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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...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — With two years left in office as mayor of Easthampton, Nicole LaChapelle will head the Massachusetts Mayors’ Association, leading efforts around climate change, housing and other issues she has engaged in on a city level at a wider...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Saying that the city operates best with fresh leaders who bring new ideas, Mayor Nicole LaChapelle announced Tuesday that she will step aside when her term ends in 2025. “I decided in 2018 when I took office that I was going to be...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A group of residents attempting to recall Mayor Nicole LaChapelle for her role in the failed superintendent search this spring did not file their petition by last Thursday’s deadline, according to City Clerk Barbara LaBombard.On June 22,...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A group of residents is now looking to recall Mayor Nicole LaChapelle for her role in the search that failed to produce a permanent superintendent this spring.In the weeks after the School Committee rescinded its job offer to...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city will use some of its emergency funds to provide relief to the Northampton Public School district’s $2.3 million budget deficit, avoiding many of the proposed cuts the district had planned for the coming fiscal year.Mayor...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has unveiled a Capital Improvement Plan for the next five fiscal years, previewing some of next year’s upcoming projects like improving public school infrastructure, hybrid police cruisers and a type of outdoor...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Mayor Nicole LaChapelle used her recent annual state of the city address to highlight how Easthampton is building a “more resilient city for the future,” covering an array of projects and initiatives under way and in development that she...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced the creation of a new climate action department, following on the heels of the city’s climate stabilization fund, at a joint meeting Tuesday with the City Council and the School Committee. At the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra will not sign an ordinance approved by the City Council earlier this month that limits the number of cannabis dispensaries in the city to 12, although the ordinance may still take effect this week as the mayor...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city is offering Easthampton students a leadership and academic experience this July with the launch of the Mayor’s Academy.Mayor Nicole LaChapelle and Catapult Learning of Camden, New Jersey, have partnered to bring free reading...

On Tuesday, voters in Holyoke will make some important decisions when they head to the polls on Election Day. There is a robust and impressive field of candidates locked in 14 races for seats on the City Council and School Committee.But no elected...

By STEVE PFARRER

Vermont: a land of rolling hills and valleys marked by picturesque farms, stunning fall foliage, skiing and maple syrup. Where healthy, vibrant people enjoy a variety of outdoor recreation, and pastoral beauty and quiet deliver peace of mind.That’s...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON — Citing long hours and a desire for more free time, Easthampton Mayor Karen Cadieux announced Monday she will not seek a third term this fall. Cadieux said she will retire when her current term ends early next year, capping off a...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON — If you hear a knock on your front door, it might be Nicole M. LaChapelle.The attorney and 20-year Easthampton resident formally announced her candidacy for mayor on Tuesday in front of the Old Town Hall at 43 Main St. Over the next five...