Northampton Democratic Caucus Will Be Held on February 7

Michael Bardsley, one of the two At-Large City Councilors for Northampton, is circulating the following announcement. Download a PDF of the caucus flyer. …The Northampton Democratic Caucus will be held February 7th at the JFK Middle School. The meeting starts at 11:00 AM. You must be there by 11:30 AM to be able to vote […]

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Video: Best Practices Committee Meeting of January 8; Public Forum Slated for February 11

Here is a Google video of the complete January 8 meeting of Northampton’s Best Practices Committee. This video is 1 hour and 43 minutes long and was recorded by Ken Mitchell. There will be a Best Practices Public Forum on Draft Recommendations on Wednesday, February 11, 7pm in the Community Room of J.F.K. Middle School, […]

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December 13: Notre Dame Final Presentation in Northampton

The Northampton Design Forum makes the following announcement: Hello everyone, We’re still hard at work here at Notre Dame, finishing up our designs for Northampton, but we want to remind you that our studio will soon be returning to Northampton to present the results of our work from this semester. We’ll be giving our presentation […]

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11/19: Landfill Alternatives Forum

We are pleased to publicize this flyer from Citizens United for a Healthy Future, also available as a PDF: See also: Saving Paradise: Articles about the Proposed Northampton Regional Landfill Expansion City of Springfield: DPW To Issue Fines to Non-Recyclers This Week (10/14/08)In a continuing effort to increase recycling, the City of Springfield Department of […]

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10/26: 5th Annual Meadows Cleanup Day

We are pleased to pass along this announcement from the Ward Three Neighborhood Association… The Ward Three Neighborhood Association will sponsor a Meadows Cleanup Day on Sunday, October 26. Everyone is invited. If you want to participate, please come to the parking lot of the Northampton Airport. The event begins at 10am. We will provide […]

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Mayor’s Email Update of 10/10/08

Mayor Clare Higgins sent this email update to the public today. To sign up for emails from the mayor, the Office of Planning and Development, and/or the Department of Public Works, go to http://www.northamptonma.gov/ and see the left side of the page.The North Street Neighborhood Association does not necessarily support or oppose the mayor’s positions […]

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10/5: Ward 3 Neighborhood Association to Hold Annual Meeting, Harvest Festival

It is our pleasure to relay this information from the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: WARD 3 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING, HARVEST FESTIVALCONTACT: Jerry Budgar 584-2964 The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association will hold its Annual Meeting and a Harvest Festival celebrating the growth of agriculture in Ward 3 on Sunday, October 5 from 1 […]

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9/25: Two Hearings on New Police Station – Design Revised Again

City Councilor David Narkewicz has kindly called our attention to the latest proposed design for the new police station (also downloadable as a PDF, 9.3MB): The new police station will be discussed at two public hearings on Thursday: Central Business Architecture Committee (CBAC) Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:00 PM Memorial Hall, 1st Floor (former Council […]

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You Are Invited to Design Northampton Week, September 7-13

We are pleased to pass along this announcement from the Northampton Design Forum… YOU ARE INVITED TO DESIGN NORTHAMPTON WEEK The Northampton Design Forum invites you to participate in Design Northampton Week, a week-long opportunity for the community to come together and develop a common vision of our future. The Notre Dame University Urban Design […]

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