Government · City Council Ordinance Committee
Panel Votes to Advance Data Center Moratorium
Easthampton's Ordinance Committee voted to advance an 18-month data center moratorium to the full City Council.
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Morning Brief
Easthampton City Council Property Committee Meets Wednesday
Easthampton's municipal calendar stays modest this week as the City Council Property Committee meets Wednesday, August 26, while the Affordable & Fair Housing Partnership's planned August 27 session has been canceled, per the town's official calendar. The Easthampton Public Library cont…
Government · Manhan Rail Trail Committee
Rail trail panel approves Lovefield fence, sends art letter
The Manhan Rail Trail Committee flagged flaws in a draft city e-bike ordinance ahead of a Sept. 16 City Council hearing. Members said the draft's Class 3 definition, assistance only while pedaling up to 28 mph, does not match how such bikes are made, and questioned how police would enforce it.
Government · Conservation Commission
Commission closes two Holly Circle wetlands orders
The Conservation Commission closed two 1990s wetlands orders for the Holly Circle subdivision. Commissioners voted by voice, with no count recorded, to issue certificates of compliance for MassDEP files 151-101 and 151-168, keeping several conditions in perpetuity.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026
One Easthampton-connected obituary was published this week: Lawnicki, Michael J., 71, of South Hadley and formerly of Easthampton, who died August 18, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center. He was the husband of Jane (Bagdonas) Lawnicki for twenty-two years. The notice was posted via Legacy.…
Real Estate
Easthampton Sees Just One Disclosed Home Price Amid Lien Filing Wave
Between July 24 and Aug. 22, Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 14 documents tied to Easthampton properties, but only two were actual property transfers. One, at 2 Little St., sold for $70,000 to UMassFive College Federal Credit Union. The other, a family transfer at 26 Ashley …
Morning Brief
Easthampton Opens Early Voting Ahead of Sept. 1 Primary
Easthampton opens in-person early voting Saturday for the September 1 state primary, also the final day to register. City Hall's early-voting window runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 22, giving residents a final chance to sign up before ballots begin. Two City Council committees and …
Government · CPA Committee
CPA Committee hears tenant co-op bid for 17 Adams
CPA Committee heard a tenant co-op's plan to buy 17 Adams Street and weighed the 6 South Street request.
Morning Brief
Easthampton Launches Community Electricity Program to Expand Renewable Options
Easthampton launched a new Community Electricity program on Thursday, giving residents and businesses more options for renewable power supply. The city-vetted plan offers an alternative to Eversource's default electricity supply and other third-party suppliers, town officials said. Else…
Government · Aquifer Protection Committee
Aquifer panel eyes Southampton partnership
The Aquifer Protection Committee discussed a three-to-five member roster and a possible joint committee with Southampton. Participants said the city's aquifer-study grant proposal went unfunded, though instructor Dave Boutt may fold some proposed work into a fall groundwater modeling class.
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