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Last 14 days

• Mayor names Nancy Yesu senior services director. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced a new Senior Services Director for Northampton, filling the top post at the department that serves the city's older residents.Northampton News
• Construction notice covers week of Nov. 2. The Town of Northampton issued a notice that construction work is planned for the week of Nov. 2, weather permitting. The notice lists no locations or projects.Northampton News
• School Committee subcommittee takes up revised field trip policy. The Rules and Policy Subcommittee worked through a revised field trip policy that sets rules for private vehicles and bus carriers, and weighed edits to a draft cell phone policy from the superintendent.Northampton News
• Mayor appoints Nancy Yesu as senior services director. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced she has appointed Nancy Yesu as Northampton's new Senior Services Director.Northampton News
• Road work continues around town this week. The town's weekly construction advisory lists ongoing work planned for the week of November 2, weather permitting, across several Northampton streets.Town of Northampton
• October deed records show one priced sale. Northampton's October deed records show just one priced home sale, according to the latest roundup of registry data.Northampton News
• City issues weekly road construction advisory. The city issued its weekly construction advisory for the week of Nov. 2, noting road work is planned around Northampton, weather permitting.Town of Northampton
• October deed filings show single priced sale. A review of Northampton's October deed filings found only one transaction with a price attached, a thin month for sales across the city.Northampton News
• Panels recommend one-year data center pause. Northampton's Legislative Matters Committee and Planning Board took up a proposed one-year moratorium on new data center permits, as Councilor Stratton pushed for a numeric size threshold that Planning Board member Samuel Taylor called premature. The City Council takes up the recommendation November 5.Northampton News
• Main Street bike lane plan divides residents. Daily Mail reports Northampton residents are split over a $43.3 million plan to add bike lanes on Main Street, a project the outlet says could take five years to complete.Daily Mail
• Planning panels debate data center moratorium. Northampton's Legislative Matters Committee and Planning Board considered a proposed one-year moratorium on new data center permits, with members split over whether the ordinance needs a specific size or power threshold before the City Council takes it up November 5.Northampton News
• Split vote clears Crescent Street demolition. The Northampton Historical Commission considered whether to preserve a mold-damaged Crescent Street house after the owner described 13 years battling water damage he says sickened his family, with members split on whether delay would change anything.Northampton News
• Mayor reacts to Fort Hill center closure. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra issued a statement calling the planned closure of Smith College's Center for Early Childhood Education at Fort Hill heartbreaking for Northampton families and the community.Northampton News
• Historical commission weighs Crescent Street demolition delay. The Northampton Historical Commission weighed whether to delay demolition of a mold-damaged Crescent Street house, then took up Community Preservation Act funding for the Academy of Music's new stage curtain and a contested Main Street basement window change.Northampton News
• Village Hill Road condo resells amid quiet deeds week. This week's property transfer records show a condominium on Village Hill Road changing hands, one of only a handful of Northampton deeds where a sale price was disclosed.Northampton News

Coming up

• Fri, Nov 6, 5:01 p.m.: City Clerk ballot counting begins. The City Clerk's ballot counting is scheduled to start at 5:01 p.m. Friday, following Tuesday's election.Town of Northampton
• Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 p.m.: City Council Committee on Legislative Matters meets. The committee meets from 6 to 8 p.m. at 212 Main Street.Town of Northampton
• Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 a.m.: City Council Committee on Finance meets. The Finance Committee meets from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at 212 Main Street.Town of Northampton
• Tue, Nov 10, 4 p.m.: Disability Commission meets Tuesday. The Disability Commission meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m.City of Northampton
• Tue, Nov 10, 5:00 p.m.: Fiscal Assessment Community Task Force meets. The Fiscal Assessment Community Task Force meets Tuesday at 5 p.m.Town of Northampton
• Tue, Nov 10, 7 p.m.: Arts Council meets at 210 Main Street. The Arts Council meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the second floor at 210 Main Street.City of Northampton
• Wed, Nov 11, 8 a.m.: 67 Conz Street closed for Veterans' Day. The 67 Conz Street site is closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in honor of Veterans' Day.City of Northampton
• Thu, Nov 12, 4:30 p.m.: Data Center Select Committee organizational meeting. The Data Center Select Committee holds its organizational meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 212 Main Street.Town of Northampton
• Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board meets at 212 Main Street. The Planning Board meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at 212 Main Street.Town of Northampton

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