Easthampton News

EASTHAMPTON - Stacia Wilga, 98, formerly of Easthampton, passed away May 26, 2012, at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northampton.

EASTHAMPTON City school leaders got a peek into the future last week, as students from Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham presented information about their school's tech/engineering classes to the Easthampton School Committee.

EASTHAMPTON - Jane Mary McMahon, 77, a lifelong resident of Easthampton, died May 29, 2012, at The Fisher House of Amherst after a sudden, brief illness.

EASTHAMPTON - Engineers for Borrego Solar Systems Inc. are trying to work out another glitch in the city's Oliver Street solar array project so it can become fully operational.

Katie Ann Kolosewicz and Shane Thomas O'Brien Sr. of Easthampton were married May 5 at Childs Park in Northampton.

EASTHAMPTON - Following the License Board recommendation, the City Council has supported the owner of the Apollo Grill's request to seek a liquor license from the Legislature, which would allow him to obtain a license although it would surpass Easthampton's quota.

A group of veterans met recently at Chicopee Savings Bank to check out their service time portraits painted on the C-5 model that will be featured in the Memorial Day parade on Monday.

EASTHAMPTON - Lois C. Briggs, 71, of 12 Paul St., Easthampton, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon at her home with her husband, Larry, and daughter, Bonnie, at her side.

EASTHAMPTON - Kristi Chadwick the new Emily Williston Library director said her first month in the job has gone well and she is excited to be here.

Elizabeth Ryan will bring her detailed jewelry there for the first time. Edith Hunsberger will take her luminous paintings to her familiar booth.

EASTHAMPTON For the first time in recent memory, Easthampton High School administrators are planning outdoor graduation ceremonies for the senior class.

WEBS , America's yarn store is located in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.

Investors who lost money in an Easthampton housing venture have new reason to think that while the legal system can move with painful slowness, it may in the end help them secure justice.

The proud parents of Courtney E. Roberts of St. Albans and Jeremy M. Leduc of Easthampton, Mass.

The City Council agreed to spend $12,500 to pay for an independent appraiser to help settle a property tax dispute with Beacon Communities, the developer of the Treehouse project .

In a sea of basic black and gray in downtown Northampton, Lily Cheng's fashion choice stood out, especially on an overcast afternoon.

EASTHAMPTON - With the recent award of state and federal subsidies, the developers of a 50-apartment downtown project will now be able move on to purchasing the property and building.

Yogi Bear and The Three Bears m ay have a loyal following, but they don't have much compared to the 52 tabletop bears created by area students.

They were five and got along with each other in the way that five year olds do, which is to say, sporadically.

EASTHAMPTON - Schools here are facing cuts and possible teacher layoffs in a tight budget season that's forcing many city departments to operate under the less-is-more model.