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Rock for all: Whole Children’s resident Friendship Band to perform alongside indie rockers Yo La Tengo at 20th anniversary concert, The Bash, Oct. 23
10-18-2024 11:55 AM

By CAROLYN BROWN

The Northampton organization Whole Children, which serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with indie rock band Yo La Tengo at 33 Hawley on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m.At the event,...

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Mission with a vision: Granby Lions Club completes free eye screenings on some 400 children in two-town region
10-02-2024 3:32 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

GRANBY — Luka Azeuedo, who is just under 2 years old, squirms in the arms Alphabet Soup Childcare Center emplyee Casey Rougeau while she positions him to look into a small black machine playing bird sounds and flashing blue, green and red dots.“Can...


Binky battles: Annual Belchertown baby contest the cutest competition in town
09-26-2024 3:06 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

As the last notes of the 165th Belchertown Fair’s annual parade drifts off into the autumn air — quickly replaced by the joyous screams of children on carnival rides and the soft coos of barn animals — babies from around western Massachusetts take...


Iconic children’s characters come alive in 4-story mural behind R. Michelson Gallery in Northampton
06-28-2024 4:51 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Arthur, Paddington, Madeline and 26 other iconic children’s book characters are jumping off the page and onto the back wall of R. Michelson Galleries in a colorful four-story mural.The Northampton Arts Council sponsored the artwork and...


Colorful visions from Brazil: Eric Carle Museum hosts first U.S. exhibit of Brazilian artist and children’s author Roger Mello
06-20-2024 4:56 PM

STEVE PFARRER

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has displayed the work of dozens and dozens — or more likely hundreds — of illustrators and writers over the years, in solo exhibits and group shows.Among them have been a fair number of artists from other...


Across the great white north: New children’s book chronicles epic Alaskan trip by dog sled
05-30-2024 3:03 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

Crossing the snowy wastes of Alaska in deep winter, when the temperature is plunging past 40 below zero, might not be everybody’s cup of tea.But for Marla BB, it was a little bit of paradise — a three-week sojourn with her own Alaskan sled dogs,...


Change the world in 1,000 days: It starts with supporting babies and their families
03-08-2024 9:41 AM

By DOUG SELWYN

A recent essay by Blythe Thomas, initiative director at 1000 Days, an organization that fights “to make health and well-being during the first 1,000 days (between pregnancy and a child’s 2nd birthday) a policy and funding priority,” begins by asking...


The ABCs of children’s books: ‘Alphabet Soup’ at the Eric Carle Museum looks at how picture books come to life
02-23-2024 2:22 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has no shortage of material to draw on for exhibits.Aside from highlighting work from traveling exhibits, or showcasing illustrations of specific artists drawn from various sources, the Amherst museum can...


Art in the round: Local galleries and museums feature varied art — and potential holiday gifts — this month
11-30-2023 1:10 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

Still hunting for holiday gifts? Want to check out some new art? You can do both by visiting area galleries this month, which offer a variety of exhibits. Here’s a look at some of the shows.Michelson Galleries, Northampton — The Eric Carle Museum...


A hero for children: Lyons retires 33 years after founding Friends of Children
06-20-2023 4:15 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — When Sabrina Petrie thinks about Jane Lyons, she recalls fondly the woman who helped her navigate the beginnings of adulthood after a childhood spent in the foster care system.“She’s more than just a mentor, she’s been a great friend,”...


A transformative experience: In his new graphic memoir, Jarrett Krosoczka looks back on the life lessons he learned as a camp counselor
04-01-2023 10:15 AM

By STEVE PFARRER

Five years ago, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, already an acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator, took his career to the next level with “Hey, Kiddo,” a graphic novel/memoir in which he shared poignant and often painful details from his childhood and...


Friends of Children to launch financial literacy program with funding from new philanthropic organization
03-27-2023 3:37 PM

By Maddie Fabian

NORTHAMPTON — Backed in part by funding from a new Florence-based philanthropic organization, Friends of Children Inc. intends to start a financial literacy program for as many as 50 young people impacted by foster care or juvenile-justice...


Getting tots on track: How the REACH program helps children who need a boost get started
06-12-2017 11:57 PM

By  LISA SPEAR

After a difficult pregnancy three years ago, Thalia Ghazey-Bates of Northampton gave birth to her twins two months early. When the babies were finally able to come home, she and her husband had to be on high alert: Sometimes they would stop breathing....


Noodling around: Northampton’s Eric Bennett adds second children’s book to penguin series
12-21-2016 4:31 PM

By LUIS FIELDMAN Eric Bennett’s friends called him “Noodles” when he was a kid, because he had long, curly hair. Now Bennett, a Northampton children’s book author, says he’s found a new use for that nickname — as the name for a character in two...

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