NORTHAMPTON – The Hampshire County Courthouse is expected to reopen on Wednesday, almost a week after a power outage that affected the air conditioning system.
The Main Street building that houses Northampton District Court and Hampshire Superior Court was first closed on Thursday “due to air conditioning issues that were caused by a power outage,” said Jennifer Donahue, a spokesperson for the state court system.
“The Facilities Department ran standalone cooling units in the building over the weekend and the Trial Court attempted to open the courthouse on Monday morning,” said Donahue. “Temperatures were too high once people began reporting to work and the decision was made to close the building.”
On Tuesday, workers repaired the cooling system and planned to let it run overnight in preparation for reopening the building on Wednesday morning.
Brian Steele can be reached at bsteele@gazettenet.com.