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EASTHAMPTON — The city has partnered with a Somerville electric vehicle technology company to help convert its fleet of municipal vehicles from gas to electric over the next decade, an initiative that will also involve helping employees navigate the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A second and key phase of renovation and conversion of Old Town Hall into a center for the arts is expected to begin next month, though officials say the overall cost of the three-phase project has shot up by $1.7 million because of...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Starting next month, the city is installing a Red Cross textile bin at the back of the Municipal Building in an effort to keep textiles out of landfills.Located at 50 Payson Ave. at the back of the parking lot, the bin will accept...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A city man is receiving national recognition for his lifesaving actions last year in rescuing his neighbor from a burning building.The Carnegie Hero Fund announced Monday that it would be presenting 38-year-old Paul Galotti with the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — In nearly nine months since being sworn in as a city councilor, David Meunier has missed eight of 16 council meetings. No other councilor has missed more than two in that timeframe.The at-large councilor has missed four of the council’s...

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EASTHAMPTON — As a restaurant owner, Konstantine Sierros says he’s often contacted for contributions to community organizations.So he wasn’t surprised when 17-year-old Diya Bhatia, a member of Easthampton High School’s We The People team, reached out...

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EASTHAMPTON — The committee tasked with ranking three proposals for the reuse of the city’s three former elementary schools heard detailed explanations from each the development teams this week.Up first was Way Finders Inc., the Springfield affordable...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The committee tasked with ranking three proposals for the reuse of the city’s three former elementary schools heard detailed explanations from each the development teams this week.With a $38.2 million proposal, New York City-based...

By EMILY THURLOW

Editor’s note: The Easthampton School Committee this week is interviewing three finalists for superintendent. Jonathan Bruno was the first to be interviewed. EASTHAMPTON — In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday night, Jonathan Bruno told the School...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The former classrooms inside the three 100-year-old elementary school buildings could one day become the living quarters of city residents based on the three redevelopment proposals pitched for the buildings.The City Council declared the...

By EMILY THURLOW

HADLEY — When her classmates were all frolicking and laughing in the schoolyard, Carmen Lee thought everyone was pretending, so she decided to do the same.She pretended straight through her teens and into her 20s, and graduated from the University of...

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EASTHAMPTON — A supplemental appropriation of $510,000 from the city’s cannabis stabilization to Easthampton Public Library’s operational account will help keep the institution’s doors open for the next six years, according to the library’s board of...

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GRANBY — The mystery that surrounded the case of the murder victim who came to be known as “Granby Girl” was one that struck a lot of people, including the town’s retired police chief, Lou Barry.Though he took the helm at the Police Department in 1987...

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EASTHAMPTON — Pascommuck Conservation Trust has added another 10 acres to its protected areas, completing the preservation of an ecologically vital area near where the Oxbow and the Manhan River meet.At the close of its 40th anniversary this past...

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EASTHAMPTON — A South Hadley driver who last August struck and killed two city residents crossing Route 10 near Burger King will face negligent vehicular homicide charges next month.An investigation into the crash found that Stuart A. Larkin, 64,...

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SOUTHAMPTON — The town’s Council on Aging does its best to offer various programs and activities to Southampton seniors. Some mornings, the day begins with Spanish lessons or a coffee hour, others it may start off with a tai chi or yoga class. But one...

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EASTHAMPTON — As the board for the Emily Williston Memorial Library and Museum continues to take steps toward moving to a new location, they’ll also be using a new name — the Easthampton Public Library.Elizabeth Appelquist, president of the library’s...

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SOUTHAMPTON — Less than one day after a Southampton family’s home was devastated by a fire, community members have come together to raise more than $35,000 via an online fundraiser. The blaze at the 79 Maple St. home was started accidentally by a...

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EASTHAMPTON — Dan Rist, the longest-serving member of the City Council first elected when the council form of government was adopted in 1996, will not seek reelection when his term ends at year’s end.An emotional Rist shared his decision with his...

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EASTHAMPTON — The Family Dollar on Union Street has been ordered to close until a number of fire safety code violations have been rectified and the building has been brought into compliance.The city’s Fire Department issued the discount retailer a...