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By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The Planning Board has endorsed a zoning amendment that will head to Town Meeting in May permitting mixed-use multifamily residential development in a district that currently doesn’t allow it. Himanshu Patel, owner of Liquor...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A group of residents and business owners are calling on the city’s planning department to ditch what they describe as restrictive rules placed on remote meeting participants, saying the policies used for public comment deprive them of a...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Grants to support a rural network combating domestic violence and to help South Hadley’s two fire districts explore shared services are among numerous awards announced recently by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission through its Direct...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A proposed 15-unit condominium complex on Loudville Road is drawing some concerns from property abutters, who are worried about density of the development, lack of privacy, effects on water pressure, construction impacts, and nearby...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — After a year of public hearings, back-and-forth with traffic engineers on a proposed intersection and discussion with community stakeholders, the Planning Board voted to approve a proposed multimillion-dollar retail and housing...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — As the Planning Board nears a decision on the proposed multimillion dollar retail and housing complex at the former Tasty Top site off Route 10, a roundabout is now being considered to handle an expected increase in traffic, as opposed...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The developer proposing a multimillion dollar housing and retail complex at the former Tasty Top site on Route 10 has secured an agreement to purchase two lots opposite of the proposed project, as part of an effort to create a four-way...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Planning Board approved a site plan Thursday for a six-story affordable housing project at 27 Crafts Ave., clearing a key hurdle for the 30-unit building to rise from behind City Hall in the coming years. Valley Community...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The developer proposing a controversial multimillion dollar retail and housing complex off Route 10 at the former Tasty Top site is making a pitch for the creation of a new four-way signalized intersection to handle the increase in...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Two significant projects — a new four-story hotel on Conz Street and a six-story building behind City Hall for affordable housing — are scheduled to go before the Planning Board for review Thursday night.Hotelier Mansour Ghalibaf is...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — While much of the discussion on the proposed Sierra Vista Commons has been centered around affordable housing and traffic, volunteers from Pascommuck Conservation Trust worry about the environmental impact of the massive development on...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A Westfield developer is seeking to renew an existing special permit that will allow him to construct the third Dunkin’ within the city’s limits.On Tuesday, the Planning Board will review the renewal special permit application of Emanuel...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A traffic expert hired by a developer of a proposed large-scale residential and commercial center at the former Tasty Top site has determined that the project will have “minimal” impacts to the traffic flow on Route 10.The findings for...

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTH HADLEY — Residents will have a chance to weigh at a virtual public hearing Monday on two proposed bylaws that, if approved, would allow up to 25 short-term rental licenses in town.Often referenced by online platforms like Airbnb or VRBO,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — JP Morgan Chase Bank’s expansion into Hampshire County, with the former Silverscape building in downtown Northampton being converted into a branch, is continuing with the planned construction of a new bank at the edge of the Hampshire Mall...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The roughly 100 people who showed up Tuesday night to share their thoughts and listen to updated plans for a proposed $26-$30 million mixed-use residential and commercial center at the former Tasty Top site off Route 10 will have to wait...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — An energy firm is seeking a special permit to construct a 250-kilowatt solar array over the existing capped and closed landfill within the wastewater treatment plant property.The city’s Planning Board will hold its first public hearing...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The public on Tuesday night had its initial chance to weigh in on plans for a massive multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the old Tasty Top site that could dramatically alter the Route 10 corridor in the city.Though some residents...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — Officials from the electronic paper company E Ink Corp. were in front of the Planning Board on Monday to present plans for an expansion of their Gaylord Street facilities.In May 2021, E Ink purchased the building, where it had been...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY – A three-story storage building proposed to be built on 4.2 acres of farmland on South Maple Street is nearing approval from the Planning Board.For Ideal Movers and Storage to construct the 96,500-square-foot temperature-controlled building,...

By Rebecca Mullen

SPRINGFIELD — After weeks of rising alarm over its proposed route cuts, the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority advisory board on Wednesday adopted a revised plan to eliminate four of its 63 bus routes and reduce service to nine more. Spared the ax were...