The good in 2020: Pandemic brings out ‘quiet heroism’ in people
Western MAsk Project co-founders Janna Ugone, left, and her daughter, Gina Whalen, make face masks in the front room of their Northampton home, which they converted into a sewing center on Friday, April 17, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 12/30/2020 9:30:54 AM
OK, let’s get this out of the way up front it’s about time 2020 exits stage left.
There is so much not to like about this unpredictable, tragic year. We’ve chronicled many of the struggles in the region, from the veterans at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke who died from COVID-19 and the ensuing investigations into wrongdoing, to the dozens of businesses that simply couldn’t survive, the empty venues that shuttered live entertainment, and the isolation felt by young and old alike after months in lockdown.