by Stephanie Kraft | Oct 13, 2011 | News
Koch Industries, the financial power behind the Tea Party, is a protean multinational that makes a lot of things you may be using, from Lycra to Brawny paper towels. It’s in forest products, fibers for fabrics, ranching, chemicals, petroleum refining,...
by Mark Roessler and Tom Vannah | Nov 3, 2011 | News
To someone from outside Northampton, it may be hard to see much difference between the two candidates vying for mayor. On policy, the differences between acting mayor David Narkewicz and former city councilor Michael Bardsley are, for the most part, nuanced. In recent...
by Mark Roessler | Oct 13, 2011 | News
A proposed $40 million redevelopment of the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton is at the center of a battle brewing between abutters and state and city officials who have supported and promoted the project. That battle, in which some city residents claim to be...
by Maureen Turner | Nov 3, 2011 | News
Holyoke is enjoying an impressive renaissance these days, with new energy focused on high-tech development and a revived arts scene breathing new life into its downtown. That energy comes from a mix of small businesses, creative-economy types, community organizations,...
by Maureen Turner | Oct 13, 2011 | News
More than a dozen years ago, the nonprofit MotherWoman got off to a deceptively modest start, with a drop-in support group for mothers in Amherst. Annette Cycon, who founded the organization with a friend, told the Advocate a couple of years ago that they started the...
