Downtown Northampton Association warned the Community Resources Committee its financial runway extends only through end of 2026. Isaac Weiner, DNA vice chair and Familiars Coffee & Tea co-owner, told councilors the volunteer-run organization lost its executive director and lacks funds to hire a
Community Resources Committee hosts presentations on Northampton food access and community farming initiatives. Larri Cochran and Betsy Wolfson of Northampton Community Gardens, Michael Skillicorn of Grow Food Northampton, and Nat Ross of Abundance Farm shared updates on addressing food insecurity.
Northampton's Community Resources Committee heard presentations on slavery history and abolitionist legacy. Historic Northampton Museum Educator Elizabeth Sacktor discussed an exhibit opened nine months earlier, featuring 37 silhouettes representing enslaved people identified through a 2019
Community Resources Committee elects Councilor Perry as chair, Nabad as vice chair. At the January 26 organizational meeting, all four committee members voted unanimously to elect Councilor Garrick Perry to lead the committee. Councilor Gwen Nabad was elected vice chair by the same 4:0 vote. The
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