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By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The site plan review for the 1888 Building rehabilitation and addition project has been pushed to Monday, Jan. 6, as the town works to flesh out the parking and driveway designs.Town Administrator Christopher Dunne said the town is holding...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With unanimous site plan approval from the Deerfield Planning Board, the 1888 Building rehabilitation and addition project has cleared the last of its major hurdles.The town came before the board on Monday evening for a continuation...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Selectboard officially approved a grant agreement for the 1888 Building project with the Community Preservation Committee last week, as the town prepares to move the process to site plan review.Voters at the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A proposal to construct a new Mosier Elementary School building is moving forward after the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s board of directors approved the project to begin its feasibility phase. “We’re pretty thrilled,”...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With $3.8 million in Community Preservation Act money approved, the 1888 Building rehabilitation project can move forward.While the big-ticket project was approved with no discussion, it was a housekeeping article regarding the St. James...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — A request to use $3.8 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) money for the historic rehabilitation of the 1888 Building will come before Special Town Meeting voters on Monday.The meeting will be held at Frontier Regional School at 6...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With just under a month until the project comes before voters at a special Town Meeting, residents got a chance to offer feedback on design concepts for the 1888 Building’s adaptive reuse and rehabilitation.Voters will be asked to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

AMHERST — With 30 years of work in the valley and around the world, the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding is welcoming people from around the region to celebrate three decades of community-based work.To highlight the nonprofit’s work, the Karuna Center...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A request to use $3.8 million in CPA funds for the 1888 Building’s renovation will go before voters at an October special Town Meeting after the Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved the spending on Monday. The town...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With a request for $3.8 million in Community Preservation Act funding on the table, the town made its pitch for the renovation of the 1888 Building to the Community Preservation Committee on Wednesday.Led by Select Board Chair Tim Hilchey...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A large pile of wood beams, wood panels, metal piping and insulation encased in four dilapidated walls is all that’s left of the historic building on the corner of Carew and West Main streets that partially collapsed last month. The...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding hosted a virtual discussion on Wednesday during which activists reflected on the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and shared ideas for community building and future peace efforts. Karuna Center...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Going out with friends can be challenging when clashing tastes in food make it impossible to choose a restaurant. But for Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton, the solution to this predicament is simple, and it comes rolling in on four...

By EMILEE KLEIN

BELCHERTOWN — Residents shot down the proposed $122.6 million middle school building at Monday’s special election, bringing the project to an end and denying a $47.9 million grant from Massachusetts School Building Authority to offset the cost.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

With two new members on its board of directors, the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding is looking to continue its international work, while also expanding on its mission here in the valley.In recent weeks, the international and domestic peace-building...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Nearly a decade after he developed a large office building at a prominent intersection at the corner of Main and Maple streets in downtown Florence, business owner Gaurang Patel is moving ahead with plans for a second mixed-use structure...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The city has launched an Ad Hoc Senior Center Building Committee that will meet for the next year before a future building committee is formed to advance plans for a new senior center. The ad hoc committee will review collected material...

By STEVE PFARRER

It’s been a long run — but the finish line is now in view.The Northampton Community Arts Trust building, largely or partly shuttered for most of this year, is poised to reopen, as work to make the final improvements in the 25,000-square-foot building...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A portion of New York City’s historic Riverside Church currently resides in Easthampton, where window panels fill crates and tables at Shalan Stained Glass as they undergo restoration.Over the past year, craftsman Glenn Shalan has been...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s public library has stood on Park Street for over 140 years, but that could soon change as officials pursue state funding to move and revamp services in a new space.As part of that process, the board has been gathering...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — As a veteran, Lin Chambliss knows firsthand the isolation and disconnect that comes with returning from the service.He himself missed part of his kids’ childhood, “time I can’t get back,” he said.“Many veterans, they feel forgotten… They...