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EASTHAMPTON — Public input from a March community meeting has been developed into concept designs in an effort to improve one of the city’s main thoroughfares, Main Street.As an introduction to those preliminary concepts for the now estimated $14.7...

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SOUTHAMPTON — As a self-professed dilettante, Johanna Rodriguez Douglass feels especially comfortable surrounded by stacks of stories at the Edwards Public Library.Douglass began settling into her role as the director of the Southampton library last...

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WESTHAMPTON — As a longtime member of the chief executive body in town, Phillip Dowling has seen a lot of matters come before the Select Board.From disputes over dog bites and financial obstacles to procurement and hiring, Dowling has worn several...

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EASTHAMPTON — A yearlong pilot program called “Getting to Y” is helping a group of city high school students gain a better understanding of what their peers are going through when it comes to a variety of health-related concerns, ranging from suicidal...

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EASTHAMPTON — The city is looking for residents to weigh in on how to improve vehicle and pedestrian safety around the Pleasant Street mills district. In an effort to help establish a vision for the future of the district, a community meeting will be...

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EASTHAMPTON — As the School Committee looks to find a temporary chief to lead the district’s schools, soon-to-be retired Superintendent Allison LeClair sent a note to families this week indicating that her leadership team was ready to work with...

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NORTHAMPTON — It looks like the popular ValleyBike share program will remain grounded until next spring.Northampton officials announced Thursday that they are on the hunt for a new vendor to run the regional bike share program after the main service...

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EASTHAMPTON — With varied backgrounds, nine city residents have volunteered to serve on the School Committee until Dec. 31.Eight of those in the running for the spots vacated by Laurie Garcia and Shannon Dunham in the wake of the failed superintendent...

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EASTHAMPTON — City educators are accusing the school district of illegal hiring practices after the city schools contracted registered behavior technicians through the Fields Center.At Tuesday’s virtual School Committee meeting, members of the...

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EASTHAMPTON — The City Council has accepted a $30.4 proposal from a Needham firm to redevelop the city’s three former elementary schools into more than 60 units of mixed-income housing, though the New York City nonprofit that lost out on the project...

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NORTHAMPTON — Having determined that maintaining a shelter is no longer the best way to help survivors of interpersonal and domestic violence, the leaders of Safe Passage have closed a confidential emergency shelter that opened nearly a half-century...

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EASTHAMPTON — Vexed by the way the School Committee has handled this spring’s failed superintendent search, city residents this week officially began the formal process to recall Chairperson Cynthia Kwiecinski.Residents Cathy Wauczinski and Jean Pao...

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SOUTHAMPTON — The leader of the town’s Finance Committee has resigned after a rocky budget season, saying that the panel doesn’t have enough volunteers to meet its obligations and that even if it did, the town often provides out-of-date or inaccurate...

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SOUTHAMPTON — As one of the smaller municipalities in the region, the town relies on part-time employees to maintain police, fire and emergency medical services.However, in the last decade, Southampton’s call volume has nearly doubled and finding...

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SOUTHAMPTON — Residents who question the town’s portion of Hampshire Regional School District’s budget succeeded in convincing a majority of voters at last week’s annual Town Meeting to vote down that section of the $20 million annual operating...

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EASTHAMPTON — The City Council and School Committee will jointly decide who will replace the two School Committee seats vacated by Shannon Dunham and Laurie Garcia, who resigned in the wake of the failed superintendent search.“The City Council and...

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EASTHAMPTON — Robert Cayo was in his early 20s when he sustained body-altering injuries during the Korean War on Pork Chop Hill that he still carries with him today.Through his actions with the U.S. Army in Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry...

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EASTHAMPTON — With the search for a permanent superintendent currently on hold, the School Committee has instead set its sights on finding an interim leader for the next school year and is beginning the process of replacing two members who resigned in...

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EASTHAMPTON — A second School Committee member has resigned on the heels of a tempestuous superintendent search.On Saturday morning, Laurie Garcia submitted her resignation to her colleagues via email. The resignation comes two weeks after former...

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EASTHAMPTON — A former three-term School Committee member has filed a complaint with the state accusing the School Committee of violating the Open Meeting Law when it rescinded its offer to hire Vito Perrone as superintendent in late March.Debora...