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By BRIAN STEELE

“Every child is entitled to be loved, cared for, secure, and protected from verbal, sexual, emotional and physical abuse, exploitation and neglect.” So begins Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’s proclamation recognizing April as National Child Abuse...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — With the start of classes slated for Thursday, the public school district’s interim leader is negotiating with a candidate for the role of interim principal at Northampton High School, but officials said it is still possible for...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee is “entertaining applications for an interim superintendent for the Northampton Public Schools,” vice chair Gwen Agna said during a special meeting held virtually on Tuesday night.The committee drafted a job posting...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern met with city officials on Wednesday to celebrate an injection of federal funding for the Manhan Rail Trail and brainstorm ways that lawmakers can help with establishing the Community...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — The public got its first look Monday evening at a proposed overhaul of the vacant Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a $25.3 million project that would create 60 units of affordable housing.The 6.2-acre property at 737 Bridge...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Tributes are pouring in to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Marty Nathan, a retired physician and trailblazing social justice activist who died Monday at the age of 70.Nathan’s daughter Leah Nathan said her mother died after a...

By BRIAN STEELE

AMHERST — The former head coach of the Amherst College men’s lacrosse team has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that school officials discriminated against him, and ultimately fired him, “on the basis of his race.” Rashad Devoe, a Black man who says...