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Point of pride: After two centuries, South Congregational Church is getting a new steeple — an exact replica of the old one
06-23-2024 7:00 AM

By JAMES PENTLAND

AMHERST — Battered by storms, ice and snow for two centuries, it was only a matter of time before the South Congregational Church’s post-and-beam steeple needed more than cosmetic repairs. That time came this spring when Wilcox Builders of Hatfield...

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Live from Argentina: Acclaimed tango guitarists to play in Northampton for dancers and music lovers alike
05-24-2024 1:27 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

If you go to a milonga, or social dance, to do tango dancing in Buenos Aires, you’ll likely be doing it to live music.In western Massachusetts? No so much.Now, though, Western Mass Tango, which has hosted tango lessons and dances in the region for...


South County Senior Center opts not to renew church lease after rift over LGBTQ program
05-10-2024 10:18 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Senior Center Board of Oversight has opted to not renew the center’s lease to use the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church’s function hall after a disagreement over the Rainbow Elders program.With the current lease expiring May 31,...


Doors open at Tilton Library’s temporary home at South Deerfield Congregational Church
05-04-2024 2:00 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — It was business as usual at Tilton Library on Wednesday morning — just in a slightly different location.The library reopened Wednesday in its temporary space at the South Deerfield Congregational Church, 71 North Main St., just a few...


Commission rules cupola at former St. John Cantius church must be reinstalled
04-02-2024 2:34 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A guano-ridden cupola on the former St. John Cantius church must be restored, the Northampton Historical Commission recently ruled, denying a request from the building’s owner to have it permanently removed. The church building, built in...


Judge wants diocese, Northampton to resolve St. Mary stained-glass removal before a possible Thursday ruling
02-27-2024 3:42 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge scolded both the Diocese of Springfield and the city of Northampton for needing to resort to a lawsuit to settle a dispute over the removal of five stained-glass windows at the St. Mary of the Assumption Church on Elm...


Giving new life to old windows: Easthampton restoration specialist’s most recent project involves venerable Manhattan church
11-15-2023 2:29 PM

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...


From guns to garden tools, jewelry: Southampton to host Swords to Plowshares demonstration Saturday
05-18-2023 1:57 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

SOUTHAMPTON — Susan Teece regularly wears a necklace with a chrome-colored heart charm. Though the piece of jewelry might not be considered flashy, it is attention-grabbing as many strangers often strike up a conversation about it. What many don’t...


‘It’s a God thing’: Once shuttered and condemned, Shutesbury Community Church shines anew after years of upgrades 
03-30-2023 5:40 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A member of the Shutesbury Community Church for 30 years, Chris Footit is relieved to be back participating in and attending services, something he can do after a three-stop lift recently was installed at the 1827 meetinghouse on the town...


Historic Holyoke church eyed for Indian motorcycle dealership, museum
06-27-2022 8:03 PM

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Plans are in the works to possibly turn a historic Highlands church on the corner of Pleasant and Hampden streets into a museum, restaurant and motorcycle dealership.On Tuesday, the City Council’s Ordinance Committee will take up an...


Help for Syria urged at Northampton rally
12-20-2016 9:01 AM

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — A world away from Aleppo, Syria, Zaid AlNassar stood behind a microphone Sunday and in Arabic tried to convey an unimaginable feeling: the pain of a relentless war that has ripped apart his homeland.Wind swept in and clouds churned...


Help needed for MANNA’s Christmas dinner in Northampton
12-20-2016 12:48 AM

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — Organizers of the MANNA Soup Kitchen’s Christmas dinner are busy scouting out volunteers and preparing orders during the run-up to Dec. 25.“Christmas is usually a little bit smaller than Thanksgiving,” said Ricki Carroll, who is helping...

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