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Council defers end-of-year transfer orders to July 15

Northampton City Council introduces and defers voting on end-of-year financial transfer orders until July 15. Order 26.092 includes $745,000 for road improvements, $340,000 from Highway staffing, and $345,000 from Parks, Forestry and Cemeteries. Order 26.093 transfers $358,203 from health insurance

City Council Approves $939,000 in Community Preservation Funding

Northampton City Council approves nearly $939,000 in Community Preservation Act funding for five infrastructure and heritage projects. The council voted 7 to 1 on three major appropriations: $145,583 for Coolidge Museum lighting, $202,000 for accessible rail trail entrance design, and $330,111 for

Northampton School Committee adopts K-12 cell phone ban

Northampton School Committee adopts K-12 cell phone ban for fall implementation. The Committee voted 7-3 to make student personal electronic devices inaccessible for the entire school day, with exemptions for IEPs and health plans, over objections from Members Weisenfreund, Montgomery-Tamakloe, and

License Commission approves Taste of Northampton vendors and revokes Noho Social license.

Northampton License Commission approves multiple short-term liquor vendors and revokes Noho Social license. Chair Natasha Yakovlev, Commissioner Jennifer Ewers, and Commissioner Amy Cahillane unanimously approved wine and malt licenses for Veracruz Foods, Inc. and Oxbow Wines, LLC for the Taste of

Northampton Housing Authority board approves FY27 budget placeholder, grant bids

Northampton Housing Authority board passes four unanimous votes and reports a new $64,000 grant amid an open meeting law dispute.