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North Amherst Duplex
2025
  • January 6, 2025 - Daily Hampshire Gazette: Northampton City Council OKs $1.2M in CPA funding
  • January 8, 2025 - WAMC: Western Massachusetts residents, politicos remember late President Jimmy Carter ahead of Thursday's funeral
  • January 8, 2025 - Western Mass News: Former President Jimmy Carter honored by Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
  • January 8, 2025 - WWLP: Western Massachusetts honoring former President Jimmy Carter
  • February 23, 2025 - Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield Community Preservation Committee hears housing, historic preservation proposals
  • March 14, 2025 - Greenfield Recorder: Resilient Greenfield launch party to showcase way to connect nonprofits, volunteers
  • April 1, 2025 - Greenfield Recorder: New platform connecting volunteers with nonprofits celebrated during GCC event
  • July 13, 2025 - Greenfield Recorder: MassDEP to handle First St. cleanup in Turners Falls; site slated for affordable housing
  • August 6, 2025 - WWLP: Greenfield mom starts path to homeownership with support from Habitat for Humanity
  • August 15, 2025 - Greenfield Recorder: ‘A place that’s just for us’: Greenfield mom to become homeowner through Habitat for Humanity build
  • November 3, 2025 - Greenfield Recorder: Habitat for Humanity talks housing needs with Franklin County officials
2024
  • March 31, 2024 - Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield committee supports funding Hillside Park upgrade, 3 affordable housing projects
  • April 28, 2024 - Daily Hampshire Gazette: Filling the need: Volunteer Fair returns, giving those seeking to donate their time a chance to see what’s out there
  • July 15, 2024 - Greenfield Recorder: Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity starts work on 58th affordable home and sixth in Greenfield
  • September 22, 2024 - Daily Hampshire Gazette: A home of their own: Family settles into new Habitat home in Northampton they helped build
  • December 6, 2024 - WWLP: Seventh annual ‘Women of Impact’ award gala held in Springfield
  • December 30, 2024 - Daily Hampshire Gazette: ‘The greatest former president’: For Valley residents, Carter’s consequential term overshadowed by life of global human service
2023
  • January 9, 2023 - WWLP Channel 22 News: Three new affordable homes coming to Northampton, applications open
  • January 11, 2023 - The Greenfield Recorder: Colrain, Shelburne pool funds for building demolition
  • January 20, 2023 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Area briefs: Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for 3 homes in Northampton
  • January 23, 2023 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Marching forth with local climate crisis solutions 
  • January 31, 2023 - The Reminder: Multiple CPA funding projects introduced to Northampton City Council
  • February 15, 2023 - The Reminder: Northampton City Council approves CPA projects totaling $1.2 million
  • February 22, 2023 - The Greenfield Recorder: Planning Board endorses affordable housing pitch in Montague
  • February 22, 2023 - WWLP Channel 22 News: Mid-February changes schedule for local maple syrup production
  • June 29, 2023- Mass housing: Mass Housing funds Montague project
  • July 5, 2023- The Greenfield Recorder: Affordable housing projects in Greenfield, Turners Falls get state funding boost
  • July 9, 2023- Daily Hampshire Gazette: Green revolution on the horizon?: Northampton eyes new building code that would discourage fossil fuel use
  • July 11, 2023- Daily Hampshire Gazette: In Northampton, affordable homes within reach at long last
  • Fall 2023- The Magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst: The Future of Shelter
  • November 12, 2023- Daily Hampshire Gazette: Habitat, Local Energy Advocates show off new solar-powered heating system at 3 Northampton homes
  • November 28, 2023- WWLP Channel 22 News: Memorial in Florence honors former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
2022
  • February 17, 2022 - Mass Live: Former Amherst Councilor Evan Ross recognized for affordable housing efforts
  • March 10, 2022 - WWLP: Applications Available for Affordable Home in Conway from Habitat for Humanity
  • June 6, 2022 - Business West: Florence Bank Celebrates 20th Annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program
  • July 22, 2022 - WWLP Channel 22 News: First Habitat for Humanity home in Conway raises wall
  • July 26, 2022 - Greenfield Recorder: Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity expanding affordable housing stock with first home in Conway
2021
  • February 17, 2021 - The Recorder: Backyard ADUs of Whately wins Small Home Hero Award
  • March 7, 2021 - Press Release: Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity home wins Best In Sustainability at 2020 Habitat for Humanity International House Design Contest
  • March 8, 2021 - Western Mass News: Habitat for Humanity, Lowe's raising awareness for safe, affordable housing for women
  • September 15, 2021 - WWLP: Applications available for 3 affordable homes in Northampton from Habitat for Humanity
2020
  • October 3, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield home featured on sustainability tour
  • October 2, 2019 - Brattleboro Reformer: Sustainable Home Tour features seven area houses
