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Guest columnist Dennis Helmus: AI moratorium now

Fact vs. opinion dispassionate discussion of public policy has its role. AI data centers have known facts to be passionate against. Good policy for Northampton is enacting a permanent moratorium now. Walking slowly off a cliff is not better than sprinting off one. Coca-Cola’s 455,990-square-foot plant, which at one point represented 25% of the city’s […]

Blackbird Marketplace set to replace Tailgate Picnic in South Hadley

SOUTH HADLEY — Construction has begun at the former Tailgate Picnic location to turn the former deli into a new lunch cafe called Blackbird Marketplace. The new restaurant at 7 College St. will continue the tailgate tradition of grab-and-go lunch sandwiches and coffee, but expand its options to breakfast sandwiches, salads, smoothies and baked goods. […]

New Westhampton administrator embraces fiscal challenges following failed tax override attempts

WESTHAMPTON — Patrick Grigsby is settling in as Westhampton’s new town administrator, having taken the helm as chief of town operations earlier this summer. But the job is not the only thing that’s new for him. Grigsby, 28, started in the new role in August after moving with his wife from Texas for the job. In […]

Ready for anything: Easthampton firefighters juggle medical calls, training and mutual aid as demand climbs

EASTHAMPTON — It’s 7:30 in the morning on a Tuesday. Eight Easthampton firefighters just arrived at the fire house in the Public Safety Complex. They are starting their day-long shift and will have to be ready for anything in the next 24 hours. Each morning starts with mandatory checks of all vehicles, making sure that each […]