Ward 1 newsletter (8/23/22): Screening of ‘Mosaic’
Resilient Communities Series The Northampton Department of Health and Human Services and community partners will sponsor a screening of the film "Mosaic" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Academy of Music, 274 Main St., followed by a panel discussion on public health equity, justice and representation. "Mosaic," commissioned [...]
Ward 1 newsletter (7/31/22): Traffic light at State and Finn streets
Traffic signal at State and Finn streets The new traffic signal at State and Finn streets was activated on Monday, July 11, and will continue in flash mode for 30 days before being put into full operation. 737 Bridge Road and 196 Cooke Ave. The City Council Committee on Legislative [...]
Ward 1 newsletter (7/9/22): State senator at Forbes Library
State Sen. Jo Comerford at Forbes Library State Sen. Jo Comerford of Northampton will meet with constituents from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday July 13 at the Forbes Library as part of her library tour that started in 2019 but was interrupted by the pandemic. By September, she plans to [...]
Ward 1 newsletter (6/20/22): Council OKs Winter Street project
Winter Street The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved the acquisition of easements over the property at the dead end of Winter Street so the Department of Public Works may proceed with drainage improvements, including disconnecting storm drains from the sewer system and installing a gravel stormwater spreader. The project [...]
Ward 1 newsletter (6/6/22): Council approves $126 million budget
Municipal budget After nearly four hours of public hearings last week, the City Council on Thursday unanimously approved the $126,026,677 budget proposed by Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra for the fiscal year beginning July 1. That is 4.07 percent higher than the city's current budget for the year ending June 30. The [...]
Ward 1 newsletter (5/29/22): Marching on Memorial Day
Memorial Day parade The traditional Memorial Day parade in Florence will begin at 10:10 a.m. Monday, May 30, from Trinity Row. Organized by the Veterans Council of Northampton and Central Hampshire Veterans Services, the parade will proceed to the Park Street Cemetery for an 11 a.m. ceremony honoring fallen service [...]