Richard M. Evans: Legalize the marijuana legalization discussion Oct 14, 2009
Richard M. Evans is an attorney in Northampton, Mass. To reach him, and for more information on the proposal to regulate and tax marijuana, go to www. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awak... Oct 3, 2009
At the time Edwards began preaching at his Northampton, Massachusetts church in 1734, the revivalism of the Awakening was already apparent. Six years later, George Whitefield arrived from England, drawing large crowds with his fiery, emotional appeal to true religious conversion. (Suite101.com)
Codifying of Senate vacancy law urged Oct 2, 2009
This was an agonizing process, because it took two tries, and a lot of people felt uneasy about this, Rosenberg, a Democrat of Northampton, said in an interview. Why don t we end this chapter by codifying this in the constitution and it will be a permanent fix. (Boston Globe)
Holbrook convenience store to sell beer and wine Oct 1, 2009
Town Administrator Michael Yunits notified the board that Chambers Advisory Group of Northampton will analyze the town s telecommunications system to sed if some cost savings can be realized. Yunits explained that the company is paid 50 percent of what is saved. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
The Importance of Consequential Strangers Sep 22, 2009
TIME senior reporter Andrea Sachs reached Blau at her home in Northampton, Massachusetts. What is a consequential stranger. (Time.com)
These test-score jitters are a sign of high standards Sep 21, 2009
In 244 schools from Marblehead to Northampton, for example, the overall student body improved on its MCAS scores. But one or more subgroups of students didn t - those with special needs, for instance, or limited English skills. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
ASU, UA coaching salaries reviewed by Board of Regents Sep 20, 2009
"It's another area of craziness in our society, along with corporate executive bonuses, that is both economically unjustified and also ethically very improper," said Andrew Zimbalist, an economy professor at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. Experts such as Zimbalist admit the salary issue is difficult to solve at the local level. (AZCentral -- News)
Election fights on every corner Sep 20, 2009
In preliminary elections last Tuesday, voters ousted Mayor Robert Correia of Fall River, while mayors Mary Clare Higgins of Northampton and Edward J. Clancy Jr. of Lynn each finished second in their races. That tells you something about the frustrations of the electorate, said Robert J. Haynes, president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. If I were Mayor [Thomas M.] Menino and I saw what happened in Lynn and Northampton and Fall River, that would give me a little pause. (Boston Globe)
Herrell’s Ice Cream’s Harvard Square store to close Sep 18, 2009
The company that owns the Herrell s brand has three remaining stores, its Northampton flagship, one in North Adams, and one in New York. Over the years, Herrell s, with its old-school tropical murals and old bank vault, had managed to hold its own against other ice cream shops around Harvard Square by offering distinct, rich flavors like chocolate pudding and sweet cream. (Boston Globe)
SJC OK’s secret use of GPS devices Sep 18, 2009
My client lost in this case because police had a warrant, said Connolly s appellate attorney, Ian Stone of Northampton. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Let it glow, let it glow, let it glow Sep 13, 2009
Artsiest foliage weekend On Columbus Day weekend, Northampton -- one of New England s most striking cities in fall -- hosts the Paradise City Arts Festival (800-511-9725, , $12 adults), with nearly 300 artists and crafters selling everything from jewelry to pottery to paintings. After some shopping and a natural-foods dinner at Paul and Elizabeth s in town (413-584-4832, ), check out the scene at the famous Iron Horse Music Hall (413-584-0610, ). (Boston Globe)
4 journalists, newspaper founder win Yankee Quills Sep 9, 2009
James Foudy, publisher, The Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass ... Foudy has served as editor of the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton, Mass. (Concord Monitor)
10 top campus art collections Sep 4, 2009
The Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton has focused on 19th- and early 20th-century works from Europe and America since 1920, with important pieces by such artists as Paul C. zanne, Degas, John Singleton Copley, Gustave Courbet, and Pablo Picasso. (Boston Globe)
Arlington Public Schools Fine Arts Department to see split Aug 28, 2009
