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Supporters rally around Amherst couple facing medical problems
01-04-2019 3:30 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A longtime business owner in downtown Amherst is getting financial support to help him cope with his spouse’s illness.Friends and supporters of Robert and Dorothy Green recently launched a Go Fund Me campaign for the family, which has owned...


M&M auto repair in Easthampton readies for transition
12-02-2018 3:54 PM

By Elizabeth Donoghue

EASTHAMPTON — The owner of a longtime automotive service center on Parsons Street has recruited a protégé to help run the repair and maintenance side of his business. John Yagmin, who has owned M&M Service Center since 1979, on Oct. 1 turned the...


MGM Springfield getting ready to roll
08-21-2018 5:21 PM

By BERA DUNAU

SPRINGFIELD — MGM Springfield, the first casino in state history, will open for business Friday at 11 a.m. — and western Massachusetts may very well never be the same again.“It’ll be an experience unlike any they’ve ever seen,” said MGM Springfield...


New app gives Gazette readers improved mobile features
07-10-2018 12:25 AM

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — For those reading the Daily Hampshire Gazette on mobile devices, that experience is getting an upgrade.The Gazette has launched a new version of its app that will allow readers to access either a digital copy of the newspaper, or a live...


From lawn mowers to snowplows, small-engine repair shops weather the seasons
07-02-2018 11:30 AM

By M.J. TIDWELL

HATFIELD — There are only a handful of businesses in the Valley equipped for the intricacies of small engine repair. Buffeted by ever-changing weather, these shops stubbornly stick around season after season to get into the grease with weed wackers...


Former national lacrosse star reopens Valley Fabrics 8 years after closing shop
06-03-2018 6:51 PM

By M.J. TIDWELL

NORTHAMPTON — After an eight-year hiatus, Valley Fabrics is back — but upholstery and traditional fabrics aren’t the soupe du jour at the shop’s new Northampton digs.In March, the fabric store reopened its doors at 881 N. King St., which formerly...


Chez Albert will be 4th restaurant to close in Amherst in recent months
04-16-2018 12:38 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A bistro serving French-style comfort food for 13 years will end its run next month, another in a line of restaurants in Amherst that have closed in recent months that have largely catered to year-round residents, visitors and...


New steakhouse to update, replace Opa Opa in Southampton
04-14-2018 2:14 PM

By M.J. TIDWELL

SOUTHAMPTON — The Opa Opa Steakhouse and Brewery in Southampton is getting a fresh concept and a facelift, according to new owner, manager, and executive chef, John Piskor.“I’m a young man who has basically decided to bet the family farm and open my...


Opa Opa Steakhouse in Southampton up for sale
02-14-2018 12:36 AM

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — The Opa Opa Steakhouse and Brewery on College Highway is up for sale for $799,000.The listing on Canon Real Estate’s website describes the offer as a “unique opportunity” with “many possibilities.” The business, on-site brewery...


Business 2018: One Block: Parsons Block, Maple Street, Florence
02-04-2018 11:29 PM

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

THE BLOCK: Just a turn off Main Street in Florence and onto Maple Street, a variety of businesses — many that have been around for decades — are housed in what’s known as the Parsons Block.The Parsons Block, which stretches from 76-96 Maple St.,...


A dish of success: Spoleto owner still going strong 30 years on
11-13-2017 1:01 PM

By BERA DUNAU

NORTHAMPTON — The year is 1987. The scene is downtown Northampton. A tall, skinny young man with a beard is staring at a key outside a storefront — a key to his future. “I was contemplating how this one key was gonna change everything,” restaurateur...


Expo aims to charge up interest in electric cars
07-31-2017 5:04 AM

By SARAH GARDNER

NORTHAMPTON — A woman walked past a Chevrolet Bolt on display in the Northampton Radio Group parking lot and glanced under the hood. Then she immediately did a double take.“It’s a little weird, isn’t it?” Rie Traub, 46, said. “You look at it and...


In Northampton, Sidewalk salegoers weigh in on state task force
07-28-2017 11:48 PM

By BERA DUNAU

As the state moves ahead with the creation of a new task force to study the challenges facing local retailers, businesspeople at the Northampton Sidewalk Sales Friday had plenty of thoughts on the matter. The Senate Task Force on Strengthening...


Maintaining the brand: co-op’s cow gets a bath
07-27-2017 11:28 PM

By Laurel Demkovich

CUMMINGTON — During the day, she greets customers and watches cars drive by on Route 9. At night, she stands tall on the roof, lit up in bovine glory.She is Camille, the Old Creamery Cooperative’s fiberglass cow. She has stood atop the Cummington...


Making News
07-24-2017 2:13 PM

Orloski top loanoriginator in regionHOLYOKE — Beverly Orloski, vice president and mortgage consultant at PeoplesBank, was named by the Warren Group as the top loan originator by volume in western Massachusetts for the third year in a row.Orloski said...


A twist on creepy: Granby company carves a niche in Halloween industry
07-10-2017 11:55 AM

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

GRANBY — When it comes to selling Halloween costumes and props while trying to compete with retail giants like Walmart and Target, 24-year-old Zachary Gosciminski has learned to think outside the box.For his four-year-old company, Creepy Twists...


Couple opens boat rental business on Nashawannuck Pond in Easthampton
07-03-2017 11:17 AM

By Nyssa Kruse

EASTHAMPTON — When Melanie Salvaggio and Katie MacCallum moved to Easthampton last year, they were disappointed to learn the city was no longer accepting bids to operate a boat rental business on Nashawannuck Pond.Then, in 2017, the couple got a...


From the ground up: Five Star Building in Easthampton opens office in Boston area
06-11-2017 1:34 PM

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

EASTHAMPTON — When he started his one-man construction company out of high school, Kevin Perrier specialized in remodeling kitchens and building porches to pay the bills.Seventeen years later, the 35-year-old manages a multimillion dollar construction...


Haymarket dishes up jar of generosity
06-01-2017 11:03 AM

By NYSSA KRUSE

NORTHAMPTON — A man in an oversized jacket walked out of Haymarket Cafe on Tuesday morning carrying a cardboard sign asking for coffee, cash or anything strangers could spare. It was a request the cafe is prepared to fulfill, at least with food,...


J. Rich Clothing to end 3-decade run in downtown Northampton this summer
05-31-2017 6:04 PM

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — After more than 30 years of stylishly dressing Northampton area residents, J. Rich Clothing for Men will close at the end of July.The store is one of three Northampton clothing businesses, including 2nd Time Around and Ci Ci Boutique,...

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