September 10: Conservation Commission Hearing on Kohl Condo Proposal; Staff Report

The now 20-unit Kohl Construction condo proposal goes back before Northampton’s Conservation Commission on September 10, 5:30pm in the City Hall Hearing Room, 210 Main Street, 2nd floor (enter via the back door). Concerned citizens are urged to attend. Here is the commission’s agenda followed by Land Use and Conservation Planner Bruce Young’s staff report. Northampton […]

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October 4: Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting and Bike Path Opening

The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is circulating this announcement: The Ward Three Neighborhood Association, the Northampton Office of Planning and Development and the Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways will hold a two-part celebration on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The first part will be the annual meeting of the Ward Three Neighborhood Association, which will […]

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News from Mary Serreze: “Mayoral Debate Oct 13 7pm NHS”

Mary Serreze’s blog just announced: This Just in from David Pakman and our friends at VFR and NCTV: Be There or Be Square!The 2009 Northampton Mayoral Debate, hosted by Valley Free Radio and Northampton Community Television, will be held at the Northampton High School Auditorium on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. Doors open […]

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September 15: Exit 19 Study Advisory Group Meeting

The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is circulating this announcement:See also:No Exit… Stop the I-91 Exit 19 InterchangeNorthampton Redoubt: Interstate 91 Interchange 19 update (2/8/08)MassHighway: Northampton – I-91 Exit 19 Full Interchange ProjectThe Connecticut River Crossing Study, completed in February 2004, concluded that the key areas of recurring congestion and safety issues in the South Hadley […]

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September 13: Nomp-Haho Memorial Event at Village Hill Northampton

Benjamin Spencer of nomp-haho invites you to this event: MEMORIALSunday, September 13th from 6-8PMVillage Hill Northampton – Route 66 Sidewalknomp-haho invites you to participate in a memorial eventCome see the sunlight shine on the Holyoke Range as the sunset glows to the west.Take one last look at the magnificent view of the entire Holyoke Range.We […]

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Gazette: “Cherry Street car blaze considered suspicious”

Today’s Gazette reports another suspicious fire in the neighborhood: Emergency responders arrived [at Cherry Street] about 3:35 a.m. to find a 2005 Saturn, with an estimated value of $20,000, fully engulfed in flames, police said……investigators consider it suspicious…Fire consumed a Ford Focus Aug. 28 and a Jeep Cherokee in May. Both vehicles were parked on […]

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Zoning Revisions Committee Urban Agricultural Meeting Rescheduled to September 14

The Zoning Revisions Committee announces this schedule change: Due to a scheduling SNAFU we will be re-scheduling the ZRC Urban Agricultural Meeting to Monday, September 14 at 7 PM in Hearing Room 18 at Northampton City Hall.The change has us meeting a day earlier.The preliminary election being held on the 15th made this change necessary. […]

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Lorelei Erisis Crowned Miss Trans Northampton 2009: Videos

NorthAssoc received kind permission to record video at Saturday’s Miss Trans Northampton Pageant. Lorelei Erisis was named Miss Trans Northampton 2009 from the evening’s field of eight. Leslie Anne Rios was the first runner-up, followed by Lily Rin and Tammy Twotone. Here are highlights from the event. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen. “This is a piece I […]

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Video: City Council Meeting of 9/3/09; Landfill Issues

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/3/09 meeting of Northampton’s City Council. This video is 2 hours 23 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. Video highlights:0:05:00-0:08:24… Mimi Odgers speaks in the public comment period. She objects to the wording of a landfill ballot question proposed by Councilors Jim […]

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Video: Zoning Revisions Committee Meeting of 9/2/09; Presentation on Traditional Urban Design Infill

Here is a blip.tv video of the 9/2/09 meeting of Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. This video is 1 hour 43 minutes long and covers the entire meeting except for a gap of about 10 minutes around the one-hour mark due to technical difficulties. The video was recorded by Benjamin Spencer. Visit his blog at Nomp-Haho. […]

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