Northampton High students walk out of school, camp in mayor’s office over proposed cuts to theater department

04-10-2024 5:01 PM

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton High School students marched to City Hall and occupied the mayor’s office on Wednesday to protest planned cuts to the school’s theater department, ramping up pressure on the city and the School Committee ahead of what is...


Recognizing an ‘inspiring force’: City business owner honored with Black Excellence award

04-10-2024 4:29 PM

NORTHAMPTON — A “good soul” and “inspiring force” who enriches western Massachusetts by bringing African culture to her new downtown store recently garnered some attention from the eastern part of the state.Aimee Salmon, the founder and operator of...


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Girls lacrosse preview 2024: Hampshire Regional program continues to grow
04-10-2024 4:15 PM

The Hampshire Regional girls lacrosse team has come a long way since head coach Grace Ahrensdorf helped start up the program in 2017.Hampshire joined St. Mary and Westfield Tech’s cooperative program in 2018 and played a varsity schedule under the St....

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Northampton City Hall
Cathy McNally: It's good to look for gold when you need it
04-09-2024 4:07 PM

The people of Northampton shouldn’t be belittled as naïve for urging the city to adequately fund schools. That’s why I was surprised to hear two School Committee members mention “some people” as believing the city had a hidden “pot of gold.” And...

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Former UMass basketball player Josh Cohen follows Eric Musselman, will transfer to Southern California
04-05-2024 5:20 PM

Former UMass men’s basketball forward Josh Cohen announced last week he would be transferring to Arkansas, ending his Minutemen career after one season. And on Thursday, he broke some more news to the college basketball world.Cohen announced he would...

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NORTHAMPTON, MA - John Galvin, 87, of Warner St. in the Baystate section of Northampton passed away peacefully on Friday evening at Linda Manor Senior Campus with his family at his side. Jo... remainder of obit for John Galvin

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Florence, MA - Florence Marie (Desmarais) Brisbois passed away March 13,2024 at Hospice of Fisher House in Amherst, MA. She was born in Holyoke, on June 25,1928, daughter of Aimee and Eva (... remainder of obit for Florence Marie Brisbois

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Southampton, MA - Shelly Rae Kerkhoff, age 53, passed away on April 5, 2024, with her mother and father by her side at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Shelly was born in Schenectady, NY on June ... remainder of obit for Shelly Rae Kerkhoff

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AMHERST, MA - Ellen O. Melley, beloved mother, wife and friend, died at her home in Amherst on April 6. She was 88. Ellen was devoted to her large family, her Catholic faith, and the de... remainder of obit for Ellen O. Melley

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