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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...