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Six arrested at pipeline site in Otis State Forest
05-08-2017 11:55 PM

By AMANDA DRANE

SANDISFIELD — Climate activists continue to stand their ground against preliminary construction of a pipeline in the Otis State Forest.Police arrested six more over the weekend, including five from the Pioneer Valley. All members of the Sugar Shack...


Narkewicz has challenger in re-election bid; Powers files for city clerk
04-24-2017 11:18 PM

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — Election papers became available Monday in the city clerk’s office, and candidates new and old began to emerge.Mayor David Narkewicz took out papers for a third term, and Roy Martin took out papers for a ninth — and, he says, final —...


Contracts ratified for school employees
04-19-2017 11:49 PM

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee ratified several contracts last week, including an unusual contract extension for Superintendent John Provost.Superintendents typically sign on for three years at a time, but the committee approved a five-year...


Yoga with goats raises funds for charities in Easthampton
04-18-2017 11:39 PM

By AMANDA DRANE

EASTHAMPTON — Many yoga teachers encourage a sense of childlike play in the practice, and what better way is there to do that than yoga with kids — the furry kind.Yeah, the goat yoga phenomenon has (of course) reached western Mass., and it’s doing...


City looks to fill vacancy on Northampton School Committee
04-03-2017 9:55 AM

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — The city is seeking residents interested in filling a vacant seat on the Northampton School Committee.The seat opens up Friday following the resignation of Tom Baird, who represented Ward 6. He issued his letter of resignation last week,...


Northampton Police Department welcomes new officers, confers awards
04-02-2017 9:21 PM

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — The previous 48 hours were fraught, with a heroin overdose, a bald eagle rescue and a man with a gun. These events, Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper said during opening remarks at a police department ceremony, exemplify the different...


Easthampton man who perished in Holyoke fire saved friends, VIDEO INCLUDED
01-04-2017 11:01 AM

By AMANDA DRANE

HOLYOKE — Milton Galarza and his wife, who is seven months pregnant with their son, almost didn’t make it out of their fourth-floor apartment alive when a fire ravaged the building on New Year’s morning.He said his friend Trevor Wadleigh of...


A healing home in Northampton: Property owner Jordi Herold offers free apartment for a year to refugees
12-24-2016 12:15 PM

By AMANDA DRANE

NORTHAMPTON — City property owner and founder of the Iron Horse Jordi Herold said his decision to donate one of his rental units to incoming refugees spawned from a New Year’s resolution.Each year during Hanukkah, Herold said his family takes time to...


Hampshire College president meeting with Mayor Sarno, others opposed to flag removal
11-30-2016 11:48 PM

By AMANDA DRANE

AMHERST — In an ongoing effort to persuade Hampshire College leadership to once again fly the American flag, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno is scheduled to meet with the college president on Thursday.Sarno pushed for the meeting with President...


Former Swift River Academy reopening as drug treatment center
09-29-2016 4:22 AM

By AMANDA DRANE

CUMMINGTON — By the middle of next month, the property that housed Swift River Academy will once again help people find their way.The former school for troubled youths, whose acreage extends into Plainfield, was bought and renovated by a Tennessee...

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