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By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — During second of three superintendent finalist interviews conducted Wednesday night, Mary Jane Rickson impressed School Committee members with her ability to easily explain complex administrative tasks.For their final interviews, the...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle notified city officials Wednesday morning of her decision to veto the salary increased passed by the City Council for the city’s next mayor. According to City Council President Homar Gomez, council...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton School Committee kicked off a series of interviews Tuesday night among finalists for its permanent superintendent post. Cynthia Kennedy, currently assistant superintendent of the Athol-Royalston Regional School District,...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — In the wake of a passionate debate, City Council members approved higher than anticipated incremental salary increases for the city’s next mayor, whoever that may be.Weighing Easthampton’s comparatively low mayoral salary and the...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — From public murals and sculptures to galleries full of paintings and handcrafted items, Easthampton is known for the vibrancy cultivated by its eclectic community of artists. To show off that work, artists at Cottage Street Studios will...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Dozens of Easthampton residents filed into the Easthampton High School auditorium on Monday night for discussions on the U.S. flag over Nashawannuck Pond amid shifting reasons from the mayor’s office for calling for it to be taken down....
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Two dogs died Monday afternoon from smoke inhalation after accidentally turning on the stove in their home. Easthampton fire and police found that there had been combustible materials left atop the stove, which ignited when the pets...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — A new member of the Small Oven Bakery family has opened its doors in Easthampton. Darlings Bar and Cafe offers an array of rich new desserts and savory snacks from the Small Oven staff alongside a selection of handcrafted cocktails.Small...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The American flag that has hung proudly over Easthampton’s iconic Nashawannuck Pond since Sept. 11, 2001 has been taken down ahead of the winter season — but this time, it may not return with warmer weather.The flag has historically been...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The 25-year-old Blandford man who died kayaking in the Lower Mill Pond on Saturday has been confirmed as Wilson Newcomb-Gerken, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.Newcomb-Gerken’s drowning is the second to occur in...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Walking into the Rare Forms workshop, you’ll find items typical of any design build company, such as tools, wooden planks and other construction materials. But the first thing that will catch your eye are dozens of bales of straw,...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The search for the Easthampton Public School District’s new superintendent is moving swiftly along, and three finalists for the position have been named. A final decision is expected to be announced in December.At a School Committee...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — One of the Cottage Street Cultural District’s iconic works of public art has been brought back to its former vitality, and Easthampton City Arts invites community members to celebrate its importance to the city this weekend.The mural,...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The Heavy Culture Cooperative (THCC), a member-owned underground music and arts organization in the Valley, is one step closer to its goal of opening a venue in a prominent Easthampton location.THCC (pronounced “thick”) has reached a...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton City Council President Homar Gomez is ready to make the leap to Beacon Hill after concluding his uncontested bid to represent the 2nd Hampshire District in the State House.Once he is sworn into office in the new year, Gomez...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The Vanasse family, left shaken and without a place to live after a speeding car crashed into their home last month, is raising funds to get back on their feet. Jason Vanasse was washing the windows of his work vehicle at night on Oct....
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The Center for Human Development (CHD) has moved its outpatient behavioral health clinic from Northampton Street to a bigger, more central location in the heart of Easthampton.The clinic’s new location at 65 Union St. not only nearly...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — After months of emotional debate surrounding a proposed boycott of Israeli goods at River Valley Co-op, the results of an advisory poll among co-op members show overwhelming opposition to the “Apartheid-Free River Valley Co-op”...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — The city has been awarded a $99,515 grant by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) to increase digital literacy and access among residents. The funding comes as part of a $1.33 million MBI...
By ALEXA LEWIS
EASTHAMPTON — Vito Perrone, whose 2023 offer to head Easthampton Public Schools was rescinded over his use of the word “ladies” in an email, is suing the city and the five members of the School Committee who voted to take back his offer.The lawsuit,...
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