and three of Western Massachusetts’ most acclaimed breweries. “If you take a right off Main Street, you’re on a bike path that brings you to the back of the mills, brings you through Arcadia and other conservation land, and it ends in Northampton,” Mayor LaChapelle explains. “You can follow it all the way up to Greenfield, or south to New Haven.” historic town hall, which is currently being renovated into an arts and culture center.” THE BIKE PATH AS COMMUNITY LIFELINE The rail trail threading through Easthampton serves dual purposes that few infrastructure projects achieve. The six-mile path connects Southampton to the Oxbow section of the Connecticut River while linking residents to employment, conservation areas, 128 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 07
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