by Mark Roessler | Mar 16, 2009 | News
Northampton's Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC), the group charged with overseeing development on the site of the former Northampton State Hospital, met on Wednesday, March 4 to tie up a loose end.Last fall, the committee debated the merits of a revised site...
by Mark Roessler | Mar 17, 2009 | News
The former Saint Anne's church and rectory in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, is currently under development to become a combination music venue, pub and bistro. Below are links to a 5-panorama tour of the former church. Each panorama permits visitors to look in...
by Mike Kirby | Mar 17, 2009 | News
It was September 20, 2007. On the agenda of the Northampton City Council was a revision of the city's regulations on wetland protection. The mayor, Mary Clare Higgins, sat at her desk in front of the City Hall chambers holding a copy of the ordinance as amended,...
by Tom Vannah | Mar 17, 2009 | News
Last Friday, about 60 protesters took to the streets of Northampton to decry a proposed Business Improvement District in that city's downtown. Brandishing signs and playing music, protestors railed against what they view as an overly restrictive, publicly...
by Our Readers | Mar 17, 2009 | News
Art in Paradise, Yes!Iapplaud James Heflin's new column, Art in Paradise, and heartily encourage its continuation. The role that art plays in expressing and celebrating the depth of human experience has been denied too long. Funding cuts have...