500 attend McGovern coffee hour to share outrage with Trump administration and the Democratic Party alike

02-17-2025 6:07 PM

NORTHAMPTON — It wasn’t the coffee that had the people inside the First Churches of Northampton energetic and on edge Saturday morning. Some 500 crowded into the church shoulder to shoulder, mutually distressed about the state of national politics — and they voiced those concerns in a coffee hour town hall with U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern that lasted close to two hours.


Downtown’s new cheerleader: Andrea Monson name new director of Downtown Northampton Association

02-17-2025 6:13 PM

NORTHAMPTON — Experienced business owner and economic development professional Andrea Monson has been named the new executive director of the Downtown Northampton Association.


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Embracing used clothing: UMass students finding success with new thrift, consignment shop
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AMHERST — A consignment store to serve college campuses, offering inexpensive clothes and low-priced household items, was an idea hatched by students in a University of Massachusetts classroom.

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Speaking of Nature: A decade of waiting: Remembering my last visit from the Northern shrike
02-18-2025 12:05 PM

The kitchen windows face due east. The narrow writing desk is as wide as the double windows and looks out at my deck. Ten feet away is the deck railing and a collection of different feeders. The Birch Perch is there and another five feet away there is a giant lilac bush that fills the yard with perfume in May. But this is wintertime and the only thing the yard is full of now is the hustle and bustle of hungry birds as they bicker with one another over food.

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South Hadley, MA - Pamela Jean Bak passed away, after a ruthless battle with cancer, on February 12, 2025 with loved ones by her side. Pam was born on September 9, 1958 in Worcester, MA, daughter of the late Kenneth and Janette (Christi... remainder of obit for Pamela J. Bak

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Westhampton, MA - Rose Geryk (nee Wiesztort), 94, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2025 at Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation of South Hadley. She is the daughter of the late Vincent and Anna (Mish) Weisztort and grew up in F... remainder of obit for Rose Geryk

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Gerard "Jerry" Ethier Greenfield, MA - Gerard "Jerry" Richard Ethier, 79, passed away on February 7, 2025, at CareOne in Northampton after an illness and declining health. Jerry was born on February 26, 1945, to Rudolph and Anna (Kiefer... remainder of obit for Gerard Ethier

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Westfield, MA - Lawrence Bernard Roberts, 83, of Westfield, passed away peacefully, Monday, Feb 10, 2025, at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Lawrence was born in Northampton, March 5, 1941, the son of the late Leo H and Laur... remainder of obit for Lawrence Bernard Roberts

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