I have always been interested in setting goals and working toward them, which is everything the new year is branded to be: an opportunity to look ahead at what you would like to achieve and coming ...
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Due to deadlines and print schedules, I often write columns weeks before it will be read by readers. For example, at the beginning of October, I wrote my November Go Local magazine editors note. ...
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There is little in life that is certain. But if you asked me four weeks ago what I was certain of relating to my family, I would have said I was certain I would have many years left with my grandpa...
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A few weeks ago, I took a trip to Maine to visit a friend.

We woke up one morning and decided to take a walk to a little café in her sweet town, get some breakfast and coffee, and sh...
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In this week’s Reminders as a third section, readers will find Reminder Publishing’s newest publication: “Impact: honoring the past, present and future of our re...
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A few weeks ago, I penned a column about change. At the time, I was discussing the demolition of the Eastfield Mall and how bittersweet it will be to see the mall go.

Today, I write another ...
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At times, I can be a very sentimental person.

When I sold my first car a few years ago — a Nissan Juke — so I could buy a new SUV, I sobbed.
Dramatic? Yeah, a little. Espec...
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Returning to office life has been a big topic over the past year, year and a half. Personally, I had mixed feelings about working from home, but I also had mixed feelings about returning to the off...
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The holidays are (about to be) over, and the new year is here. We made it!

As the holidays approached, I spoke with people from different walks of my life. Coworkers, my hairdresser, family,...
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As I was sitting down to write my editorial for our holiday edition, I asked myself, ‘What on earth I could possibly have to say at this point?’ I joked to my team last week that &ldquo...
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Last winter, I was flipping through press releases in my email, formatting them for publication, when I came across a press release from Valley Eye Radio.

I had heard of the organization man...
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“I’ve just been so busy. I haven’t had time to slow down at all. Now it’s about to be the holidays, I have plans nearly every weekend in November and December, I’m ove...
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Mike Dobbs always used to refer to his columns as his rant. He would quite literally save the file for the column in our server with the title “rant.”

Today, I too, am ranting. ...
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This month, Reminder Publishing is welcoming a year of celebration in honor of our 60th anniversary.

In November of 1962, Reminder Publishing – known at the time as ...
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I wrote an opinion piece for this edition which I’ll probably run in a few weeks. But this week, it just didn’t feel right.

The article was about ageism and conversations regardi...
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Recently, a coworker of mine was talking about a family member of his who has a new boss that was hired from outside their company. He explained that this family member was frustrated, as the new b...
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I don’t know The Reminder without Mike Dobbs.

Mike hired me during my senior year of college, first as a freelancer, then quickly an assistant editor, six months later assista...
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Mike Dobbs and I were having a conversation in his office on July 7. Our talks usually begin with work topics – a story he’s working on, our need for more writers, our editorial budget....
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This newspaper is personal.

In the past five years of my employment with Reminder Publishing I’ve been witness to extreme change. When I was hired as an assistant editor, the company h...
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If there’s one thing local business owners, restauranteurs, nonprofit runners, real estate agents and government officials want you to know – it’s that they’re prepared to b...
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What a year. Or – perhaps I should say – what a few years.

It seems that with each passing year life only moves faster. When I share that I’m having this feeling with anyo...
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I follow Entertainment Tonight correspondent Keltie Knight on social media. She hosts a podcast called The LadyGang that I enjoy, and a few years back on the podcast she shared how she creates a ma...
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For the past three years we at Reminder Publishing have been bringing our readers their Community Outlook – a guide and a resource for our subscribers to read about what’s happ...
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What do the holidays mean to you?

When I was younger, the holidays meant going to my grandparents house on Christmas Eve. I loved going to their home, opening gifts, and enjoying my grandma&...
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A few weeks ago the news team got together and we hosted a socially–distanced apple pie tasting. I took the lead on that article, putting it together from everyone's opinions on which pies we...
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When I was 5 years old I decided that I wanted to be a news anchor when I grew up.

That was always the dream.

I loved watching the Today Show when I was younger – I thought Kati...
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Last week I was scrolling on my Twitter feed toward the end of the day, catching up on the day’s news and my favorite accounts when I saw a Tweet that struck me.

I happen to follow a c...
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I have to admit: writing an opinion column on a regular basis is a challenge for me.

Every time I think of a potentially hot–button topic of our times, and I think to myself “I s...
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When I was a senior in high school my parents and I made the decision that for my first two years of college, I would be attending Holyoke Community College (HCC). I didn’t have a strong desi...
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Over the last few months, we’ve all been doing our best to stay home and stop the spread of COVID-19. On May 18, Gov. Charlie Baker announced his reopening plan, discussed the phased approach...
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I distinctly remember riding passenger side with three of my closest friends before our senior years of undergrad, discussing our post-grad plans. The girls chatted about jobs they were applying fo...
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In late 2017, G. Michael Dobbs and I hired Jordan Houston as an assistant editor and reporter. She worked for us up until February 2019 – she was a fantastic writer and friend, however her fi...
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I think I can safely say that we’re all aware of how serious the current coronavirus situation is – and if you’re not aware or taking it seriously ...
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Hi Reminder readers, Assistant Managing Editor Payton North here. You might recognize my byline from the articles I contribute to the East Longmeadow Reminder, or my occasional ar...
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In February of 2019 we at Reminder Publishing ran our first-annual Community Outlook. The Community Outlook is here to serve as a guide and a resource for our subscribers to read about what’s...
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In February of 2019 we at Reminder Publishing ran our first-annual Community Outlook. The Community Outlook is here to serve as a guide and a resource for our subscribers to read about what’s...
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Hello Reminder readers – for those of you who may not recognize my byline (you probably should by now if you’re a regular reader) I’m Payton North ­– the Assist...
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