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By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — After more than 41 years of serving Easthampton, Barbara LaBombard will retire as city clerk and clerk to the City Council at the end of March. LaBombard is not only the longest-serving clerk in the community’s history, but also only the second woman to hold the position, and has taken pride in keeping Easthampton running smoothly while getting to know many of the people who call it home.
By ALEXA LEWIS
SOUTHAMPTON — In the 1630s, proprietors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony began to settle the Northampton area, spreading into the land that would become Southampton by the 1680s.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON— Easthampton’s plans for municipal electricity aggregation have been given the go-ahead by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, allowing the city to join more than 170 other municipalities across the state in providing residents more flexibility when it comes to choosing an electricity provider.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Amid a request for censure by the School Committee alleging “inappropriate” behavior, at-large Councilor Owen Zaret announced his resignation from the City Council on Tuesday morning, claiming he was “publicly humiliated.”
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The Treehouse Foundation has named Erika Kuester its next CEO as the Easthampton nonprofit sets its sights on expansion across Massachusetts and, eventually, throughout New England.
By ALEXA LEWIS
During the last election cycle, voters in nearly a dozen legislative districts — including the district that includes all of Southampton — voted in favor of a nonbinding ballot question instructing their state representative to support a single-payer health care system in the state.
By ALEXA LEWIS
NORTHAMPTON — Northampton and Westfield Starbucks baristas filed petitions for union election last Thursday, with intent to join the growing number of locations that have become part of Starbucks Workers United.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — With its plentiful trails and babbling streams, the New England Forestry Foundation’s Hartnett Manhan Memorial Forest has long been a popular spot for outdoor recreation. But recently, people used to frequenting the area have noticed a startling change: Some of the trails south of Loudville Road that once used to welcome them are now plastered with signs that read “No trespassing.”
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON— This February, the Easthampton Public Library is inviting community members to spread the love and celebrate National Library Lovers’ Month by joining in on a weekly raffle. Winners will be rewarded with gift cards to local businesses, which will be revealed as the event progresses — and all one needs to do to enter is answer a fun question with no wrong answer.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Lauren Grover has become accustomed to encountering people who think they aren’t creative. They might say they can’t draw, can’t sculpt, can’t make some elaborate decor out of paper or paint or clay. She hears it all the time, but it never makes her any less sad.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Precinct 1 Councilor James Kwiecinski will serve as the City Council’s new vice president after receiving the unanimous approval of his fellow councilors at Wednesday night’s meeting.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee’s request to censure at-large Councilor Owen Zaret drew dozens of community members, online and in person, to voice their support and concerns at what turned into a tense City Council meeting Wednesday night.
By ALEXA LEWIS
Just a few days before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday, more than 120 Valley residents eagerly tuned in to a virtual presentation by authors and friends — one Palestinian and the other Jewish — who for some time have sought ways to find common ground and bridge the divide between their peoples.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The School Committee is asking the City Council to censure at-large Councilor Owen Zaret, whose behavior in recent months, they allege, has “escalated to incidents of clearly unprofessional and unacceptable conduct.”
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton’s annual WinterFest has returned for the 12th time, bringing a slate of fun activities for all to enjoy while raising funds to benefit the city’s iconic Nashawannuck Pond.
By ALEXA LEWIS
TikTok users around the region were greeting the looming U.S. ban of popular social media platform TikTok with emotions ranging from sadness to anger to skepticism, with many arguing that a government ban constitutes a limit on free speech.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The City Council welcomed a new addition to its ranks on Wednesday, swearing in Felicia Jadczak to replace Homar Gomez as Precinct 2 councilor. Gomez left the council to serve as a state representative.
By ALEXA LEWIS
A statewide group that for years has pushed for a single-payer health care system in Massachusetts is buoyed by the fact that voters in nearly a dozen legislative districts during the last election cycle, including the district that includes all of Southampton, voted in favor of a nonbinding ballot question that instructs the representative of their district to vote in favor of a single-payer system of universal health care.
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — An average homeowner in the city can expect to pay about $185 more in property taxes this year.
By ALEXA LEWIS
NORTHAMPTON — This winter, it may seem like everyone knows someone stuck in bed with a stomach bug.
By ALEXA LEWIS
School districts in Hampshire County, including Amherst-Pelham Regional and Hadley, and across the country are taking steps to secure their data after a security breach at the widely-used, California-based software company PowerSchool meant unauthorized access to information stored in school systems was gained by a malevolent party, who held the information for ransom.
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