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Customer becomes owner: New Orleans-inspired restaurant Gombo changes hands
11-07-2024 9:28 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Since Gombo’s opening in May 2023, Cassidy Bowman has been a regular at the New Orleans-inspired cajun restaurant and bar on Northampton’s Main Street, frequently seen sitting outside together with his Siberian husky dog Lucy. Bowman...

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Northampton council approves resolution calling for arms embargo to Israel
11-10-2024 12:01 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton City Council has approved a resolution that endorses an embargo on U.S. arms to Israel in an act of protest against the war in Gaza, although only after the inclusion of a single word during its second reading.The...


Northampton council airs resolution opposing expansion of Hadley charter school
11-08-2024 5:27 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton City Council has introduced a motion opposing the planned expansion of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Hadley, saying it would further burden a Northampton Public School system that is already...


Economy ruled Election Day: UMass experts say inflation more powerful than democracy, political norms
11-07-2024 3:57 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

After the presidential election victory of Donald Trump on Tuesday, many Democrats — including in Massachusetts, where residents favored Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris by a large margin — may be left scratching their heads as to how...


Northampton council poised to vote on resolution that calls for arms embargo to Israel
11-06-2024 11:43 AM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After passing a resolution in February calling for a cease-fire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the city of Northampton will now consider whether to pass another resolution advocating for an arms embargo to Israel....


Municipalities throughout region enact outdoor burn bans as fire threat remains high
11-05-2024 5:34 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Cities and towns across Hampshire County are issuing temporary bans on outdoor fires as part of an effort to prevent brush fires, which have razed woodlands across the state at an alarming rate over the past month.More than 200 brush fires have been...


Fire danger remains high statewide: Fitzgerald Lake blaze in Northampton one of 200 statewide in last month
11-04-2024 4:25 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON – As the threat of a brush fire that scorched 55 acres of wilderness in the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area waned on Monday, state fire officials say Massachusetts is not out of the woods yet when it comes to fires that have proliferated...


Easthampton woman pleads guilty to fatal stabbing of ex-boyfriend, sentenced to 16-19 years for manslaughter
11-04-2024 4:03 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — An Easthampton woman originally facing murder charges for the death of her ex-boyfriend in March 2023 pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Monday and was sentenced to 16 to 19 years in state prison.Jean Marie Echevarria,...


‘Everyone is nervous’: Anxiety high as many Valley residents worry about voting results, fallout as election nears
11-01-2024 8:00 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Halloween may have come and gone, but residents across Hampshire County still find themselves with feelings of fear and dread as the U.S. presidential election nears.“I’m so scared,” said Becky Morris of Easthampton. “I think our whole country, our...


Feral cat in Northampton tests positive for rabies
11-01-2024 3:40 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city is issuing a caution to local residents after a feral cat found in the city tested positive for rabies. The cat, described as large, black and with long hair, was found in the area around Clement Street in Florence on Saturday,...


Northampton only municipality in WMass invited into state fossil fuel-free building pilot program
10-30-2024 4:15 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city has been selected as the 10th and final municipality in the state — and the only one in western Massachusetts — to participate in a state pilot program that would require all future construction and major renovations to be...


Northampton celebrates start of construction of six pickleball courts at Ray Ellerbrook Field
10-30-2024 1:53 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city broke ground on what will soon be six new pickleball courts at Ray Ellerbrook Field, much to the delight of players of the tennis-like sport that has rapidly grown in popularity over the last several years.The city held a...


Fitzwilly’s to celebrate golden anniversary by giving back, with half of Wednesday proceeds going to Manna
10-29-2024 2:13 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Fifty years ago, Roger Kirwood opened a new restaurant across the intersection of Main Street and Strong Avenue in Northampton. Inspired by a 1967 film where Dick Van Dyke plays a highly intelligent but loyal butler, Kirwood named the...


Complaints getting Northampton’s attention on sidewalks
10-28-2024 6:13 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Audrey Easter, an 82-year-old resident of St. Michael’s House senior living on State Street, had left her house when her walker jammed in an uneven layer of sidewalk pavement, causing her to fall and sustain numerous injuries requiring...


Jury: Malloy not guilty of first-degree murder in 2021 shooting
10-25-2024 4:36 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A jury found Steven Malloy not guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, nearly three years after he was arrested following the shooting death of a Pittsfield man in a Northampton apartment.The Hampshire Superior Court jury deliberated...


Jury gets to work in Malloy murder trial
10-24-2024 9:33 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Following closing remarks by the prosecution and defense in the murder trial of Steven Malloy, the jury began deliberations in the case Thursday.Malloy, 35, of Northampton, is charged with first-degree murder over the death of Joseph...


Northampton Bikeway stretch of rail trail closing for resurfacing
10-23-2024 6:23 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

A 2.5-mile section of the Mass Central Rail Trail will be closed for 30 days beginning on Oct. 28 for construction work, the first such repair work done on the section since the trail’s beginning more than 40 years ago.The stretch of trail, known as...


Prosecution, defense rest in Malloy murder trial
10-23-2024 3:09 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

After a few final questions and submissions of evidence, the prosecution and defense have rested in the case of Steven Malloy, who is on trial for first-degree murder for the death of Joseph Fillio, 39, of Pittsfield.Fillio died from a gunshot wound...


Gun photo scrutinized in Northampton murder trial
10-22-2024 4:32 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — With the firearm used to kill Joseph R. Fillio never recovered by law enforcement, a photo on defendant Steven J. Malloy’s phone has become a key piece of evidence in his trial on the charge of first-degree murder.A photo depicts a small...


Northampton murder trial turns to blood, gunshot evidence
10-21-2024 6:00 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Prosecutors continued to focus on forensic evidence on the fifth day of the murder trial of Steven Malloy, including testing for DNA and gunshot residue on Malloy’s shoes and clothing from the night Joseph Fillio was shot to death in...


Defense again asks about cat at Fillio murder scene
10-18-2024 5:08 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The defense for Steven Malloy, who is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of Joseph Fillio, continued to question witnesses on day four of the trial Friday, with a focus on the existence of a cat described...

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