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If you go to Northampton / Amherst

By Christopher Muther, Globe Correspondent

  • Getting there:
    Follow the Mass. Pike west to Exit 4 in Chicopee. Take Interstate 91 north to Exit 18 for Northampton and follow the signs to Smith College and downtown. Peter Pan Trailways bus service offers a Boston to Amherst express bus daily. For schedule information and fares, call 800-343-9999. Pioneer Valley Transit Authority offers bus service between Amherst and Northampton, 413-586-5806.

  • Resources:
    Northampton Chamber of Commerce at 413-584-1900 or on the web at chamber.northampton.ma/us. More Northampton information can be found at wmid.crocker.com, www.gazettenet.com and www.thunderweb.com

    Published in the 1998 Boston Globe Calendar's Day Trips Guide.



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