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SPRINGFIELD — The husband of an Easthampton woman who was killed returning from JFK International Airport in January has filed a $250 million lawsuit against the transportation company he hired to bring his wife home, as well as the manufacturer of...

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NORTHAMPTON — The city is dipping into its stabilization funds to the tune of $350,000 to replace a boiler at Leeds Elementary School, a task which must be completed within the next two months. The boiler is one of two located at the school, and has...

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NORTHAMPTON — Four protesters who were arrested in June after blocking the shipping and receiving gate at the Northampton office of L3Harris are seeking to avoid having to pay restitution to the company.The protesters — Clara Wagner, Elin Dahal, Sonya...

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NORTHAMPTON — An appraisal by a leading real estate brokerage in Boston hired by a group of residents critical of the city’s financial and urban planning policies concludes that Northampton overpaid by as much as $1.5 million for the downtown building...

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NORTHAMPTON — Fretting over one’s grades is a universal part of the public education experience, a worry that even school superintendents sometimes find themselves having to go through.After Superintendent Portia Bonner’s first year, the Northampton...

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FLORENCE — Bob Cellucci had a problem. The chair of the homeowners association for houses on Cardinal Way in Florence, Cellucci realized one of the street’s detention ponds, used to collect stormwater runoff following heavy rains to prevent flooding...

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NORTHAMPTON — Bike riders in the Pioneer Valley are once again able to use the ValleyBike Share system, with transportation stations reopening from Amherst to Springfield after being shut down for more than a year.The city of Northampton held a grand...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the city of Northampton over the suicide of a high school student may proceed, rebuking the city’s efforts to have the case dismissed.Attorneys for Northampton have subsequently asked for a trial by...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Thousands of people in Hampshire County are expected to take advantage of the state’s tax-free weekend this Saturday and Sunday on the 19th anniversary of the shopping holiday in the state.During the holiday, most retail items with a price up to...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Member institutions of Museums10, a consortium of 10 museums located across the Pioneer Valley, is investing more than $600,000 into professional training development for staff members and student interns to promote career advancement in the museum...

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Authorities have identified two victims in vehicle-related crashes that occurred at the end of July as Bert Hickey, 51, of Belchertown, and Heru Dihaan, 19, a Connecticut resident who had a sister living in Northampton.Hickey, who died on July 21 in a...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Big Lots location will be closing at a date yet to be determined as the retail chain plans to shut down dozens of its locations across the country.A large “CLOSING” banner hung over the Northampton store’s entrance while...

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NORTHAMPTON — A planned $3 million Proposition 2½ override to fund the school budget will no longer be listed on the November ballot after a unanimous vote by the City Council Monday morning, but some councilors used the special meeting as an...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After a protracted battle between the city and the Northampton Association of School Employees union regarding staff cuts in this year’s school budget, the Northampton Public School district may be getting some much-needed additional...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

WILLIAMSBURG — Over the period of a single year, Osa and Christopher Flory found themselves cycling through three different primary care physicians.After their longtime doctor retired, the Williamsburg couple found another Cooley Dickinson Hospital...

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NORTHAMPTON — By order of the mayor, the city has officially closed the Connecticut River Greenway Conservation Area until further notice, citing an ongoing problem of unauthorized motorized boat access, unpermitted large gatherings and illegal...

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NORTHAMPTON — Protesters from a variety of different activist groups in western Massachusetts coalesced onto the steps of City Hall Wednesday ahead of a speech before U.S. Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, levying accusations of...

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NORTHAMPTON — After its founding in 2002, it took the Pedal People cooperative 16 years to achieve the milestone of the 250,000th pickup for trash, recycling and compost from one of its human-powered collection bikes. On Monday, the co-op reached...

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NORTHAMPTON — The City Council has added itself to a number of voices calling for the state’s Department of Transportation to complete the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail (MCRT), a 104-mile stretch of walkable and bikeable path that would connect...

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Long in the planning stages, a new electricity service in Northampton, Amherst and Pelham is set to launch this fall in what officials promise will mean more affordable and renewable electricity for residents.The three communities inked a deal with...