Choclo Bakery rising in downtown Northampton where Hungry Ghost once stood

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2,500 Medicare Advantage patients may lose Cooley Dickinson primary care coverage Oct. 1

NORTHAMPTON — Around 2,500 area residents with Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage are being notified that their insurance will no longer cover primary care providers affiliated with Cooley Dickinson Hospital beginning Oct. 1. Even though many people this month are receiving letters from Blue Cross Blue Shield stating, “Important notice: your health care provider […]

A 'heart the size of Northampton': Longtime owner of Kathy's Diner remembered

NORTHAMPTON — Even in the depths of Alzheimer’s disease, the late Kathy Teft still fondly remembered the decades she spent owning and operating Kathy’s Diner on Strong Avenue. Teft died on June 29 at the age of 86 after more than a yearlong struggle with Alzheimer’s, leaving behind a multi-generational legacy as owner. Following her […]

Carrying a prayer for the water: Indigenous grandmothers on a 2,000-mile journey

WORTHINGTON — In the breakdown lane along Route 9 at the Worthington-Windsor border Monday, a small group of grandmothers in reflective jackets gathered around a smooth, egg-sized stone, hauling a copper bucket of water and carrying a small leather satchel of tobacco. After placing the stone on the forest floor about 20 feet off the […]

Leverett protects part of Robert Frost Trail with 27-acre conservation agreement

LEVERETT — A conservation restriction is being placed on 27 acres of a Two Mile Road parcel, ensuring that the Robert Frost Trail that passes through it will continue to be maintained and publicly accessible. The Select Board Tuesday approved Kestrel Land Trust holding the conservation restriction on the land that is owned by Gay Hapgood. Lee Halasz, a conservation manager for Kestrel, explained that protecting the land in this way means the trail, which extends about 26 miles from Hadley to Wendell, can be kept passable. The protected land also includes a large wetlands area with heron habitat, Halasz said. […]