The Mayor’s office is circulating the following email update today: Mayor’s Email Update January, 2009 Topics: Young At Heart News of Note Knowledge Corridor Passenger Rail Study Northampton Tops Commonwealth Capital – Again! Home Energy Audits Inaugural events at the Academy of Music & Northampton Center for the Arts Madwoman of Chaillot Four Sundays in […]
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Best Practices Videos: Dialogue with City Council (12/18) and Public Forum (1/5)
Following on their presentation of December 4, Northampton’s Best Practices Committee discussed its process and its draft recommendations with the City Council on 12/18/08. This was followed by a Best Practices public forum on 1/5/09. Both events took place in City Council Chambers. Here is a Google video (3 hours 19 minutes) of most of […]
Rail Trail Bridge Installation Will Close Part of North Street on Friday Morning
Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development has the following announcement: OPD North Street between King Street and Market Street Closed Friday 9:00 AM to noon Our contractors will be, weather permitting, installing the Manhan Rail Trail Bridge over North Street on Friday January 9th from 9:00 AM to noon. North Street from King Street to […]
Kohl Condo Proposal: Come to the Conservation Commission Hearing on January 8
We are distributing this flyer to the North Street neighborhood. Download it as a PDF. Join us on January 8 and let the Conservation Commission know a developer’s profits must be balanced with our safety, quality of life, and the health of our environment. See also: Kohl Construction Applies for Special Permit and Site Plan […]
Video: School Committee Meeting of December 11; Regionalization Discussed
Here is a complete Google video of Northampton’s School Committee meeting of December 11. The meeting took place in the Community Room of JFK Middle School. This video is 2 hours and 33 minutes long, and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. Selected highlights: Report of the Elementary School Reporters: Presented by Members of Bridge Street […]
Video: “Low Impact Development: Performance Results and Implementation in the Field”; Summer vs. Winter Performance of Stormwater Systems
Here is a Google video of “Low Impact Development: Performance Results and Implementation in the Field”, a presentation from the Smart Growth – Smart Energy Conference 2008, a conference held on 12/12/08 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. This presentation includes a comparison of the merits of various stormwater management systems. Some are much […]
“Innovative Non-Zoning Approaches to Encourage Smart Growth and Protect Public Health” – Video with Wayne Feiden and Bruce Young
Wayne Feiden and Bruce Young from Northampton’s planning department were among the presenters at the Smart Growth – Smart Energy Conference 2008, a conference held on 12/12/08 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Feiden and Young presented in a session titled, “Innovative Non-Zoning Approaches to Encourage Smart Growth and Protect Public Health”. NSNA’s Adam […]
Poem by Sandy Figuero: “Breakfast at Kathy’s Diner”
Kathy’s Diner on Strong Avenue has its own take on “‘Twas the night before Christmas” (reprinted with permission)…
Boston Globe: “Mass. November home sales fall 18.4%”
Today’s Boston Globe reports: The number of home sales recorded in Massachusetts plunged 18.4 percent in November [according to the Warren Group], compared to the same period a year ago… A separate report of November data released yesterday by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors showed similar steep declines. Sales prices of single-family homes fell nearly […]
Hospital Hill: 12/1/08 Joint Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee, Planning Board and Housing Partnership – Video and Minutes; MassDevelopment vs. Notre Dame Visions
Here is a complete Google video of the 12/1/08 joint meeting of Northampton’s State Hospital Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), Planning Board and Housing Partnership. This video is 2 hours and 18 minutes long, and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. A draft of the official minutes follow the video. The minutes may also be downloaded as […]