Government · City Council
Derby presents new e-bike ordinance draft
Easthampton's Public Safety Committee weighed a new e-bike and scooter ordinance but took no vote.
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Government · Licensing Board
Licensing Board Approves Three One-Day Permits
Easthampton Licensing Board approved three one-day liquor license requests and pressed for answers on two lapsed licenses tied to closed businesses.
Morning Brief
September deeds mix sales, bank transfers
Easthampton property records for September mix ordinary home sales with bank-related transfers. From our own coverage: Easthampton deeds roundup covers September sales, bank transfers. Also in today's brief (8 items): Rent Study Committee meets Tuesday; Public Safety Committee holds Tue…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
This week's Easthampton obituary notices carry one name: Reopel, Joseph E. Joseph E. Reopel, 90, died September 27, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center; he was born in Northampton and was the husband of Mabel (Cranson) Reopel. The notice was posted via Boucher-O'Brien Funeral Home on Legac…
Real Estate
Easthampton home sale prices span $30,000 to $583,920 in September
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 15 Easthampton property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only seven carried a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $30,000 to $583,920, with a median of $230,000. The period's top sale was a Riverview condominium unit at 17 Eli…
Morning Brief
Harvest Festival returns Saturday at Daley Field
Easthampton's Harvest Festival returns Saturday with activities planned from 1 to 5 p.m. at Daley Field. Also in today's brief (7 items): Planning Board cancels Tuesday meeting; Senior center trip heads to Mt. Sugarloaf; Solo Agers group meets at River Valley Co-op; Senior center art se…
Morning Brief
Manhan Rail Trail closure notice posted
Easthampton posts a temporary closure notice for a stretch of the Manhan Rail Trail. Also in today's brief (9 items): Temporary closure notice issued for Manhan Rail Trail; Rent Study Committee meets Tuesday night; City Council Public Safety Committee meets Tuesday; City Council holds r…
Morning Brief
Board of Public Works set to meet Wednesday
Board of Public Works set to meet Wednesday, rounding out Easthampton's busy week of city meetings. Also in today's brief (6 items): Board of Public Works meets Wednesday; Alzheimer's caregiver support group meets Wednesday; Library offers tech help Wednesday afternoon; Senior center tr…
Government · Energy Advisory Committee
Energy panel flags staffing gap, aggregation update
The Easthampton Energy Advisory Committee reported its new municipal electricity aggregation program enrolled most of the city's 70,306 mailed accounts, with about 15 percent opting out, while pressing the city on a three-month-old staffing vacancy.
Government · Manhan Rail Trail Committee
Planner agrees to move Union St. sculpture
The Manhan Rail Trail Committee said the city's planner agreed to move a sculpture pad farther from the Union Street bike path after safety concerns.
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