  • August 22, 2019 - Inside UMass: Facilities and Campus Services, UMACC team up with PV Habitat
  • August 16, 2019 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: $138K Habitat for Humanity house for sale in Florence
  • July 10, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Editorial: Small homes have a big appeal
  • June 28, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Small home, big prize from Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
  • May 1, 2019 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Arts preview: Benefit to honor Peter Seeger, raise money for Habitat for Humanity home
  • March 12, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Talk of the Towns
  • February 23, 2019 - WWLP: A benefit for the Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity is held in Westhampton
2019
  • October 3, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield home featured on sustainability tour
  • October 2, 2019 - Brattleboro Reformer: Sustainable Home Tour features seven area houses
  • August 22, 2019 - Inside UMass: Facilities and Campus Services, UMACC team up with PV Habitat
  • August 16, 2019 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: $138K Habitat for Humanity house for sale in Florence
  • July 10, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Editorial: Small homes have a big appeal
  • June 28, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Small home, big prize from Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
  • May 1, 2019 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Arts preview: Benefit to honor Peter Seeger, raise money for Habitat for Humanity home
  • March 12, 2019 - The Greenfield Recorder: Talk of the Towns
  • February 23, 2019 - WWLP: A benefit for the Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity is held in Westhampton
2018
  • December 4, 2018 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Gingerbread Build is edible architecture for a cause
  • September 15, 2018 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Plan to move affordable housing out of Northampton’s Emerson Way on the rocks
  • June 24, 2018 - The Greenfield Recorder: Habitat for Humanity builds woman a home in Greenfield
  • April 26, 2018 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: Volunteers join with homeowners to build their dwellings through Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
  • February 17, 2018 - The Daily Hampshire Gazette: ‘Just big enough’ home in Florence for first-time buyer
2017
  • December 1, 2017 - MassLive: Gingerbread Build to benefit Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
  • July 15, 2017 - Hampshire Gazette: Habitat for Humanity to raise walls on Sunday
  • January 2017 - Hampshire Gazette: Groundbreaking on Amherst Habitat Home set for spring.  Click Here to Read the Full Article.
2016
  • November 14, 2016 - Hampshire Gazette: 'Sisters in the Brotherhood' work on Habitat Home
  • July 25, 2016 - Hampshire Gazette: Habitat for Humanity project underway in Amherst
  • July 14, 2016 - WWLP: Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity project builds homes for two families
  • February 22, 2016 - Hampshire Gazette: Two families prepare to move in as Habitat for Humanity homes dedicated in Easthampton
  • February 22, 2016 - MassLive: Habitat for Humanity homes dedicated in joyful Easthampton celebration 
  • January 29, 2016 - MassLive: Solar Panels Cap 'Zero Net Energy' Habitat Homes in Easthampton
  • January 27, 2016 - WWLP: Solar Panels Donated & Installed on Habitat for Humanity Housing
2015
  • November 13, 2015 - Community Good Works: Florence Bank has pledged $30,000 to Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity over the next three years
  • October 30, 2015 - WWLP: Habitat for Humanity Breaks Ground on Hawthorne Project in Amherst
  • October 29, 2015 - MassLive: Florence Bank donating $10,000 to foundation for two new Habitat Amherst houses
  • June 25, 2015 - Hampshire Gazette: Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity seeks 50 women volunteers for "Super Insulation-Installation Day" in Easthampton
2014
  • October 25, 2014 - MassLive: Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity to announce two new partner families Monday
  • Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity was featured Mass Realty, one of the top sites for Easthampton Real Estate. Check it out here: Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity Builds Lives.
2013
  • June 23, 2013 - NCTV: House Dedication Amherst
  • April 4, 2013 - WGBY: Connection Point interviews our new Executive Director, Elizabeth Bridgewater
2012
  • February 25, 2012 - Steve's Sugar Shack in Westhampton: A restaurant owner and syrup maker is supporting Habitat for Humanity with the help of his customers
2011
  • October 25, 2011 - Amherst College: Amherst, Community Celebrate Completion of Habitat for Humanity Initiative
    • "For Amherst College, the recent completion a five-year Habitat For Humanity construction project on Stanley Street means a job well done. For Ashlee Cancio-Bello, it means coming home, and a little something more."

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Start date: December 6, 2025
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