Donor makes bid to save St. John Cantius, St. Mary’s churches in Northampton
Updated 9:19 PM;
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An aerial view of the former St. John Cantius Church on Hawley Street in Northampton on March 20, 2021. A developer is seeking to tear down the structure as part of a construction project. (Patrick Johnson | The Republican photo)
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NORTHAMPTON An anonymous donor has put up $50,000 to save St. John Cantius Church and the similarly endangered St. Mary’s Church on the other side of downtown.
Northampton City Councilor Jim Nash announced the proposed donation Tuesday during a meeting of the Northampton Central Business Architecture Committee, which was discussing O’Connell Development Group’s proposal to demolish St. John Cantius and build condominiums in its place.
Committee denies permit for St. John Cantius demolition
St. John Cantius Church. The O Connell Development Group has applied for a permit to demolish the building on Hawley Street and Phillips Place. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/6/2021 9:51:16 PM
NORTHAMPTON After a lengthy hearing Tuesday evening, the city’s Central Business Architecture Committee voted to deny a local developer’s permit application to demolish St. John Cantius Church.
The hearing was held to assess the application that the O’Connell Development Group of Holyoke has submitted to demolish the church built in 1904 on Hawley Street and Phillips Place and build townhouses on the property. After a lengthy presentation from the developer, as well as extensive public comment, the body voted 3-1 to deny the demolition until O’Connell comes back with more detailed drawings of the structures it intends to build on the site.
A structure worth saving?: Review continues Tuesday on request to demolish Northampton church
A page from a presentation O’Connell Development Group submitted to the city about St. John Cantius Church shows some of the deterioration inside and outside the building. SCREENSHOT Some of O’Connell Development Group’s plans submitted to the city for the redevelopment of the former St. John Cantius Church property. SCREENSHOT The O’Connell Development Group has applied for a permit to demolish the former St. John Cantius Church on Hawley Street and Phillips Place in Northampton. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/5/2021 8:36:17 PM
NORTHAMPTON Nearly 500 people have signed a petition to prevent the demolition of the former St. John Cantius church on Hawley Street.
Episcopal cathedral in Springfield to reopen for in-person services
Updated Apr 06, 2021;
Posted Apr 06, 2021
The Very Rev. Tom Callard is dean of Christ Church Cathedral which is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts. (Photo by Anne-Gerard Flynn, Special to The Republican)
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SPRINGFIELD Christ Church Cathedral, the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, will reopen for in-person services beginning Sunday, April 11, as well as continue to offer them remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are reserving 30 spots and then we’ll gradually increase from there,” said the Very Rev. Tom Callard, cathedral dean, of capacity at the 10 a.m. Sunday service in English that will launch the return to onsite worship. “I’ve had both vaccinations for more than a month and so have all of the other clergy on staff.”
Are restrictions Springfield Diocese uses to protect properties steering them toward demolition?
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Victoria Baeger and her husband have purchased the former Blessed Sacrament Rectory in Greenfield and are in the process of turning it into their home. (Don Treeger / The Republican) 2/26/2021
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Victoria Baeger thought she had found the perfect home.
It is old enough to have character with an unrestored charm, big enough for her husband and kids to spread out a little bit, situated in a good location and tricky in a market that was already hot in her price range.
Arriving for a showing, she didn’t really notice the cross over the front porch of 182 High St. in Greenfield.