by Trent Levakis | Dec 10, 2025 | Hampden County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — A marquee celebration of the New Year, First Night Northampton will return for its 41st year on Dec. 31 with a 12-hour day that features the family-friendly festival of the arts and culminates in the traditional ball-raising from the roof of Hotel Northampton.
by Trent Levakis | Dec 10, 2025 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — Following a discussion on Dec. 3, the City Council’s Ordinance Review Committee recommended that the city’s Transportation & Parking Commission review Northampton’s snow removal ordinance.
by Trent Levakis | Dec 8, 2025 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Sphere Northampton, in partnership with Living Local 413 and Common Capital, will host the 413 Entrepreneur Spotlight on Dec. 8 at Union Station from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
by Trent Levakis | Dec 3, 2025 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — Tenants and advocates gathered outside the front gates of Smith College on Nov. 19 to demand that the college reverse rent hikes and honor prior agreements with tenants.
by Trent Levakis | Dec 3, 2025 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Hot Chocolate Run is returning on Dec. 7 from 8 a.m. to noon in what is set to be another big year of the 5K event, which celebrates and supports Safe Passage, the Hampshire County organization addressing domestic violence.
by Dennis Hackett | Dec 3, 2025 | Chicopee, Easthampton, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Holyoke, Local News, Northampton, Springfield
With food insecurity on the rise, and many still recovering from the delayed release of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November, the March for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts returned for another 43-mile trek from Springfield to Greenfield on Nov. 24 and 25.