The office of Mayor Clare Higgins has just released this update:Mayor’s Email Update – 3.7.10 In this update: City of Northampton Honored as Hometown Hero Rezoning Forum rescheduled Northampton Receives Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant City Receives Common Cause Award – With Distinction! Northampton Employees garner praise Understanding Recycling Regulations City of Northampton Honored […]
March 13: Councilor Plassmann Office Hours, 10am-1pm, Walter Salvo House
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann invites you to her next office hours:I will hold office hours this Saturday, March 13, from 10am to 1pm at the Walter Salvo House, 81 Conz Street. Please drop by to share your questions and concerns. We’ll be meeting in the first floor office. It’s on the right just […]
Census Bureau Is Hiring for Local Jobs
We are publishing this announcement at the request of Daryl LaFleur: Public Service Announcement:The U. S. Census Bureau is currently hiring census takers for the 2010 Census. The temporary, part-time positions offer good pay, flexible hours up to 40 hours a week and the chance to work near home.Census takers work in their communities locating […]
Gazette: “Northampton City Council shelves landfill expansion”
Today’s Gazette reports: Signaling an end to further action on landfill expansion, the City Council on Thursday advised the Board of Public Works to begin figuring out what the city will do with its trash when the dump closes in two years…In the end, one amendment was approved. Instead of advising the BPW to “suspend” […]
“Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future” Forum Rescheduled to March 17
See also:Video and Slides: Joel Russell Presents Form-Based Zoning Joel Russell’s Introduction to Form-Based Zoning, as Presented to the Northampton Design Forum, 1/26/10 (PDF, 10MB)Download Envisioning Sustainable Northampton – Final Notre Dame Studio Presentation Book Envisioning Sustainable Northampton: Notre Dame Urban Design Presentation – Video and HandoutVideo and Slides: Final Presentation of Design Northampton WeekNorthampton Media: “Northampton’s Built […]
WSJ: “Census Scams: The Red Flags”
Look for census forms to arrive in the mail in the middle of March, writes today’s Wall Street Journal, and look out for these scams: One thing to watch for is a form or person asking for a Social Security number and financial information, such as bank-account numbers.Another red flag: email. The Census Bureau won’t […]
On 3/4 City Council Agenda: “A Resolution of the City Council on the Direction of Solid Waste Management Policy in Northampton”
City Council President David Narkewicz and Ward 4 Councilor Pamela Schwartz are sponsoring the following resolution for a first reading at the March 4 City Council meeting. Concerned citizens are urged to attend the meeting, which will begin at 7:15pm in City Council Chambers, 212 Main Street.See also:Bessette: Ban Landfills from Water Supply Protection Districts; […]
Bessette: Ban Landfills from Water Supply Protection Districts; Video and Transcript
A citizen petition to ban landfills from Northampton’s Water Supply Protection districts (see below) came before the Economic Development, Housing and Land Use Committee (EDHLU) on February 23. The committee ultimately declined to take a position on the petition after being advised by Mayor Clare Higgins that city councilors should respect the ‘gag order’ advised […]
Video: Neighborhood Watch Program Introduced
Here is a 30-minute blip.tv video introducing the Northampton Neighborhood Watch program. The Rotary Club is contributing to this program and hosted a press conference and luncheon at the Hotel Northampton on February 1. To learn more about the Neighborhood Watch, please call 413-584-1550. Speakers on the first portion of the video include Rotary Club […]
Northampton Media: “Details of the Baye indictment”
Northampton Media reports today: On Tuesday at Hampshire County Superior Court, a grand Jury returned indictments related to the series of arson fires set in Northampton, Massachusetts on December 27, 2009. 25-year-old Anthony P. Baye of 85 Hawley Street was charged with 15 multiple count indictments, ranging from murder to the destruction of a snow […]