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Chris Barcomb, of Easthampton, sits where a bench used to be in front of Hay Market Cafe on Main Street Northampton Tuesday afternoon.

Fewer Northampton benches in effort to curb loitering

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Saying they are being used too much, the city removed six public benches on Main Street downtown for a trial period to see if their absence solves the problem of excessive loitering. Mayor David J. Narkewicz said his office has received numerous complaints, particularly from the business community, that people occupy the benches for extended periods of time … 0

Impatient drivers, eastbound on Bridge Road, pass on the right of a car turning left into the JFK Middle School parking lot about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday. KEVIN GUTTING

Northampton to study Bridge Road traffic after complaints 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Public outcry about drivers who speed on heavily traveled Bridge Road in front of JFK Middle School has led the city to move ahead with a pair of studies this spring that nearby homeowners hope will lead to relief. After hearing from about a dozen residents Tuesday who raised safety concerns … 0

11th annual Sojourner Truth event Sunday in Florence 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — The 11th annual Sojourner Truth celebration will be held Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the statue at the corner of Park and Pine Streets in Florence. Two Sojourner Truth scholarship recipients will address the gathering: Renee LaFleur of Northampton High School, who will enroll at Wheaton College in the fall and is president of the NHS Best Buddies program, … 0

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Doug Laroche of Hampshire Regional, right, gets tagged out at first by Matt Serra of Monson on a pick from the pitcher Tuesday at Hampshire. JERREY ROBERTS Tuesday’s high schools: Hampshire baseball qualifies for postseason
The Laprade's game is kept in a box covered with pictures of their family that ran in the local papers. Custom trivia game reveals generations of Laprade family lore
Left, Dawud Lubieddin's things are laid out where a bench used to be on Main Street Northampton. Lubieddin talks with Abd Lomax of Northampton. Fewer Northampton benches in effort to curb loitering
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