Hadley teen badly hurt in Northampton bicycle accident

NORTHAMPTON - A Hadley teenager was listed in critical condition Sunday afternoon at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after suffering life-threatening injuries in a bicycle accident Saturday evening, according to the Northwestern district attorney's office.

Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz names 11 to new economic panel

NORTHAMPTON - Mayor David J. Narkewicz fulfilled a campaign promise Friday when he appointed a special commission to advise him on all matters related to economic development.

Northampton hearing on Elm Street Historic District extension to Round Hill Road

NORTHAMPTON - A proposed expansion of the Elm Street Historic District to include a portion of Round Hill Road will get a public airing tonight.

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Northampton

 · James Edward Erwin, 28, who provided an address as the streets of Northampton, was arrested Sunday at 10:11 a.m. on Main Street on a charge of domestic assault and battery after he pushed a woman in the face, police said. The woman didn't need medical attention, police said.

A look back

50 YEARS AGO

 · Robert T. Averitt of 57 Washington Ave., has been awarded a post-doctoral fellowship for study of Brazilian Portuguese this summer at the University of Texas, the Health, Education and Welfare Dept.'s education office announced today.

Police join Northampton DPW probe; report of gun also investigated

NORTHAMPTON - An internal probe into alleged wrongdoing in the Department of Public Works Water Division has widened and now involves city police, who are investigating the circumstances that prompted the suspension with pay of two workers last week.

Former Kollmorgen site in Northampton sold to TommyCar Auto Group

NORTHAMPTON - A local car dealer has purchased the former Kollmorgen Electro-Optical site on King Street for $1.8 million. Consenzi Automotive Realty Limited Partnership closed the deal Friday afternoon to buy the 5.1-acre site at 347 King St. The Cosenzi family owns four dealerships in the region under the name TommyCar Auto Group, including Northampton Volkswagen and Country Nissan in Hadley. Northampton real estate agent Patrick M. Goggins, who brokered the sale for Kollmorgen, said the 95,000-square-foot building sold for less than twice its asking price of $4 million because of environmental issues associated with demolishing it.