Here is the tally sheet posted at City Hall after last night’s Preliminary Election for Mayor and Ward 7 City Councilor:See also:Gazette: “Tuesday’s voters set November ballot in Northampton” (9/16/09)Bardsley dominated in Wards 6 and 7, winning by respective margins of 258 and 255 votes. He also captured a significant 134-vote victory in Ward 3.He […]
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Northampton Media Launches
Northampton Media, a nonprofit independent local news enterprise, launches today at www.northamptonmedia.com. NSNA is a proud sponsor. Publisher Mary Serreze writes, OK, folks, we’re going live, even though we haven’t worked out all of the bugs. Watch us develop, grow, and refine the site in real time…we’ll be adding correspondents and columnists, testing a forum module […]
De-commissioning the “Dream Mural” on the east side of railroad bridge
Ward 3 City Councilor Bob Reckman is disseminating the following message via the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Yahoo Group. THE DREAM MURALThe “Dream Mural”, which is on the east side of the railroad bridge downtown is the work of local artist Leland Johnston. It features an enormous paint can and brush. The mural was installed […]
Exit 19 Meeting Postponed
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is circulating the following announcement: This is a brief message to inform everyone that the meeting of the Advisory Committee to MassHighway on Exit 19 of I-91, originally scheduled for Tuesday night at 7 at the JFK Community Room, has been postponed because it conflicts with the city’s need for […]
September 15: Exit 19 Study Advisory Group Meeting
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is circulating this announcement:See also:No Exit… Stop the I-91 Exit 19 InterchangeNorthampton Redoubt: Interstate 91 Interchange 19 update (2/8/08)MassHighway: Northampton – I-91 Exit 19 Full Interchange ProjectThe Connecticut River Crossing Study, completed in February 2004, concluded that the key areas of recurring congestion and safety issues in the South Hadley […]
Gazette: “Cherry Street car blaze considered suspicious”
Today’s Gazette reports another suspicious fire in the neighborhood: Emergency responders arrived [at Cherry Street] about 3:35 a.m. to find a 2005 Saturn, with an estimated value of $20,000, fully engulfed in flames, police said……investigators consider it suspicious…Fire consumed a Ford Focus Aug. 28 and a Jeep Cherokee in May. Both vehicles were parked on […]
Press Release: Angela Plassmann Announces City Council Candidacy for Ward 3
For Immediate Release Contact: Angela D. Plassmann 180 Fair Street, Ext. Northampton, MA 01060 413-265-1260 angela@angelaplassmann.com Northampton, MA – August 2, 2009 I, Angela D. Plassmann, announce my candidacy for the position of Northampton City Councilor, representing Ward 3. Many people in Ward 3 believe their voices are not given enough weight in City Hall. […]
National Grid to Inspect Trees Along North Street for Hazards
We are circulating this announcement at the request of Kyle Andrejczyk, a member of National Grid’s Hazard Tree Mitigation Program: Greetings All,My name is Kyle Andrejczyk and I am an arborist with National Grid’s NE Hazard Tree Mitigation Program–a multi-year reliability improvement initiative. The intent of this program is to reduce power outages by identifying […]
June 24: Community Forum on Meadows Agricultural Land behind South Street Neighborhood
Ward 4 City Councilor David Narkewicz is circulating the following announcement today: Community Forum on Meadows Agricultural Land behind South Street Neighborhood Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:30 PM Media Education Foundation (MEF) Community Room 60 Masonic Street (behind Woodstar Cafe), Northampton Through the generosity of Rita & Bruce Bleiman, and with the help of CPA […]
June 24: Community Forum on Potential Agricultural Use of Field in the Meadows
Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development is circulating the following announcement: Community Forum Northampton invites the public to a Community Forum to envision the potential agricultural use/s of a 5-acre field in the Meadows that the City is purchasing with CPA funds. A volunteer working group to research the feasibility of the envisioned uses will […]