Stan Moulton

The City Council voted unanimously Thursday to raise water and sewer rates for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The increased rates (the first since fiscal year 2020) result from the expected departure of the Coca-Cola bottling plant from the Northampton Industrial Park, likely by the end of this year. [...]

The City Council on Thursday discussed a plan to appoint, with the mayor's office, a joint special Commission to Investigate Racialized Harms Perpetrated Against Black Residents and Workers in Northampton. The commission will be composed of between nine and 11 people - with at least 50 percent Black members - [...]

The city on Monday, March 27, began fully enforcing new parking regulations that increase the rates for spaces closest to Main Street and eliminate time limits on most metered parking. The hours of enforcement are now 10 a.m. to 5, 7 or 8 p.m., depending on where you park Mondays [...]

The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the first Monday of each March as COVID-19 Remembrance Day, " in recognition of those who died as a result of the pandemic and the suffering of those who survived but carry the long-term impacts of this virus." I co-sponsored [...]

The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution calling for a commission "to study racialized harms perpetrated against Black residents, workers, and students in Northampton, historically and currently." The resolution is sponsored by Garrick Perry (Ward 4) and at-large councilors Jamila Gore and Marissa Elkins. The resolution states "that [...]

Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra during Thursday's City Council meeting announced the 61 projects that received grants totaling $4 million from the American Rescue Plan Act money designated by the city for community recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. These projects will support recovery, build resilience and reconnect the community. I was one [...]