November 2018 was a momentous time for Massachusetts. That’s when the state officially opened the retail marijuana business, some two years after voters said they were cool with recreational cannabis sales by overwhelmingly approving a ballot.
In his column Reparations in Northampton would demean us (Gazette, Dec. 26), Marc Warner asserts that Northampton never had slavery and never imposed Jim Crow laws. This is fictionalized history that is convenient for white people, in order to.
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A tiny group of local activists has declared that the city of Northampton should establish a reparations fund to overcome the legacy of slavery and racism. The City Council seems to agree with the general concept and plans to create a committee to.
We are saddened by the death of John Clapp, a friend and fellow local historian who shared his research and personal knowledge of the history of Robert’s Meadow, a village in the northwest corner of Northampton. During the last century, Robert’s.