Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/14/09 Candidate Forum sponsored by the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association. First the candidates for the two At-Large School Committee seats spoke (0:00:00-0:52:44), followed by the candidates for the two At-Large City Council seats (0:52:45-1:50:36). This video is 1 hour 51 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan […]
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Tonight’s Mayoral Debate to be Broadcast Live by NCTV and Webcast Live by Northampton Media
Tonight’s Mayoral Debate will be broadcast live on NCTV and webcast live at Northampton Media. The debate is hosted by Valley Free Radio (103.3FM) in conjunction with Northampton Community Television. It will be held in the Northampton High School auditorium starting at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm). The public is invited.From today’s press release about […]
Register to Vote: October 14 Deadline
Saturday’s Gazette reports: City residents have until Wednesday to register to vote and to make name, address or party changes for the Nov. 3 election. The Northampton Board of Registrars office [210 Main Street, regular weekday hours 8:30am-4:30pm, more information] will be open on Wednesday until 8 p.m. for that purpose.Voter registration forms are available at the […]
Northampton Recycling Rate of 34% Lags the Statewide Average of 47%
The proposal to expand Northampton’s landfill doesn’t fit well with state-level preferences to increase recycling and expand the use of anaerobic digestion facilities. Landfill operators have a strong incentive to maintain or increase the tons of waste accepted rather than reduce them. In addition, if local households, organizations and governmental facilities have their waste disposal […]
Press Release: October 20 Mayoral Debate Sponsored by GREEN Northampton & WRSI
Video: City Council Meeting of 10/1/09; Air-Drying of Clothes; Academy of Music; Murphy Protests Driveway Ordinance
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/1/09 Northampton City Council meeting. This video is 1 hour 37 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. The middle section shows a brief recess where the new marquee at the Academy of Music was unveiled.Here is the official agenda of the […]
Press Release: “Candidate Nights October 14th & 19th 7 PM”
We are publishing this announcement at the request of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: Candidate Nights October 14th & 19th 7 PMThe Ward 3 Neighborhood Association will be holding two Candidate Forums as follows:Wednesday, October 14th:School Committee At-LargeCity Councilor At-LargeMonday, October 19th:Ward 3 City CouncilorMayorBoth start at 7 p.m. at the Bridge Street School.We will be […]
Press Release: “Valley Free Radio and The 2009 Northampton Mayoral Debate”
Valley Free Radio and NCTV issued this press release on 10/2/09: Valley Free Radio and The 2009 Northampton Mayoral DebateNorthampton, MA — Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM, in conjunction with Northampton Community Television will host the 2009 Northampton Mayoral Debate, sponsored by Herrell’s Ice Cream and the League of Women’s Voters of the Northampton […]
Press Release from Angela Plassmann: “Ward 3 Forum for City Councilor Candidates, October 19, 7-9pm, Bridge Street School”
Angela Plassmann, who is challenging incumbent Bob Reckman for the Ward 3 City Council seat, issued this press release today: For Immediate ReleaseFrom: Angela Plassmann, Ward 3 City Council CandidateRe: Ward 3 Forum for City Councilor Candidates, October 19, 7-9pm, Bridge Street SchoolI would like to state I am and always have been willing and […]
“Power at the Local Level: Growth Coalition Theory”
Professor G. William Domhoff is a member of the Sociology Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz. His analysis of the forces that drive local politics in America appears to apply to a number of Northampton issues, such as infill, the landfill, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Village at Hospital Hill, the Smith College […]