Dan Rist News Today

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council approved a $52.2 million budget for next fiscal year Wednesday night, but not before council members engaged in significant discussion on the importance of maintaining specific programming in the city’s...

EASTHAMPTON — The deluge of public records requests during the continued saga in the city’s search for a new superintendent had grown so large in recent weeks that it often crashed a software system that handles such queries — a problem city officials...

EASTHAMPTON — A second and key phase of renovation and conversion of Old Town Hall into a center for the arts is expected to begin next month, though officials say the overall cost of the three-phase project has shot up by $1.7 million because of...

EASTHAMPTON — Dan Rist, the longest-serving member of the City Council first elected when the council form of government was adopted in 1996, will not seek reelection when his term ends at year’s end.An emotional Rist shared his decision with his...

EASTHAMPTON — The public delivered a resounding message to the City Council on Wednesday — help the city’s only library stay in operation.The Emily Williston Memorial Library is currently on slippery financial footing, with its leaders predicting...

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council on Wednesday approved increasing a cost-of-living-adjustment for the Easthampton Contributory Retirement System by an additional 2% in the current fiscal year, bringing the cost-of-living-adjustment to 5%.Mayor Nicole...

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council threw its weight behind a bill in Congress that sets out to examine slavery and discrimination in the U.S. from 1619 to the present, and recommend appropriate restorative actions. “I want to be clear: This country...

EASTHAMPTON — Starting in January 2024, members of the City Council and School Committee will receive a $2,000 boost to their stipends for their respective elected positions.Following two public hearings, the council unanimously approved a 50% raise...

EASTHAMPTON — A longtime city councilor on the cusp of resigning over what he alleges was a harassing and bullying email sent by a fellow councilor is calling on City Council leadership to step in and stop the behavior.In a Monday email obtained by...

EASTHAMPTON — City councilors are eyeing a pay increase for future City Council and School Committee members, part of an effort aimed at attracting more diversity to two of the most important political bodies governing the city. The recommendation,...