PITTSFIELD Andrea Harrington campaigned for Berkshire District Attorney on a platform of criminal justice reform, promising to eliminate a cash bail system that she said kept too many people
Two downtown parking lots in Northampton to be closed for repairs CONTRIBUTED IMAGE
The Masonic Street parking lot in Northampton is expected to be closed three months for repairs to a sewer line. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Robert McGovern, owner of Packard s, and Jason Foster, owner of Masonic Street Laundry, talk about the closure of the Masonic Street parking lot in Northampton for needed repairs to the sewer line beneath. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
The Masonic Street parking lot in Northampton is expected to be closed three months for repairs to a sewer line. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 5/7/2021 5:33:37 PM
Packard’s in Northampton sets reopening date; owner says staying shuttered ‘not an option for us’
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
Posted Mar 08, 2021
Packard s is located at 14 Masonic St, in Northampton. It had closed in November 202 because of the pandemic, but will reopen its doors on Thursday, March 18. (Don Treeger | The Republican photo)
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NORTHAMPTON Packard’s, which billed itself as “The Bar that Never Closes,” will reopen March 18 after a winter-long COVID shutdown.
But Packard’s outspoken owner, Robert McGovern, said Monday the downtown economy is very different now from a year ago and has even changed since he closed Packard’s in November.
Little noticed law sets off court fight over stateâs responsibility to release inmates to reduce COVID risks
Lawyers for incarcerated people have begun seeking release of dozens of people
By Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated February 9, 2021, 6:02 p.m.
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Language quietly added to the state budget in November has given hope to Massachusetts prison inmates that they will be able to get out early to lessen their risk of getting COVID.
So far, the state Department of Correction has refused early release for any of the 6,500 prisoners to reduce the risk of COVID-19, which has sickened hundreds and killed more than 20 inmates. The only exceptions have been paroles granted to some gravely ill prisoners for conditions unrelated to the pandemic.