Jeff Bagg News Today

EASTHAMPTON — The city is looking for residents to weigh in on how to improve vehicle and pedestrian safety around the Pleasant Street mills district. In an effort to help establish a vision for the future of the district, a community meeting will be...

The work is part of a general pedestrian safety improvements project.

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton will soon require property owners sitting on vacant storefronts to register their buildings and pay a fee that will be used to create and maintain an online database of spaces available to rent in the city.The new...

EASTHAMPTON — While much of the discussion on the proposed Sierra Vista Commons has been centered around affordable housing and traffic, volunteers from Pascommuck Conservation Trust worry about the environmental impact of the massive development on...

EASTHAMPTON — A Westfield developer is seeking to renew an existing special permit that will allow him to construct the third Dunkin’ within the city’s limits.On Tuesday, the Planning Board will review the renewal special permit application of Emanuel...

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton is embarking on its first-ever, far-reaching climate action plan that officials believe will help the city tackle the looming effects of climate change and, in the long run, achieve a cleaner, net-zero carbon-emitting...

EASTHAMPTON — A traffic expert hired by a developer of a proposed large-scale residential and commercial center at the former Tasty Top site has determined that the project will have “minimal” impacts to the traffic flow on Route 10.The findings for...

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s downtown business district has shed one of its longtime vacant properties.The dilapidated building that previously housed the Hurry & Scurry printing and copying business at 118 Union St. was demolished early Thursday to make...

EASTHAMPTON — The first new building in the city’s downtown in nearly two decades is starting to take shape.A 25,000-square-foot mixed-use residential and retail development is currently under construction at 47-49 Cottage St. by Five Star Building...

EASTHAMPTON — The iconic Tasty Top was razed on Friday, and for many who grew up in the area or even held their first job at the roadside ice cream stand, seeing the building get demolished was hard.“It’s a sad ending to a local landmark that many...