Florence News

Authorities were tight-lipped Monday as they investigated a rash of apparent arsons in and around the Ward 3 neighborhood, one of which claimed the life of a father and his son.

Family members Monday confirmed the names of two men who were killed in one of the fires that struck Northampton early Sunday morning.

An early-morning fire that left a couple temporarily homeless may have started in a wood-burning stove inserted into a fireplace of the 260 Florence Road home, fire officials said.

Firefighters from three towns responded to an early morning fire at a Florence Road home, where the blaze caused extensive damage in the living room and attic of the single-story structure.

A single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ryan and Florence roads took the life of a Greenfield man early Wednesday night.

Police have identified a man who died after a car crash in Florence Wednesday evening as Monroe L. Bethea, 51, of 10 West St., Greenfield.

Kenneth R. Andrews, 75, of Winchester Terrace, died Friday in Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.

Savannah Blair sits in the foreground, with the judge's gavel. Her adoption by her foster family became final Friday, on National Adoption Day.

The city has reached a tentative agreement to buy a majority of the Bean Farm near downtown Florence for $910,000, but the City Council Thursday tabled a decision on whether to endorse the purchase until councilors have a chance to hear from the public.

The Sacred Heart Church on King Street will be the headquarters of the new St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Northampton.

Incumbent Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins fills out her ballot Tuesday morning at Jackson Street school.

Artist: Valerie Bassett Medium: Painting - Oil Venue: Pioneer Valley Ballet Address: Event: Valerie Bassett has been an oil painter in the area for 20yrs with works in private & public collections in Western MA.

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - 2009 tour dates Grace Potter & The Nocturnals @ Prospect Park in August Weekly Davespeak: I understand you have another album planned with T-Bone [Burnett] this year.. Grace Potter : Actually, we've already finished the record.

A gas leak forced dozens of local residents out of their apartment building in Florence on Thursday.

James S. Miller sits in the kitchen of 32 Straw Ave. in Northampton, where Miller and other chronically homeless people live.