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Holyoke DJ, video producer Steve Porter makes Fast Company's 2012 list of "100 Most Creative People in Business"Porter checks in at number 60, putting him in the company of Cee Lo Green, Bjork and Wes Anderson. The Republican | Dave RobackSteve Porter speaks at an event called "Idea Mill" held at Open Square in Holyoke in October, 2011. Holyoke -- The magazine Fast Company gave a nod this week to city resident Steve Porter, naming the entrepreneur, DJ and video alchemist to its 2012 list of the "100 Most Creative People in Business". Porter checks in at number 60, putting him in the company of Cee Lo Green, Bjork and Wes Anderson. The list, already available online, also appears in the magazine's June 2012 issue. PorterHouse Media, the company Porter founded in 2009, is headquartered in a wedge-shaped industrial building on Gatehouse Road near the head of the city's canal system. The company's corporate clients range from IBM to FedEx to Hyundai, but much of Porter's most notable recent work has be... — The Republican Family, friends remember Belchertown crash victim Ashley GoetzAmherst - Ashley Goetz wanted to write. In 2011, she left her job as director of marketing at a Minnesota retail firm, uprooted her life and moved to Easthampton to pursue a master's degree at the University of Massachusetts. At the time of her death she was working on two novels. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM Holyoke Victory Theatre reopening delayed but fans can enjoy and buy images of the showhouse's interior in photo exhibitThe theater was built in 1919, played host to the Marx Brothers and Bing Crosby and closed in1979. Staff photo by Greg SaulmonInterior of the Victory Theatre, where 28-foot-tall murals by New York artist Vincent Maragliotti flanked the stage, in this April 2010 photo. Rendering of what Victory Theatre will look like by Durkee Brown Viveiros Werenfels Architects, of Providence, R.I. Related links Complete Holyoke coverage Follow Mike Plaisance on Twitter Holyoke – The bad but unsurprising news is that the Victory Theatre reopening won’t happen in 2013 as planned because construction can begin only when financing is settled later this year, an official said. The good news is another exhibition and sale of photographs of the fabled vaudeville hall’s interior takes place today from 4 to 7 p.m. at 56 Suffolk St., diagonally across from the Victory, the official said Wednesday... — The Republican Easthampton brings back popular Bear Fest with more artistsEasthampton - Bear Fest, the summer-long art installation of colorful fiberglass bears decorated by area artists, aims to bring visitors to town and raise money for schools, organizations and the arts. But two small bears created for Bear Fest served another purpose when they arrived at the Tri-County Schools on East Street this spring. Related stories:• In its second year, Bear Fest grows bigger• Looking ahead to Bear Fest read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM In its second year, fest grows biggerEasthampton - The city will get a preview of this summer's Bear Fest when 52 finished tabletop bears are displayed at this weekend's open studios event at One Cottage Street. The open studios run Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM Area police newsEasthampton · Police received a report Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. that a window had been smashed and speakers valued at $300 had been stolen from vehicle parked on the Grove Street. Northampton read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM Hadley board chooses Moyer to lead schoolsHadley - A veteran superintendent credited with stabilizing a New Hampshire school district this year will take the reigns as interim superintendent in Hadley next school year. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM The SouthCoast Children's Chorus shares concert with South HadleyMarion — The South Hadley Children's Chorus on May 6. It was the first time the SCC traveled and worked with another... — South Coast Today Court: Conviction needed for longer suspensionThe highest court in Massachusetts has overturned a 3-year license suspension given to a man who refused to take a breath test after being arrested on a drunken driving charge, finding that a law designed to increase penalties for repeat drunken drivers requires a previous conviction. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:58 AM
Celtics paint pretty picturePhiladelphia - Paul Pierce, on his way to a 24-point, 12-rebound game, slashed to the basket midway through the... — The Boston Herald Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:51 PM
Northampton football coach Ken O'Brien expected to resignNorthampton - After 40 years, including 12 as the head coach, Ken O'Brien has decided to end his run on the Northampton football team's sidelines. Athletic director Jim Miller confirmed Wednesday that O'Brien has informed the school's administration of his decision to resign and will do so officially when he returns from vacationing with his family next week. read more — Daily Hampshire Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00 AM Ri agency official out after Schilling defaultProvidence, R.i. -- The head of the Rhode Island agency whose board approved a $75 million loan guarantee for former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's now financially troubled video gaming company has resigned. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:28 AM
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