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NORTHAMPTON — A new building code kicks in citywide next Monday that effectively bans the use of fossil fuels in any new buildings or renovations of existing structures in Northampton.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Grow Food Northampton has announced that Michael Skillicorn has been made co-executive director, joining existing Executive Director Alisa Klein in leading the community garden and sustainable food nonprofit.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — More than a year and a half after it initially planned to close, the Coca-Cola bottling plant on Industrial Drive will remain open through 2025, though its future in the city remains uncertain.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council will hold a special virtual meeting Wednesday to try and pass six financial orders relating to the city’s Capital Improvement Plan, after Ward 3 Councilor Quaverly Rothenberg raised a charter objection at the previous council meeting last Thursday that delayed a vote.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — For Shannon Rudder, the theme of civil rights in the year 2025 could be summed up with a Curtis Mayfield song: “Keep on Pushing.”

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The announcement of a proposed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has drawn a wide array of reactions from local organizations, activists and politicians in the Pioneer Valley and the commonwealth, many of whom have been protesting or closely following the events since the war’s beginning in October 2023.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

CHESTERFIELD — Not many 20-year-olds aspire to launch their own nonprofit to support businesses in a developing nation. But then Forrest McSweeney isn’t like most 20-year-olds.

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NORTHAMPTON — The director of Head Start and early learning programs in the city is joining the School Committee as Ward 2’s representative.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

A new bill signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday will ban the practice of declawing cats in Massachusetts, a victory for animal rights activists who view declawing as inhumane.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — It’s safe to say Ruth Griggs was a little unsettled when she looked at her latest property tax bill.

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NORTHAMPTON — The Center for Ecological Technology (CET) in Florence has launched a Carbon Conscious Business Accreditation program to encourage businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, handing out its first accreditation to fellow Florence organization the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A measure to effectively ban the use of fossil fuels in all new buildings and renovation projects citywide is advancing to the full City Council, but not before leaders of local architecture firms voiced concerns about it at a...

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NORTHAMPTON — More than $1.19 million dollars in Community Preservation Act funds have been approved for various projects throughout the city, from improvements to basketball and tennis courts to affordable housing projects.A plan to replace and...

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NORTHAMPTON — After leading Manna Community Kitchen for the last eight years, Executive Director Lee Anderson stepped down in mid-December.Anderson resigned from Manna on Dec. 18, according to Kaitlyn Ferrari, Manna’s development director who will be...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city unveiled its new five-year Capital Improvement Plan for funding infrastructure projects across the city on Thursday, in a City Council meeting that spanned more than six hours and led to contention among councilors and criticism...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city is holding a public meeting Monday regarding a proposed ordinance to make the its building code completely free of fossil fuels.The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., both in-person at City Council chambers, located behind city...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

EASTHAMPTON — For the first time in more than 30 years, Hampshire Superior Court has a new clerk of courts.On New Year’s Day, former state Rep. Dan Carey was sworn in at the Old Town Hall on Main Street in Easthampton by Superior Court Judge Michael...

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NORTHAMPTON — Several residents of the Walter Salvo House on Conz Street are now a little more connected to the digital world, after receiving new laptops as part of a program run through Northampton Neighbors, a non-profit focused on serving older...

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NORTHAMPTON — Inside his Hampshire Superior Court office, Harry Jekanowski Jr. produces an old photo of himself, taken in 1983 for an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette.The photo shows a young Jekanowski, then a newly-appointed assistant clerk at...

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Some people give to the Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund out of support for the families it serves, while others do so out of memory of a loved one. Susan Kohler-Gray falls into the latter camp.Kohler-Gray, who now lives in Portland, Maine, but who lived in...

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NORTHAMPTON — The city is changing electric vehicle charging rates at stations it owns, with the hope of making EV charging more affordable for residents.Since October, the city has charged $1.92 per hour at public EV charging stations, which offer a...