by Doc Pruyne | May 20, 2024 | Hampshire Hilltowns, Local News, More Articles
HATFIELD — Warm sunshine on a Sunday morning, delicious food and easy exercise will make June 2 a day for biking pleasure among the farms and fields of Hatfield. A nonprofit, CISA, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, will stage a fundraiser that morning that loops around three farms and serves up Crooked Stick popsicles at the end.
by Trent Levakis | May 20, 2024 | Amherst, Hampshire County, Hampshire Hilltowns, Local Headlines, Local News, Northampton
AMHERST — The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities’ approved the Valley Green Energy Community Choice Aggregation application, which will now lead to Amherst, Northampton and Pelham having collective buying power to purchase electricity more competitively and increase the amount of renewable energy in the electricity supply.
by Doc Pruyne | May 14, 2024 | Hampshire County, Hampshire Hilltowns, Local News, More Local Headlines
WESTHAMPTON — The Federal Communications Commission wants everyone connected to the internet, so on May 18 the Westhampton Public Library will host a discussion on whether everyone in town has equal access.
by Tina Lesniak | May 14, 2024 | Hampshire County, Hampshire Hilltowns, Local News
SOUTHAMPTON — At its May 7 Annual Town Meeting, Southampton Town Meeting members voted to approve a $21 million operating budget for fiscal year 2025. That includes $955,000 for general government funding and nearly $13 million for education.
by Doc Pruyne | Apr 30, 2024 | Hampshire County, Hampshire Hilltowns, Local News
WILLIAMSBURG — It’s solid gold real estate behind the town offices in Haydenville, a brown and green patch of mud and grass that was cleaned up and now looks inviting. For something.
by Doc Pruyne | Apr 23, 2024 | Hampshire Hilltowns
SOUTHAMPTON — Erin Dufresne, an East Street resident, wanted to know if there were any restrictions on tree cutting in her neighborhood, a state and federal historic district. She went to a Planning Board meeting, since her road is also designated a scenic road. “This...