Easthampton
Easthampton City Council approves plans for Town Lodging House
EASTHAMPTON — Despite calls to pause the process at its Sept. 16 meeting, the Easthampton City Council voted unanimously to support the purchase and reconstruction of the Town Lodging House and property at 75 Oliver St.
QueerCore Fest returns to Easthampton for third year of ‘vibrant celebration’
EASTHAMPTON — For the third straight year, QueerCore Fest returns for what organizers say is its most vibrant celebration of queer, trans, gender-diverse and femme voices, as well as artists of diverse ethnic and racial heritage.
Easthampton School Committee welcomes new year with superintendent goals and new assistant principals
EASTHAMPTON — At its Sept. 8 meeting, the Easthampton School Committee and superintendent laid out goals for the school year and introduced two new assistant principals.
Easthampton remembers 9/11 on its 25th anniversary
EASTHAMPTON — The city honored the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 with its annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Easthampton Public Safety Complex on Friday.
CHD bringing primary care offerings to three Western Mass. locations
In an effort to reduce the deficit in primary care providers, the Center for Human Development has expanded services at three of its outpatient behavioral health clinics in Western Mass.
Restoration of Easthampton’s historic Civil War plaque underway
EASTHAMPTON — Restoration work has begun on the city’s historic Civil War Memorial Plaque outside Old Town Hall, the home of CitySpace, after community supporter Silar Kopf spearheaded the effort.
Bread & Puppet Theater group returns to Park Hill Orchard in Easthampton
EASTHAMPTON — The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is back on the road, and its fall 2026 tour, “The Upside Down World Circus,” will once again return to Easthampton on Sunday, Sept. 13, at Park Hill Orchard.
Easthampton City Council moves divestment resolution to Finance Committee
EASTHAMPTON — After more than an hour of public comment at its Sept. 2 meeting, the Easthampton City Council voted to move a resolution asking the city to divest from businesses that support Israel and Palestine to its Finance Committee.
Greater Easthampton St. Patrick’s Day Committee to celebrate halfway to St. Patrick’s Day
EASTHAMPTON — For three days this month, Easthampton will once again host all things Irish.
Northampton and Easthampton react to kratom’s new statewide classification
Health departments in Easthampton and Northampton are reacting to a recent state decision last month that classifies kratom as a Schedule I Controlled Substance in Massachusetts.