We are discouraged by the failure of the Massachusetts Legislature to limit the use of toxic pesticides in the commonwealth. This May, for the third time in six years, a grassroots coalition of scientists, doctors, wildlife veterinarians, farmers,.
I’m delighted to see more local news on the front page above the fold. That’s why you have local readers! I just have one bone to pick.Bill Danielson’s “Speaking of Nature” column in the Living section is a wonderful respite from the sturm und drang.
I was upset to learn of what appeared to be targeted and discriminatory attacks on Florence-based cultural center Bombyx. While some neighbors are calling the Fire Department to try to shut it down, I live on the block and I have loved the three.
It is encouraging to hear that the Northampton Public Schools are engaged in curriculum review and data analysis to improve our children’s reading instruction. The recent article, “Schools eye literacy shift to ‘science of reading,’” [Gazette, May.
What have we done in Florence? Once again, the city of Northampton is treating us like the kid who gets blamed for everything. As we were coming out of Covid restrictions, it was our local brewpub that was sidelined. While other breweries locally and.