Prichard said Bodie knew that the program in Northampton would take a year to complete, but Bodie disputes that. She led us to believe that she was very close to being certified, Bodie said. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Administration silent about stim jobs Aug 27, 2009
State officials on Monday were gearing up to file applications for federal stimulus rail funds to rehabilitate the Connecticut River rail line and restore Amtrak Vermonter service access to Northampton and Greenfield and to upgrade to high speed the inland rail route that connects Springfield, Worcester and Boston. Loading commenting interface. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Pa. man charged in death of estranged friend Aug 25, 2009
District Judge John Capobianco ruled Monday that there was enough evidence to send the criminal homicide case against Williams to Northampton County Court. Defense attorney Robert Patterson unsuccessfully sought dismissal of the homicide charge, saying no witness has positively identified Williams as the man who followed O'Brien home and killed him. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
‘Nantucket Reader’ and ‘Place Apart’ dip into New England’s ample literary heritage Aug 23, 2009
Hadley, on the Connecticut River across from Northampton, is not a summer s destination such as Nantucket or Cape Cod - although it is on the road to the Berkshires. In Cultivating a Past, historian Marla R. Miller writes that during the winter of 1827 a group of local men gathered together to talk about reading - an early flowering of today s book groups. (Boston Globe)
West is best for business Aug 21, 2009
With lower housing costs, great quality of life, and top colleges and graduate programs producing a skilled workforce, the Five Colleges area of Amherst and Northampton and the surrounding Pioneer Valley should be an integral part of the state s economic development and workforce retention strategy. ANDY CHURCHILL Amherst. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Weathering the migration Aug 21, 2009
DAVID TEBALDI Northampton The writer is executive director of Mass Humanities. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Brookline Honors Aug 18, 2009
Hannah Bromfield of Brookline, the daughter of Richard and Debbie Bromfield, has been named to the dean s list at Smith College, Northampton, for her academic achievement for the 2008-09 school year ... Meredith Nicholson of Brookline, daughter of Sharon Bertel-Nicholson and Carl Nicholson, was named to the dean s list at Smith College in Northampton for her academic achievement for the 2008-09 school year. (Brookline TAB, MA)
'It Feels So Good When I Stop,' by Joe Pernice Aug 17, 2009
Deftly conjured with a minimum of description are Northampton, Mass. where the narrator works as a waiter and first meets the pampered, somewhat conventional love interest, Jocelyn; Brooklyn, to which he follows Jocelyn, now an intern at Redbook, and where he impulsively marries her before just as impulsively fleeing their Manhattan hotel honeymoon; and Cape Cod in the offseason, where he takes up residence on the floor of his soon-to-be-divorced sister's empty house and spends his days riding... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Madoff clients from Mass. Aug 14, 2009
Madoff clients from Massachusetts - Boston. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
Bid for US aid envisions wide N.E. rail system Aug 4, 2009
The Vermont plan would return passenger trains to Northampton, Mass. after an absence of several decades. (Boston Globe)
Economy hits retirements Aug 1, 2009
Northampton did the best, losing 19. 3 percent of its value, and was the only fund in the state to lose less than 20 percent, according to PERAC.. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Saint-Gobain Renews Commitment to R&D with Completion of Major Research Center Expansion Aug 1, 2009
In Massachusetts, the company has approximately 2,300 employees, with major production facilities in Milford, Northampton, Norwood, Taunton and Worcester. Contact: Bill Seiberlich Saint-Gobain Communications 484-433-2096 www. (PR Newswire)
LNG berth gets Coast Guard guidelines Aug 1, 2009
NORTHAMPTON DA clears trooper in fatal shooting Authorities say State Police acted properly during a standoff that led to the shooting death of a man in the Western Massachusetts town of Colrain. The Northwest district attorney s office said in a report Thursday that Trooper Michael Fitzgerald fired the shot Jan. 12 that killed Ronald Wood, 42, only after all attempts to disarm him failed. (Boston Globe)
Academic Achievers Jul 31, 2009
Hannah Bromfield, daughter of Richard and Debbie Bromfield of Hamilton, was named to the dean s list at Smith College in Northampton for her academic achievement for the 2008-09 school year. The dean s list recognizes those students with grade point averages of 3. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Veteran of State Police nominated for marshal Jul 29, 2009
