Ward 3 School Committee Nomination Papers Due to Registrar on November 2

In the wake of Tim Fisher’s resignation from the School Committee (he moved out of town), this announcement is posted on the web page of the Northampton City Clerk: ELECTION CALENDAR FOR SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY FOR WARD THREE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER. Nomination papers available in City Clerk’s Office- October 4, 2010 […]

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October 19: Public Meeting on the King/Summer/North Street Intersection & Manhan Rail Trail

The Office of Planning and Development announces: PUBLIC MEETING: King, Summer, and North Street Intersection & Manhan Rail Trail SUBJECT: Proposed improvements at the King/Summer/North Streets intersection AND the proposed new Manhan Rail Trail access ramp at Edwards Square and North Street. WHEN: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 TIME: 6:00 PM WHERE: City Council Chamber, 212 […]

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Ward 3 Open Space Survey Results

The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association and Smith College have just released the results of an informal survey regarding open space and recreation. Here are the top five responses to Question 7 (among the 94 respondents who answered the question correctly): If you could tell the City three things that we needed in Ward 3 that would make […]

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October 14: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish on Planning Agenda

October 14 will be a busy evening for the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board. Items of special importance to Ward 3 are marked in red: THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS will hold a public hearing in Council Chambers, 212 Main Street, Northampton: 5:30 P.M. Special Permit request by Andrew Payne & Loretta […]

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Republican: “Northampton Thornes Marketplace owner Douglas Kohl dies at 51”

The North Street Neighborhood Association is saddened at the passing of Douglas Kohl. We extend our condolences to his family and colleagues. The Republican reports: Northampton Thornes Marketplace owner Douglas Kohl dies at 51 Douglas A. Kohl, builder, developer, philanthropist and conservationist, died Wednesday at the age of 51… Kohl was well known as the […]

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Summer Thunderstorm Pressures Stormwater Infrastructure

This afternoon’s thunderstorm pressured Northampton’s downtown storm drains. Police closed the North Street underpass after a car began floating and had to be pushed out. Photos by Adam Cohen. Water at the corner of Hampton Avenue and Old South Street overran the sidewalk… State Street approaching Summer Street… See also: Flooding Incidents in the North […]

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Video: Planning Board Discusses Kohl Change to View Avenue; Home Office Permitting; Soccer at Oxbow

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 8/12/10 meeting of Northampton’s Planning Board. The board approved a change to View Avenue so that a neighbor to the proposed Kohl Construction condo development can still park two cars on View while allowing more room for traffic (see details in PDF, 2.8MB). The overall fate of the development is still on hold […]

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