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NORTHAMPTON — After being inactive for more than a year, the city of Northampton is hoping to get the ValleyBike share program up and running again by putting the service out to bid.The city put out a request for proposals for interested bidders in...

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NORTHAMPTON — A debate is brewing between a group of legislators calling for a lottery system to determine who gets into vocational schools statewide and the state association of administrators that represents those schools who believe changing the...

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After filing legal challenges in several other states to bar Donald Trump from ballot eligibility in this year’s primaries, a Massachusetts-incorporated advocacy group with local ties has now done so in its home state.Free Speech for People, a...

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NORTHAMPTON — After a somewhat hectic start to the first formal meeting of the Northampton City Council, Ward 5 councilor Alex Jarrett narrowly emerged as the new council president, with Ward 7’s Rachel Maiore joining him as vice president.Jarrett and...

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NORTHAMPTON — Acme Surplus Store, a beloved retail outlet offering everything from muffin fans to cotton swabs to tools and clothing in Northampton for more than 40 years, announced it will be closing on Jan. 7, with a clearance sale in effect until...

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NORTHAMPTON – Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle returned to her native western Massachusetts and paid a recent visit to Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, touring the school’s horticultural...

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An Amherst attorney who has made the case that former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021 constituted an insurrection against the United States called Tuesday’s ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court as a “victory for our democracy and our...

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NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of two pedestrians struck by vehicles in the last week on busy streets bordering Smith College — the latest in a string of such incidents dating back years — city and college officials said this week they are moving ahead...

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NORTHAMPTON — Just days after an art installation/memorial was unveiled in support of the Beit Ahavah synagogue, following a bomb threat the Florence synagogue received last month, the congregation received a second bomb threat this past...

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NORTHAMPTON — A 29-year-old Northampton man who claimed his dog told him to shoot his neighbors with an AK-47 will receive further psychiatric evaluation to see if he is fit to stand trial, a judge ruled in Hampshire District Court on...

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NORTHAMPTON — Around 15 years ago, Jason Graves lost his job at a restaurant and needed to find another way to make an income. That’s when his wife, Lynn, made a suggestion: “Why don’t you open up a bike shop?”Soon, Full Circle Bike Shop in Florence...

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NORTHAMPTON — This year, Jewish families across the Pioneer Valley are partaking in traditional Hanukkah festivities, such as lighting the menorah, feasting on latkes and spinning the dreidel.But it’s impossible to celebrate this year’s Hanukkah,...

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HAYDENVILLE — Multiple fire departments were called to a 7 Kingsley Ave. home on Friday morning for a structure fire that damaged the interior of the home.The Williamsburg Fire Department responded to the at about 10:45 a.m. Although no external...

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NORTHAMPTON — A proposed appropriation of $350,000 for six outdoor pickleball courts was among more than $1.4 million in Community Preservation Act projects unveiled Tuesday by the City Council. The courts would be built at Ray Ellerbrook Field off...

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NORTHAMPTON — With nearly $6 million already in hand to rebuild a horticulture building destroyed by fire 18 months ago, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School recently launched a campaign to raise the remaining $750,000 needed to move the...

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NORTHAMPTON — New lighting is going up on the two bridges that span one end of Main Street as part of a city initiative to help improve visibility at night and encourage visitors to walk further down to explore an area of downtown that features...

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NORTHAMPTON — When she accepted the job more than eight years ago to become the city’s first female police chief, Jody Kasper had this message for the community: “I hope to live up to your expectations and I will do my very best to do that.”Former...

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NORTHAMPTON — In an attempt to both reduce light pollution and allow for greater safety at night, the city is looking to update its outdoor lighting policy, something it hopes to bring to a vote before the end of the year and the subsequent formation...

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NORTHAMPTON — Several years ago, Tom Rozene and his family were struggling with homelessness and food insecurity. But on Thanksgiving Day that year, they knew they could go to Edwards Church in Northampton to get a free meal, courtesy of dozens of...

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NORTHAMPTON — Despite pleas from the biggest group opposed to Picture Main Street to pick an alternative design, the City Council officially went on record Thursday in support of the city’s years-in-the-making plan for a $21 million redesign of Main...