Ward 1 Newsletter (O1/05/24): City Council leadership
The City Council during its organizational meeting Wednesday elected Alex Jarrett of Ward 5 as president. He defeated Rachel Maiore of Ward 7. She was elected vice president over at-large councilor Marissa Elkins. I joined Elkins, at-large councilor Garrick Perry and Marianne LaBarge of Ward 6 in supporting Jarrett for [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (01/02/24): Road safety near Smith College
The City Council on Dec. 21 voted unanimously to accept a $200,000 gift from Smith College to help pay for designing and constructing safety improvements for pedestrians on West and Elm streets near the campus. The donation was announced that week when Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra and Smith President Sarah Willie-LeBreton [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (12/08/23): Community Preservation Act
Spending $18,000 for a proposed universal-access trail from the Cooke Avenue entrance to the Broad Brook Greenway is one of six projects recommended by the Community Preservation Committee that the City Council considered on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The unpaved, one-third-mile trail, known as Boggy Meadow Road, would allow users of [...]
Support for Beit Ahavah
Beit Ahavah, the Reform Synagogue of Greater Northampton, was the victim of a hate crime when it was attacked with an emailed bomb threat on Sunday, Nov. 19. That led to the evacuation of the building at 130 Pine St. in Florence, which the synagogue shares with the Florence Congregational [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (11/20/23): Picture Main Street
The City Council on Thursday, Nov. 16, unanimously endorsed "A Resolution in Support of Picture Main Street" that was introduced Oct. 19. It states: "The Northampton City Council recognizes and stands by the more than twenty years of planning by our elected and appointed officials that will lead to a [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (11/08/23): Municipal election
Thank you to everyone who supported my reelection Tuesday to a second term on the City Council. I look forward to continuing to represent Ward 1 constituents and to work with my colleagues on issues that affect the entire city. Among them are advocating for affordable and workforce housing {including [...]