Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development has made the new Proposed Local Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (PDF) available for public review. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on this plan on November 13, 7pm, in City Council Chambers, 212 Main Street. We compared the new Plan to the existing one, which the City Council signed […]
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Two working groups of the Best Practices Committee met on October 29. In the morning, David Narkewicz, Wendy Foxmyn and Lisa DePiano met as the Inreach Working Group. In the evening, Wendy Foxmyn and Alex Ghiselin met as members of the Report Writing Working Group. Here are complete Vimeo videos of both meetings, with the […]
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We are pleased to pass along this update from the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:36 pm (PDT) To: Members of the Ward 3 Association From: Jerry Budgar Re: Update and Upcoming Meetings I have been asked to inform everyone about two upcoming meetings that will impact Ward 3. I hope folks […]
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As described by Mayor Clare Higgins, “cityschool is a 9-week in-depth introduction to how your city government works and is modeled on the successful Citizens Police Academy. We often receive phone calls in my office which begin with ‘I’m not sure what office to call, but…’, which made us think we can do a better […]
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The full board of the Northampton School Committee met on October 16. A Bridge Street School parent of two attended and emailed us with their concerns: I would like to bring to your attention that although the school committee meeting was not televised last night, some important information that the public might want to know […]
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We are pleased to pass along this announcement from the Ward Three Neighborhood Association… The Ward Three Neighborhood Association will sponsor a Meadows Cleanup Day on Sunday, October 26. Everyone is invited. If you want to participate, please come to the parking lot of the Northampton Airport. The event begins at 10am. We will provide […]
City Councilor Marianne LaBarge has asked us to share this announcement with you. You may also download it as a PDF. See also: CBS 3: “Northampton Rallies Around Injured Teen” (8/28/08) Gazette: “City teen injured in Springfield hit-and-run” (8/5/08)
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Mayor Clare Higgins sent this email update to the public today. To sign up for emails from the mayor, the Office of Planning and Development, and/or the Department of Public Works, go to http://www.northamptonma.gov/ and see the left side of the page.The North Street Neighborhood Association does not necessarily support or oppose the mayor’s positions […]
It is our pleasure to relay this information from the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: WARD 3 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING, HARVEST FESTIVALCONTACT: Jerry Budgar 584-2964 The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association will hold its Annual Meeting and a Harvest Festival celebrating the growth of agriculture in Ward 3 on Sunday, October 5 from 1 […]
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We encourage interested citizens to attend the following meeting: Northampton Public Schools Strategic Planning Open Meeting Date: October 1 Start Time: 7:00pm Place: JFK Middle School Cafeteria (wheelchair accessible), 100 Bridge Road, Florence The Northampton Public Schools have embarked on a strategic planning process. The Northampton School Committee has hired consultant William Allen, Ed.D, of […]
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