Archive for Easthampton
(We All Scream for) an interview with Jim Ingram
Nov
2
2015
It seems like everyone in the valley knows where to get the best ice cream. A mainstay in the city of Easthampton, Jim Ingram’s Mount Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream is a step into yesteryear with its tin ceilings and its icecream parlor style seating with updated flavors and walls [continue reading]
“Test the Test”
Oct
12
2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015, from 6:00pm-8:00pm
Eastworks Community Room
The EEA invites families and community members to a night of testing the test. Complete MCAS and PARCC tests in different subject areas and grade levels. Experience sitting as a student for [continue reading]
Hampshire and Hampden Canal: Gone but not Forgotten
Aug
5
2014
If you look closely at our local landscape here in western MA, there is almost always a hidden story that tells the historical tale of life long ago. One such story is about the Hampshire and Hampden Canal, built in the early 1800’s to connect New Haven with Northampton, defunct by the 1940’s. In an [continue reading]
Recycling activists Donna Gibson and Michael Superson reduce waste by changing behavior
Dec
4
2013
Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 4, 2013. By Gena Mangiaratti
Environmental activist Donna Gibson finds it hard to change people’s behavior.
This is why in the late 1980s she came up with the idea for a “commercial break” at a spring Town Meeting to educate as many of her fellow Williamsburg residents as [continue reading]
Environmental activist Donna Gibson finds it hard to change people’s behavior.
This is why in the late 1980s she came up with the idea for a “commercial break” at a spring Town Meeting to educate as many of her fellow Williamsburg residents as [continue reading]
Sculptural Bike Racks Installed
Oct
24
2013
Matt Evald Johnson, Carolyn Clayton and Benjamin Westbrook are installing original sculptural bike racks in downtown Easthampton, a public art project organized by Easthampton City Arts+.
The selected works were chosen by an ECA+ sub-committee of local arts leaders, bicycle advocates, and other community members. Prominently located on Cottage and Union Streets, the [continue reading]
The selected works were chosen by an ECA+ sub-committee of local arts leaders, bicycle advocates, and other community members. Prominently located on Cottage and Union Streets, the [continue reading]
Muralist Reflects on Experience
Dec
25
2012
Artist Nancy Howard Smith completed a mural on Chapman Avenue in Easthampton in September of 2011. Nancy is an artist and landscape architect who’s design was selected by a jury. This is the third mural in Easthampton created with the help of ECA + .
The mural was funded and organized by ECA + [continue reading]
The mural was funded and organized by ECA + [continue reading]
Easthampton’s Pascommuck Conservation Trust is adding 22 acres of extensive floodplain and upland forest to expand an existing conservation area.
Dec
23
2011
We have some happy end-of-the-year news. We are proud to announce our newest property acquisition, a 22 acre parcel off Paul St which is near near Glendale St. This property adjoins our 15 acre Pomeroy Meadows conservation area. Adding to existing protected areas is especially rewarding. This new acquisition will provide an opportunity to open [continue reading]
Local News for Easthampton
Mar
28
2024
28 March 2024 @ 3:23 pm Westfield commission approves removal of barn, footbridge at Tekoa Narrows
28 March 2024 @ 3:06 pm Red Sox Opening Day 2024: Where to buy tickets to Red Sox vs. Orioles game at Fenway
Easthampton, MA
Dec
29
2009
Downtown Easthampton – Payson Avenue
Easthampton, originally part of Northampton, was settled in 1664. It became a separate village in 1785, a town in 1809, and a city in 1996, switching from a town council form of government to a mayor. Michael Tauznik was elected the first mayor, was re-elected several times and served [continue reading]
Easthampton, originally part of Northampton, was settled in 1664. It became a separate village in 1785, a town in 1809, and a city in 1996, switching from a town council form of government to a mayor. Michael Tauznik was elected the first mayor, was re-elected several times and served [continue reading]
Easthampton, MA
Dec
9
2009
Downtown Easthampton – Payson Avenue
Easthampton, originally part of Northampton, was settled in 1664. It became a separate village in 1785, a town in 1809, and a city in 1996, switching from a town council form of government to a mayor. Michael Tauznik was elected the first mayor, was re-elected several times and served [continue reading]
Easthampton, originally part of Northampton, was settled in 1664. It became a separate village in 1785, a town in 1809, and a city in 1996, switching from a town council form of government to a mayor. Michael Tauznik was elected the first mayor, was re-elected several times and served [continue reading]