• Stairway to nowhere prompts curiosity
Q:Near the entrance to the new Great River Bridge in Westfield is a set of concrete stairs that appear to go nowhere.

• Moen finally replaces defective, lifetime faucet
My wife and I have had difficulty with a Moen faucet we purchased in 1993. We chose it because it is supposed to carry a lifetime warranty. It's leaked over the years, causing damage to the countertop. Moen advertises that they are guaranteed to the original purchaser for as long as you own them. ...

• Plunging stock market helped do in MSPCA
Q:Since the regrettable closing of Springfield's MSPCA shelter, has anyone explained how they met such economic hardship?

• Lyme disease symptoms confound doctors
Q:Can you offer up any advice on who to turn to when I suspect I have Lyme disease?

• Easthampton property values have shrunk
Q:We have been hearing over the last couple of years that property values in Easthampton have decreased between 7 percent and 14 percent.

• FAA studied Westover noise back in 1988
Q:Has there ever been a noise impact study done in the areas surrounding Westover Air Reserve Base?

• Additional unemployment funds available
Q:I would like to know why the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program has not got out to us people who need it. The bill went into law on Nov. 6, 2009.