🌱 What Northampton ER doctors want you to know before the next icy morning
Morning Northampton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Northampton ER doctors want you to know before the next icy morning
- Why Northampton’s $3M Resilience Hub is stalled — and what’s next
- How will a $600K safety grant change protections in Northampton?
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 23 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 41, low: 34.
- Friday: Morning rain; cloudy, breezy, with a high of 54 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Ice injuries on the rise as doctors see increase in ER visits (westernmassnews.com) — Doctors at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton are seeing more ice-related ER visits as snow and black ice settle over western Massachusetts. An emergency physician shares what injuries they’re treating most and offers practical tips on footwear, shoveling, and how to walk and fall more safely to avoid serious harm this winter. 
2. Northampton mayor: Planned Resilience Hub at standstill as grant funding dries up (gazettenet.com) — Plans to turn Northampton’s former First Baptist Church into a Community Resilience Hub are on hold because the city can’t yet secure the federal grants needed to finish renovations. City officials, nonprofits, and critics are now debating the project’s cost, funding strategy, and urgency as homelessness, mental health needs, and climate-related risks continue to grow.
3. Northwestern DA's Office receives $600K grant to support violence prevention efforts (wwlp.com) — Northampton-based Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has secured a $600,000 grant to boost violence prevention and public safety efforts across Hampshire and Franklin counties. The funding will enhance investigations into online exploitation, improve secure evidence storage, and expand training for police and medical personnel on coercive control, intimate partner violence, and non-fatal strangulation, alongside awareness campaigns on local bus routes.
4. County communities land $5.1M in One Stop for Growth grants for variety of projects (gazettenet.com) — Northampton is receiving $50,000 from the state’s Community One Stop for Growth program to support its vacant storefront initiative, alongside similar grants to nearby towns. The wider $5.1 million package funds sewer, culvert, zoning, and downtown revitalization projects across Hampshire County and neighboring communities, potentially boosting the broader regional economy Northampton residents rely on.
5. Massachusetts looks at re-banning cannabis (deseret.com) — Massachusetts is weighing a first-in-the-nation move to re-ban recreational cannabis, even as a Northampton medical dispensary is shown illustrating the industry’s reach. The piece also details shifting federal signals, including Trump’s push to reclassify marijuana and new limits on THC products, underscoring how national decisions could ripple down to local users and businesses.
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Thursday December 18
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Easthampton, MA Calendar , 9 Park St , Easthampton
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Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Been working recently as a cashier at a local grocery’s store and I really like it.
It’s a very chatty job and 99% of people are In a good mood. I smile and greet ever customer who comes in my line and will make small talk if they… (Nextdoor Florence Rd) - Yankees hat found on Smith College Sledding Hill.
I found this Yankees hat at the sledding hill. If it is yours, let me know by December 20 so I can return it to you. -Joe (Nextdoor Grove St/Hospital Hill)
- Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Northampton. Apply here.
- The Revenue Optimization Companies posted a job opening for Retail Assembly Tech - Part Time in Northampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northampton here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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