Northampton Looks to Find Long-Term Solution to School Budget Woes AMHERST, MA (wfcr) - Over the past few weeks, we've been reporting on school districts in Western New England facing large budget deficits. To make ends meet, some are laying off teachers, cutting programs, and even closing schools. Today, we take a look at the Northampton, Massachusetts school district which avoided a school closing... at least for now. As WFCR's Tina Antolini reports, the city and the school community are trying to find ways to repair the district's budget in the years to come-- and parents are taking a leading role... © Copyright 2012, wfcr