The Northampton Arts Council seeks your opinion on new art to replace the aging mural on the Route 9 railroad bridge: Railroad Bridge Public Art Update A gateway into the City will be the site of a new piece of public art to welcome people to Northampton. In recent years, Bob Reckman, Ward 3 City Councilor […]
Neighborhood News
Census Bureau Is Hiring for Local Jobs
We are publishing this announcement at the request of Daryl LaFleur: Public Service Announcement:The U. S. Census Bureau is currently hiring census takers for the 2010 Census. The temporary, part-time positions offer good pay, flexible hours up to 40 hours a week and the chance to work near home.Census takers work in their communities locating […]
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 […]
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 […]
Veggie Garden Tour and Openings on City Boards
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association circulated the following message on February 16: To: Members of the Ward 3 Neighborhood AssociationRe: Veggie Garden Tour and Openings on City BoardsFrom: Jerry Budgar, PresidentThere are two important issues I want to bring to everyone’s attention:Veggie Garden TourThe Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is planning to hold a tour of […]
Mayor’s Email Update – 2.9.10
From the office of Mayor Clare Higgins: In this Update: High Speed Rail – Good News for Northampton! Connect CTY: Connecting the City in times of Emergency Blue Light Alert System for Winter Parking Bans Volunteers wanted for Charter Review, Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Board of Public Works More Kudos for Northampton High Speed Rail […]
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 […]
Northampton Media: “Health Risks Alleged at Northampton Public Housing”
Northampton Media continues its investigation of conditions in Northampton’s public housing: Health Risks Alleged at Northampton Public Housing (January 29, 2010)K., a still-elegant woman in her mid-50s, has small-cell lung cancer that has metastasized to her brain. A member of a prominent Northampton family, she lives in a second-floor walk-up at the Cahill Apartments public […]
February 3: Ward & Neighborhood Organizational Meeting for the 2010 Census
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association announces: The 2010 Federal Census is coming in March and we want to raise awareness around the city about how easy, safe and important it is to complete. The city has created a Complete Count Committee [link] to help in that process. It has ordered materials that seek to inform and […]
February 11: Traffic Calming Meeting for the Montview Neighborhood
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association announces: NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING MEETINGTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 20107:00 at COLLEGE CHURCH, 48 Pomeroy TerraceThe Montview Neighborhood** Traffic Calming committee (formed originally as a sub-committee of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association) has been working for over two years to devise ways to make our neighborhood safer, cleaner, and quieter by encouraging […]