The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association and Smith College have just released the results of an informal survey regarding open space and recreation. Here are the top five responses to Question 7 (among the 94 respondents who answered the question correctly): If you could tell the City three things that we needed in Ward 3 that would make […]
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Photos: “Perseus and Medusa” at the Paradise City Arts Festival
Easthampton artist Matt Evald Johnson reinterprets a classic legend in “Perseus and Medusa”. See it now at the Paradise City Arts Festival at the Three County Fairgrounds, open through Monday. Learn more at Mr. Johnson’s website, www.evaldart.com. Photos taken by Adam Cohen and published with kind permission of the artist.
October 14: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish on Planning Agenda
October 14 will be a busy evening for the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board. Items of special importance to Ward 3 are marked in red: THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS will hold a public hearing in Council Chambers, 212 Main Street, Northampton: 5:30 P.M. Special Permit request by Andrew Payne & Loretta […]
Republican: “Northampton Thornes Marketplace owner Douglas Kohl dies at 51”
The North Street Neighborhood Association is saddened at the passing of Douglas Kohl. We extend our condolences to his family and colleagues. The Republican reports: Northampton Thornes Marketplace owner Douglas Kohl dies at 51 Douglas A. Kohl, builder, developer, philanthropist and conservationist, died Wednesday at the age of 51… Kohl was well known as the […]
Developer Douglas Kohl of Northampton dies after liver transplant surgery
The Gazette reports today on its website: Area businessman and developer Douglas Kohl died Wednesday, according to email messages circulated by relatives and friends. Kohl, 51, of Summer Street in Northampton, experienced complications after receiving a new liver in a transplant performed at a New York City hospital. Continues
Call For Nominations For The Ward 3 Board Of Directors
A message from the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: Call For Nominations For The Ward 3 Board Of Directors Hello from the Vice-President’s office! This year has been a busy one for the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association. Since our previous annual meeting we have experienced the terrible fires of late 2009 and the vast, gracious support […]
Summer Thunderstorm Pressures Stormwater Infrastructure
This afternoon’s thunderstorm pressured Northampton’s downtown storm drains. Police closed the North Street underpass after a car began floating and had to be pushed out. Photos by Adam Cohen. Water at the corner of Hampton Avenue and Old South Street overran the sidewalk… State Street approaching Summer Street… See also: Flooding Incidents in the North […]
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 […]
August 14: Ward 3 Clean Up and BBQ
See also: Video: Neighborhood Watch Program Introduced (2/25/10) January 6: Ward 3 Neighborhood Watch 1st Meeting
District Attorney’s Office Finds Plassmann, Tacy Did Not Violate Open Meeting Law
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 […]