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 […]

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Breaking News from Northampton Media: “Hotel Project Dead”

Northampton Media reports today: On February 10, 2010 the Pioneer Valley Hotel Group requested another extension of sixty (60) days in order to fulfill its obligations under the existing Request For Proposals (RFP) and Purchase and Sale Agreement with the City of Northampton. The City has declined to grant any further extension to this long […]

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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 […]

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Press Release: “Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future”, February 24 Public Forum

Here is the associated press release:City of Northampton Zoning Revisions CommitteeFor immediate Release: January 21, 2010Contact: Joel Russell, Chair, Zoning Revisions Committee, joelrusl@gmail.com, 413-584-7228Danielle Kahn, Vice-Chair, Zoning Revisions Committee, djkahn2004@yahoo.com, 413-320-7208Carolyn Misch, Northampton Office of Planning and Development, cmisch@northamptonma.gov, 413-587-1287 “Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future” The future of King Street, appropriate forms of infill […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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