Page 3 - First Churches News Today

NORTHAMPTON — Acclaimed cellist Karim Wasfi, conductor of Iraq’s National Symphony Orchestra, will give a free performance Saturday, May 7, at First Churches Northampton as part of his work with a nonprofit group that uses art as a response to war and...

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong; Penguin Press Ocean Vuong has forged a remarkable literary path since his debut poetry collection, “Night Sky With Exit Wounds,” won a host of awards in 2016 and 2017, including a Whiting Award and Great Britain’s T.S....

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong; Penguin Press Ocean Vuong has forged a remarkable literary path since his debut poetry collection, “Night Sky With Exit Wounds,” won a host of awards in 2016 and 2017, including a Whiting Award and Great Britain’s T.S....

NORTHAMPTON — The iconic bronze “Happy Frog” sculpture on Main Street that collects donations for a local soup kitchen was discovered broken into and stolen from during a collection last week.Northampton Police Detective Lt. Craig Kirouac said a...

Northampton vigil honors slain Honduran activist- NORTHAMPTON — As organizers Em Jollie and Oonagh Doherty kicked off a peace vigil with a chant on the steps of the First Churches on Saturday, about 30 people took turns laying down pine needles and carnations to form a ceremonial altar.The...

When the Community Preservation Committee helped First Churches with money for roofing and painting several years ago, the question of civic money for a religious institution came up. When the CPC decided to support the request, it was influenced by...

NORTHAMPTON — As a cold wave bears down on the Pioneer Valley, the homeless population and those who serve them are preparing for conditions that can end lives.“This is killing weather,” said KB McConnell, founder and executive director of the harm...

AMHERST — Protecting reproductive rights is the aim of Generation Ratify Amherst, a group of Amherst teenagers who recently joined the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts for a banner drop in Northampton. Marisol Pierce Bonifaz, founder...

AMHERST — Protecting reproductive rights is the aim of Generation Ratify Amherst, a group of Amherst teenagers who recently joined the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts for a banner drop in Northampton.Marisol Pierce Bonifaz, founder...

AMHERST — In recent days, a flurry of people have reached out to the nonprofit organization that runs Amherst’s seasonal emergency overnight shelter, perhaps indicating that when it opened this week, demand for the service will continue to be...