Autism Awareness Month
April is National Autism Awareness Month, representing an opportunity to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and draw attention to the tens of thousands facing an autism diagnosis each year. Bruce Waslick, MD from Baystate Medical Center discusses the latest information and research regarding autism.
Around the Horn: Baseball History in the Region: Pittsfield’s 1791 Baseball Bylaw
Several years ago a bylaw dating to 1791 was discovered in Pittsfield, banning the play of several games, including one called “base ball.” This is the earliest recorded mention of the game in the United States, so is Pittsfield the birthplace of Baseball as we know it? As Pittsfield baseball enthusiast Brian Johnson told Producer Tony Dunne, one thing’s for certain: America’s Favorite Pastime has evolved right alongside the country itself.
Westfield State University Composer
Westfield State University 2011 Simon Brown of Great Barrington and Bob Plasse of the Westfield State University Foundation discuss the April 28 inaugural performance of a musical composition created by Brown to honor WSU founder Horace Mann.
