TURNERS FALLS Crowds once again filled Avenue A on a picture-perfect fall day as the Great Falls Festival returned to the village Saturday afternoon for its 11th edition following a pandemic-induced hiatus last year.The festival, formerly known as.
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Immigrant mask makers provide pandemic PPE
The im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
An assortment of masks made by the im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts team. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
A seamstress with im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts works at a sewing machine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Published: 3/1/2021 3:43:37 PM
NORTHAMPTON When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S. last March, lockdowns left many without jobs, while public safety measures created a scramble for face masks to protect against virus transmission.
A Northampton-based group, im2: Immigrant Mask Makers of Western Massachusetts, soon went to work creating masks and jobs during the crisis. Today, the team, consisting of 16 immigrant women and co-founders Amy Ben-Ezra and Allie Aguirre, have sewn and coordinated the creation of hundreds of masks.
Editorial: Meeting hunger needs
Volunteers at Stone Soup Cafe and members of the Greenfield Police and Fire departments unload food boxes to be distributed at Stone Soup Cafe on Main Street. STAFF FILE PHOTO/MARY BYRNE
Published: 2/28/2021 7:08:22 AM
A few years ago, Congressman Jim McGovern toured the region’s farms touting an initiative that would allow those who received a food budget through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to spend their benefits buying fresh produce at local farmers’ markets.
It was an innovative approach to meeting the nutritional needs of vulnerable populations creative, but unsurprising, given the region’s affinity for compassion, especially when it comes to those facing food insecurity.