Articles

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, Union-News, Sunday Republican, and The Valley Advocate have published various articles about Northampton State Hospital. Please visit their websites, and read the recent articles which are linked and listed below. Articles published less-recently (and not archived on their publication's website) are also listed, and can be found in local Northampton libraries.



Daily Hampshire Gazette

City panel backs quick start at NSH-October 10, 2001

'Old Main' at NSH on endangered list-September 28, 2001

Couple gets scare from hoax at NSH-August 20, 2001

NSH Buildings attract the daring-August 2, 2001

Old Main advocates make pitch to panel-July 24, 2001

NSH project gets city OK to seek state waiver-June 20, 2001

Forum on hospital's 'Old Main'-May 25, 2001

NSH panel faults priorities-May 25, 2001

City one of 'distinctive dozen'-April 13, 2001

Group aims to save NSH building-March 1, 2001

Hospital to get cleanup funds-March 1, 2001

State hospital project to begin-February 8, 2001

NSH building preservation eyed?-January 30, 2001

Saving the state hospital-January 15, 2001

Calls to save 'palace on a hill-January 8, 2001

The rise and fall of state hospital-October 11, 1999

Associated Press, "Mosers testify on mental illness," August 6, 1998.
_____, "Facts about the illness," August 6, 1998.
_____, "Options for families of patients," August 6, 1998.
_____, "Security won't close gaps in care," August 7, 1998.

Judson Brown, "Starpoint marks decade as club for mentally ill," November 10, 1997.
_____, "Springfield slayings hurry opening of women's program," February 19, 1998. May 11, 1998.
_____, "A caring voice for mentally ill," May 5, 1998.
_____, "Marchers urge action on homeless problem," November 12, 1997.

Judith Cameron, "Perennial concerns trouble Ward 3 residents," February 4, 1998.

Mark Cybulski, "State hospital bids due," October 13, 1997 and accompanying material.
_____, "Other cities offer land reuse lessons," October 14, 1997 and accompanying pieces.
_____, "History of NSH,"October 15, 1997
_____, "NSH bidders foresee range of uses," October 16, 1997 and acommpanying piece.

Rodney Kunath, "What about a shelter on Hospital Hill?,"August 20, 1998.

Rebecca Macauley, "Making judgments," August 19, 1998.

Jim Mias, "Not in my backyard???-familiar battle cry," August 20, 1998.



The Valley Advocate

Asylum Song-November 30, 2000

Form and Function-November 16, 2000

Ghost Town-April 1, 1999

All Souls' Day-March 9, 2000



MassLive--Union News and Sunday Register

Shell of hospital haunts curious-March 13, 2001



The Boston Globe

The changing face of mental illness-April 17, 2001

Despite progress, the mentally ill still face early death-April 17, 2001