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Academy of Music, Play Incubation Collective, collaborate on new program for queer youth

By | Jul 9, 2026

Academy of Music, Play Incubation Collective, collaborate on new program for queer youth

NORTHAMPTON — The Academy of Music and the Play Incubation Collective are making a call to the area’s queer youth for a new theater opportunity.


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Parties in the Park returns to Northampton

By | Jul 7, 2026

Parties in the Park returns to Northampton

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s free Parties in the Park weekly outdoor DJ series is returning with its 2026 lineup and is set to kick off July 8 for another summer of good fun and music in downtown Northampton.


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DC Station offering workshop on financing and leasing of EVs

By | Jul 1, 2026

DC Station offering workshop on financing and leasing of EVs

NORTHAMPTON — Ten months after opening DC Station on 5 Fulton Ave., owner Bruce Volz wants people to know that the EV hub is not only a place for charging, but also education.


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Cooling centers open to combat heat wave 

By | Jun 30, 2026

Cooling centers open to combat heat wave 

As of June 30, the National Weather Service had upgraded the Excessive Heat Warning for Western Massachusetts to an Extreme Heat Warning for the period of July 1 to 5, with the worst of the predicted heat to occur Thursday, July 2 into Friday, July 3.


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Northampton Arts Council announces that 15 projects will receive ArtsEZ micro-grants

By | Jun 30, 2026

Northampton Arts Council announces that 15 projects will receive ArtsEZ micro-grants

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Arts Council has announced the recipients of its latest round of ArtsEZ micro-grants.


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Northampton Coca Cola plant to close in December, 175 layoffs expected

By  and  | Jun 25, 2026

Northampton Coca Cola plant to close in December, 175 layoffs expected

NORTHAMPTON — The Coca-Cola plant on Industrial Drive in Northampton will officially close on Dec. 15, marking the end of an era where the company delayed its departure multiple times over the last couple of years.


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Human Scale Art Space nonprofit finds permanent home for exhibitions, workshops

By | Jun 25, 2026

Human Scale Art Space nonprofit finds permanent home for exhibitions, workshops

NORTHAMPTON — A local community art organization using multiple ways to emphasize visual arts through workshops and exhibitions has found its new home.


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Hello Summer: Western Mass. concert schedule

By | Jun 25, 2026

Hello Summer: Western Mass. concert schedule

Reminder Publishing has compiled a list of summer concerts taking place across Western Massachusetts. This concert listing is as complete as possible by press time.


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Kimble appointed as new Northampton Housing Authority director

By | Jun 24, 2026

Kimble appointed as new Northampton Housing Authority director

NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Housing Authority acting Executive Director Sharon Kimble has been named to the role permanently after the authority’s Board of Commissioners voted to appoint her during its June 11 meeting.


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Academy of Music names Dumont as new executive director

By | Jun 19, 2026

Academy of Music names Dumont as new executive director

NORTHAMPTON — The Academy of Music Theatre’s Board of Trustees has announced that Raymond Dumont will take over as executive director of the theater on July 1 after current executive director, Debra J’Anthony, announced she will step down after 18 years in the role.


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