Northampton News

This essay was originally published on TomDispatch and is republished here with Tom Engelhardt's kind permission.

SPRINGFIELD - Though the margins of victory were different, the outcome was the same as Northampton junior Colin Machat and Amherst Regional sophomore Ciaran Dillon-Davidson each won Western Massachusetts Swimming Championships on Sunday at the Art Linkletter Natatorium at Springfield College.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - A judge has ruled that a Hatfield hay ride operator's lawsuit will go forward against the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority over injuries the man says he suffered after a bus frightened his horses.

When you hear songs like "Rogue Highway" and "Amazing Sky," it becomes quite clear that the Winterpills have dusted off the electric guitar cases and expanded their sound.

SPRINGFIELD - Springfield College's Art Linkletter Natatorium became a second home for Northampton's Joel Bierwert this past summer.

A Crisafulli School fifth grader Jessica Leong has been named as one of six "distinguished finalists" by the Prudential Spirit of Community Award program.

Nancy Gehrung, of Northampton, is seen readying an outside Christmas display at Nancy's Flower Depot on White Street in Springfield Dec.

While it's certainly not the dining out mecca that Northampton has come to be, the neighboring Easthampton does offer a number of noteworthy eating experiences.

Like his parents before him, Richard Olken, a South End resident, truly believes in the importance of travel.

Corina Miller stands in front of her new shop she's opening in Easthampton called The Botaniste.

If you can tell Jay-Z from LL Cool J, you're probably too young to remember the Rusty Nail.

DUMMERSTON, Vt. -- It isn't often noticed because the state line serves as a great divide, but art has been creeping up the Connecticut River Valley.

A fitness trainer who specializes in one-on-one work with her clients was recently recognized by other franchise owners.

Krieger Schechter Day School has chosen a new headmaster after a seven-month, nationwide search, according to a news release from the school.

Here, adoption counselor Ashley Loehn dries one of the Setters after a bath. NORTHAMPTON - A Nonotuck Street woman who had some 30 pets removed from her home on Friday has been in trouble for pet hoarding in the past.

The American Heart Association recently announced the individuals selected to be the 2012 Go Red Leading Ladies of Western Massachusetts.

With interviews finished, Mayor Michael A. Tautznik said he's checking references and hopes to have a finalist for the city planner's position soon.

CBS 3 was the first to report Westfield police confiscating synthetic marijuana from store shelves.

Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday chose his nominees to fill Probate and Family Court judgeships in Bristol, Hampshire and Norfolk counties.

Two Saturdays ago, I was walking with a friend in a park here in New York City. It was late January, but I was dressed in a light sweater and a thin fall jacket, which I had just taken off and tied around my waist.