Northampton News

Powers keeps the pressure on. Photo: Mark Suprenant The 19th annual Cycle-Smart International started off with a bang in Northampton, Massachusetts, Saturday.

Immigrant advocates are scheduled to tour the state to promote new grants aimed at helping immigrants learn English.

Facing a $10 million revenue gap, Cooley Dickinson Hospital is preparing to lay off 20 to 25 employees on Monday.

Miriam Putnam Emerson Peters, 100, of 81 Fox Farms Road, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at home.

The City Council voted Thursday to tax residential, commercial and industrial properties at the same rate in fiscal 2010.

This year's political campaign season ends today when Western Massachusetts voters head to the polls.

Northampton, Mass., is hosting a film night on Nov. 7 focusing on a subject beloved by all.

Voters resoundingly opposed expanding the city's landfill and opponents of expansion hope the defeat will send a strong message to city officials to seek alternative ways of trash disposal.

In one of the closest mayoral races in recent memory, incumbent Mary Clare Higgins battled her way to a sixth term over challenger Michael A. Bardsley by a mere 344 votes.

Voters today go to the polls in many local cities to choose mayors...in Northampton, incumbent Mary Clare Higgins is going for a sixth term, and faces a challenge from City Councilor Michael Bardsley.

With incumbent Mayor Mary Clare Higgins locked in a lively contest with City Councilor Michael Bardsley, voters made a brisk early run to the polls with observers predicting a significant turnout in today's municipal elections here.

Two years ago, there were no races on the ballot for any elected office, and only 11 percent of voters turned out to show their support for the incumbents.

Easthampton voters should re-elect Michael A. Tautznik to another term as mayor.

The Windham County State's Attorney's Office has declined to prosecute four elderly Massachusetts women who walked through the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant gates to protest its continuing operation.

By the time a cuisine not native to our shores achieves widespread popularity, the gastronomic experience involved has usually been dumbed down to lowest-common-denominator level.

Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to announce by the end of the week how he will close an existing $600 million budget gap.

REAL life has a habit of muscling its way into Kelly Link's remarkable and surreal short stories.

The owners of the Green Street Cafe, which is engaged in a legal battle with its landlord, Smith College, have collected more than 3,000 signatures in support of their restaurant.

A real Christmas tree and more lights will be at the heart of Northampton town centre's festive decorations this year, following mass criticism of last year's plastic display.

There are ghostly spirits roaming around an historic downtown landmark - at least for four days in October.