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The Gazette opinion pages have recently had some pertinent and poignant reflections on our vulnerabilities in this chaotic climate crisis. Columnist Chelsea Kline enriched the conversation earlier this month with her timely and deeply personal...
Guest columnist Kyra Anderson: It shouldn’t be too late for downtown redesign input "> Published: 7/27/2021 8:59:39 PM Mayor David Narkewicz says it’s too late to make any changes to the Main Street redesign. The deadline for finalizing 25% of the design elements is in December. The design team is still available to do the work. Why is it too late? This decision is too big and will impact too many for too long to reject the transformative, data-driven improvements suggested by Main Street for Everyone. You don’t get to take your ball and go home before the game is done just because it...
Three-lane design favored option for Northampton’s downtown STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Published: 5/25/2021 8:53:28 PM NORTHAMPTON — An ongoing effort to redesign Main Street took a significant step forward Tuesday when Mayor David Narkewicz announced that he has picked a three-lane design for the busy thoroughfare for further study. The mayor, who has called Main Street’s redesign a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity, selected what’s known as “Alternative Three” from among four options that have been studied as part of the so-called Picture Main Street project. This option ca...
NORTHAMPTON — The state is canceling a controversial roundabout project on North King and Hatfield streets amid opposition over the project’s impact on an archaeological site where evidence of an ancient indigenous village was discovered.In an...
Visitors to downtown Northampton dropped dramatically due to COVID; New program seeks to help businesses bounce back MassLive.com 6 hrs ago Jackson Cote, masslive.com Findings from an outside consultant group hired by the state to look at the challenges posed to businesses in downtown Northampton amid the coronavirus pandemic paint a bleak picture for the typically bustling area. Popular Searches Northampton’s primary business district wasn’t immune to the economic effects of the COVID-19 public health crisis, according to Karl Alexander, a project planner for Civic Spac...