Out of the Darkness Walk finds new home at School Street Park
8/31/2017
| Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
Now in its 16th year, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Greater Springfield Out of the Darkness walk has a new home in School Street Park.
The walk, which is slated for Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is one of the principal fundraising and awareness efforts put on by the AFSP’s local c
...
Community rallies around Lingenberg family
8/31/2017
| Chris Miracle
Fundraising efforts continue for one local high school athlete currently battling cancer.
Justin Lingenberg, a 16-year-old junior at Agawam High School, was diagnosed with pediatric glioma earlier this summer. A member of the Agawam boys’ volleyball team, Lingenberg was playing for the West volleyball t
...
Eat.Enjoy.Live.: Tree House grows into its new home
8/31/2017
| Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com
Hidden in plain sight at Tree House Brewing Company’s new facility in Charlton is a subtle nod to its humble beginnings. Etched into the floor is the original floor plan, with proper dimensions, of the original brewery in Brimfield. The positioning of the bar, fermenters, stairs and even the potbelly stove harkens back to a past that seems long ago, but is, indeed, not forgotten.
...
Eat.Enjoy.Live.: A first timer tries out Big E food
8/31/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
For veteran Big E attendees we know the drill: going to the fair means being able to try food we’ve never seen before and never imagined before.
Fair food is an art form located at the intersection of taste, novelty and mobility. A fair food item may be the best tasting treat you’ve ever had, but
...
