Friday, November 20, 2009
NORTHAMPTON - This is the time of year that farmers markets start folding up their tents and the people who like to shop at them start feeling a loss. But this year in Northampton, a new indoor farmers market is launching; it'll be open Saturdays in the basement of Thornes Marketplace. Aptly named the Winter Farmers Market, the site will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, November 20, 2009
NORTHAMPTON - The city has reached a tentative agreement to buy a majority of the Bean Farm near downtown Florence for $910,000, but the City Council Thursday tabled a decision on whether to endorse the purchase until councilors have a chance to hear from the public.
Friday, November 20, 2009
NORTHAMPTON - A young girl named Tatiana said it best Thursday night: "Everybody deserves a chance." And as it did 11 years ago, the City Council Thursday threw its support behind a measure that encourages business owners to offer that chance and pay their employees a living wage.
Friday, November 20, 2009
GREENFIELD - After 107 years as a Greenfield manufacturer, Lunt Silversmiths agreed Wednesday to become strictly a design and product development business, its president, James Lunt, announced Wednesday.
Friday, November 20, 2009
NORTHAMPTON - Police Wednesday arrested a Florence man who allegedly disciplined his 10-year-old son by making him hold a jug full of water over his head for 30 minutes.
Friday, November 20, 2009
AMHERST - A breakfast drop-in center to help poor and homeless individuals find housing, employment and social services is expected to open in downtown Amherst in the near future.
Friday, November 20, 2009
WHATELY - On Oct. 1, while most of her peers were sitting in class back at home, 16-year-old Sarah Belder of Whately was making the rounds in the colossal show ring at the World Dairy Exposition in Madison, Wis. After traveling halfway across the country and competing in three grueling rounds in the Youth Showmanship category, Belder was named the 10th best youth dairy showman in the world.
