By Melissa Karen Sances For the Valley Advocate   Before her first open mic when she was 18, Pamela Means debuted three ...

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Bridging the heartfelt and heartbreak with soaring celebration, traditional and contemporary Yiddish music will fill the air ...

Shawn Palmer is publisher of the Valley Advocate. Prior to joining Newspapers of New England in 2021, Shawn held leadership positions at The (New London) Day, The (Danbury) News-Times, the (Meriden) ...

Bridging the heartfelt and heartbreak with soaring celebration, traditional and contemporary Yiddish music will fill the air this July as the Yidstock festival returns to the Yiddish Book Center in ...

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in her office at Smith College with her book, “Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me.” CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo ...

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor in her office at Smith College with her book, “Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me.” CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo ...

As we begin the limited use of artificial intelligence in our newsroom, our commitment to accuracy, transparency and service to our communities remains unchanged. AI tools enable us to work more ...

Veteran actors and acting teachers Candace and Raye Birk at their home in Florence. Raye Birk will head an eight-week, multi-class acting workshop at the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity in Florence ...

The Easthampton-based cannabis manufacturer Wemelco Industries has seen notable growth in its first few years of operation — which is ironic, considering one of the only things it doesn’t do with ...