Letters + Columns
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Let’s build on Northampton’s inheritance for future generations
Guest Columnist – Benjamin Spencer June 1, 2025 | Daily Hampshire Gazette In the month and a half since I pulled papers to run for the position of councilor at large in…
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King Street lot full of possibilities
Letter to the Editor – Benjamin Spencer April 9, 2024 | Daily Hampshire Gazette The large vacant lot on King Street is full of possibilities. The property abuts two densely populated neighborhoods,…
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Downtown belongs to everyone
Letter to the Editor – Benjamin Spencer August 19, 2023 | Daily Hampshire Gazette Downtown belongs to everyone I am writing to express my support for the Main Street redesign project. This…
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Offers alternative vision for Village Hill
Letter to the Editor – Benjamin Spencer May 15, 2017 | Daily Hampshire Gazette An editorial published in the Weekend Gazette April 15-16 (“Village Hill developer a smart choice”) declared that the…
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Shift on Village Hill takes city off sustainability track
Letter to the Editor – Benjamin Spencer October 24, 2009 | Daily Hampshire Gazette To the editor: In every planning document for Village Hill Northampton, we see the intention to create a…
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Offers a new route for bike path on Village Hill
Letter to the Editor – Benjamin Spencer June 17, 2009 | Daily Hampshire Gazette To the editor: From the South Campus of Northampton’s Village Hill the views of the Pioneer Valley and…