Opinion

Eastfield Mall demolition unearths old memories

Payton North
pnorth@thereminder.com

At times, I can be a very sentimental person....
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Disney’s briar patch was too thorny to go unpruned

Chris Maza
cmaza@thereminder.com

As I write this column, my family and I are in the final days of preparation for our trip to Walt Disney World. So, of course, given the attention it has received over the past year in the national news, there has been a recurring question: “Aren’t you sad about Splash Mountain?”...
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The NFL playoffs have me thinking about time passing

Dennis Hackett
dhackett@thereminder.com

Back when the NFL Wild Card playoff round wrapped up several weeks ago, I saw an article noting that the oldest quarterback remaining after that round was 29 years old and that was Dak Prescott of the Cowboys before they were bounced in the Divisional Round. ...
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All politics are local, I learned it in a grocery store

Tony Cignoli

I’m grateful for this opportunity to share my thoughts with you, to make observations on this place we call home and the people here who make it great. I hope to tell you, too, about the lives of folks who weave the fabric of life in places my work takes me....
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A trip to Cambridge underscores a real problem

G. Michael Dobbs

I needed to go to Cambridge recently, Somerville to be precise. The occasion was to be interviewed about the Max Fleischer animation studio for a documentary and the director and producer had chosen the historic Somerville Theater as the location....
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Write in for Longmeadow Planning Board

I want to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Robert Bryant Miller, but my family, friends and neighbors know me as Bryant. I am running for the open seat on the Longmeadow Planning Board as a write in vote. The upcoming annual town election is on June 13 at the Community House, polls are open from 7 a.m. ... Read More

Local News

Holland conducts ‘straightforward’ Annual Town Meeting

Marcella Comerford
mcomerford@thereminder.com

HOLLAND — The Annual Town Meeting on May 30 had 89 registered voters in attendance and the warrant items covered mainly budgetary topics.

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Candidates win uncontested elections in East Longmeadow, light plant approved

Sarah Heinonen
sheinonen@thereminder.com

EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow voters selected incumbent Marilyn Richards and Jonathan Torcia to fill the two Town Council seats that were on the ballot in this year’s town election.

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Longmeadow Pride Alliance fundraising for third annual festival

Sarah Heinonen
sheinonen@thereminder.com

LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Pride Alliance is gearing up for the third annual Longmeadow Pride festival on Sept. 17, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Longmeadow Town Green. The organization needs the community’s help to make it happen.

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Process of new middle school proposal aligns Holyoke on need

Trent Levakis
tlevakis@thereminder.com

HOLYOKE – Mayor Joshua Garcia broke down the case for why Holyoke needs a new middle school building as the vote for a new school building was nearing in a short chat with Holyoke Media released on May 31 in the latest “Mayor’s Message.”

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Effort to recall Easthampton School Committee Chair Kwiecinski underway

Dennis Hackett
dhackett@thereminder.com

EASTHAMPTON — With the effort to recall School Committee Chair Cynthia Kwiecinski in its second stage, City Clerk Barbara LaBombard discussed the process required with a recall election.

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Agawam's Calabrese, Johnson, Sandlin eye mayoral runs

Michael Ballway
mballway@thereminder.com

AGAWAM — The last time Agawam’s mayor decided not to run for reelection, the town saw a three-way race that had to be narrowed in an October preliminary election. This year could see a repeat.

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Little Sisters of the Poor’s classic car show returns

Miasha Lee

ENFIELD — After a three-year hiatus, the Little Sisters of the Poor will bring back their Annual Classic Car Show on June 23 at 5 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Residence at 1365 Enfield St.

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Amherst license board maintains late hours provision for food trucks

Bill Zito
bzito@thereminder.com

AMHERST — The June 1 meeting of the Board of License Commissioners focused largely on the extension of late-night hours and the potential addition of service for lunch carts and food trucks in the downtown area.

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Dining & Entertainment

What I’m watching: An OK comedy and a high-flying sports film

Matt Conway

Working-class hotel manager Sebastian is preparing to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Ellie. As he embarks on a holiday trip to her affluent family’s homestead, his traditionalist Italian father, Salvo, decides to tag along for a family bonding adventure in the studio comedy “About My Father.”

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