Encountering Fairies in Northampton, MA

Last weekend I took a date out on a geocaching expedition up in Northampton, where we strolled around the outskirts of the downtown and Smith College area looking for hidden treasures. Print PDF

Candidate Fountain: Democrats Need Only Apply

These days, Democrats are so used to running the show in western Massachusetts that the very idea of being a political party and not the government itself at times completely escape them. Print PDF

Springfield Resident Slams Assesors Dept. Over Undervalued Properties

- – Ask Springfield resident Russ Seelig what he thinks of the city’s Assessors Department and he’s likely to have a few choice, but in no way flattering, words to share with you. Print PDF

Resistance Rewarded: Springfield Succumbs to the Fair Fight Philosophy

With the guilty verdict against former Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher, the latest chapter in the saga of Melvin Jones III has come to a close. Print PDF

Asher and Jones Return to the Headlines

With the trial of former Springfield police officer Jeffrey Asher now ongoing in Chicopee District Court (Asher is being tried on charges of assault & battery and assault & battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the November 2009 arrest of suspect Melvin Jones III), Print PDF

Local News Briefs & Tidbits – 2-12-2012

PREACHING TO THE CHOIR In a recent story that appeared online at Northampton Media, writer-editor Mary Serreze wrote about a visit by traveling Occupy Wall Street protesters to the cozily-progressive city of Northampton earlier this month. Print PDF

The SI’s All-Time Motion Picture Reviews

With the new year upon us, I thought it would be a good time to get in a good-hearted post (as so few of mine apparently are!) on a subject that all but the most ardent critics of mine would not find offensive: movie reviews. Print PDF

Ferrera Stumbles Coming Out of the Gate

El Presedente didn’t waste anytime showing his leadership ability – or lack thereof – with the 2012 edition of the Springfield City Council. Print PDF


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