Local Newspapers Daily Hampshire Gazette https://www.gazettenet.com/ News and Information for Northampton by the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Forbes Library patrons can find articles from 1994 to the present in NewsBank. For index…oneer Valley news and talk Local Television WGBY-TV (PBS) – Springfield WWLP Channel 22 – Springfield WGGB News 40 – Springfield NCTV Northampton Community Television / Northampton Open Media Local College Newspapers The Sophian – Smith College Student press. The Amherst Student – Amherst College Newspaper. The Daily Collegian – UMass Amherst’s college newspaper. Online Only Local News Sites Paradise City Press https://paradisecitypress.org/ A cit…
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Forbes Seeks Status Quo
June 1, 2016 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Trustees of Forbes Library value a productive relationship with Northampton’s City government. The current unfortunate dispute resulted from the Trustees’ receipt of a January 28, 2016…-agreement-with-Forbes-Library-not-unprecedented-2421255 (June 10) https://www.gazettenet.com/Clarity-needed-on-Forbes-Library-status-2593823 (Editorial, June 4) https://www.gazettenet.com/Maintenance-key-concern-in-rift-between-mayor-Forbes-Library-trustees-2540522 (June 1) https://www.gazettenet.com/City-correspondence-with-Forbes-sheds-new-light-on-library-s-legal-action-2351133 (May 23) https://www.gazettenet.com/Forbes-Library-trustees-file-c…
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Law/Legal Resources for the Northampton Area
Massachusetts Access to Justice The Massachusetts Access to Justice initiative works to provide equal access to the court system for the public, including self-represented litigants, those with limited or no…) 586-8729 Lawyer Referral Service – Massachusetts Bar Association https://www.masslawhelp.com/ (866) 627-7577 Massachusetts Court Service Centers https://www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-about-court-service-centersCourt Service Centers help people navigate the Massachusetts court system. Centers are available to all court users without attorneys and there are no income or immigration status requirements. All of the services in the Court Service…
Online Day of Giving Established to Support Local Libraries
March 26, 2019 — ONLINE DAY OF GIVING ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT LOCAL LIBRARIES Three local libraries are raising funds through an inaugural Library Giving Day campaign. This one-day online fundraising event will occur on…Mary Anne Antonellis, Director M.N. Spear Memorial Library https://sites.google.com/site/mnspearmemoriallibrary/ 413-259-1213 library.director@shutesbury.org 10 Cooleyville Road PO Box 256 Shutesbury, MA 01072 Lisa Downing, Director Forbes Library www.forbeslibrary.org 413-587-1016 ldowning@forbeslibrary.org 20 West Street Northampton, MA 01060 Katherine Hand, Director Sunderland Public Library www.sunderlandpubliclibrary.org 413-665-2642 director…
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Use fees are charged on a per image basis. The Application for Permission to Publish Images must be completed and signed, and all reproduction and use fees must be paid…OM, DVD, Video) for one production. Does not include Book production or website use. Allows for promotion.) * A Set-up fee for on-site filming and research will be charged to local Public TV and Cable Access Stations, to be billed at $50.00 (0-4 hours) or $100.00 (4-8 hours). Day starts at booked appt. time – 24 hr. cancellation notice is required. Internet/Website: Personal $25.00/yr Non profit $25.00/yr Commercial $50.00/yr Images will be provid…
Ian’s Shoelace Site
Sometimes its nice to dive into a seemingly trivial subject and learn what there is to learn. Shoelaces for example. We tie and untie them everyday, but what do we…mount, it turns out, and Ian Fieggen has provide a website (Ian’s Shoelace Site) that answers the questions you didn’t think to ask. The deepest and richest sections are, without a doubt, the sections on shoelace tying and shoe lacing. You can learn sixty-two different ways to lace shoes and the comparative advantages and disadvantages of each. And you can learn twenty different ways to tie your laces. Fieggen’s instructions are clear and the amou…
Our Community Sing 2018
In 1918 when thousands gathered on the Forbes Library lawn for a community sing, a sole photographer documented the event. On Sunday September 23, 100 years later, those gathering on…n alternative in-door site will be announced. Check the Forbes Library website for updates. The Musicians & Singers for Our Community Sing Jim Armenti has been an instrumentalist, performer, songwriter and teacher in the Connecticut valley for over 40 years. Currently he can be seen performing as a Solo act and also with the Lonesome Brothers, Young@Heart Chorus and Klezamir. He is a graduate of the music and anthropology departments of UMass Amh…
MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center Update
March 18, 2020 — MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Centers are temporarily closed to the public for in-person services in an effort to protect our customers and staff from potential exposure to Coronavirus (Covid-19). Forbes…chedule Counselor Consults which will take place by phone. Call the office to make an appointment. Job Fairs/Employer Spotlights: All job fairs and employer spotlights are cancelled for March and April. Many employers are still hiring! Our hot jobs list is updated daily on our website at: https://www.masshirefhcareers.org/job-search-resources/. The Hot Jobs List will be printed daily and available for pick up in the hall outside our Greenfield off…
Reading Series: The Modern Real and Surreal
Naila Moreira, photo by Jermane Stephinger Where the Real and the Surreal Meet The Modern Real and Surreal: Writers and Artists on Our Age, is the Forbes Library’s author reading…, Writer in Residence, Forbes Library November 4 – Writing about Health, Medicine and the Body Norman Johnson, author of Darwinian Detectives Nell Lake, author of The Caregivers Suzanne Koven, Writer in Residence, Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Division December 2 – 1000 Words: Telling Stories Through Photography Paul Ickovic, photographer Stephen Petegorsky, photographer Greg Saulmon, journalist, The Hampshire Gazette Janu…
Community Events Seek to Facilitate Conversations about End-of-Life Care, Planning
This program ran in 2016. It is archived here for those who are interested Hampshire & Franklin Counties – More than 25 libraries throughout the region and medical professionals from…Jackson. This program is free. Registration is required; space is limited. www.cooley-dickinson.org/classes or 888-554-4234. Fostering Discussions among Patients, their Doctors, and other Medical Professionals Jeffrey Zesiger, MD, director of Palliative Care at Cooley Dickinson Hospital and an event organizer, says the goal of the initiative is to help community members prepare for the later stages of life, as well as better understand the aging p…
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