EASTHAMPTON – Tiffany Chappel of Amherst rubs pastels on paper. The shades of blue melt together to create an effect like the Monet painting beside her. Justin Kim, her art instructor, compares the two pictures. “Look, it’s almost exact,” Kim observes. “Yeah, it’s OK,” Chappel answers, modestly. Nearby, as Beatles music plays, Edie Oyola of...
Riverside Industries awarded for efforts By MAGGIE SHADER Staff Writer [ This story appeared in 'The Summit' - A weekly section for Easthampton, Southampton and Westhampton ] [ Originally published on: Thursday, October 20, 2005 ] EASTHAMPTON – Behind the brick facade and quiet windows at One Cottage Street is a thriving nonprofit organization that...
Article by Kristin Palpini. First appeared in the Gazette August 16, 2005 EASTHAMPTON – The proprietors of Tucson & Savannah’s Cafe aren’t that interested in profits. The owners judge a successful day not by how much money is in the cash register, but by how much their employees have learned. The eatery is run and...
KARIN STEINBRUECK Steve Kennedy, 30, of Belchertown, who has cerebral palsy, now has an electronic device called a Dynavox that helps him communicate, thanks to Riverside Industries in Easthampton and several grants. Kennedy is sitting at his work station at Riverside, where he packages game pieces. By MEG A. FARRELL, Staff Writer Saturday, August 4,...
Daily Hampshire Gazette June 26. 2001 By MEG A. FARRELL, Staff Writer Riverside given highest award Tuesday, June 26, 2001 — (EASTHAMPTON) – Riverside Industries, Inc. was awarded the highest certificate given to a human service agency in western Massachusetts last week, for the third consecutive time. The state Department of Mental Retardation’s Office of...
RSI from the Inside: A College Student’s Intern Experience Emily Corey is a student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has a BA in Psychology with a specialization in Human Services/Developmental Disabilities, and spent several months in Spring 2000 as an intern in Riverside Industries’ Day Habilitation Program. Below is a summary of her...
By MICHELLE AGUILAR, Staff Writer Saturday, January 16, 1999 – (EASTHAMPTON) – Because of his cerebral palsy and a severe developmental disability, Gregory “Scotty” Blanchard was never really able to use the spoken word to communicate with the people in his life. But that didn’t prevent Scotty, 31, who died of complications related to a massive...
from Daily Hampshire Gazette January 15, 1999 Riverside programs get accreditation Riverside Industries has again received a three-year accreditation for its personal and social community programs. It marks the seventh straight year the company has received such honors. Riverside, located at One Cottage Street, was awarded accreditation by the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) for its...
By SUZANNE WILSON Jeff Mathers of Williamsburg is working at Riverside Industries, Inc., in Easthampton, preparing himself for a job in the community (JUNE 6) — Jeff Mathers has been thinking about what kind of job he might like. He’s thought about working in a grocery store, stocking shelves. He’s wondered about learning to use...
By Suzanne Wilson (6/6/97) — At two company-wide meetings last winter, Richard Carlson, director of operations at Chartpak in Leeds, talked about a new group of people that would soon be starting work “We talked about what these people would be doing and the types of personalities involved — that some would be physically and...