Garden House. About 200 people attended the toast and roast for former Northampton mayor Clare Higgins on Monday at the Look Park Garden House. NORTHAMPTON — A surprise “visit” from a nationally known figure added some celebrity flavor to a roast Monday...

NOTE: Today, the Opinion page adds former Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins as a regular monthly columnist. Her column will appear on the fourth Saturday of the month. NORTHAMPTON - I have been glued to the coverage of the Republican primary debates over...

Meanwhile, newly elected Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse, who received financial backing from several Northampton residents, spent a similar amount of money in his campaign that unseated former mayor Elaine A. Pluta. Morse, 22, spent $56,755 while Pluta...

"So far it's been a milder winter compared to last year, but with the low benefit amount, coupled with the rising cost of oil, families are still in trouble," said Clare Higgins, executive director of Community Action. She said the additional funding...

Although it had largely been an honorary position, it has taken on added significance in recent years. Mayor David J. Narkewicz assumed the job of mayor last September when Mary Clare Higgins left office early to head a human services agency. Michael...

David J. Narkewicz took the oath of office Tuesday, becoming the city’s first new mayor in a dozen years. Narkewicz, who was elected by a landslide in November, received a standing ovation from the crowd in the Northampton High School auditorium, which...