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NORTHAMPTON — Mental health and community support nonprofit Clinical & Support Options (CSO) gave a walking tour of their new homeless shelter and support site in Northampton on Thursday, although the organization isn’t expected to move into the...

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Two Hampshire County organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with homelessness during the cold winter months are receiving a combined $1.25 million from the state to expand services.The recipients, Craig’s Doors of Amherst and...

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BELCHERTOWN — A 26-year-old woman who allegedly robbed a bank in South Hadley last week with the help of an unwitting getaway driver is facing charges of armed robbery and making a bomb threat.Rosa Murillo of Springfield pleaded not guilty to those...

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Tucked behind the large former factory building that makes up the Eastworks retail complex lies the entrance to Prodigy, signs indicating that only those ages 13 and up may enter, with those under 17 requiring adult supervision. After going through...

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NORTHAMPTON — Nearly two years after its creation, the Northampton Commission for the Study of Reparations has released its preliminary report on how to address historic wrongs against Black residents and workers in the city, which proposes both...

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NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Community Arts Trust has received another grant in the amount of more than $100,000 for improvements to The Workroom, a 3,800-square-foot space used for gallery exhibitions and theatrical performances. The Workroom is...

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SOUTH HADLEY – Police are investigating a bank robbery that took place Wednesday at Westfield Bank branch at 32 Willimansett St.Police responded to a report of a robbery shortly before 2 p.m. Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen confirmed the report, but...

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NORTHAMPTON — More than a year after putting it on the market, the city still hasn’t been able to sell what should be a covetous piece of downtown real estate. The property, 33 King St., is located across from Hotel Northampton and 150 feet from The...

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NORTHAMPTON — After protesting in front of the offices of politicians and on colleges campuses, local activists opposing the ongoing war in Gaza have set their sights on local health care institutions.On Tuesday, around 20 demonstrators stood outside...

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CHESTERFIELD — A Chesterfield man died early Sunday morning after being critically injured when his snowmobile hit a tree. Derek Graves, 37, was snowmobiling with a friend around 1:30 a.m. near Smith Road in Chesterfield. Graves’s friend, who was not...

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Kathy Guertin knows a thing or two about helping children in need.For over 30 years, Guertin has given to the Gazette’s Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund, named after a former Gazette business manager at the Gazette and begun in 1933 to help families in need...

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NORTHAMPTON — After years of going without one, it appears a Chipotle Mexican Grill is finally headed to Northampton. Chipotle, expected to be completed in the late spring to early summer, will be located at 301 King St., the site of a former Papa...

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NORTHAMPTON — Grow Food Northampton’s winter market returns this weekend looking to provide locally grown produce and crafts as well as live entertainment to kick off the holiday season. The market will open on Saturday at the Northampton Senior...

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NORTHAMPTON — Cameras and stage lights face Jane Harrison-Millman as she sits in front of a live audience. Across from her sits Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro, responsible for leading the independent agency responsible for detecting...

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NORTHAMPTON — It’s late morning inside Laura Mangones’ kindergarten classroom at Bridge Street Elementary School, and the children have all gathered around attentively on a small carpet in front of the classroom, small strips marking where each...

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NORTHAMPTON — Walking into Deep Thoughts Record Shop on Market Street, one first notices the sounds emanating from the store’s speakers. Sometimes it’s the cacophony of avant-garde jazz music, other times it can be the more familiar voice of Phil...

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NORTHAMPTON — The Florence Holiday Parade will returns again this year on Saturday, kicking off the Christmas season in Northampton.Beginning at Trinity Park at 10 a.m., the parade travels through Florence before ending at the Florence Civic Center....

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NORTHAMPTON — City Hall will be closed throughout December for an asbestos abatement, with all city departments and staff located within the building to be moved to alternate locations, likely until the new year, according to city officials.During the...

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NORTHAMPTON — A pedestrian who died after being hit by a car in the Big Y parking lot on North King Street has been identified by the Northwestern district attorney’s office as Paul Surgen of Florence.Surgen died from injuries sustained in the...

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NORTHAMPTON — The weather may have been cold and wet, but that didn’t stop local labor groups and supporters from rallying in front of Northampton City Hall on Thursday, as they continue to call for the restoration of the more than 20 positions cut in...