NORTHAMPTON — While heavy rain began to fall outside of City Hall, local labor groups and supporters stood tall underneath umbrellas outside before the City Council’s Nov. 21 meeting for a rally to call on the city to allocate the necessary funding to restore the approximately 20 positions cut in the Northampton Public Schools last budget season.
NORTHAMPTON — The 15th annual March for the Western Mass. Food Bank kicked off on the morning of Nov. 25 at 6 a.m. from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Springfield, but by 3:40 that afternoon about 30-plus marchers crossed the Northampton city line.
NORTHAMPTON — Santa’s Trains will once again be returning to Look Memorial Park this December and will be celebrating a special milestone in the 50th anniversary of Santa’s Workshop at Look Park.
NORTHAMPTON — For lovers of the holiday season, open air Winter Wreath Workshops through Passalongs Farm & Florist in Florence are filling up quickly leading up to the seasonal celebrations.
NORTHAMPTON — In what has become a seasonal favorite, the annual Northampton Artisan Fair returns for its fourth year on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Food insecurity is an ongoing problem across the country, and Western Massachusetts is no different. According to an annual report from the Greater Boston Food Bank, 2023 saw 48% of people in Hampden County facing food insecurity. The same was true for 37% of Hampshire County residents.