Search Results

By Line search: By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

EASTHAMPTON — River Valley Co-op opens its doors to the public on July 1, bringing with it 83 new jobs and establishing itself as the city’s second grocery store. The co-op, situated at 228 Northampton St., is the second location of the collectively...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

EASTHAMPTON — More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the scene in downtown Easthampton has left some business owners optimistic for the area’s future, though others have been hit by industry-specific hardships or left behind empty...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

EASTHAMPTON — Once a controversial project in Easthampton beset by delays and unanticipated expenses, the city’s fish ladder, which allows fish to pass through the dam on the Manhan River off Northampton Street, quietly entered its seventh season in...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

SOUTHAMPTON — The town is a step closer to constructing a long-awaited multi-use path linking the Manhan Rail Trail closer to the Columbia Greenway Trail in Westfield after securing a $100,000 state grant for the project.The grant will help purchase...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

SUNDERLAND — Lanie Delphin understands what it’s like to seek out a dating service — in her early 50s, she met her husband, Bud, through one of these services — and what it means to use such a resource successfully.She and Bud have been together for...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

Former owners of Chez Albert in Amherst have made a return to the Pioneer Valley restaurant scene with the opening of their new restaurant, The Waxwing Cafe in Hatfield. The restaurant, located at 34 West St., is co-owned by Hatfield couple Paul...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

AMHERST — In what researchers are describing as an unintentional discovery, a team at the University of Massachusetts has developed new technology capable of generating electricity from moisture in the air.The device, called an Air-gen, is “a totally...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

NORTHAMPTON — Ode Boutique, a Main Street presence for nearly a decade, will close shop on Dec. 20.The exit comes amid a flurry of downtown businesses shuttering — a phenomenon that has stoked some anxiety about the economic vitality of Northampton’s...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

NORTHAMPTON — A Connecticut man was arraigned in Hampshire Superior Court on Thursday on a charge of trafficking in over 1,000 pounds of marijuana in Chesterfield.On Oct. 2, 2018, fire officials responded to a call at 213 Ireland St. in Chesterfield,...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

NORTHAMPTON — Over the decades, the train car diner on Strong Avenue has been known under various names, including Red Lion Diner, Miss Northampton Diner, and most recently, Kathy’s Diner.Now, the familiar sight is set to reopen under the name...