Life with Monte: Medical Marijuana

Life with Monte: Medical Marijuana

Monte Belmonte gets a tour of the new New England Treatment Access Medical Marijuana Dispensary Center in Northampton. The operation opened on September 28 and has already served hundreds of patients holding medical marijuana cards. This is the second facility in...
Life With Monte: The Big E

Life With Monte: The Big E

This year’s Big E attracted over 1.3 million people during the 17 day run. The attendance figure is the fourth highest in the history of the event. Among those visiting the fair this year was Connecting Point Contributor Monte Belmonte who made his FIRST EVER visit...
Life with Monte: Asparagus

Life with Monte: Asparagus

Asparagus cultivation dates back to early Greek and Roman civilizations. Because of the rich fertile soil along the Connecticut River, Hadley was named Asparagus Capital of the World back in the 1920’s and today it continues to produce some of the best around. The...
Life with Monte: Songline Emu Farm

Life with Monte: Songline Emu Farm

Explore the evolution of Emu and learn about their dinosaur origins as Connecting Point Contributor Monte Belmonte checks out Songline Emu Farm in Gill, Massachusetts, in this week’s Life With Monte. Songline Emu Farm have been raising Emu’s and selling Emu Oil since...
Life with Monte: Signature Sounds

Life with Monte: Signature Sounds

Connecting Point Contributor Monte Belmonte talks with Jim Olsen President of Signature Sounds in Northampton. Since their inception in 1994, they have released over 50 albums of singer-songwriter, Americana and modern folk music. This month they celebrate their 20th...
Life with Monte: Valley Ghost Tour

Life with Monte: Valley Ghost Tour

Connecting Point Contributor Monte Belmonte speaks with Annie Keithline, who runs Valley Ghost Tours. Annie discusses several haunted locations in Northampton including the Bridge Street Cemetery, the Academy of Music, and a building on the campus of Smith College....

Life with Monte

Monte Belmonte meets Daniel, who has been performing eye shocking yo-yo tricks to raise awareness and money for The Smile Train, an organization that is dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world who are born with a cleft lip and palate....

National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month and two western Massachusetts poets Taylor Mali and Marie-Elizabeth Mali join us to discuss their art. Additional Info: Taylor Mali Marie-Elizabeth Mali   Watch this...