Valley Advocate

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer July was a challenging month for outdoor music shows, with the heavy rain that flooded local farms and roads also washing...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Rober Harris’ newest historical novel is set partly in colonial Hadley. Robert Harris is the author of a slew of bestselling thrillers...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Spring is here — or at least the calendar says it is. And as the weather (hopefully) warms, there’s more incentive...

November 2018 was a momentous time for Massachusetts. That’s when the state officially joined the retail marijuana business, some two years after voters said...

By EMILY THURLOW For the Advocate At one point or another, you’ve likely overheard someone mention “Pagans” in a conversation. Those not in the know might...

City councilors have begun to gather public input on the subject of imposing a cap on the number of marijuana dispensaries that are allowed...

By ROBIN GOLDSTEIN For the Advocate If I were writing the Pioneer Valley chapter of a travel guide to New England, this would be its section...

Editor’s note: this article originally ran June 10, 2019.     Hi Yana, Over the course of the last couple months my partner’s sex drive has slowly fallen...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Not so long ago, there was a general lament sometimes heard among Valley musicians: “There aren’t enough places to play around...

By Monte Belmonte For the Valley Advocate The Bridge of Flowers may be closed to tourists this year but I can think of another great reason...