Susan Stubbs, ServiceNet CEO: “There’s so much heroin in Northampton High School”

Here is a YouTube video of the complete 9/17/12 meeting of Northampton’s Committee on Social Services & Veterans Affairs (click for the agenda). This video is 2 hour 10 minutes long and was recorded by Mary Likins. A discussion of heroin abuse at Northampton High School begins at 1:25:25 on the video. The committee hears […]

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Video: District Attorney David Sullivan Addresses Ward 3 Neighborhood Association on Fires

Here is a YouTube video of District Attorney David Sullivan speaking with attendees of the 9/11/12 board meeting of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association. Sullivan discusses the arson and murder case against Anthony Baye. The Gazette reports: Sullivan said he believes that Baye is solely responsible for the string of fires that “paralyzed and terrorized” […]

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Making Smart Growth Better: Critiques, Guidelines, Cautions

As the Zoning Revisions Committee discusses what infill and Smart Growth should mean for Northampton’s urban residential neighborhoods (preview the ZRC’s proposals for these neighborhoods and come to their March 30 meeting), let’s review some insights from other cities: Washington: “Infill Development: Strategies for Shaping Livable Neighborhoods” (June 1997) Cities seeking investment in older urban neighborhoods […]

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Video and Documents: Neighborhood Watch Presentation

Police and fire personnel together with Deputy Sheriff David Fenton spoke to Ward 6 residents on Saturday about implementing a neighborhood watch program. The meeting took place at the Northampton Fire Station on Carlon Drive. In attendance was Ward 6 City Councilor Marianne LaBarge.Here is a complete blip.tv video of the presentations recorded by Adam […]

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