Whatever the standard is for a [State Police] trooper, he s way more than that, said John Pucci, a Northampton lawyer, former assistant US attorney, and a member of a selection committee appointed by Kerry and Kennedy. Pucci said he was responsible for checking Gibbons s background and every single stone that got turned over was just glowing for John. (Boston Globe)
Looking for an upgrade Jul 29, 2009
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Northampton. New science and agriculture building. (Boston Globe)
Alana Eichner named to Smith College deans list Jul 29, 2009
Alana Eichner, daughter of Gladys Maged and Stanley Eichner of Somerville, was named to the dean s list at Smith College in Northampton for her academic achievement for the 2008-09 school year. She graduated from Somerville High School with the Class of 2008. (Somerville Journal, MA)
For returning vets, a tragic toll on the roads Jul 26, 2009
Iraq war veteran Carlton Duncan receives treatment from the Soldier On center in Northampton ... NORTHAMPTON - For Dominic Taverna, a two-tour Army scout who prowled Iraq for insurgents, the dream of peace and quiet lost some of its appeal when he returned to Revere in 2007 ... After too much fighting and too much drinking, Taverna sought help from Soldier On, a nonprofit organization that leases space at the VA Medical Center in Northampton to provide shelter, therapy, and medication, if... (Boston Globe)
Dover and Sherborn education notes Jul 23, 2009
Libman named to dean s list at Smith Cara Libman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Howard Libman of Sherborn, was named to the dean s list at Smith College in Northampton for her academic achievement for the 2008-09 school year. Libman graduated from Dover-Sherborn High School, and is majoring in government at Smith. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
FAMOUS BIRTHDAY / Calvin Coolidge Jul 17, 2009
After opening his own law office in Northampton in 1898, he practiced transactional law, believing that he could best serve his clients by staying out of court. In person he was reticent, a thrifty man with words. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Geriatric musicians rock the UK Jul 16, 2009
The senior citizens chorus group from Northampton, Massachusetts found fame when a documentary film followed them in 2007. In their current End of the Road tour, members continue to belt out a range of surprising classics, including hits by The Pixies and James Brown. (BBC News -- UK)
Antibias law sought for transgender people Jul 14, 2009
Thirteen states have similar laws, as do about 100 municipalities nationwide, including Boston, Cambridge, Amherst, and Northampton. In all of those jurisdictions, there has never been a single incident of any individual even trying to use the laws to access bathroom facilities to commit crimes, Sciortino said. (Boston Globe)
Has your town had a water problem? Jul 12, 2009
Northampton Water Department. Randolph/Holbrook Water Board. (Boston Globe)
Leaders approve ethics revamp Jun 25, 2009
Our political process in Massachusetts is not for sale, said Representative Peter V. Kocot, a Northampton Democrat and chairman of the House Committee on Ethics. Those trying to use corrupt practices and bribery will be caught and will be punished. (Boston Globe)
Cambridge Energy Alliance launches community outreach program Jun 24, 2009
Climate Summer rider Emily Schweitzer from Northampton has joined the program to advocate for climate change solutions. Climate change is a real and serious problem it s crucial that we become more environmentally aware to secure our future, said Schweitzer. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Brash Allston ice cream shop drops its Herrell's identity Jun 23, 2009
Besides the Allston store, Herrell s has franchises in Cambridge, North Adams, and Northampton, and recently opened a new franchise on Long Island; so far, Judy Herrell said, only the Allston location has wanted out. She plans to start franchising throughout New England, but has greater aims. (Boston Globe)
Roper, Grove graduate from Cambridge School Jun 19, 2009
She plans to attend Smith College in Northampton in the fall. The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive, coeducational school for grades 9 through 12. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Feud simmers as caf fights expansion at Smith College Jun 16, 2009
Employees at the Green Street Cafe in the shadow of Smith College in Northampton prepared for work recently at the restaurant ... NORTHAMPTON - John Sielski and his partner, Jim Dozmati, have fallen on hard times ... Together for 32 years and married for five, Sielski and Dozmati moved to Northampton in 1990 from New York City, where they worked in catering and gardening. (Boston Globe)
