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By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Due to ongoing air quality issues, HVAC problems and safety concerns, Easthampton Municipal Building remains closed to the public and staff until further notice.“This may be an over abundance of caution, but this decision has been made...

By MADDIE FABIAN

BOSTON — Opponents of a proposed state bill that would prevent deceptive advertising at pregnancy resource centers used a lengthy public hearing in Boston on Monday to make their case why the bill is deficient.Testimony from several nonprofit groups...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton resident Daniel Williamson left an imprint on the lives of three young boys the day before he died unexpectedly on July 17, and now, they are returning the favor.During their summer vacation, a group of three boys — Anthony...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — The Municipal Building will be closed this Tuesday and Wednesday for HVAC upgrades, heatwave precautions, and air quality monitoring, according to city officials.The mayor’s office cited “the anticipated heat wave, ongoing HVAC issues,...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Growing up during the violent and corrupt patriarchal regime known as “Trujillato” in the Dominican Republic, the late Elena María Candelario Cáceres was forced to flee to the United States at 22 years old with just $40 to her...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — In water bodies around the world, rising temperatures are resulting in an increased occurrence of toxic algae blooms that pose health hazards to plants, animals and people.Easthampton’s Nashawannuck Pond is no exception, and for several...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Use of Nashawannuck Pond will be restricted until Saturday after its annual chemical treatment to control the growth of nuisance vegetation.The city of Easthampton contracted Solitude Lake Management to treat the pond with herbicides...

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 MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Last winter, some of the money raised from a military tribute banner project was put toward buying new boots and wool socks for three Easthampton veterans who couldn’t afford them.Now, for the sixth year, the banners are once again...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — After three long summers of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lifeguard shortages, the Easthampton Community Pool is filling up with swimmers again.“I’m so excited. I plan on being here four or five times a week,” said resident...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — As Maureen Binienda finishes up her first week and a half as interim superintendent, she and the School Committee have already discussed one-year goals for her oversight.Some of those goals include rebuilding trust within the community,...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — After a contentious public hearing Wednesday evening that ended in the City Council passing a pregnancy center ordinance, Mayor Nicole LaChapelle vetoed the measure Thursday afternoon.First introduced nine months ago and revised...

EASTHAMPTON — The Family Dollar on Union Street has reopened after the Fire Department determined the business is now in compliance with numerous fire safety code violations. The department recently ordered the store closed for the second time this...

By Mercy Lingle

EASTHAMPTON — As she built up to the chorus of the song she wrote for Easthampton High School’s commencement, Emmalyse Wozniak sang the lyrics, “We’re graduating high school now, real-world bound,” alongside English teacher Michael Demento, who played...

By BOB FLAHERTY

EASTHAMPTON — Counting birds is no spring picnic. The feathery songsters don’t stay put for long — in the time it takes to write down “great crested flycatcher” you’ll likely miss two grackles and an oriole. It takes a team.Outside Mass Audubon’s...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Superintendent finalist Vito Perrone said Friday that the School Committee rescinded its offer to hire him in executive session Thursday night, alleging that the reason was a perceived microaggression contained in an email he sent to the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The outpouring of support for superintendent finalist Vito Perrone has solidified the former high school principal’s desire to take the reins at the district schools, more than four days after he said the School Committee rescinded the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — As a restaurant owner, Konstantine Sierros says he’s often contacted for contributions to community organizations.So he wasn’t surprised when 17-year-old Diya Bhatia, a member of Easthampton High School’s We The People team, reached out...

By JAMES PENTLAND and ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton woman was ordered held without the right to bail Wednesday after her arraignment on a charge of murder in the stabbing death of a 23-year-old man at the home they shared.Jean Marie Echevarria, 23, showed no emotion during...

By JACQUELYN VOGHEL

EASTHAMPTON — River Valley Co-op opens its doors to the public on July 1, bringing with it 83 new jobs and establishing itself as the city’s second grocery store. The co-op, situated at 228 Northampton St., is the second location of the collectively...