We are publishing this announcement at the request of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: Candidate Nights October 14th & 19th 7 PMThe Ward 3 Neighborhood Association will be holding two Candidate Forums as follows:Wednesday, October 14th:School Committee At-LargeCity Councilor At-LargeMonday, October 19th:Ward 3 City CouncilorMayorBoth start at 7 p.m. at the Bridge Street School.We will be […]
Press Release: “Valley Free Radio and The 2009 Northampton Mayoral Debate”
Valley Free Radio and NCTV issued this press release on 10/2/09: Valley Free Radio and The 2009 Northampton Mayoral DebateNorthampton, MA — Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM, in conjunction with Northampton Community Television will host the 2009 Northampton Mayoral Debate, sponsored by Herrell’s Ice Cream and the League of Women’s Voters of the Northampton […]
Press Release from Angela Plassmann: “Ward 3 Forum for City Councilor Candidates, October 19, 7-9pm, Bridge Street School”
Angela Plassmann, who is challenging incumbent Bob Reckman for the Ward 3 City Council seat, issued this press release today: For Immediate ReleaseFrom: Angela Plassmann, Ward 3 City Council CandidateRe: Ward 3 Forum for City Councilor Candidates, October 19, 7-9pm, Bridge Street SchoolI would like to state I am and always have been willing and […]
“Power at the Local Level: Growth Coalition Theory”
Professor G. William Domhoff is a member of the Sociology Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz. His analysis of the forces that drive local politics in America appears to apply to a number of Northampton issues, such as infill, the landfill, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Village at Hospital Hill, the Smith College […]
November 16: I-91 Interchange 19 Study Advisory Group Meeting
Northampton Media reports that an Exit 19 meeting has been scheduled for November 16: …the I-91 Interchange 19 PAC [Project Advisory Committee] meeting has officially been rescheduled. The meeting will occur on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room of JFK Middle School in Florence, MA. JFK Middle School is located at 100 […]
Hanging on to Our Families with Young Children – Implications for Urban Design
As Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee moves to implement the Sustainable Northampton Plan, we encourage the committee to evaluate proposals with the interests of families in mind. It can be hard for parents of young children to attend public meetings, but they vote with their feet when deciding where to live. The migration of young adults […]
Letter to Gazette: “Stealing political signs violates sense of community”
W. Sydney Stern has kindly given us permission to reprint her letter that was published in the 9/25/09 Gazette: To the editor:Angela Plassmann is running for Ward 3 City Councilor as a challenger to the incumbent. Last night three of her signs on a major thoroughfare (Bridge Street/Route 9) were targeted for removal from peoples’ […]
October 4: Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting; New Bike Path Opens
At the request of Ward 3 City Councilor Bob Reckman, we are publishing the following announcement: The Ward Three Neighborhood Association, the Northampton Office of Planning and Development and the Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways will hold a two-part celebration on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The first part will be the annual meeting of […]
Video: Special City Council Meeting of 9/24/09; Landfill Expansion; Heavy Public Uses; Clips: Tacy, Odgers, Bessette, Foxmyn, Susco
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/24/09 special meeting of Northampton’s City Council. This video is 1 hour 25 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. Below is the official agenda followed by YouTube clips from the meeting. You may download PDFs of the proposed ballot question (21KB), […]
David Pakman Announces Northampton Groundcrew; First Event: September 30 with Jesse Adams
We are circulating this announcement at the request of David Pakman: Friends,Good news: something revolutionary and really fun is starting in Northampton. We’re using new community-building technology that helps participants/users get OFF their computers and actually engage with local politics and their city in positive, coordinated ways.As part of the Northampton launch, which involves events […]