Valley Advocate

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I often write in these pages about theater at the Five Colleges, all of which have robust degree programs and busy production seasons. But...

Before the cellphone contagion, what games did families play during long trips in the car? Spotting license plates from other states or guessing the...

On August 29, new Federal Aviation Administration rules governing the commercial use of small unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, took effect nationwide. Part 107,...

Stoner Will & The Narks play slacker rock with a biting satirical bent. Check out the band’s Advocate Sessions performance in the video below.Interview...

It looks like a normal courtroom, but once a week, Courtroom 10 in Hampden District Court hosts a legal session that is anything but...

Juan is a 40-year-old Springfield resident who is married with two children under age seven. He works construction jobs when he finds them across...

I’ll get right to the point. The King Lear I saw last weekend courtesy of NT Live is the most thoughtfully conceived, perceptively acted...

The sound was terrifying. It was like nothing I’ve ever heard in the Valley. Was it the high-pitched, piercing shriek of a machine, desperately...

Dallas Anderson, 14, rides his bike about six hours a day, mostly through the streets of his hometown of Springfield. Dallas Anderson, 14, of Springfield...