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maintains success as it reaches sixth year | Easy as apple pie: tasting the quintessential fall treat | Eighth annual Easthampton WinterFest underway | Enjoy scenic dining at local waterfront restaurants | Enshrinement highlights another year of basketball legends | Eric Carle Museum celebrates 20th anniversary | Eric Carle Museum presents ‘I Could Do That’ | Excitement grows for 70th Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade | Exhibit showcases collection of political posters | Fables come to life in form of gingerbread | Fall for local coffee shop’s seasonal beverages | Families tour new Pope Francis Preparatory School | Family-friendly festive events around Western Mass. | Farmers’ markets offer fresh, locally grown food | Fast and furious come out for annual Pinewood Derby | Father transforming grief into hope through fundraiser | Feast your eyes on this: local pumpkin pies | Festivals, events happening in the final weeks of summer | Film night to capture the life of legendary drummer Max Roach | First Night Northampton returns to in-person format | First Papillon Tattoo Convention brings art to West Side | Five floors of art await at Cottage Street Open Studios | Flower shops discuss Valentine’s Day expectations | Food pantries prepare for holiday season crunch | Food Truck Fridays festivities begin at MGM Springfield | For Belanger, this year’s Super Bowl had a different feel | Former Reminder reporter finds her niche with the Patriots | Former theater writer, director pens next act | Fossil show brings ‘world’s largest predator’ to Big E | Founder of Roca receives prestigious Heinz Award | Francis uses ‘Arrow’ to do good in the area | Franklin County CiderDays celebrates everything apples | Freezing plunge raises funds for Special Olympics | Fresh Paint Springfield brings local students together | Friends, film buffs launch ‘Cranky Old Men’ podcast | From our families to yours, happy holidays | From the Reminder family to yours | Fun and spooky events to celebrate Halloween | Fun returns to Three County Fairgrounds this week | Gabe Gill brings unpacks suburbia on new EP ‘Crickets’ | Generations of Red Sox fans flock to Springfield for Winter Weekend | Geocaching: A fun, free way to spend time outside | Gingerbread Aquatics | Gingerbread exhibit welcomes visitors to Land of Sugar & Seuss | Girls Inc. of the Valley prepares next generation of girls | Girls take steps toward confidence, fitness at running clubs | Golf tournament to support veterans through Ware nonprofit | Governor gives State of the Commonwealth Address | Great burger choices abound across Western Mass. | Halloween candy: what treat does the trick for you? | Halloween happenings: tricks and treats in your town | Hambley explains current state of affairs in Iraq | Have a ‘good morning’ at your local coffee shop | Herbarium marks 40 years of helping people | Hike with a Tyke: Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Hike with a Tyke: Pomeroy Meadow Conservation Area | Hikes with a Tyke: Poet’s Seat at Rocky Mountain Park | Hikes with a Tyke: Rice Nature Preserve | Hilltowns open studio tour a chance to see and learn | Historic Deerfield ready to celebrate holiday season | History of our Holidays: Celebrating Kwanzaa | History of our Holidays: Celebrating Hanukkah | History of our Holidays: Celebrating Christmas and The Grinch | Holiday season off and running with Bright Nights 5K | Holiday sustainability: tips, tricks and why it’s important | Holy cannoli: Celebrating National Dessert Day | Holyoke Civic Symphony season finale slated for May 7 | Holyoke ramps up for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations | Holyoke’s 70th St. Patrick’s Parade delights crowds | Hop to it: celebrate National Beer Day at local breweries | Hot diggity dog: favorite franks of Western Mass. | Hot Oven Cookies opens new store in Chicopee | Houses of worship take different approaches to reopening | How do they crumble? 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Style | Roll into summer with Western Mass. food trucks | Ronald McDonald House hosts inaugural Trees of Hope event | Ronald McDonald House to host 28th Annual Gala in April | Rowing organizations preparing for upcoming season | Saldo returns to area with ‘Connecting Point’ | Santa’s Trains at Look Park returns after two lost years | Santa’s Trains returns to Look Park with more days, features | Scantic River Artisans showcase their talents at art show | Search begins for Ms. Massachusetts Senior America | Second largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in nation returns | Sept. 11 attacks remembered at Amherst ceremony | Seventh annual Barks and Brews benefits Dakin | Seventh annual walk brings awareness to domestic violence in Ware | Shop, listen and learn at Long Meddowe Days | Sikes offers advice from his 30-year career in Hollywood | Silent film actor’s scrapbook comes to Whately | Six Flags brings Harley Quinn to Gotham City | Sixth Annual Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival | #SocialDistancingFest brings live music to your home | SONAURA’s romantic chemistry radiates from “Long Way ‘Round” | South Hadley native prepares to head to Paralympics | Spirit of Springfield prepares for holiday celebrations | Spirit of Springfield prepares for summer fun | Spirit of Springfield reflects on Bright Nights, 2022 season | Spring 5K proves girls run Western Massachusetts | Springfield honors Martin Luther King Jr. in annual celebration | Springfield Museums celebrate 85 years of reaching for the stars | Springfield Museums celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday | Springfield Museums celebrate Oktoberfest at the Quadrangle | Springfield Museums featuring work of area residents | Springfield Museums host annual gingerbread contest | Springfield Museums’ This Is Us Portraiture Today exhibit begins | Springfield Preservation Trust presents awards at event | Springfield Pride Parade draws thousands to downtown | Springfield Science Museum exhibit explores climate change | Springfield Symphony Orchestra gears up for 22-23 season | Stars shine bright at 2023 Spalding Hoophall Classic | Sugar houses prepare for the 2021 sugar season | Support needed for family following rare medical crisis | Sustainability, growth amoung goals of Catholic elementary schools | T-Birds collect, distribute record-setting 6,083 teddy bears | Take a fall road trip to some great used book stores | Take a hike! 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Springfield Pride Parade draws thousands to downtown

Date: 6/7/2023

SPRINGFIELD — Thousands of people participated in the second annual Springfield Pride Parade on June 3, while spectators lined the streets to cheer and clap as it made its way down Main Street. On June 1, the city kicked off the festivities with the raising of the pride flag with Mayor Domenic Sarno, state Reps. Carlos Gonzalez and Angelo Puppolo, Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Judi Crowell, Springfield Pride Parade founder Taurean Bethea, members of the parade board and supporters. “We’re back,” Bethea declared. The parade board also hosted its inaugural You Ball at MGM Springfield, the proceeds from which will go to support the Safe Space Springfield initiative.

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