It’s our pleasure to bring you a complete blip.tv video plus highlights from yesterday’s 2010 Northampton Trans Pride March and Rally. Activists gathered on the steps of City Hall on a beautiful day from midday to 3pm. See below for the program. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen. Monica Roberts was the day’s Grand Marshall. Her blog, […]
Videos
Video: Public Safety Committee, September 7, 2010; Murphy, Adams, Carney Indicate Support for Police Station Tax Override
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/7/10 meeting of Northampton’s Public Safety Committee of the City Council. Councilors David Murphy, Jesse Adams and Maureen Carney attended. Councilor Angela Plassmann was unable to attend. (This meeting was not part of the committee’s original schedule.) The meeting (no votes on substantive matters were taken) is followed by an informal […]
Video: City Council Enacts Drinking Water Protection Ordinance
A lengthy and intense campaign by Water Not Waste culminated in the enactment of the Drinking Water Protection Ordinance by Northampton’s City Council last night. The councilors were 6-2 in favor, with David Murphy and Maureen Carney dissenting (Paul Spector, who voted against the ordinance at its first reading in July, was absent from last night’s meeting). This ordinance prohibits […]
Video: District Attorney Candidates Debate; Jason Vassell Case
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/1/10 debate between the Democratic candidates for Northwestern district attorney, Michael Cahillane and David Sullivan. The debate was sponsored by the Daily Hampshire Gazette, The Recorder, Northampton Community Television and WHMP. It took place in the community room of JFK Middle School. This video is 1 hour 22 minutes long […]
Video: Cahillane Debates Sullivan for Northwestern District Attorney
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 8/24/10 debate between the two Democratic candidatates for Northwestern District Attorney, Michael Cahillane and David Sullivan. This video is 1 hour 9 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. The Daily Hampshire Gazette will host a debate between the two candidates on September 1 at JFK Middle School on Bridge […]
Video: City Council Meeting of 8/19/10; Upper Roberts Meadow Dam; Extended Producer Responsibility
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 8/19/10 meeting of Northampton’s City Council. Download the agenda (PDF). This meeting includes a discussion of preserving Upper Roberts Meadow Dam (see the public comment period at the beginning of the meeting and then the councilors’ debate during 0:38:50-2:01:22 on the video) and promoting a waste-reduction initiative, Extended Producer Responsibility. The EPR […]
Video: Gene Tacy Challenges Mayor on Fire Department Stipends for Medical Calls
Ward 7 City Councilor Gene Tacy says the Fire Department’s most recent contract gives each member $14.06 for each medical call they respond to, in addition to their regular compensation. In aggregate, these stipends add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. In the Finance Committee portion of last night’s City Council meeting, Tacy says he feels […]
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 […]
Video: “Northampton Celebrates the Prop 8 Decision”
Local blogger Reiter’s Block reports on yesterday’s downtown rally applauding the recent court decision overturning California Proposition 8: Northampton yesterday celebrated the overturning of California’s gay marriage ban at a rally organized by Gary Lapon from the W. Mass. chapter of Equality Across America. Joyful, tearful speeches marked how far we’ve come, yet also reminded […]
Video: Ladies English Pleasure Championships at the New England Morgan Horse Show
NSNA took the opportunity this fine day to walk down to the Three County Fairgrounds and watch the New England Morgan Horse Show. Here are three minutes of highlights from the Ladies English Pleasure Championships. This is a YouTube HD video, so be sure to view it in HD at full size. See also: Video: Presentation of […]