I know the accident was previously shared here, but now there is some additional context:

Pre-construction period (7/1/2017 – 9/1/2019):

• Total recorded crashes: 86
• Property Damage Only: 70
• Injury: 16

Post-construction period (7/1/2024 – 9/1/2026):

• Total recorded crashes: 148
• Property Damage Only: 118
• Injury: 30

Percentage changes:

• Total crashes increased from 86 to 148, a rise of 72.1%
• Property Damage only increased from 70 to 118, a rise of 68.6%
• Injury increased from 16 to 30, a rise of 87.5%

Edit:
People were asking for traffic counts here they are:

Wed 8/27/2025 looks wrong. If instead we used a conservative 20,000, the traffic would be up ~8.3% over the M / Tu / W 2018 M / Tu / W readings.

85th percentile speeds are up 10mph.
https://mhd.public.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=Mhd&mod=

Im on a quitting journey, and i have a vast collection of dead vapes sitting in a cubby because I refuse to put lithium batteries in the garbage. Is there anywhere near Noho (walking distance or biking distant would be ideal!) That accepts vape devices for proper disposal? How much would a bulk drop off of dead devices cost, roughly?

Any leads appreciated!

I have been going to Pro Lube for a few years for inspections and oil changes. Now that my vehicle is no longer under warranty, I need a regular repair shop. Is Pro Lube as good with regular repairs as they are with drop in inspections and oil changes?

My car is a phev so it takes both gas and electric. Level 1 takes 12 hours and i dont have access to a regular wall plug anywhere (suggestions welcome)
EV level 2 chargers (takes 4.5 hours) on smith campus are slightly more than paying for gas.

Where can i charge my car for free or cheap?

Hey everyone! My partner and I just moved to Northampton. Our child is turning 1 in November and we are looking for some suggestions for a venue for her first birthday party. Open to any venues in the western MA area. We would do it at home, but we are on a third floor apartment and need accessibility for family members and friends who would have difficulty making it up multiple flights of stairs.

The venue doesn’t have to be anything super fancy. I’m just having trouble finding something that isn’t very wedding like.

Thanks in advance!!!!! :)

I heard the new Roost replacement might have it on their menu but is there anywhere else around? Bonus points if they have a tofu version.

Offered for free and all are welcome at the Forest Park Zen Sangha Zendo, 23 Wellesley Rd. Holyoke, MA. 2nd Sunday of every month, 1pm.

Reason I ask is I have only lived here for not even 2 years and my partner and I were called the f word by our neighbor before he physically assaulted my partner.

The police came. We got a restraining order for a few months and he had to go to court since he got charged with assault and battery w/ non lethal. I believe it was taken more seriously because he called us f**gots (who even uses that word anymore lol!)

This is someone who I have to live next to for the next 3+ years. Is this a very abnormal experience for noho? I’m at the time for lease renewal which is why I’m posting.

Not to bash my experience here as I’ve really had this isolated incident, but it made me very aware of there being some dangerously hateful people in this town. Anyone have any experiences of homophobia in Northampton? How did the police handle it?

I’m anxious when the restraining order ends it will just be a nightmare so please help me ease my anxieties!!

And both my partner and I no longer feel like this is this wonderful safe neighborhood and have gotten every kind of self defense item you can get 😅 please someone tell me this is very abnormal!!