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Sullivan’s fundraising ahead of mayoral field in Holyoke "> Published: 7/13/2021 7:18:49 PM HOLYOKE — Campaign cash is pouring into Holyoke, where eight candidates are jockeying to become the city’s next mayor in a wide-open election. In total, Holyoke mayoral candidates have raked in $152,311 since the start of the year, according to figures from the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Most of that money comes from political donations during that time period, though some ...

Beer dedicated to Calvin missing “A” The damaged Calvin Theater sign in Northampton, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Calvin Theatres A-less sign in Northampton has inspired a beer called C_LVIN. NORTHAMPTON – The city’s most notorious missing vowel is getting its very own beer. The C_LVIN India Pale Ale, named after the appearance of the Calvin Theatre sign with its missing “A,” is slated to be released this week at bars across the Valley as part of Western Mass Beer Week. The limite...

Published: 4/9/2021 2:56:31 PM NORTHAMPTON — Longtime downtown business owner Bill Muller thought he had a plan — consolidate his Northampton businesses, Guild Art Supply and Pierce’s Frameshop, and his Easthampton printing business, Big Wheel Press, into one space in the old Serio’s Market storefront on State Street in Northampton. The spot was ideal, complete with parking. “We were working on floor plans and everything,” he said. “Then COVID hit.” Surrounded by so much economi...

Pioneer Valley Workers Center co-founder steps down GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/JERREY ROBERTS GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/JERREY ROBERTS Rose Bookbinder of the Pioneer Valley Workers Center speaks April 10, 2018, during a press conference at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, which is providing Russian-born immigrant Irida Kakhtiranova sanctuary from deportation. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/SARAH CROSBY U.S. Sen. Ed Markey enters First Congregational Church of Amherst, Jan. 29, 2018, with Caroline Murray...

Performing arts venues, suffering under pandemic shutdown, struggle to move forward Updated Feb 08, 2021; Facebook Share There is a joke among concert promoters that since they have nothing to do, the government should put them in charge of distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. “Everyone would get a wristband and head into a post-vaccination VIP meet-and-greet for a picture with Dr. Fauci,” said John Sanders of DSP Shows. It’s a bit of dark humor. Sanders said he knows that vaccines, Dr. An...

From left, Golden Years principals Brian Santaniello, Mary Flahive-Dickson, and Cesar Ruiz Jr. Cesar Ruiz Jr. describes the business plan for Golden Years Homecare Services as “a living, breathing document.” That intriguing phrase was chosen to convey many things all at once — especially movement, flexibility, seemingly constant change, and a certain ambitious tone. Indeed, while every business plan is fluid and most are written in pencil — figuratively speaking, anyway — this one has...