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Arts in the Park Concert Series Returns to Nonotuck Park This Week

Arts in the Park concerts and a stacked committee calendar mark a quiet week in Easthampton. The city's free summer concert series brings performer Jimmy Mazz to Nonotuck Park on Thursday, July 17, with a second show featuring Colony Motel following on Friday, July 24. The Easthampton P…

Amherst Releases Update on Hampshire College Campus Zoning Study

Amherst advances zoning plans for Hampshire College's campus as the college prepares to end academic operations after December 2026. The Town of Amherst released an update this week on its zoning study for the campus, weighing future uses of the property once classes stop. Town Manager …

Coca-Cola to Close Northampton Bottling Plant

Coca-Cola plans to close its Northampton bottling plant, eliminating 175 jobs across Massachusetts, according to a New Boston Post report. The planned shutdown would end production at the facility, one of the more consequential local economic developments to surface this week, though th…

Amherst Launches Zoning Study for Closing Hampshire College Campus

Amherst launched a zoning study for the closing Hampshire College campus and named a new senior services director this week. Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced Daniel Garcia as the town's new director of senior services, with Garcia set to start July 20, while the town also moved to …

State agency celebrates Hadley farm's Ice Cream Trail spot

State agriculture officials spotlighted a Hadley farm during National Ice Cream Month. Massachusetts Agriculture Commissioner Ashley Randle visited Flayvors of Cook Farm in Hadley to celebrate its place on the state's Ice Cream Trail program, posing with farm employees, according to a r…