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By MELISSA KAREN SANCES

On a springlike day in mid-March, three historians’ voices mingle with the buzzing of a drone. Claudia Lefko, Gail Hornstein and Ben James stand in the middle of the Montview Conservation Area while our camera captures the big picture — the vast, open...

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 ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — When construction gets under way on Northampton’s Main Street redesign next year, businesses may find themselves assuaging customers noticing the disruption with a certain three-word phrase: Pardon Our Progress. “Pardon Our Progress” was...

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...

By EMILEE KLEIN

With the state dealing with catastrophic consequences of climate change, the debate around forest management continues to make headlines as Massachusetts policymakers discuss the best way to maximize carbon sequestration in forests.Trees and other...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – Addressing road safety concerns, the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has approved speed limit reductions on a stretch of Route 10.The approved speed limit adjustments include a reduction from 35 to 30 mph from West Street to...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Education Foundation has announced its latest round of grants for the city’s school district and vocational school, featuring projects including a new 3-D mapping program, a course in speculative fiction and a celebration...

By STEVE PFARRER

He’s one of the most famous and beloved children’s book authors ever, and he grew about 20 miles south of here. So the work of Theodor Seuss Geisel — better known, or course, as Dr. Seuss — seemed like a natural fit for the new musical by Amherst...

Back Porch Festival is coming backNORTHAMPTON — Signature Sounds’ Back Porch Festival, which underwent a dramatic expansion earlier this year, is set to return next March in a similar format, with 50 performers playing in 10 different venues over...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Despite pleas from the biggest group opposed to Picture Main Street to pick an alternative design, the City Council officially went on record Thursday in support of the city’s years-in-the-making plan for a $21 million redesign of Main...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Opponents of the current redesign plan for the Picture Main Street project have unveiled an alternative vision for what Northampton’s Main Street should look like, in hopes the city changes its mind before construction officially takes...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council on Thursday unveiled a resolution in support of the city’s Picture Main Street redesign, aiming to assure residents of the benefits the project will bring to the city despite anxieties over the three-year, $21 million...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council on Thursday approved the request for proposals for the former Registry of Deeds property at 33 King St., clearing the way for interested buyers to begin submitting bids for the central downtown property. The property, a...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A petition calling for a halt of a planned redesign of the city’s Main Street has collected over 1,000 signatures since it went live two weeks ago, but the mayor said this week she has no intention of stopping its advancement.“I stand...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The first day of school for Northampton Public School students begins Thursday, but for new Superintendent Portia Bonner, it feels more like homecoming.Though most of her broad and deep educational career over the past three decades has...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON —– Three days before they will greet this year’s roughly 2,600 students, teachers, administrators and staff from across the Northampton Public Schools packed the high school auditorium Monday morning for an annual convocation ceremony...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A prime piece of property in the heart of downtown, vacant for four years, is set to go up for sale this fall.The city plans to sell the former site of the Hampshire County Register of Deeds at 33 King St. to a third party to build a new...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Dubbed by current and former city officials a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity, an ambitious plan to redesign Main Street that began more than three years ago continues to be met with skep·ti·cism by several business owners and...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — A new sculpture to be installed next spring along the Nashawannuck Pond boardwalk will give residents and visitors the opportunity to reflect on volunteerism in the arts and cultural sectors of the city.The sculpture, called...

EASTHAMPTON — Holyoke Street (Route 141) paving will take place Thursday and Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.The northbound lane on Holyoke Street, coming from Mountain Road, will be closed, with a detour onto East Street and Clark Street, according to...

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...