Easthampton News

The Northampton-based Valley Community Development Corp. is expecting to go out to bid for its 38-unit affordable housing project on Parsons Street in August.

I, Margaret Betts, am asking for your vote on June 25 for the Greenfield School Committee.

Hampshire Superior Court Judge Bertha D. Josephson on Wednesday ruled in favor of Stop & Stop in a three-year-old lawsuit seeking to block the permit allowing the company to build a supermarket on Northampton Street in Easthampton.

HOLYOKE - A few years ago, Zak Tardy's mom suggested he go find something to do in the summer, not just hang around.

Hampshire Superior Court Judge Bertha D. Josephson Wednesday sentenced Scott Szaban to four years to five years and one day in state prison after admitting he set a fire that destroyed a Granby home in 2011.

EASTHAMPTON - An undercover survey conducted last week where teens outside a package store attempted to get adults to buy them alcohol concluded without a single instance of any of the adults complying, according to organizers.

NORTHAMPTON - United Way of Hampshire County has added four programs focusing on young children to its network of partner organizations in an effort to increase its focus on children and strengthen its geographical balance.

In the spring of 2011, I heard Ally Einbeinder speak at Ladyfest Easthampton panel on "Women In Punk And Hardcore."

On the 60th anniversary of his parents execution, Robert Meeropol is passing the torch of the nonprofit organization he founded to help children of political prisoners to his daughter.

As he enjoys a ride toward an especially beautiful section of Look Park, Ray Ellerbrook does not sound like a man in retirement.

EASTHAMPTON - After six years as principal and 11 in the system, Robert D. Orlando will be leaving the Center/Pepin Elementary School to become the leader of Academy Hill in Springfield.

Residents would like to see more recreational activities at Nashawannuck Pond , improvements for aging infrastructure at Nonotuck Park and better signs for hiking trails and public spaces in the city.

The 2013 Pioneer Valley Transition Towns Film Festival seeks submissions of seven-minute films on a variety of topics.

Residents and motorists passing through the city are hoping for an easier commute next week with fresh adjustments to the detour around the closed Manhan River Bridge.

While their time in the school was brief, the 106 Easthampton High School graduates have the distinction of being the first class to graduate from the new high school.

Recorder/Paul Franz Participants brave the rain to walk the Survivors Lap at the Relay For Life at the Franklin County Fair Grounds on Friday evening.

HOLYOKE - Street stops by city police so far have produced multiple arrests this week, including a Tuesday morning foot chase that ended with an Easthampton man being charged with a drug crime .

After hearing from the defendant's lawyer and, briefly, from the defendant himself, Judge Bertha D. Josephson agreed Thursday to continue Ryan D. Welch's murder case to October.

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An ownership group operating as Notch 8 Inc. is proposing to revive Northampton's Union Station as a banquet facility and sports bar.