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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Ward 6 Councilor Marianne LaBarge to Stand for Re-Election

As released to the press today: I, Marianne LaBarge, am announcing my candidacy for Re-Election as City Councilor in Ward 6. I have served Ward 6 and in the City of Northampton since 1996. I will be completing my 7th term this year. I would be honored to serve my residents and City again. I […]

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December 27: Vigil To Remember Fires

The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association announces: To: Members of the Ward 3 Neighborhood AssociationRe: One-Year Anniversary of the Ward 3 FiresFrom: Jerry Budgar, PresidentDecember 27 marks the one-year anniversary of the horrible fires that ravaged Ward 3 last year, and the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association, in conjunction with the City of Northampton, is sponsoring a […]

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June 5: Paul’s Memorial Garden Project

We’d like to share this announcement: Paul’s Memorial Garden Project   In loving memory of Paul Yeskie, Sr. & Paul Yeskie, Jr., Victims of the Northampton Arson Fires December 2009     DATE: Saturday, June 5th, 2010 11 AM – 3 PM PLACE: Meet at the Main Entrance of Smith Vocational School, Northampton Please join […]

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Video: Neighborhood Watch Program Introduced

Here is a 30-minute blip.tv video introducing the Northampton Neighborhood Watch program. The Rotary Club is contributing to this program and hosted a press conference and luncheon at the Hotel Northampton on February 1. To learn more about the Neighborhood Watch, please call 413-584-1550. Speakers on the first portion of the video include Rotary Club […]

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Northampton Media: “Details of the Baye indictment”

Northampton Media reports today: On Tuesday at Hampshire County Superior Court, a grand Jury returned indictments related to the series of arson fires set in Northampton, Massachusetts on December 27, 2009. 25-year-old Anthony P. Baye of 85 Hawley Street was charged with 15 multiple count indictments, ranging from murder to the destruction of a snow […]

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Snow Cancels Tonight’s Zoning Revisions Forum, Ward 6 Fire Safety Meeting

Tonight’s Zoning Revisions Committee public forum has been canceled due to snow, as has the Ward 6 Fire Safety Meeting. The Ward 6 meeting has been rescheduled to April 14, 6:30pm at the Ryan Road School gymnasium. The new date for the Zoning Revisions Committee forum has yet to be announced.

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Hampshire Life Profiles Ward 3

Today’s Hampshire Life supplement in the Gazette includes a long profile of Ward 3 and the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association. It’s upbeat and enjoyable, but curiously omits any mention of Ward 3’s current City Councilor, Angela Plassmann.Some excerpts: Good neighbors …Ward 3 is the old part of the city, a place of narrow streets, elegantly […]

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