Ward 3 City Councilor Bob Reckman is disseminating the following message via the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Yahoo Group. THE DREAM MURALThe “Dream Mural”, which is on the east side of the railroad bridge downtown is the work of local artist Leland Johnston. It features an enormous paint can and brush. The mural was installed […]
Exit 19 Meeting Postponed
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is circulating the following announcement: This is a brief message to inform everyone that the meeting of the Advisory Committee to MassHighway on Exit 19 of I-91, originally scheduled for Tuesday night at 7 at the JFK Community Room, has been postponed because it conflicts with the city’s need for […]
Video: Conservation Commission Meeting of 8/27/09; Rebutting Gerrit Stover
Northampton’s Conservation Commission essentially signed off on Kohl Construction’s 20-unit condo proposal for North Street last night, and we’ll have that video for you within a few days. The main arena now shifts to Land Court, where a lawsuit over matters of title and rights-of-way continues. In the meantime, here is a blip.tv video of part of […]
Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Board Calls for Notification of Property Owners When Zoning Changes Are Proposed
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Board of Directors are circulating the following announcement today: Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Board Calls for Notification of Property Owners When Zoning Changes Are ProposedThe Board of Directors of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association will be asking city government to develop a policy of notification for property owners whose parcels […]
September 10: Conservation Commission Hearing on Kohl Condo Proposal; Staff Report
The now 20-unit Kohl Construction condo proposal goes back before Northampton’s Conservation Commission on September 10, 5:30pm in the City Hall Hearing Room, 210 Main Street, 2nd floor (enter via the back door). Concerned citizens are urged to attend. Here is the commission’s agenda followed by Land Use and Conservation Planner Bruce Young’s staff report. Northampton […]
October 4: Ward 3 Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting and Bike Path Opening
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is circulating this 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 the Ward Three Neighborhood Association, which will […]
News from Mary Serreze: “Mayoral Debate Oct 13 7pm NHS”
Mary Serreze’s blog just announced: This Just in from David Pakman and our friends at VFR and NCTV: Be There or Be Square!The 2009 Northampton Mayoral Debate, hosted by Valley Free Radio and Northampton Community Television, will be held at the Northampton High School Auditorium on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. Doors open […]
September 15: Exit 19 Study Advisory Group Meeting
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association is circulating this announcement:See also:No Exit… Stop the I-91 Exit 19 InterchangeNorthampton Redoubt: Interstate 91 Interchange 19 update (2/8/08)MassHighway: Northampton – I-91 Exit 19 Full Interchange ProjectThe Connecticut River Crossing Study, completed in February 2004, concluded that the key areas of recurring congestion and safety issues in the South Hadley […]
September 13: Nomp-Haho Memorial Event at Village Hill Northampton
Benjamin Spencer of nomp-haho invites you to this event: MEMORIALSunday, September 13th from 6-8PMVillage Hill Northampton – Route 66 Sidewalknomp-haho invites you to participate in a memorial eventCome see the sunlight shine on the Holyoke Range as the sunset glows to the west.Take one last look at the magnificent view of the entire Holyoke Range.We […]
Gazette: “Cherry Street car blaze considered suspicious”
Today’s Gazette reports another suspicious fire in the neighborhood: Emergency responders arrived [at Cherry Street] about 3:35 a.m. to find a 2005 Saturn, with an estimated value of $20,000, fully engulfed in flames, police said……investigators consider it suspicious…Fire consumed a Ford Focus Aug. 28 and a Jeep Cherokee in May. Both vehicles were parked on […]