Government · Other Committee
Council Panel Backs Housing, Farm Board Picks
A Northampton City Council committee unanimously recommended Kathleen Rose for the Northampton Housing Authority and reappointed John as Agricultural Commission chair.
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Government · Other Committee
Panel backs Rose, farm chair reappointment
A Northampton City Council committee unanimously recommended Kathleen Rose for the Northampton Housing Authority and backed reappointing the Agricultural Commission's chair, known in the discussion as John A.
Government · Northampton School Committee Curriculum Subcommittee
Curriculum Subcommittee approves prior minutes; hears school updates and graduation changes briefing
Northampton Curriculum Subcommittee approves prior minutes in brief summer session. The subcommittee voted 3-0 to accept its August 3 meeting minutes. Principals reported smooth school openings including strong compliance with Northampton High School's new cell phone ban, though the high school's
Sports
Northampton sports roundup, Aug. 24 to Aug. 30
Northampton Soccer Club's travel teams kicked off practices in mid-August with games set to begin Sept. 12, and the club is rolling out a stricter "Respect the Call" sportsmanship policy this fall, including new pregame routines aimed at curbing misconduct toward referees. Meanwhile, th…
Morning Brief
Northampton Home Sales Led by $670,000 South Park Terrace Transfer in August
The Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 12 deed entries for Northampton between July 31 and Aug. 29, 2026, but only four carried recorded sale prices, ranging from $145,000 to $670,000, with a median of $192,500. The top transaction was 54 South Park Terrace at $670,000, sold by the Bogart
Morning Brief
Sciarra Appoints Parasiliti Director of Public Works
Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has named Richard Parasiliti, a 37-year city employee, as Northampton's new director of Public Works. The appointment, announced Friday, Aug. 28, caps a monthslong search for the department's top job and elevates Parasiliti from within Public Works itself, wher…
Morning Brief
KeyBank Foundation Grant Brings $100,000 to Boys & Girls Club
The KeyBank Foundation is giving Northampton's Boys & Girls Club $100,000 over two years, per an ACCESS Newswire report. The gift is set to expand youth programming as the city separately gears up for Thursday's International Overdose Awareness Day candlelight vigil outside Forbes Libra…
Government · Other Committee
Forestry Commission Approves Minutes, Plans Fall Planting
Northampton's Urban Forestry Commission approved minutes and mapped out a fall tree-planting season targeting 50 to 100 new trees.
Morning Brief
Northampton Property Sales Range From $65,000 To $835,400 In Late July Recording Period
NORTHAMPTON -- Twelve property deeds recorded in Northampton from July 24 to Aug. 22 show sale prices ranging from $65,000 to $835,400 among the six transfers with recorded prices, and a median of $192,500. The period's top transaction was an $835,400 sale at 38 Round Hill Rd. to a trustee of the
Government · Select Board
Council Shifts $131,020 to Cover School Roof Costs
Northampton council moved school and audit money while opening a data center zoning debate.