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Board deems dog dangerous in Whately
06-30-2023 9:32 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — After hearing more than an hour of testimony from numerous residents, the Selectboard deemed a dog dangerous and ordered it be confined to its owner’s property.With reports from several people around town, Police Chief James Sevigne Jr. and...


Massachusetts lawmakers hear pleas for location shield law
06-29-2023 1:03 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Anyone with a cellphone in their pocket can likely be tracked — to the grocery store or the gym, to work or school, to religious services or health care appointments. With prolific data available on Bay Staters’ day-to-day lives, a bill seeks...


Northampton mayor to get $37.5K pay raise next year; part-time elected officials will also see bump
06-16-2023 5:19 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra is set to receive a $37,500 pay increase in her annual salary next year, after a vote to increase the mayor’s salary was unanimously approved by the City Council Thursday night.The move to increase the mayor’s...


Changing of the guard: Northampton Housing Authority poised to take over Easthampton agency
06-14-2023 6:45 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Amid boisterous jeers and cheers in a packed community room at Cliffview Manor, the Housing Authority board Tuesday night announced the executive director’s intention to resign on June 23, shortly before agreeing to a contract that will...


Easthampton council focuses on ELL in schools as it passes city budget up 7.5%
06-11-2023 6:00 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council approved a $52.2 million budget for next fiscal year Wednesday night, but not before council members engaged in significant discussion on the importance of maintaining specific programming in the city’s...


Results from survey will help Easthampton create climate action plan
06-09-2023 2:28 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city has launched a survey to gain insight about the experience residents and business owners have related to energy usage.The survey, available at https://tinyurl.com/EasthamptonCAPSurvey, is one of several outreach methods...


Westhampton planning chair Bronstein wins Select Board seat by 4 votes
06-06-2023 9:49 AM

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — Susan Bronstein defeated Jonathan Albitz by four votes in the town’s Select Board race on Saturday, according to Town Clerk Katrin Kaminsky’s unofficial results.Bronstein, the chairperson of the Westhampton Planning Board, said Monday...


Report: Northampton mayor, elected officials deserve big pay bump
06-02-2023 3:52 PM

By CHAD CAIN

NORTHAMPTON — The next mayor, City Council and two school committees could be in line for significant pay increases starting in January should councilors go along with the recommendations in a recent report by an independent advisory board.The Elected...


Westhampton’s Dowling: ‘It’s time’ to step down
06-02-2023 3:28 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

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...


Granby budgets up for approval in second part of Town Meeting
05-29-2023 9:01 AM

By JAMES PENTLAND

GRANBY — Town and school budgets and other major expenditures will be presented to voters for approval when the second half of the annual Town Meeting gets underway Monday, June 5.What isn’t on the warrant this year but could be in the near future...


Easthampton seeks input on mill district
05-28-2023 12:35 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

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...


Plans for old schools in Easthampton advance
05-24-2023 3:43 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

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...


Southampton OK override for 24-hour ambulance, police coverage; 2 new Select Board members elected
05-18-2023 4:26 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — The town will soon have around the clock paramedic service and police coverage after voters narrowly approved a $332,500 Proposition 2½ override at Tuesday’s municipal election.The approval, by a vote of 441-352, will give the town the...


Southampton Finance Committee head resigns, citing pressures of the position
05-18-2023 4:25 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

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...


Southampton voters to decide on override for emergency services at Tuesday election
05-14-2023 4:40 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

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...


Southampton TM votes down town’s portion of Hampshire Regional school budget
05-14-2023 4:38 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

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...


Easthampton councilor files ‘first-of-its-kind’ resolution calling on city, religious leaders, schools to take a stand against antisemitism
05-10-2023 5:42 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Whether it’s swastikas and “gas the Jews” messages appearing along the summit of Mount Tom, racist and antisemitic slurs spray-painted on trees at a conservation area, or racial comments on social media directed at a city councilor,...


South Hadley adopts new rental registry regulation
05-08-2023 2:30 PM

By Maddie Fabian

SOUTH HADLEY — The Board of Health has adopted a new regulation that will require every landlord to obtain a rental registry permit with the town.The regulation works to protect the health and safety of tenants by ensuring safe and sanitary...


Voters at Tuesday’s TM in Southampton will decide on CPA request for ‘Maddie’s Magical Playground’ at Labrie Field
05-07-2023 4:00 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — A section of Labrie Field could soon be carved out to immortalize the memory of the late Madeline “Maddie” Schmidt, who died to a rare pediatric cancer in December.Last February, the Southampton youth was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic...


Hadley TM signs off on new ambulance service, Russell School study, new food truck rules
05-05-2023 11:34 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — A new ambulance service run by the Fire Department will begin serving Hadley later this year, the first time the town will have municipally operated medical care.A used ambulance acquired from Northampton for $20,000 can start rolling after...

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