Category: August

Springfield BID launches year two of Thunderbird Thursdays

8/17/2017 | Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com

The Springfield Business Improvement District and the Springfield Thunderbirds celebrated the return of Thunderbird Thursdays this July. ...

Springfield celebrates National Night Out

8/17/2017 | Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.com

Neighborhood councils and the Springfield Police Department, the Mayor’s Office, Springfield Fire Department, the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department throughout the city of Springfield celebrated National Night Out on Aug. 1. ...

Homebrew Showcase supports local adoption

8/17/2017 | G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com

By day he’s the assistant managing editor of Reminder Publications, but by night (and weekend) Chris Maza is a dedicated home brewer and beer aficionado. His love for homebrewing, as well as the craft beer movement, was used to raise funds for a cause also near and dear to his heart, the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE). Maza organized a Homebrew Showcase that took place Aug. 5 at Paddy’s Irish Pub which raised $2,245 for MARE. ...

Healthy Living: Local Eagle Scout creates Diabetes Survival Kit

8/17/2017 | Debbie Gardner
debbieg@thereminder.com

The seeds for the Diabetes Survival Kit – the Eagle Scout project for Belchertown’s Daniel Godbout Jr. – were planted early with this young Type 1 diabetic. ...