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Holyoke Elementary School volunteer crossing guard Jim Gribben, at left, pauses for a picture with fourth-grader Maelynn Frost. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Alice Mathew, in front, and Barb Fisher work on Sew Caring quilting projects for a variety of community needs. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Give Back.
They say it’s better to give than to receive, but those who give will often find they receive more in return than they ever thought they would.
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a press conference in 1965. While visiting Memphis, Tennessee, to support a strike by black sanitation workers, on April 4, 1968, he was shot and killed by escaped convict James Earl Ray, sparking unrest and debate across the country. — Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-49864
Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 slaying left a nation divided and a dream in peril
The evening of April 4, 1968, found presidential hopeful and New York senator Robert F.
SNAP benefits issued early; make them last
Due to the continuing partial federal government shutdown, the U.S.
Board games a low-tech amusement on snow days
So school’s been canceled, the white stuff is piling up against your front door and you have a houseful of kids of varying ages who need to be occupied, lest they drive you crazy.