Marlborough's Hillside School graduates move up Jun 16, 2009
Marlborough's Hillside School's Class of 2009. Sat Jun 13, 2009, 01:35 PM EDT. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Robbery Suspect Was Released From Jail After Prosecutor Warned Of 'Recipe For Disaster' Jun 4, 2009
McGarrett, 44, of Northampton, Mass. has an extensive felony record for armed robberies and other violent crimes. (FOX61, CT)
History Happened Here — Amos Eaton: natural scientist and co-founder of RPI May 30, 2009
After settling in the Albany area he became a traveling lecturer and once walked 200 miles through Massachusetts mapping the area s geology and teaching a seven-week course in Northampton. Eaton moved in the highest circles of New York Society and received the patronage of Stephen Van Rensselaer III.. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. Increases Offer to $10.25 Per Share to Acquire CNB Financial Corp. of Worcester, MA May 27, 2009
United's most recent integration of a wealth management firm headquartered in Northampton retained more than 90% of the customers. Moreover, United's history is one of growth through acquisition and integration and the strength of our corporate culture is evident in the extremely low employee turnover ratio we have enjoyed in recent years. (PR Newswire)
Obituary: Michael L. Yachetta May 27, 2009
Besides his wife he is survived by his daughter, Dr. Lois Joy and her husband Dr. James Michael Burke of Northampton; one granddaughter and many nieces and nephews. He was also brother-in-law of Angelo and Nancy Sallese and Anthony and Diane Schepis. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Honor the dead, work for peace, speakers say May 26, 2009
In January, the Luceys accepted $350,000 from the US government to settle a lawsuit they filed, accusing the Northampton VA Medical Center of negligence. "Last year, we stood on this very same spot and spoke about our son, what war did to him, what the system failed to do for him, and what we hoped 2009 would bring," Joyce Lucey said. (Boston Globe)
Newton Alderman Lenny Gentile not responding to angry calls from Somerville May 24, 2009
There used to be a time when we felt it was necessary to compare ourselves to Cambridge, Brookline, Northampton, things that were going on in Northampton and communities like that, Gentile said. This is the first time that I have heard us compared that we need to do what Somerville is doing. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Northampton makes a welcome matter May 24, 2009
The caterpillar roll at Moshi Moshi in Northampton ... NORTHAMPTON - On an otherwise empty evening at the lion end of March, an artist from nearby Holyoke said, upon hearing I would stop to sleep in this college town, two words that made a difference: "Moshi Moshi." ... The artist also said that if I were to eat dinner at Moshi Moshi, where regular customers get their own set of chopsticks and sometimes a hug from the owner, then I may as well try for a room at The Hotel Northampton, rather than... (Boston Globe)
State Capitol Briefs, Monday, May 18 May 20, 2009
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION IN WHIFFLE BAT BEATING OF DOG The State Appeals Court on Monday upheld a lower court s conviction of a Northampton man for repeatedly beating his dog with a whiffle ball bat in January 2007. The man, Norman Zalesky Jr., had been convicted in district court of cruelty to an animal after he was spotted hitting the dog on the neck and back of the head repeatedly and after telling police he did it to put the fear of God in the dog. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
The Great Awakening Revivals May 19, 2009
In 1729 he became the Senior Pastor of Congregational Church at Northampton, Massachusetts. One can say that the birth of the Great Awakening can be tracked back to 1734 where, within a short time span, 300 souls were saved under the preaching of Edwards. (Suite101.com)
Summer events listings May 17, 2009
Iron Horse Music Hall 20 Center St., Northampton. 413-586-8686. (Boston Globe)
MFA film series examines child marketing May 17, 2009
It was produced by the Media Education Foundation of Northampton, which makes and distributes films dealing with the media's influence on society, and this group does not look kindly upon US media, or marketers. The foundation's executive director, Sut Jhally, is also a communications professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and no shrinking violet on this topic. (Boston Globe)
Medfield artist to exhibit at Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton May 16, 2009
