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Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is responsible for the first photo ever taken. Almost lost to time, the image used a process called heliography.

Published: 4/9/2021 2:56:31 PM NORTHAMPTON — Longtime downtown business owner Bill Muller thought he had a plan — consolidate his Northampton businesses, Guild Art Supply and Pierce’s Frameshop, and his Easthampton printing business, Big Wheel Press, into one space in the old Serio’s Market storefront on State Street in Northampton. The spot was ideal, complete with parking. “We were working on floor plans and everything,” he said. “Then COVID hit.” Surrounded by so much economic uncertainty, Muller scrapped those plans entirely. Instead of staying in downtown Northampton, whe...

Packard’s in Northampton sets reopening date; owner says staying shuttered ‘not an option for us’ Updated Mar 08, 2021; Posted Mar 08, 2021 Packard's is located at 14 Masonic St, in Northampton. It had closed in November 202 because of the pandemic, but will reopen its doors on Thursday, March 18. (Don Treeger | The Republican photo) Facebook Share NORTHAMPTON — Packard’s, which billed itself as “The Bar that Never Closes,” will reopen March 18 after a winter-long COVID shutdown. But Packard’s outspoken owner, Robert McGovern, said Monday the downtown economy is very differ...

Museum Notebook: How the Brady Stand made life easier for photographers and clients 7 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read A trick image of a photographer capturing himself modelling the use of a Brady Stand, 1893. Photo / Supplied Whanganui Chronicle By: Sandi Black When Nicéphore Niépce created the first surviving photograph in 1826-1827, the process took over eight hours. The resulting image of the view from his window at Les Gras was blurry and grainy with shadows and reflections in opposing directions. But for the first time the image was captured permanently, and photography was born....

India House wins Northampton liquor license in lottery India House on State Street in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Published: 2/5/2021 8:55:30 AM NORTHAMPTON — Seven restaurants and bars entered a lottery for a liquor license held by the city’s License Commission on Wednesday and one lucky winner emerged. “We choose at random out of an old-school bingo spinner from the city clerk,” said Annie Lesko, the clerk for the License Commission, who also works in the mayor’s office. India House on State Street was chosen as the winner at the commission’s meeting Wednesday. The lic...