SPRINGFIELD Their new book is called the “History of the Springfield Cemetery,” but editors Wayne E. Phaneuf and Joseph Carvalho III say it is about much more than that. “It’s more than just about the cemetery, because it’s really about the history of the city,” says Phaneuf. “It’s the history of the country.” Phaneuf, retired executive editor of The Republican, and Carvalho, retired .
State grant to boost tourism in greater Amherst area
A view of Main Street in downtown Amherst on Saturday afternoon, March 14, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/23/2021 9:00:23 AM
AMHERST A marketing campaign to draw visitors to attractions in Amherst and surrounding communities will be undertaken with support from a state grant.
The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce this week received a $116,655 award from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism as part of $1.59 million given to 59 tourism organizations, chambers of commerce, and cities and towns.
With the largest recovery grant received in the Pioneer Valley, the chamber will be able to showcase the Amherst area, including Hadley, Belchertown, Sunderland, Leverett, Shutesbury and Pelham, as a hub for culture, education, dining, agriculture and local business.
Mass Humanities awards nearly $50K to local cultural organizations
Local Access to Valley Arts (The LAVA Center) on Main Street in Greenfield is one of 11 organizations in the Pioneer Valley to receive a grant from Mass Humanities. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 4/19/2021 3:22:26 PM
Mass Humanities, the state’s humanities council, has awarded nearly $50,000 in grants to a range of cultural organizations in the Pioneer Valley museums, historical societies and arts groups to help with digital and alternative programming during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All told, 11 organizations in Amherst, Northampton, Deerfield, Greenfield, Hatfield, Holyoke and three other communities have been awarded just under $50,000 in Digital Capacity Grants, made possible with funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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“Marketing dollars are so important. We need to reach out and let people know we’re here, and welcome them to be part of our communities,” Connor said after ERC5, the organization she serves as executive director, received a $23,457 grant as part of the Massachusetts Travel and Tourism Recovery Grant Program.
The ERC5 organization (whose acronym stands for East of the River-Five Town Chamber of Commerce) is a collaboration of the chambers of commerce in five towns: East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow, Ludlow and Hampden.
Special dinosaur exhibits are open now at Six Flags and Connecticut Science Center. Permanent dinosaur exhibits also are open in the Hartford-Springfield area.