They now live in memory. People like Veronica Alice Mildred Coody, one of the first Berkshire County residents to fall to COVID-19 last April. âShe had to fight for everything,â says her eldest daughter, Phyllis Gaule. âWhatever she got, she earned. She was a person you could look up to.â
Veronica Alice Mildred Coodyâs eight children always will remember the strength and vibrancy with which their mother greeted life.
Today, The Eagle presents the first in a series of profiles, âThese Lives,â honoring eight of the 138 Berkshire County residents whose deaths, as of Thursday, have been linked to the virus. New profiles will continue to appear weekly. The series seeks to ensure that memory wins out over statistics.
Remembering the old towns: Historian releases book, calendar about former Quabbin towns
J.R. Greene holds his latest book, “The Old Quabbin Valley In 100 Objects,” and his 2021 Quabbin History Calendar, both available for purchase now. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO An aerial view of the Quabbin Reservoir. FILE PHOTO
In 1938, Enfield residents held a “Farewell Ball” before their town was drowned and disincorporated during the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. FILE PHOTO
The Quabbin Reservoir as seen from the overlook in New Salem off of Route 202.
Brush clearing and burning in Enfield; spring 1939. This is one of the photos taken by the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission to document the construction of Quabbin Reservoir. This view was taken in the spring of 1939, at the site of Enfield Center, looking southeast. The brick building was the Enfield Town Hall, which had not yet been dismantled by the contractor who purchased it at auction in September, 1938. A larg
Forbes, Jones libraries share their top ten checked-out books
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NORTHAMPTON Amid a year of social isolation, many turned to reading.
“This year in particular with everybody having limited exposure to travel and, in some instances, connecting with other people in real life, books have been a real solace for people to continue to have new experiences and explore things,” said Lisa Downing, director of Forbes Library.
What books did people check out most at Forbes Library in 2020?
Topping the list was “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” by Ocean Vuong, who lives in Florence and is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The book, a New York Times bestseller and longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction, was checked out 249 times from Forbes library. The book is a coming of age story told through a letter from a young Vietname
Marcos Marrero named to Holyoke Gas and Electric Commission
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Marcos Marrero, director of the Holyoke Department of Planning and Economic Development in 2012, plans to step down and join the board of Holyoke Gas & Electric. (The Republican file photo)Staff-Shot
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Marrero replaces Commissioner Robert Griffin, whose term expired June 30.
In November, Marrero announced he would resign his post in the Planning Department effective Jan. 22. Outgoing state Rep. Aaron Vega, D-Holyoke, was named Marrero’s replacement shortly after that.
Vega’s fourth and final term ends in the coming days. Patricia Duffy, Vega’s legislative aide, easily won the 5th Hamden District House seat during the September Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the November general election.
Written by John Lounsbury
In June 2017 Richard D. Wolff addressed a Talks at Google session in New York. This was a discussion of the history of economic theory from the viewpoint of the conflicting views of capitalism presented by Karl Marx and other notable classical economists. The talk focuses on the shortcomings of capitalism and touches on what changes could be considered to improve capitalism.
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Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York City. He wrote Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism and founded www.democracyatwork.info, a non-profit advocacy organization of the same name that promotes democratic workplaces as a key path to a stronger, democr