by Ryan Feyre | Jun 19, 2026 | Easthampton, Hampshire County, Local News
EASTHAMPTON — A little over a week after Easthampton voters decided to adopt a $6.9 million override, the City Council passed two action items that aim to alleviate some of the burdens Easthampton residents face when property taxes eventually rise.
by Sarah Heinonen | Jun 18, 2026 | Hampden County, Hampshire County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Seven Massachusetts organizations that work to expand access to fair housing protections, recently received funding from the first round of the Healey-Driscoll administration’s Fair Housing Trust Fund awards. One of those organizations, Community Legal...
by Trent Levakis | Jun 17, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — Musante Beach will soon have a floating beach wheelchair after the Northampton Parks & Recreation Department was awarded one through the SMILE Mass 2026 Floating Beach Wheelchair Grant Program.
by Sydney Wietecha | Jun 12, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Board of Health has approved a nicotine-free generation regulation that will prohibit residents born after July 1, 2005, from purchasing tobacco or nicotine products in the city.
by Trent Levakis | Jun 12, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for a new Hampshire HOPE coordinator after the position recently became vacant.
by Ryan Feyre | Jun 12, 2026 | Hampshire County, Local News, Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — With about a year to go before an override vote pierces Northampton, the City Council approved Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s $152.5 million budget for fiscal year 2027 during its June 4 meeting.