Featured Massachusetts artists include Lynne Allen (Boston), Michael Boroniec, Sergei Isupov (Pittsfield), Ali Cann-Clift (Chelsea), James Ellis Coleman (Natick), Patricia Delaney (Abington, born in Brockton), Nina Fletcher (Essex), Judy Haberl (Newtonville), Ken Hruby (South Boston), Silas Kopf (Northampton), Lamb-Wanucha (Medfield), David Lang (Wayland), Marga Lianko (Cambridge), Laurie Miles (Ipswich), Gwen Murphy (Acton), Marilyn Pappas (Cambridge, born in Brockton), Beverly Rippel (South... (Medfield Press, MA)
#19 NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS May 15, 2009
19 NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS - New York Post ... 19 NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS ... MUST DO Amherst and Springfield are both nearby, but unlike a lot of college towns, Northampton is not dominated by its surrounding schools. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
In Northampton, farm life within city limits May 13, 2009
This is sort of what our farm is about - being in this funny, liminal zone between highway and town and dike,'' says Oona Coy about her Northampton farm, where she and her husband grow organic vegetables for their CSA program and farmers' market ... NORTHAMPTON - A couple blocks from the popular cafe Northampton Coffee, a flock of runner ducks putter around inside a pen ... This is Town Farm, run by Ben James and Oona Coy within Northampton city limits. (Boston Globe)
State Senate budget plan would slash local aid May 13, 2009
"We need to do something, but I don't know that there's a consensus at this moment," said Senator Stanley C. Rosenberg, a Northampton Democrat. "Some people are saying we should only do income. Some say gas, no tolls. Some say sales, no income. It's a mixed bag.". (Boston Globe)
Spree killer to challenge death sentence May 11, 2009
NORTHAMPTON Body of unidentified man found in river Northampton police have launched an investigation after a body was found floating in the Mill River near Route 5 ... Northampton firefighters and the State Police dive team retrieved the remains from the water. (Boston Globe)
Stimulus dollars pave over highways in Massachusetts May 11, 2009
But there are also proposals for new boat terminals in Hyannis, Falmouth and Martha's Vineyard; bike trails in Somerville and Northampton; and an upgrade of Greater Boston's intelligent transportation system, which controls traffic lights and FastLane for the region's 101 municipalities. The wish list's most expensive project, a 700-foot pedestrian bridge over train tracks from North Point Park in Cambridge to Paul Revere Park in Charlestown, would cost $36 million about 45 percent of the... (Newton Tab, MA)
5 years on, gay marriage debate fades in Mass. May 11, 2009
Another of the seven lawsuit couples Gina and Heidi Nortonsmith live in the lesbian-friendly college town of Northampton with their two sons Quinn, 9, and Avery 12. Like their fellow plaintiffs, they married as soon as legally possible on May 17, 2004. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Men's Track & Field Grabs Silver At New England Championship May 11, 2009
On the track, freshman Zach Koncki (Northampton, Mass. finished seventh in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15. (Umassathletics.com)
User fee hikes urged to aid towns and cities May 7, 2009
"We're trying to encourage regionalization of municipal services, everything from public safety to public health, from education to libraries and road maintenance," said Senator Stanley Rosenberg, a Northampton Democrat and cochairman of the Special Commission on Municipal Relief. "We have 351 cities and towns, and most of them are well under 30,000 people.". (Boston Globe)
'Bio-ready' communities in state named Apr 30, 2009
Cities and towns labeled ready for biotech but lacking some attributes of top-rated municipalities are: Chelsea, Dedham, Lynn, Newburyport, Reading, Attleboro, Billerica, Brockton, Chicopee, Northampton, Fall River, Tewksbury, Watertown, Westfield, Burlington, Easthampton, Everett, Franklin, Gardner, Greenfield, Holliston, Lawrence, Northbridge, Randolph, Salem, Sturbridge, and West Bridgewater. One goal of the BioReady effort is to expand the state's biotechnology industry beyond Greater Boston... (Boston Globe)
COLUMN: Sabbath: A paradise in time Apr 17, 2009
During summers in college I worked as a live-in nanny for a Jewish family in Northampton, MA - the Russins. They taught me a great deal about Judaism, inviting me to my first real Seder (Passover meal). (Easton Journal, MA)
Mass. stimulus projects out to bid Apr 17, 2009
12-May EASTHAMPTON, GREENFIELD, WESTFIELD, NORTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON Resurfacing and Related Work on Three Sections of Route 5 & 10 $3,529,000. 12-May NANTUCKET Resurfacing and Related Work on Milestone Road $4,597,000. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
