Plainfield residents share views on plan priorities

Easthampton dog park gets final funding push

EASTHAMPTON — The dream of bringing a dog park to Easthampton is now a reality, after the City Council approved the final funding needed to bring the project to life in Nonotuck Park next year. “Here we are, we’re going to have a dog park in Easthampton,” said Joan Kurtz, president of Friends of the […]

City Briefing: Council OKs CPA money for Pine Grove trails, Historic Northampton

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council voted to approve nearly $1 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding last week, giving the green light to five ecological restoration, recreation and historic preservation projects. The Community Preservation Act, signed into law in 2000, allows municipalities to raise money through a property tax surcharge of up to 3% […]

New tracker shows progress toward housing production goal

A new statewide housing production tracker shows Massachusetts is about 15.6% of the way to reaching its goal of adding 222,000 housing units between 2025 and 2035. This represents the clearest picture of home production progress Massachusetts has seen in decades as the state continues to grapple with a housing affordability crisis. According to the tracker, […]

Mosquito in western Mass. provides season's first West Nile virus sample

State public health officials said Thursday that West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes in Berkshire County, marking the first positive sample of the year.  The virus is transmitted to people through bites from infected mosquitoes, and Massachusetts last year logged nine human cases, the Department of Public Health said. The positive sample came from […]

Landon Nycz highlights UMass hockey's loaded 2026 NHL Draft class

Eight players affiliated with the UMass hockey team were selected during Day 2 of the NHL Draft on Saturday. Rising sophomore defenseman Landon Nycz went to the St. Louis Blues with the 107th overall pick (fourth round). Nycz had three points in 35 games with the Minutemen as a true freshman and was the only […]