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Neighbors, Polish community fight to save Northampton’s St. John Cantius Church from demolition
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
The closed St. John Cantius Church at 10 Hawley St. in Northampton is slated for demolition. (Don Treeger | The Republican photo)
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NORTHAMPTON Neighbors and members of Northampton’s Polish community are taking their case for saving the former St. John Cantius Church to the “court of public opinion” given its new owner’s plan to demolish it and build as many as five townhomes on the site.
What’s really needed, said Northampton Ward 3 Councilor Jim Nash, is a miracle in the form of an 11th-hour proposal from a developer with the means and vision to adapt the 108-year-old building at Hawley Street and Phillips Place. ....

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