By JULIE CUNNINGHAM and CHRIS COLLINS
(Northampton, MA) — A pair of downtown Northampton buildings had to be temporarily evacuated Thursday morning because of a gas leak. A spokeswoman for Eversource says a contractor working in the area contractor accidentally hit a gas main on Masonic Street. No injuries were reported but there were evacuations ordered and part if the sidewalk across from city hall had to be roped off while the situation was repaired.