NORTHAMPTON Angry and frustrated residents packed the Florence Civic Center on Wednesday evening ready to fight a proposed marijuana dispensary at the intersection of Main and Maple streets, urging Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra not to sign a host.
NORTHAMPTON A second community meeting is planned for next week as a father-son team of entrepreneurs works to open a new marijuana dispensary in Florence center and address the objections of neighbors who are urging the City Council to impose a cap.
Thank you to reporter Brian Steele and the Gazette for the expansive July 30 story about the big changes in Florence center. No, this story wasn’t about the city’s well-planned Florence center redesign project underway at this time, but about ongoing.
NORTHAMPTON Changes are in store for Florence Center, including the possible addition of a marijuana dispensary, after buyers scooped up iconic properties at the intersection of Main and Maple streets in separate transactions.The Goodwin Block at.
HOLYOKE The first time lifelong Holyoke resident Damaris Aponte sold marijuana, she was 14 and growing up in a city deeply impacted by the so-called War on Drugs. She saw many people she knew get arrested on drug charges, and her own brother was.