Stan Moulton

Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center redevelopment About 35 residents attended a meeting on Wednesday, March 30, at the site of the former nursing home at 737 Bridge Road that Valley Community Development Corp. of Northampton proposes to redevelop for 60 units of affordable housing. Laura Baker, real estate development director [...]

Capital Improvement Program The City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the $90,946,714 Capital Improvement Program submitted by the mayor for the next five fiscal years through June 30, 2027. Capital expenses for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1, total $15,451,136. The Capital Improvement Program is aligned with [...]

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 [...]