David Reid 11:04 am | Ward 3 Councilor’s Absence Derails Cop Shop Vote NORTHAMPTON – The City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted 3-0 Tuesday to delay its inevitable vote supporting a $10 million override for a new police...

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Mary Serreze 07:38 pm | NORTHAMPTON — State officials convened at the Three County Fair’s music barn on Sunday to announce the release of $4 million to build new horse facilities at the fairgrounds. The old barns, which are...

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David Reid 07:11 pm | PLYMOUTH, MASS. – The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has a leak. Safety and PR officials at Entergy, the Louisiana-based owner of the Pilgrim nuke plant at Plymouth, Mass., are scrambling to find the...

September 6 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »

Mary Serreze 07:26 pm | NORTHAMPTON — The City Council late Thursday gave final approval to a measure that specifically prohibits landfills within water supply protection districts here. The landmark vote caps 10 years of controversy over plans to...

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David Reid 09:10 pm | The two DA candidates together raised about $24,000 and shelled out $48,000 over the past two weeks. Much of their 11th hour spending is on radio and print ads. NORTHAMPTON – With two...

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David Reid 06:09 pm | City records show the coffee giant hasn’t secured an annual sidewalk permit for tables and chairs since 2004 NORTHAMPTON – The Starbucks coffee shop downtown has a new interior look from its recent...

September 1 2010 / 7 comments / Read More »

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DA Hopefuls Turn Up the Heat »

DA Hopefuls Turn Up the Heat

Mary Serreze 03:39 pm | NORTHAMPTON — As the Sept. 14 Democratic Party primary election draws nearer, the battle between Michael A. Cahillane...

September 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

NEWS BRIEFS: Angela’s Absence, and DA Endorsements »

NEWS BRIEFS: Angela’s Absence, and DA Endorsements

David Reid 11:04 am | Ward 3 Councilor’s Absence Derails Cop Shop Vote NORTHAMPTON – The City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted...

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$4 Million for Horse Hospitality “Jump Starts” 3 County Fairgrounds Development »

$4 Million for Horse Hospitality “Jump Starts” 3 County Fairgrounds Development

Mary Serreze 07:38 pm | NORTHAMPTON — State officials convened at the Three County Fair’s music barn on Sunday to announce the release...

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PILGRIM: We Have a Problem »

PILGRIM: We Have a Problem

David Reid 07:11 pm | PLYMOUTH, MASS. – The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has a leak. Safety and PR officials at Entergy,...

September 6 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »

NEWS BRIEFS: Tacy Taxes, Bikepath Bridge and DA Endorsements »

NEWS BRIEFS: Tacy Taxes, Bikepath Bridge and DA Endorsements

David Reid 10:27 am |         Capital Improvements Money and Gene Tacy’s Tax Bill  NORTHAMPTON – The City Council...

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Council Approves Landfill Ban in “Historic Vote” »

Council Approves Landfill Ban in “Historic Vote”

Mary Serreze 07:26 pm | NORTHAMPTON — The City Council late Thursday gave final approval to a measure that specifically prohibits landfills within...

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Sept. 1 DA Candidates’ Debate: NCTV Video »

Sept. 1 DA Candidates’ Debate: NCTV Video

Northampton Media 02:55 pm | Here’s video of the Sept. 1 debate between Northwestern District Attorney candidates David E. Sullivan and Michael...

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Newsroom Benefit: Starving Reporters »

Newsroom Benefit: Starving Reporters

Northampton Media 01:10 pm | Mary Serreze and David Reid, intrepid reporters and producers, cordially invite you to a party at the...

September 4 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Sullivan’s Cash-Raising Counterpunch »

Sullivan’s Cash-Raising Counterpunch

David Reid 09:10 pm | The two DA candidates together raised about $24,000 and shelled out $48,000 over the past two weeks....

September 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Douglas Kohl, Businessman, Developer, Dead at 51 »

Douglas Kohl, Businessman, Developer, Dead at 51

David Reid 05:28 pm | NORTHAMPTON – Douglas Kohl, 51, a longtime developer in the region and an investor in numerous downtown...

September 2 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Starbucks’ Grandé Sidewalk Screw-up »

Starbucks’ Grandé Sidewalk Screw-up

David Reid 06:09 pm | City records show the coffee giant hasn’t secured an annual sidewalk permit for tables and chairs since...

September 1 2010 / 7 comments / Read More »

Heavy Lifting for City Council Thursday »

Heavy Lifting for City Council Thursday

David Reid 06:24 pm | War Dollars, Landfill Ban, Dam Preservation and Councilor Tacy’s Back Taxes Among Many Items on Sept. 2...

