Please visit our friends,
and tell them Janet sent you!

www.beacon.org

Beacon Press, publisher of "Songs From a Lead-Lined Room'' and "Shelf Life."

www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river

Connecticut River Homepage: Investigate the history, biology and geology of New England's longest river. From the UMass-Amherst Biology Department.

www.buylocalfood.com

CISA: Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Check here for local farmers markets in Western Mass., a farm products guide, news and other resources for supporting locally grown agricultural products. Sponsored by CISA, a community organization dedicated to sustaining agriculture in Western Massachusetts by strengthening the relationships between farmers and consumers.

www.cancer-connection.org

Located in Florence, Mass., just north of Northampton, Cancer Connection is a drop-in center run by best friends Deb Orgera and Jackie Walker, who offer support services to cancer survivors and their family and friends.

www.cityofspringfieldmass.com

Official site for the City of Springfield.

www.falconsAHL.com Springfield Falcons: Springfield's professional hockey team; check here for team stats, rosters, profiles, tickets, schedules, the Falcon store and more.

www.forestparkzoo.org

Zoo in Forest Park: Program information and other facts about the zoo in Springfield's beautiful Forest Park.

www.freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Edickbolt/Springfield.html

Springfield, Massachusetts: Old Photographs. Interesting website from Dick Bolt, with many old photographs and postcards of Springfield locations, people, vehicles and more.

www.gazettenet.com

GazetteNET: Daily Hampshire Gazette Online: Covers news, activities, entertainment, dining, and more for the Pioneer Valley.

www.hoophall.com

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Springfield's leading tourist destination is now on the Web.

www.mspca.org

Critters galore, in need of homes, are at MSPCA's Springfield shelter - and visit Edwards the third Thursday of each month.

www.nabco.org

National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) is the leading non-profit information and education resource on breast cancer

www.petfinder.com

Cows to cockatoos, poodles to pythons, a nation of critters in need of homes can be found here. Need we say more?

www.preciouspawsinc.com

Need a t-shirt with a black dog on the front? This is the only one to consider. Elizabeth Frechette's Precious Paws, Inc., in Northampton, Mass., donates ten percent of its proceeds to breast cancer research and services.

www.massbook.org

Affiliated with the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, this organization promotes reading and literacy and hosts the annual Massachusetts Book Awards.

www.masslive.com/shea/republican/

Tommy Shea's most recent columns from the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.

www.massmentor.edu

Massachusetts Mentor: Information about colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts, with campus tours, online admissions, financial aid and student planners.

www.nathanmartin.com

Maintains this very website.

www.picturebookart.org

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: The first full-scale museum in America devoted to national and international picture book art, conceived and built with the aim of celebrating the art that we are first exposed to as children. Located in Amherst, Mass.

www.pvta.com

PVTA: Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Check here for schedules and maps, news and resources for the local bus and transportation company.

www.reflector.org

Springfield Stars Club: The local astronomy club has its own website, with a schedule of events including programs at the Springfield Science Museum, and other astronomical information and links.

www.rootsweb.com/~mahampde/towns/springfield/

Springfield, Massachusetts: History and Genealogy. Various online resources concerning the history of Springfield, including a history of the "Old High School," some high school yearbooks, Springfield cemeteries, Springfield officials, and much more. From the Rootsweb genealogy community.

www.sec.stcc.edu

Springfield Enterprise Center: Located at STCC Technology Park, the purpose of the Springfield Enterprise Center is to enhance the economic development of the Pioneer Valley by providing nascent entrepreneurs with the opportunity to experience what it's like to be in business for themselves, but still have a team of advisors guiding them.

www.simonandschuster.com

Simon and Schuster publishers, the Atria Books and Washington Square Press divisions of which have published Suzanne Strempek Shea's four novels.

www.springfielddowntown.com

Goings-on downtown, sponsored by the Springfield Business Improvement District.

www.springfieldparks.com

Springfield Parks and Recreation Department: Check here for information on city parks, a downloadable activities guide for children and youth, Bright Nights, Jazz in the Parks, tennis leagues, swimming, and much more.

www.springfieldpublicforum.org/index.htm

Springfield Public Forum: The Springfield Public Forum, an annual event held every Fall at Springfield Symphony Hall, is the is the last surviving lecture series in the nation that is still offered at no charge to the public. The Springfield Public Forum brings an incredible array of celebrity journalists, authors, political commentators, environmentalists, health experts and financial advisors to our community each year. The site includes this year's schedule of speakers and information about membership.

www.springfieldschoolvolunteers.org

Springfield School Volunteers: Springfield School Volunteers is a non-profit organization dedicated for 33 years to marshalling the resources of the community to benefit the teachers, principals and children of the Springfield Public Schools. Springfield School Volunteers welcomes people who care about children and have anywhere from an hour a week to an hour a year to help children learn.

www.springfieldsymphony.org

Springfield Symphony Orchestra: Events calendar for Springfield's professional orchestra, including the Summer Pops programs at Stanley Park.

www.spiritofspringfield.org

Spirit of Springfield: Organization responsible for sponsoring many downtown and city-wide events in Springfield, including Taste of Springfield, Bright Nights, the Balloon Parade, New Year festivities, Star Spangled Springfield, and more.

www.sps.springfield.ma.us/websites/index.asp

Springfield Public Schools: Links to individual public schools and other information about the Springfield public school system.

www.suzannestrempekshea.com

Suzanne Strempek Shea's home page - news, schedule of events, bibliography.

www.thebige.com

The Big E: Home page for the great Eastern States Exposition, ninth largest fair in North America. Besides information about the annual fair, the page includes a calendar of events held during the year at the Exposition grounds in West Springfield.

www.thereminder.com

The Reminder ONLINE: The Reminder newspaper has its own website, with news of interest to Springfield and its surrounding towns, classifieds, links to other sites of interest, and interactive community bulletin boards for activities in Greater Springfield, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Wilbraham.

www.tjoconnor.net

Still more critters galore - these in Western Massachusetts - in need of homes.

www.valleyadvocate.com/gbase/Cover/index.html

Valley Advocate: The Pioneer Valley's alternative newspaper. Includes information on upcoming arts and entertainment events. Western Massachusetts:

www.valleyvisitor.com

Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts: Includes maps, a visitor's guide, a media guide, and much more for tourists and convention attendees in Springfield and the Pioneer Valley. From the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau.

www.cityofspringfieldmass.com

Springfield Library Catalog: Includes search capabilities for the catalogs of participating libraries in the Central and Western Mass. Resource Sharing System (C/WMARS). Cardholders may login to check their library accounts and renew items.

www.wmclgs.org

Cooperating Libraries of Greater Springfield: A consortium of academic and public libraries in the Greater Springfield area. Check here for links to member libraries and recommended academic websites.

www.mlin.lib.ma.us/about_libraries/homepage_search.shtml

Massachusetts library home pages: Database of homepages for public, academic, school and special libraries throughout Massachusetts. From the Massachusetts Library Network (MLIN).

www.umlibr.library.umass.edu

University of Massachusetts at Amherst Online Catalog: Search the library catalog at UMass. You can search by author, title, subject or keyword. Provides access to the Four College Library Catalog (Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke and Smith).