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SOUTHAMPTON — With its sights set on replacing its timeworn fire and police stations, the town acquired the sprawling property referred to as 0 College Highway to serve as the site of a new public safety complex.

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NORTHAMPTON — Commemorating the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, a handful of dedicated activists with Massachusetts Peace Action stood vigil outside of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s Northampton office on Monday afternoon to demand peace negotiations. This standout mirrored another held by the organization at the same time in Boston.

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EASTHAMPTON — A proposal to slow how fast people drive in Easthampton by setting a citywide speed limit of 25 mph has stalled after conflicting concerns over road safety.

By ALEXA LEWIS

Small, rural towns like many of those in the Pioneer Valley are often lauded for their sense of community. What makes that community feel so welcoming and vibrant is often a small group of hardworking volunteers — people who keep town governments running, plan local events, and make sure food pantries stay stocked with nutritious foods.

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EASTHAMPTON — The City Council is seeking to fill an at-large council seat vacated by former councilor Owen Zaret, who resigned from his post earlier this month amid a request for censure by the School Committee.

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EASTHAMPTON — The city strengthened its commitment to being a welcoming community for all at Wednesday’s City Council meeting by reaffirming its Welcoming City Trust Ordinance — a move that drew mixed reactions from residents in the audience.

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When Tom Condardo opened his February Eversource bill and found a whopping $894 figure staring back at him, he said it was “kind of a sticker shock.”

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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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NORTHAMPTON/EASTHAMPTON — The River Valley Co-op has denied a request from members of the western Massachusetts branch of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) to set up information tables at its stores in Northampton and Easthampton, a decision that co-op leaders later reaffirmed when asked by JVP to reconsider their stance.

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HATFIELD — Cannabis cultivator River Valley Growers of Hatfield is suing neighboring Whately berry farm Nourse Farms for $17 million for allegedly contaminating thousands of pounds of crops with “negligent” spraying of pesticides.

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A plan by Gov. Maura Healey aimed at helping municipal governments reduce fiscal pressures and better serve communities at the local level is winning praise from mayors and town administrators in Hampshire County — athough like last year, the legislation is likely to face an uphill climb in the Legislature.

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The story of David Heisler and Crystal Truehart Heisler is something straight out of Hollywood: A model and a photographer meet on the set of “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” reality TV show, fall in love and spend years building careers in the bustling cities of Los Angeles and Austin. Now, seeking a change of pace, the couple has returned to Truehart Heisler’s hometown of Southampton, and Heisler is looking to add a bold new edge to Easthampton’s arts scene with the opening of his new Eastworks studio space, theStudio x DavidHeisler.

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EASTHAMPTON — In its prominent downtown location, the Walgreens on Union Street is a popular destination for Easthampton residents looking to pick up needed medications or maybe a quick snack. But now, signs hang in the store notifying customers that the store is slated for closure in late March.

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SOUTHAMPTON — In the 1630s, proprietors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony began to settle the Northampton area, spreading into the land that would become Southampton by the 1680s.

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EASTHAMPTON— Easthampton’s plans for municipal electricity aggregation have been given the go-ahead by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, allowing the city to join more than 170 other municipalities across the state in providing residents more flexibility when it comes to choosing an electricity provider.

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EASTHAMPTON — Amid a request for censure by the School Committee alleging “inappropriate” behavior, at-large Councilor Owen Zaret announced his resignation from the City Council on Tuesday morning, claiming he was “publicly humiliated.”

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EASTHAMPTON — The Treehouse Foundation has named Erika Kuester its next CEO as the Easthampton nonprofit sets its sights on expansion across Massachusetts and, eventually, throughout New England.

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During the last election cycle, voters in nearly a dozen legislative districts — including the district that includes all of Southampton — voted in favor of a nonbinding ballot question instructing their state representative to support a single-payer health care system in the state.

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EASTHAMPTON — After more than 41 years of serving Easthampton, Barbara LaBombard will retire as city clerk and clerk to the City Council at the end of March. LaBombard is not only the longest-serving clerk in the community’s history, but also only the second woman to hold the position, and has taken pride in keeping Easthampton running smoothly while getting to know many of the people who call it home.

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NORTHAMPTON — Northampton and Westfield Starbucks baristas filed petitions for union election last Thursday, with intent to join the growing number of locations that have become part of Starbucks Workers United.