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.

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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 […]

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October 13: Meeting on Three County Fairgrounds Redevelopment Plans

Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann announces: All citizens are invited to attend a meeting to discuss the pending redevelopment plans for the Three County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, October 13 at 7:00pm. The meeting will take place at the Fairground’s office located on Fair Street. These plans will then be presented to the Planning Board […]

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Video: LezleeAnne Rios Performs at Queer Carnevale

Here is a YouTube HD video of LezleeAnne Rios performing yesterday at Queer Carnevale. Rios received the People’s Choice award at the 2010 Miss Trans New England pageant. The event took place at Three County Fairgrounds (see PDF of program). This video is 13 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen. See also: Website of LezleeAnne Rios […]

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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 […]

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Video: Councilor Plassmann Presses Conservation Commission on Disposal of Manure from Three County Fairgrounds

Northampton’s Conservation Commission held a long hearing on April 1 to discuss the redevelopment plans at the Three County Fairgrounds (see plans at Office of Planning and Development website). We’ll make a complete video of this hearing available within a few days at our blip.tv channel. In the meantime, here is a short YouTube excerpt where Ward […]

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Download the Latest Three County Fairgrounds Stormwater Management Proposal

Download the latest stormwater management proposal for the Three County Fairgrounds (February 5 version) from the website of Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann. It is expected that the Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on this revised proposal on March 11, 5pm in the City Hall Hearing Room (Room 18 on the second floor, […]

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Video: MEPA Visit to Three County Fairgrounds, 11/30/09

Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 11/30/09 Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) site visit to the Three County Fairgrounds. This video is 1 hour 38 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen. It includes an indoor presentation followed by a walk through portions of the site. Stormwater management was a primary concern […]

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November 30: Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Site Visit to Fairgrounds

We encourage concerned citizens to attend this Fairgrounds site visit relating to its redevelopment plan: MEPA Site Visit and Public ConsultationEEA# 14509 – Three County Fairgrounds, NorthamptonAn Environmental Notification Form (ENF) has been submitted for the above project, which consists of redevelopment of the 51-acre fairground site. The project site is located within Bordering Land […]

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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 […]

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