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Roy Martin announces 10th run for mayor
NORTHAMPTON — When Roy Martin ran for mayor in 2017, it was his ninth — and at the time he said his last — run for the corner office at City Hall. But this spring, he took out nomination papers and has announced his 10th run for mayor, becoming the... → Read More
Northampton moving ahead on municipal broadband
NORTHAMPTON — A city survey and City Council vote are moving the possibility of municipal broadband forward.About a quarter of households in Northampton completed a survey about municipal broadband, with nearly all of them saying they want the... → Read More
Northampton council backs police alternative, pressures mayor to act
NORTHAMPTON — The City Council threw its support behind the recommendations of the city’s Policing Review Commission on Thursday, adopting a resolution that urges Mayor David Narkewicz to establish a Department of Community Care this fiscal year and... → Read More
Two downtown parking lots in Northampton to be closed for repairs
NORTHAMPTON — Two old and deteriorating downtown parking lots are expected to close this summer for repairs, making some 225-plus parking spaces unusable just as businesses are reopening following the pandemic.City officials say the Masonic Street and... → Read More
Residents persuade mayor to back off Northampton kennel site
NORTHAMPTON — Rain did not deter about 50 people from gathering at Ray Ellerbrook Field on Wednesday evening to talk about a city dog kennel proposed in the surrounding neighborhood. Many voiced concerns about the project, and in the end, Mayor David... → Read More
Northampton relaxes mask-wearing rules
NORTHAMPTON — Starting Thursday, face masks are no longer required outdoors when 6 feet of social distancing can be maintained, the city’s health department announced Wednesday.Since last spring, Northampton has required that people wear masks — with... → Read More
Last hurrah for the cherry trees of Northampton’s Warfield Place
NORTHAMPTON — On a recent afternoon, branches full of bright pink blossoms created a shaded canopy over the sidewalk on Warfield Place, a small street that runs between Prospect and Finn streets.Standing on the sidewalk, a group of neighbors talked... → Read More
Communities take different approaches to relaxing mask requirements
NORTHAMPTON — Three of Hampshire County’s largest communities are taking different approaches to relaxing mask-wearing rules, a move recommended by the federal government this week for people fully vaccinated and OK’d at the state level as of... → Read More
Northampton PD takes pledge to boost the number of women in its ranks
NORTHAMPTON — The Police Department is the first in the state to sign on to an initiative designed to recruit more women into policing across the country, a move that its chief hopes will help the department better reflect the community it serves.The... → Read More
A new stage: After taking over Iconica Social Club during pandemic, actors have high hopes for future
NORTHAMPTON — Over the summer, Will Swyers and Ximena Salmerón, both actors, were looking for a new project. Something bold, they said. But it wasn’t an acting endeavor they turned to.They ended up taking over downtown cafe Iconica Social Club, “which... → Read More
City eyes land for Greenway near swimming hole on Mill River in Leeds
NORTHAMPTON — Complaints about noise and trash and concerns about equity heightened last summer in a popular swimming area near the Orange Dam on the Mill River in Leeds.Chartpak, an art and office supply company, owns the dam and nearby land, while... → Read More
Valley reaction: Jury in Floyd killing held officer accountable
NORTHAMPTON — In the wake of George Floyd’s murder last May, Jasmine Sinclair organized a Black Trans Lives Matter protest against racism and police brutality that drew more than 4,000 people to downtown Northampton.On Tuesday, she was sitting outside... → Read More
Petitioners ask court to step in on push for Jones Library revote
AMHERST — Petitioners have until Tuesday afternoon to collect more than 800 signatures, under a voter veto provision, to force the Town Council to reconsider its affirmative vote on the Jones Library expansion and renovation project.But, group members... → Read More
Northampton eyes Roundhouse building for resilience hub
NORTHAMPTON — The city is getting closer to making the proposed community resilience hub a reality after Mayor David Narkewicz announced Thursday that he has executed an option to purchase the historic Roundhouse building behind Pulaski Park.The news,... → Read More
Cannabis conflict: Hempest’s move into recreational marijuana causes trouble for co-owner’s family
NORTHAMPTON — When Hempest co-owner Jonathan Napoli got state approval a few months back to begin selling recreational marijuana at his Conz Street store, he figured it would be a simple transition. For years the shop had sold products made from... → Read More
A structure worth saving?: Review continues Tuesday on request to demolish Northampton church
NORTHAMPTON — Nearly 500 people have signed a petition to prevent the demolition of the former St. John Cantius church on Hawley Street.“Demolishing St. John’s Cantius Church would take a magnificent piece of historical architecture away from... → Read More
A middle way on addiction: Harm Reduction Hedgehogs bring more tempered approach
NORTHAMPTON — Several days ago, the Harm Reduction Hedgehogs 413 got a call about an overdose.That evening, a man reported that his wife had taken opioids after back surgery and drank wine, the group’s co-founder Jess Tilley recalled. He realized she... → Read More
‘Now I’m going home’: Irida Kakhtiranova, supporters celebrate immigrant’s exit from church sanctuary
NORTHAMPTON — Irida Kakhtiranova said she felt scared, exhausted and hopeless when she came to the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence in April 2018. The day after she arrived, she was supposed to check-in with Immigration and Customs... → Read More
Mayor, council air Northampton police review panel’s report
NORTHAMPTON — Policing Review Commission co-chairs Dan Cannity and Cynthia Suopis observed the city’s dispatchers for several hours. Suopis recalled thinking of some calls, “Wow, someone else could answer that call, not a uniformed, armed... → Read More
Northampton City Council wants to decriminalize psychedelic plants
NORTHAMPTON — After severe childhood trauma, Jahnava Jenkins experienced “debilitating PTSD, anxiety and depression, and also dissociative disorder,” she told the City Council at its March 18 meeting. Her cure? Psilocybin mushrooms. “Psychedelic... → Read More