A message from Sarah I. LaValley, Conservation, Preservation and Land Use Planner in Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development: “A public information session on Northampton’s 2011-2017 Open Space, Recreation, and Multi-Use Trail Plan will be held September 14 at 7:00 PM in Northampton High School’s Little Theater. This Plan will be an update to the […]
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See also: Video: Neighborhood Watch Program Introduced (2/25/10) January 6: Ward 3 Neighborhood Watch 1st Meeting
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 […]
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This update was circulated to the Exit 19 Project Advisory Committee members today: Hello PAC Members: This email is to inform you that a summary of the July 2010 PAC meeting is now online at http://www.interchange19.org/html-pub_involve/project_comm.html. Please let me know if anything in the summary is not correct. In addition, the study team has created […]
This announcement appears today on the website of Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann: A recent item in Northampton Media aired the concern that fellow councilor Gene Tacy and I had violated the Open Meeting Law in meeting with Police Chief Sienkiewicz to gather information. The District Attorney’s office has investigated and found no violation. I value […]
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Head over to Kirby on the Loose for more great reporting on conditions in the Northampton Housing Authority: Asbestos discovered in Cahill and Forsander Northampton Housing Authority promises to remediate A certain heroic tenant down at Cahill Apartments who shall remain nameless, had long wondered about this white heating pipe in his closet. The covering […]
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An editorial in today’s Springfield Republican praises a successful recycling initiative: Single-stream recycling scores big in Springfield The practice makes recycling easier by allowing homeowners to put their cans, bottles and paper products into one 95-gallon barrel instead of placing the materials in separate bins… What started as a pilot program for 800 homes in […]
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