological park. They call the find an exceptional discovery that has no parallel in Italy thus far, owing to its excellent preservation state.
The excavation site where the Roman chariot was found is known as the Civita Giuliana, a villa in the suburbs located only a few hundred meters from the heart of Pompeii, then a bustling city and a key location in the Roman empire. This Roman chariot discovery is the latest in an excavation program by the local authorities to combat illegal activities in the historic site. These activities include tunnel digging to find artifacts - without government permission - that can be sold on the black marke
A lifetime of books
Children’s book author Jane Yolen. FILE PHOTO
A book shelf in Jane Yolen s Hatfield home where she keeps the 400 books she has published over her 60 year career. Contributed photo/Heidi Stemple
A bookcase in Jane Yolen’s Hatfield home where she keeps the 400 books she has published over her 60-year career. Contributed photo/Heidi Stemple
A book shelf in Jane Yolen s Hatfield home where she keeps the 400 books she has published over her 60 year career. Contributed photo/Heidi Stemple
A book shelf in Jane Yolen s Hatfield home where she keeps the 400 books she has published over her 60 year career. Contributed photo/Heidi Stemple
‘Heavy burden’: Springfield City Council mulls best process to fill Ward 1 seat vacated by Sen. Adam Gomez
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
SPRINGFIELD City councilors will meet Tuesday to consider the best process to pick a replacement for former Ward 1 Councilor Adam Gomez Sr., who resigned mid-term after becoming a state senator.
The council’s General Government committee will meet online at 5 p.m. to discuss the vacancy and the process to review candidates, Chairman Melvin Edwards said.
Five residents of Ward 1 recently submitted applications to replace Gomez. By city charter, the remaining 12 councilors will choose Gomez’s replacement for the balance of 2021.
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Calling all grandmothers and grandchildren: Project looks to document stories of grandmothers from western Massachusetts
An image from a previous version of an exhibit celebrating grandmothers from Holyoke.
Waleska Santiago-Centeno, an independent curator from Springfield, is curating the upcoming exhibit “Our Grandmothers.” Image courtesy Waleska Santiago-Centeno
Ángela Vázquez, lower right, looks at a photo of herself with her granddaughter, Myriam Quiñones, who’s standing behind her. The photo was part of a 2016 exhibit in Holyoke that celebrated grandmothers. Image courtesy Waleska Santiago-Centeno
A photo and text from a previous exhibit in Westfield that depicts Generoza Gonzales Cruz, a grandmother of the exhibit’s curator, Waleska Santiago-Centeno. ImageS courtesy Waleska Santiago-Centeno