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CDC · AmherstResearchers at UMass Amherst have developed a new, more accurate test method for detecting a life-threatening tick-borne virus. The new testing method reduces the rate of false negative test results for Powassan virus when identifying it in ticks. The virus is a serious risk to humans, as it can cause deadly neurological diseases like encephalitis and meningitis.See the Story
UMass Amherst researchers develop improved testing for deadly tick-borne virus
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Northampton, Massachusetts · NorthamptonHampshire County Regional Housing Authority oversaw 40 units in the hilltowns of Cummington and Huntington. Northampton Housing Authority agreed to absorb the nearby housing authority and its properties. Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation that merged the two housing authorities in Western Massachusetts.See the Story
Northampton Housing Authority has absorbed nearby housing organization
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Northampton, Massachusetts · NorthamptonNORTHAMPTON — Bennett Walsh, former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, and Dr. David Clinton, once its medical director, were each sentenced to three months of minimal conditions of probation after admitting to sufficient facts Tuesday in Hampshire Superior Court.See the Story
Family members assail light sentences in Holyoke Soldiers’ Home pandemic neglect case
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Northampton, Massachusetts · NorthamptonThe Walter Salvo House unit tested positive only recently. It has since been treated, said Cara Leiper, executive director of the Housing Authority. The authority immediately schedules inspection and treatment once it is notified of bed bugs, she said. The unit was inspected, treated and cleared of bedbug infestations months ago.See the Story
‘Hitchhikers’ return: Salvo House unit that tested positive for bedbugs has since been treated
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Northampton, Massachusetts · NorthamptonBennett Walsh, the former superintendent, and Dr. David Clinton, changed their not-guilty pleas in cases brought following the deaths of more than 80 residents of the Holyoke facility. The legal outcome brought expressions of anguish and emotion outside the court by relatives of some of the veterans who died.See the Story
Sentence in Holyoke COVID-19 deaths case: 3 months probation for top leaders
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Business · NorthamptonPeter Simpson, owner of Haymarket Cafe in Northampton, is facing two lawsuits. One lawsuit accuses him of failing to pay a business loan and rent on an apartment above the business. The amount sought, as of March 8, is close to $20,000 for money lent and attorney's fees and expenses.See the Story
Mass. coffee shop owner being sued for failure to pay months of rent, business loan
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Northampton, Massachusetts · NorthamptonNorth Commons at Village Hill is a complex of 53 mixed-income apartments on the grounds of the former Northampton State Hospital. Edward M. Augustus, the state's secretary of housing and livable communities, says it's the kind of thing we need to see more of.See the Story
North Commons at Village Hill housing ‘gives us hope’ says state housing chief
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