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No Somos Máquinas exhibit heading to LAVA Center GREENFIELD The Pioneer Valley Workers Center and The LAVA Center have partnered to curate the “No Somos Máquinas (We Are Not Machines): Farmworker Resistance in the Connecticut River Valley” exhibit. ....
NORTHAMPTON The Belly of the Beast restaurant will serve its final meals on Sunday, Oct. 10, after four years in business, its owners announced Thursday.The space at 159 Main St. will become a second Gypsy Apple Bistro location as chef Michaelangelo. ....
Fork & Spade: A community food digest for May Ellie Viggiani, a volunteer with Grow Food Northampton, spreads mulch on one of the Giving Gardens at the community garden site off Spring street in Florence. Valley Grows Day 2021 is Wednesday, May 19, a collective fundraising effort among community-based food and land access and farming nonprofit organizations throughout western Massachusetts. Gazette file photo Published: 5/14/2021 4:30:22 PM One thing your Fork & Spade moderator loves about putting this column together is that while this monthly feature is always about food access and sustainability, there are so many different and innovative ways people are approaching these issues that there’s always something new and interesting to learn. ....
Northampton restaurateur running for Ward 4 City Council seat JESSE HASSINGER Published: 4/13/2021 7:59:04 PM NORTHAMPTON Downtown restaurant owner Jesse Hassinger has joined four other newcomers running for City Council. While the others are running for two at-large seats, Hassinger, who is co-owner of Belly of the Beast, is the only person who has publicly announced his candidacy for the Ward 4 seat. Current Ward 4 City Councilor John Thorpe has said he will not be seeking reelection. Hassinger, 40, moved from Boston to Northampton in 2015 and he and his wife, Aimee Francaes, opened Belly of the Beast downtown. Last summer, Hassinger became more active in city government amid calls to cut the city’s Police Department budget and when digital meetings made it easier for him to participate, he said. ....
Northampton police review panel to give progress report SUBMITTED IMAGE Published: 2/10/2021 8:01:06 PM NORTHAMPTON Public comment will be invited Thursday evening when the city’s Policing Review Commission gives an update on its progress. “We’re hoping to continue to hear from individuals, especially those with experiences directly related to policing in Northampton, and community safety in general for Northampton area residents and visitors,” co-chair Dan Cannity said in an email. The hearing, conducted via Zoom, begins at 6 p.m. The commission will allow people to speak for 7 minutes each. “Commenters may opt to receive a response from the commission. This will be included in the 7-minute time,” the meeting agenda reads. ....