Applications open at Northampton affordable housing complex

07-11-2025 12:09 PM

NORTHAMPTON — Prospect Place, a planned affordable housing complex at a former nursing home at 737 Bridge Road, has begun accepting applicants to occupy its 60 housing units.


Mixed-use building in Amherst could rise six stories

07-11-2025 2:56 PM

AMHERST — A mixed-use redevelopment at the corner of Amity Street and University Drive, already approved as a five-story building, could add a sixth floor as a result of a new zoning overlay district.


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Guest columnist John Pepi: Stats suggest risks of battery energy storage systems low
07-11-2025 1:53 PM

The June 23 guest column by Joe Curtatone of the Alliance for Climate Transition spoke clearly of the role and significance of battery energy storage systems (BESS) if Massachusetts is to green the grid with renewable but intermittent energy sources such as solar and wind. Mr. Curtatone also spoke of the advances in battery safety management which government and industry have put in place – much of these encoded in recent National Fire Protection Association regulations.

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The mane event: New England Morgan Horse Show to return to Northampton
07-11-2025 9:18 AM

NORTHAMPTON — Equestrians will flock to Northampton later this month to celebrate and show off their skills with Morgan horses, the official state horse of Massachusetts.

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