Today’s Gazette reports: Arsonist stalks Northampton: Two men die in night of multiple fires, task force takes up probe…14 fire departments were called in to help Northampton firefighters respond to at least nine fires authorities believe were deliberately set, all in neighborhoods on the eastern fringe of the city a short walk from downtown.Two people […]
Neighborhood News
Northampton Media: “Passing the Buck on Salvo House Hazards”
Northampton Media continues its coverage of conditions at Salvo House: Passing the Buck on Salvo House Hazards…One tenant living on the third floor said that he had to put sheets over the windows because he had no heat, and that it took the maintenance staff seven weeks to replace his lightbulb. He also said the […]
December 14: DPW to Deliver Sand to Ward 3 Containers at Curbside
Text of Plassmann Letter to Housing Authority Director Jonathan Hite
Ward 3 City Councilor-elect Angela Plassmann sent the following letter to Housing Authority Director Jonathan Hite on November 16. She awaits his reply. Dear Mr. Hite: Thank you for your letter dated October 3, 2009 regarding concerns I expressed about conditions at the Walter Salvo House during my campaign for Ward 3 City Councilor. I […]
Northampton Media: “Ward Three Councilor-Elect Angela Plassmann Takes on the Housing Authority”
Today at Northampton Media: Ward 3 Councilor-Elect Angela Plassmann campaigned on a promise that she would work to solve maintenance and safety problems reported by elderly and disabled tenants at the city-owned Walter Salvo House and Cahill Apartments. In a November 16 letter to Housing Authority Director Jonathan Hite, Plassmann listed tenant concerns and asked […]
December 12: Meet Incoming Ward 3 Councilor Angela Plassmann at Office Hours
Ward 3 Councilor-elect Angela Plassmann announces:“I’m holding my first office hours on Saturday, December 12, from 10am to 1pm at the Walter Salvo House (81 Conz Street). Please drop by to share your questions and concerns. We’ll be meeting in the first floor office. It’s on the right just after you walk in the front […]
Video: Ward 3 Community Meeting about Unresolved Fires, 11/24/09
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 11/24/09 Ward 3 community meeting regarding unresolved fires in the area of Hawley and Market Streets. The meeting was moderated by Ward 3 City Councilor Bob Reckman and included Police Chief Russell Sienkiewicz and Fire Chief Brian Duggan. This video is 53 minutes long and was recorded by […]
Video: Exit 19 Update from Project Advisory Committee, 11/16/09
Here is a complete blip.tv video of an update on I-91’s Exit 19 that took place on November 16. This video is 1 hour 59 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. As the Gazette reported on November 17: Consultants for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation outlined the status of the project Monday night […]
November 24: Ward 3 Community Meeting re: Fires
See also:Gazette: “In Our Opinion: New fire, new unease” (11/14/09)As they look for breakthroughs today, Northampton police would do well to repeat steps they took in 2007: canvassing the neighborhoods to urge people to keep their cars locked, their porch lights on and their trash secured. It makes sense, also, to post new fliers with […]
Video: Conservation Commission, 11/12/09: Three County Fairgrounds
Here is a blip.tv video of the complete 11/12/09 meeting of Northampton’s Conservation Commission. This video is 2 hours 37 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. Here is the official agenda of the meeting: CONSERVATION COMMISSION in the Hearing Room 18, City Hall 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA for a public hearing:5:00 PM […]