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By Naomi Scully-Bristol

NORTHAMPTON — Not many garden gnomes have gone skydiving, climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, and been the best man at a wedding, but it is all in a day’s work for Captain Ahab, a wooden fisherman who travels the world.Geeg Wiles, who is from...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Multiple members of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s cabinet visited Northampton on Wednesday to mark the groundbreaking of a planned affordable homes project at Prospect Place, the former nursing home at 737 Bridge Road that has fallen...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — “Peaceful” and “theatrical” is how organizer Timmon Wallis described the latest demonstration against what he described as an “eyesore” in the city.About a dozen of the almost 50 demonstrators on hand late Tuesday afternoon at the...

By Naomi Scully-Bristol

NORTHAMPTON — A whimsical celebration of community, the DoozyDo parade returns this Saturday for the third year running with fun costumes, marching bands, and Gertrude, the gargoyle mascot.“It’s about bringing people together, and celebrating...

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

NORTHAMPTON — Armed with coffee, donuts, paintbrushes and power washers, volunteers from around Northampton gathered in the parking lot behind Thornes Marketplace on a recent Saturday morning with a clean-up mission in mind.Among those who gave up...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Inside a greenhouse at Grow Food Northampton’s community farm, a variety of crops have been put up for display, with placards posted by each one explaining its cultural and historical significance, with some even containing QR codes for...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Election years often make apparent the most divisive aspects of politics and partisanship. For Dave Roitman, it’s important to keep in mind that democracy is a perpetual work in progress, and one that requires meaningful collaboration...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — Walking downtown you might catch a glimpse of Broadside Bookshop’s front windows displaying artifacts collected over their past 50 years in operation. Once inside, you’ll find a store encapsulating the progressive, artsy vibe of Paradise...

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

NORTHAMPTON — Thousands are expected to visit Main Street downtown on Saturday for a day of food and live music at Taste of Northampton, an annual festival that celebrates the city’s businesses and restaurants.The event, which returned in 2022 after a...

By ALEXA LEWIS

For eight months, Northampton did not have a permanent police chief. In August, the city hired interim chief and longtime department member John Cartledge to lead the department, who was chosen from a pool of just four candidates. Similarly, Amherst...

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

Two months before the launch of a new electricity service in Northampton, Amherst and Pelham called Valley Green Energy, officials in the three municipalities are gearing up to hold three information sessions to outline the new program for residents...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

NORTHAMPTON — City officials are heralding a new partnership with one of the region’s leading social service agencies as a key development for the future success of a long-held vision to open a Resilience Hub downtown.The city recently announced that...

By Staff Report

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Department of Public Works announced Thursday that it was implementing nonessential water use restrictions, effective immediately, for users of the Northampton public water supply. Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., washing buildings,...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON— Dozens of spectators filed into the bright red cylinder of the motordrome, eager to see what daredevil Hobo Bill calls “the greatest show on wood” on Labor Day, the final day of the Three County Fair. Children and adults looked on with...

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — School may be starting, but a heaping dose of summer fun is still waiting around the corner as the Three County Fair prepares to return for its 207th year on Friday. Bringing food, fun and Ferris wheel rides to the Valley once more, the...

By Staff Report

Saying that its responsibility as a grocer “goes far beyond our aisles,” Stop & Shop will stop selling all cigarettes and tobacco products at its 360 stores on Saturday, including stores in Northampton, Hadley, Belchertown and two in Holyoke.The...

By ALEXA LEWIS

Everyone falls prey to the feeling of loneliness from time to time but few — whether they are 80 or 18 — realize just how detrimental persistent loneliness can be to their mental and physical health.While U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy garnered...

By JIM DANKO

SPRINGFIELD — When he’s teaching theater or English at Springfield Technical Community College, professor Phil O’Donoghue draws from his own experience as a student who struggled with a learning disability and battled anxiety in the classroom....