Monday, March 15, 2010
NORTHAMPTON - Even as school superintendents remain in high demand, most of those working in Hampshire County earn salaries well below the state average, though a few are creeping closer. Former Amherst School Superintendent Alberto Rodriguez, who left his post abruptly last week, was the only area superintendent earning more than $150,000 in base salary, a Gazette survey finds.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
· A Main Street woman told police Sunday at 4:30 p.m. that her service dog injured its hind leg when a loose dog in the neighborhood charged at it. She said this marked the fourth time in recent weeks that the neighbor's dog has gotten loose. The animal welfare officer will be speaking to the dog owner and conducting an investigation.
Monday, March 8, 2010
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Supermarket workers at Stop & Shop in southern New England ratified a contract Sunday, ending weeks of difficult negotiations over wages and benefits.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
HADLEY - Hiking and bicycling along the Connecticut River, and public access points for canoes and kayaks, are among the ideas for making the scenic beauty of Route 47 more widely available.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
· Peter Hampton Gray, 25, of Lenoir, N.C., was arrested Friday at 1:54 a.m. on South Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and failure to stay within marked lanes, police said.
Friday, March 5, 2010
HADLEY - A potential strike at the Hadley Stop & Shop did not materialize at 3 p.m. Thursday, the hour at which the contract ended between union workers and the supermarket company. But the possibility of a work stoppage still loomed over the shopping aisles and checkout lines here, as the other union representing workers at the Route 9 market joined its counterparts in giving a 24-hour strike notice to the Quincy-based company.
Friday, March 5, 2010
HADLEY - A large discount food chain that claims its product prices average 37 percent below supermarkets plans to open a store near Home Depot.
