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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Members of the greater Northampton community took part in a painting party on Saturday to help create a 1,500-square-foot mural for JFK Middle School.The project was spearheaded by two local artists, Sharon Leshner and Ryan Murray. The...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — Dozens of Smith College students entered the second day of a sit-in Thursday to pressure the college to divest from companies supplying armaments for Israel’s Gaza offensive. “The numbers are solid,” said Ruby Masters, an organizer with...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — On Monday evening, Edwards Church became the site of a more secular sermon on the necessity of a new center to confront the challenges of both climate change and income inequality in Northampton, problems architect Dorrie Brooks said are...

NORTHAMPTON — The city is accepting applications for its Vacant Storefront Program, an initiative that encourages businesses and individuals to express their interest in leasing and occupying empty storefronts that have been unoccupied for a minimum...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — John Piskor waited on the Zoom call with bated breath. Annie Lesko, the city’s administration, licensing and economic development coordinator, had begun a lottery process to determine whether or not Piskor’s downtown Gombo restaurant...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Residents, teachers and high school students are raising concerns about looming cuts — including the loss or reduction of hours for 15 teaching positions — to the Northampton Public School district for the coming school year.NPS is...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — As she prepares to celebrate her birthday on Sunday, Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra set the tone at Friday morning’s annual Northampton St. Patrick’s Day breakfast by reading a whimsical limerick poem that touched on many of the...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BELCHERTOWN — In what has become a steady drumbeat from school officials in many Hampshire County communities this budget season, Belchertown has become the latest to stare down a significant school budget gap that could mean the “staggering” loss of...

Well-wishers greeted Smith College’s basketball team with high-fives and cheers Tuesday afternoon on campus as they prepared to depart for the Final Four for the second straight year. The Pioneers will play in the national semifinals of the NCAA...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city agreed Tuesday to rescind a stop-work order preventing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield from removing five stained-glass windows at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, a negotiated settlement made three days after a...

By JIM KINNEY

HOLYOKE — Protecting a disused Catholic church from the wrecking ball for at least a year, Holyoke officials ordered a demolition delay at its Maple Street site in the city this past November.The city hoped the delay at Our Lady of Guadalupe/Sacred...

By CHAD CAIN

EASTHAMPTON — Supporters of a recently-introduced resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza urged the City Council this week to advance the measure to a vote as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the Northampton City Council and Amherst Town Council...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Activists in Northampton calling for a cease-fire in Gaza have stepped up their efforts in recent days, hoping to pressure the city to quickly pass a resolution in support of their goals and to condemn recent actions by the Israeli...

By MAX ACENOWR,DIANA ZAMUDIOand BEX CONNOR

NORTHAMPTON — Smith College and the city of Northampton are heavily intertwined and have been since Smith’s founding in 1871. The college’s Grecourt Gates stand tall atop the rolling hill of Main Street Northampton, overlooking the city’s vibrant...

By SADIE TSCHIDER, YANGYANG LYU and STELLA ALPHAS

NORTHAMPTON — From the grandiose Academy of Music at one end of Main Street to the “History of Women in Northampton” mural decorating the Verizon building to the quaint shops selling handmade pottery and watercolor greeting cards, Northampton is a...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of two pedestrians struck by vehicles in the last week on busy streets bordering Smith College — the latest in a string of such incidents dating back years — city and college officials said this week they are moving ahead...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Sonya Epstein was crystal clear before a Hampshire District Court judge Thursday afternoon when explaining why she took part in a protest outside the Northampton facility of defense contractor L3Harris that led to her arrest two months...

By Garrett Cote

James Gallagher is in the thick of his favorite time of year.The 43-year-old is coming up on his fourth year working on the kitchen staff at the Edward P. Boland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Leeds, and his second year leading the...

NORTHAMPTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation plans to close Route 5 between Interstate 91’s Exit 23 on and off ramps during the overnight hours from Monday, Dec. 11, to Friday morning, Dec. 15.Route 5 traffic in each direction will be...