Video: At-Large School Committee Candidates Debate, Florence Civic Center, 10/30/09

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/30/09 debate at the Florence Civic Center between three of Northampton’s four candidates for the two School Committee At-Large seats. Candidates participating included Blue DuVal, Michael Flynn and Robert Schroeder. Candidate James Young was absent due to a conflicting engagement. This video is 45 minutes long and […]

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Video: Ward 1 City Council Candidate Debate, Carney vs. Vidal-McNair, 10/29/09

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/29/09 debate between Ward 1 City Council candidates Maureen Carney (incumbent) and Andrew Vidal-McNair. This debate was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Northampton Area, and took place in City Council Chambers. Topics discussed include property tax overrides, landfill expansion, public housing, diversity, and the Amazing.net […]

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Video: Mayoral Debate, 10/27/09; Landfill Risks; Costs of Alternatives to Landfill Expansion

[Our original blip.tv video for this debate loses audio in the middle, so we have have broken it up into two parts to work around the problem.]Here is a complete blip.tv video in two parts [part one, part two] of the 10/27/09 forum for Northampton’s mayoral candidates sponsored by Ward 6 City Councilor Marianne LaBarge, the Ward […]

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Video: Mayoral Debate Sponsored by Gazette, 10/26/09; “Would You Close a School?”

Here is a complete blip.tv video of a mayoral debate sponsored by the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The debate took place on 10/26/09 in the JFK School Community Room. Michael Bardsley squared off against incumbent Clare Higgins. This video is 2 hours 1 minute long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. Here is the debate program:See […]

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Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee: “Why Aquifers and Landfills Don’t Mix”

The Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee (BAPAC) is “a coalition of four communities: Westfield, Holyoke, Easthampton and Southampton—and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC), which work together to protect the Barnes Aquifer, an important regional groundwater resource.” The following flyer was circulated at yesterday’s mayoral debate in Northampton:We also present this selection from the 9/1/09 […]

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