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NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra formally introduced her $145 million fiscal year 2026 budget before the City Council Wednesday night amid the backdrop of advocates of higher school spending making one final push to prevent a likely reduction of services next year.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has officially debuted her $145 million fiscal year 2026 budget for the city, continuing to defend her plan for the school district while warning of possible instability from federal cuts.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Musician Evelyn Harris has relinquished an honorary degree after it was discovered that parts of her speech given at Smith College’s commencement on Sunday were plagiarized, according to letter sent to the campus community by Smith College President Sarah Willie-LeBreton.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The defense and commonwealth have rested in the case of Edward Kostek, a former physical therapist from South Hadley facing two counts of rape of a former patient, but not before Kostek himself took the stand in Hampshire Superior Court in his own defense.

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NORTHAMPTON — A week after Nuttelman’s Florist fell victim to a large robbery, store owners say they have received an outpouring of community support that has helped the store recover from the theft.

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NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE) union and the school district’s negotiating committee reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Wednesday, ending a work-to-rule action the union initiated on Monday.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A new jury trial has begun for a former physical therapist from South Hadley previously convicted for indecent assault and battery on a patient, who is now facing two counts of rape after another alleged victim came forward.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The demand for school district spending in the city could be further compounded if the Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE) union is successful in obtaining additional wage increases its leadership is asking for in a new contract with the city.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

BELCHERTOWN — Cody Reynolds, 31, of Chicopee, pleaded guilty Monday to negligent operation of a motor vehicle in connection with a 2023 crash that killed Christopher Euvrard, 54, of Belchertown. Eastern Hampshire District Court Judge Bruce Melikian sentenced Reynolds to three years of probation.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — At least three candidates are making a run for Northampton City Council’s at-large seats, while the School Committee’s Ward 2 member looks to make her position permanent.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Further housing development is in the works for downtown Florence, with the new owners of the Parsons Block building complex planning new condominiums at the corner of Meadow and Maple streets.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Association of School Employees union has voted to go work-to-rule starting Monday, the latest sign of ongoing strain over the status of the school district in the city.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Strong rains fell down on City Hall on Friday, but that didn’t stop around 100 protesters from gathering around its steps. In fact, the somber weather made for a fitting analogy for John Paradis, who helped organize the rally.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After years of deliberation on deciding a new nickname and mascot, Smith College has chosen the bear.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

AMHERST — Ten years ago, Angelo Mercado began the lengthy and difficult process of becoming an American citizen. On Tuesday inside the Bowker Auditorium at Stockbridge Hall at the University of Massachusetts, that arduous journey finally came to an end.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

Smithland Pet & Garden Center is closing all 13 of its locations, including stores in Northampton and Hadley.

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NORTHAMPTON — Local gender-affirming care clinic Transhealth is condemning a recent review put out by the federal Department of Health and Human Services that recommends against the use of medical treatment for gender dysphoria in youth.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Inside the oldest room in the Hampshire County Courthouse, law professor Rory Little told a group of high school students gathered inside that the first step to understanding the U.S. Constitution was a single, 13-letter phrase: “E Pluribus Unum.”

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

City officials were on hand during a recent celebration at City Hall to mark the completion of a 14-foot-long community mural celebrating three decades of the Paradise City Arts Festival and reflecting the city’s rich artistic and cultural history.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — L3Harris KEO’s local office was again in the crosshairs of protesters this week, as more than 100 people gathered Thursday in front of the defense contractor’s Village Hill headquarters to decry the company’s presence in the city.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council on Thursday rejected a proposal that would have given it the authority to increase the school budget, with tense discussions highlighting the way school funding has divided city politics.