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2020-03-20Daily Hampshire Gazette 03/20/20
In this edition of the Daily Hampshire Gazette (Amherst, MA, 03/20/2020) every article in the paper (except for one on social justice and the environment) was directly related to Covid-19. -
2020-04-04Hearts and teddy bears in the windows
This house displays two local responses to Covid-19. In the upper right window is a display of construction-paper hearts with a thank-you note to all people exposed to the virus as part their daily jobs, including health care workers, delivery drivers, grocery store clerks, and others whose work is deemed essential. In the bottom right window is a teddy bear. This is part of a "find-the-teddy-bear" game which has arisen as desperate parents try to find ways to amuse their children while schools and workplaces are closed and in-person socializing is discouraged. The game, designed for young children, is to walk the neighborhood and try to find teddy bears (or sometimes other stuffed animals) sitting in the neighbors' windows. -
2020-04-04Hope is not cancelled
Sign in front of the historic Clapp House in Belchertown, MA: Hope is not cancelled. -
2020-04-06Homemade face masks
Homemade face masks, now encouraged or required in most grocery stores and other public spaces. -
2020-04-08Dramatic drop in gas prices
With stay-at-home orders in place, gas prices drop dramatically. For comparison, the price in this area was about $2.69 a year ago, and about $2.52 on Jan. 9th (2020). -
2020-04-09Toilet paper shipment from a friend
A friend in need is a friend indeed: a friend from out of state ships us some toilet paper, as there is none to be had locally and shipments from Amazon take about 4-6 weeks to arrive. -
3/20/2020Empty parking lot at McCarthy's Pub in Belchertown, MA, USA
Earlier this week In Massachusetts bars and restaurants were shut down to help prevent the spread of the virus. McCarthy's Pub, normally bustling on a Friday night, now stands empty, without a single car in the lot.