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Mary Serreze 01:02 pm | Northampton Media launched in the fall of 2009 in order to cover a contentious municipal election. We are committed to maintaining a solid municipal news focus at the core. We are devoted to providing fair, responsible, comprehensive, and aggressive coverage of politics, civic affairs, and the arts within and around the city of Northampton, Massachusetts....

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Mary Serreze 01:08 pm | The Vision Northampton Media is a news and information portal publishing from the cultural capital of the five-college region of Western Massachusetts. We provide not only smart original reporting, but one-stop access to all of the best journalism being produced in the region. We will showcase the best creative new media producers in town, feeding...

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Mary Serreze 01:13 pm | Northampton Media is in its start-up phase, and we deeply appreciate any help sent our way by members of the community who support our venture. As we develop the organization, we hope to have reporters on the ground covering the civic agenda—City Council, Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Board of Public Works, School Committee—you name it....

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Mary Serreze 01:16 pm | Write or Produce for NM We’re always on the lookout for talented writers and content producers to contribute to our site. We wish to provide our readers with a rich experience, and to showcase the best work that is being produced in the Northampton region. Our highest priority now lies in the coverage of the...

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Mary Serreze 12:18 pm | Paul Shoul is a staff photographer and writer for Gonomad.com, Preview Magazine, the Valley Advocate, and and a freelancer for publications around the world. Shoul’s photo blog can be found at Round World Photo. For image sales please visit http://www.paulshoulphotography.com....

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Singer-songwriter Patrick Coman Brings His “City Folk” to The Yellow Sofa

Singer-songwriter Patrick Coman Brings His “City Folk” to The Yellow Sofa »

Vincent Bator 04:01 pm | The problem with reading press releases is that they’re leading (or often misleading). I like to have factual information, but I also like to draw my own conclusions as to...

July 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Summer Soundtrack: Five Albums for Your Pleasure

Summer Soundtrack: Five Albums for Your Pleasure »

Vincent Bator 02:26 pm | Everyone has a particular soundtrack to a memorable summer. Music is the great connector to time and events, and a great escape from the drudgery of the day-to-day. No one...

June 23 2010 / No comment / Read More »

In Brief: Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy’s New Musical, ‘A Check-Room Romance’ »

In Brief: Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy’s New Musical, ‘A Check-Room Romance’

Vincent Bator 07:31 pm | The graphic cartoonist, Ben Katchor, peddles in obsessive detail to the mundane and below-the-surface politics of an individual engaged in cataloging city...

June 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Mal Thursday’s Victory Lap »

Mal Thursday’s Victory Lap

Vincent Bator 08:27 am | Once upon a time in the early ‘90s, the western Mass. indie music scene was a vibrant, buzzing place to be. Rumors...

May 28 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Local Songstress Naia Kete at the IMA »

Local Songstress Naia Kete at the IMA

Caroline Clifford 11:51 pm | Naia Kete and her brother, percussionist Imani Devi- Brown, have been playing music together since they were children. Progeny of the Black...

May 24 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Brand New Mountain Park Memories this Summer »

Brand New Mountain Park Memories this Summer

Vincent Bator 10:42 pm | The summer concert series at Mountain Park in Holyoke is amping up with a succession of new acts being announced by Iron...

May 19 2010 / 13 comments / Read More »

Valley Culture

One Less Car, Ten More Bikes »

One Less Car, Ten More Bikes

Mary Serreze 06:35 pm | NORTHAMPTON — Thanks to Realtor Craig Della Penna, there’s now one less place to park your car downtown. There are, however, 10...

August 30 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Five-Dollar Lunch: Week Four »

Five-Dollar Lunch: Week Four

Eddie Hand 11:04 am | NORTHAMPTON — This week we are going back to the “random assortment of places I see from my car” method of restaurant...

August 13 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Five-Dollar Lunch Week Three: Pizza Day! »

Five-Dollar Lunch Week Three: Pizza Day!

Eddie Hand 12:31 pm | Put down this month’s Cosmo, turn off The Price is Right, and hold on to your metaphorical pants, because this week is...

July 28 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »

Recipe of the Week: Melintzanosalata »

Recipe of the Week: Melintzanosalata

Mary Nelen 04:11 pm | Eggplant Salad – The Greek Way Aubergines to the French, Melazana to the Italians, eggplant traveled from the Iberian peninsula to Sicily,...

July 27 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Starbucks’ Grandé Sidewalk Screw-up

Starbucks’ Grandé Sidewalk Screw-up »

David Reid 06:09 pm | City records show the coffee giant hasn’t secured an annual sidewalk permit for tables and chairs since 2004 NORTHAMPTON – The Starbucks coffee shop downtown has a new interior look...

September 1 2010 / 7 comments / Read More »

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