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Taking the pulse of Northampton’s downtown: Consultant’s survey highlights COVID impacts Lit Dechanupong, and Chokchai Pongkan, of the family-owned Noodles Restaurant on Main Street in Northampton, set up for outdoor dining Tuesday afternoon. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Lit Dechanupong, of the family-owned Noodles Restaurant on Main Street in Northampton, sets up for outdoor dining Tuesday afternoon, April 27, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Lit Dechanupong, and Chokchai Pongkan, of the family-owned Noodles Restaurant on Main Street in Northampton, set up for outdoor dining Tuesday afterno...

Like so many commercial areas throughout Massachusetts and the rest of the U.S., downtown Northampton saw a steep economic impact due to the pandemic.

City eyes land for Greenway near swimming hole on Mill River in Leeds Deb Jacobs, who lives on Grove Avenue, talks about the no parking signs by the Mill River Greenway. “I just don’t think it’s fair to create public resources and then make it so difficult to access them,” she said. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jim Mias, who lives in the area and often rides and walks on the bike trail and along the Mill River, walks over the bridge where Beaver Brook and the Mill River converge. Northampton is in the process of purchasing nearby land north of the Orange Dam and south of the existing Gree...

ValleyBike short-term rentals open in West Springfield; station added in Easthampton Updated Apr 23, 2021; Posted Apr 23, 2021 ValleyBike Share has expanded into West Springfield with two stations, one shown here on April 23, 2021 at the West Springfield Public Library on Park Street and one on Memorial Avenue. (Jim Kinney/The Republican) Facebook Share WEST SPRINGFIELD — ValleyBike, the Pioneer Valley’s short-term bike rental program, opened in West Springfield this week with two stations. The stations are two of 20 new stations ValleyBike plans to add across its expanding network this...

Northampton Main Street redesign a ‘once in a generation’ chance A rendering of how downtown Northampton could be redesigned. TOOLE DESIGN The city has a website at tinyurl.com/picturemainstreet with information about the redesign project. SCREENSHOT/CITY OF NORTHAMPTON Published: 4/16/2021 5:52:03 PM NORTHAMPTON — The city continued its talks on a long-term redesign of Main Street this week, drawing more than 100 people to a virtual public forum where residents and business owners discussed everything from parking, bicycle safety and traffic to accessibility, trees and climate change. ...