Stan Moulton

The Northampton Board of Health voted unanimously Thursday night to end its mask order requiring that face coverings be worn in public indoor spaces in the city. The mask mandate is lifted effective immediately. The vote came after data was presented showing a substantial decline during recent weeks in the [...]

Animal control facility The City Council on Thursday voted 8-1 (I voted with the majority) to appropriate $100,000 to buy the former Moose Lodge property at 196 Cooke Ave. for an animal-control facility. That expense will be offset by the sale of a surplus city lot in Ward 6. Northampton [...]

City Council The City Council on Thursday voted 6-3 to authorize the mayor to negotiate a five-year contract with Motorola Solutions to replace the Northampton Police Department dashboard cameras. I voted with the majority after doing my own research and listening to several hours of public comments, presentations by city [...]

City Council Much of Thursday's nearly five-hour meeting was devoted to hearing public comment about and discussing a proposed five-year contract with Motorola Solutions to replace the unreliable dashboard cameras used in Northampton Police Department vehicles. The issue is before the council because the city cannot enter into a contract [...]

Thanks to all who responded to my first newsletter. If you know of anyone in Ward 1 who is not receiving my newsletter, please have them contact me at this address so I can add them to my email list. Also, please send me any contributions or suggestions for the [...]

I am happy to continue the email newsletter circulated by my predecessor, Michael Quinlan. While I will focus on issuesand events of particular interest to Ward 1 residents, I also will include other items that have broader citywide interest. I expect to deliver a newsletter roughly every other week, with [...]