Northampton Morning Brief, Oct. 28: Thriller Parade hits downtown Friday

From Northampton News

• Council sets rules for battery storage sites The Northampton City Council adopted new zoning rules permitting small battery storage and solar facilities after rejecting amendments from Councilor Chris Stratton on size limits and Board of Health review, and referred the assessor's recommended property tax rate to a Nov. 5 vote.Northampton News
• Housing authority pulls grievance hearing plan The Northampton Housing Authority board withdrew a plan to let one hearing officer replace its three-person grievance panel, saying it needed more detail. Residents said a promised accessible washing machine has not arrived since July and a ramp closure has blocked wheelchair access.Northampton News
• Parking panel delays Ice Pond street limits The Northampton Transportation and Parking Commission held off on a resident request to limit parking to one side of Ice Pond Drive, after a councilor found "zero cars parked on the street" during two visits.Northampton News
• Trustees accept T-Mobile grant amid ad concerns Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School trustees took up a T-Mobile grant opportunity over a trustee's objection to competing for corporate signage, as the school vies for a $1 million T-Mobile sweepstakes prize that could include ads on athletic field lights.Northampton News
• CPC panel hears housing, arts, historic funding bids Northampton's Community Preservation Committee heard three funding pitches: a cooperative housing purchase on Water Street, a new curtain for the Academy of Music tied to an asbestos removal project, and updated Round Hill historic design guidelines.Northampton News

Happening Wed, Oct 28

• 3:00 PM: B'nai Israel sets Community Harvest Hours Congregation B'nai Israel hosts Community Harvest Hours at 3 p.m.Congregation B'nai Israel
• 7:00 PM: Talk explores war, body and collective trauma Congregation B'nai Israel presents "War, the Body, and Collective Trauma: An Embodied Inquiry" at 7 p.m.Congregation B'nai Israel

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 29: Beetlejuice Jr. takes the stage this week The Academy of Music stages a junior production of "Beetlejuice Jr." for two performances, Thursday and Friday.Academy of Music
• Fri, Oct 30: Thriller Parade marches through downtown Friday The Academy of Music will hold its Thriller Parade on Friday, Oct. 30, as part of Halloween weekend events.Academy of Music
• Fri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM: Sphere Northampton hosts Financial Fridays Sphere Northampton holds its Financial Fridays program at 9 a.m.Sphere Northampton
• Sun, Nov 1, 10:30 AM: Sunday Cafe hears Israeli trauma therapist's talk Congregation B'nai Israel's Sunday Cafe features a talk, "Meeting Point: Observations and Reflections from an Israeli Somatic Trauma Therapist," at 10:30 a.m.Congregation B'nai Israel
• Sun, Nov 1, 7:00 PM: Dancer Michal Shahak performs at B'nai Israel Congregation B'nai Israel presents dancer Michal Shahak's performance "Continuing Not to Die" at 7 p.m.Congregation B'nai Israel
• Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 PM: B'nai Israel's Mishnah course continues Congregation B'nai Israel holds another session of its four-week Mishnah course with Rabbi Louis Polisson at 7 p.m.Congregation B'nai Israel

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