Mount Holyoke child care center closing spurs protest
Students walk to and from the Mount Holyoke College Blanchard Campus Center on Nov. 16. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 2/25/2021 8:02:29 PM
SOUTH HADLEY Mount Holyoke College on Wednesday announced that it will shutter the Gorse Children’s Center and suspend on-campus child care operations at the end of June, prompting outcry from community members who rely on the center.
The announcement has left families scrambling to find an alternative among child care centers that are stretched thin with long waiting lists, according to parents who spoke with the Gazette. Now, families, staff and community members are calling for the college to rescind its decision and look for alternative solutions.
SOUTH DEERFIELD After seven years in the community, the owner of Sheep & Shawl is looking to pass on the torch to someone new.Liz Sorenson, owner of the yarn shop on Routes 5 and 10, announced her decision to sell the business in a Facebook post.
Sheep & Shawl in South Deerfield seeks new owner
Liz Sorenson, owner of Sheep & Shawl, demonstrates how to use a loom weaver inside her store on Routes 5 and 10 in South Deerfield in 2016. Sorenson, who is looking to retire, hopes to find someone to take over her shop. STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANDY CASTILLO
Liz Sorenson, owner of Sheep & Shawl, demonstrates how to use a loom weaver inside her store on Routes 5 and 10 in South Deerfield in 2016. Sorenson, who is looking to retire, hopes to find someone to take over her shop. STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANDY CASTILLO
Sheep & Shawl, located on Routes 5 and 10 in South Deerfield, sells fiber products, such as natural fiber yarn, needle felting supplies and a myriad of other knitting supplies. STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANDY CASTILLO
SOUTH DEERFIELD After seven years in the community, the owner of Sheep & Shawl is looking to pass on the torch to someone new. Liz Sorenson, owner of the yarn shop on Routes 5 and 10, announced her decision to sell the business in a Facebook post.
Hometown throwdown: Multiple artists join virtual concert to raise money for three Valley organizations
Jazz-pop favorites Lake Street Dive, see at the Green River Festival in 2017, will perform as part of the Get Down With Your Hometown virtual shows. Gazette file photo
Jazz pianist Miro Sprague, now living in California, will be part of Get Down With Your Hometown. Gazette file photo
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Fab Faux brings its acclaimed covers of the Beatles catalog to Get Down With Your Hometown. Gazette file photo
Photo by Matt Burkhartt/Gazette file photo
Published: 1/5/2021 3:12:10 PM
Music has been a vital part of the arts scene in the Valley for years, and not just in clubs and other performance spaces: That vitality is also reflected in the considerable number of recording studios in the region as well as the sheer number of bands and players on the scene.