By AMANDA DRANE NORTHAMPTON—The License Commission hopes to clarify city regulations around the late-night sale of food at bars and restaurants, and has sent a formal notice inviting all liquor licensees to attend tonight’s public hearing on the matter. The meeting will begin at 4:00 in City Council Chambers. The issue came to the city’s [...]

NORTHAMPTON, WED. DEC. 7 — The city’s License Commission ruled today that Eclipse Restaurant at 186 Main St. must surrender its liquor license for three days, lending approval to an agreement reached between Police Chief Russell Sienkiewicz and the establishment’s management. The suspension was related to the charge that four underage Smith College students were [...]

NORTHAMPTON — Almost two weeks have passed since the November 19 break-in that left Pam’s Kickin’ Kuts of 92 King Street out of more than $1,500, between stolen cash and estimated damages, yet the police investigation remains without a breakthrough, according to store owner Pam Bushey, 37, of Southampton. “Nothing yet, unfortunately,” Bushey said in [...]

The New Owners Averted Disaster when a Freak October Snowstorm Knocked Out Power, Almost Ruining their $5,000 Opening Week Food Order By DAVID REID NORTHAMPTON – The long-awaited opening of Jake’s, the iconic downtown no-frills restaurant, got off to a stumble two weeks ago because of the massive October 29-30 snowstorm that knocked out power [...]

NORTHAMPTON – Eva Trager, 65, died on Wednesday, Sept. 14 after a long battle with kidney disease. She was a longtime friend to so many of us who frequented downtown, and was a big booster of downtown business. One of the entrepreneurial pioneers here who, she and her husband, Bill Trager, set up shop with Country [...]

With more common victualer and liquor licenses being issued, new businesses are springing up and old ones are adding to their repertoire. The License Commission is also looking to raise the cost of almost all licenses and permits it issues. NORTHAMPTON – Three new businesses will be opening soon on Crafts Avenue across from City [...]

While construction crews prepare to start building the new $17 million police station, downtown drivers will be scrambling for parking spaces. NORTHAMPTON – The long-awaited construction work on a new police headquarters on Center Street is days away from starting, and a construction fence has been erected around most of the Gothic Street Parking Lot [...]

The proposals would raise metered parking from 50 to 75 cents an hour and boost parking tickets from $10 to $15. NORTHAMPTON – Parking fees throughout the city, including long-term lots and meters, will rise from 50 to 300 percent if a proposal from the mayor and the parking division manager clears the City Council, [...]

When Construction on the New Police Station Begins, at Least 65 Prime Parking Spots in the Heart of Downtown Will Disappear for More than a Year.   NORTHAMPTON – Site work for construction of a new police headquarters on Center Street – scheduled to start in mid-April – will have an immediate effect on downtown [...]

Board of Health sides with building commissioner, tells Paradise City Tavern to limit nightclub attendance or build more bathrooms. NORTHAMPTON – The city Board of Health is refusing to play ball with the Paradise City Tavern, which wants a variance from the state plumbing code so it can continue operating as a nightclub without adding [...]

Sunday Bridge-Raising Delayed for Up to a Week NORTHAMPTON – The installation of a three-piece, metal bridge over Route 10 linking Northampton and Easthampton rail trails will not take place tomorrow (Sunday, Sept. 19) as planned. The giant pedestrian-bicycle bridge, built in Minnesota, was set to be assembled here, hoisted up by a giant crane [...]