Committee approves Superintendent Azarloza on three-year contract. The Northampton School Committee voted 8-1 to approve a three-year contract with Superintendent Annie Azarloza, with Member Michael Stein dissenting. A proposed memorandum of agreement for special education teachers' IEP
Northampton Council on Aging shifts meeting time from 5 p.m. to 3 p.m. All eight council members voted unanimously for the change, which aligns with Senior Center operational hours. Chair Cynthia Langley led the council in also unanimously approving December minutes and welcoming Staff Assistant
Northampton Zoning Board clears Walmart pickup signage and Florence bungalow rebuild in back-to-back unanimous votes. The three-member Zoning Board of Appeals, chaired by Maureen Scanlon and joined by Erin Irvin and Sherry Taylor, voted 3-0 on both special permits at its May 14 meeting.
Northampton Planning Board unanimously approved lighting waivers for Cooley Dickinson Hospital's ambulance canopy, allowing brighter and bluer light than city code permits.
Northampton Conservation Commission unanimously approved a children's nature walk program on city conservation land and deferred a stormwater compliance certificate pending drainage repairs.
Northampton's Energy and Sustainability Commission reviewed a MassCEC-funded feasibility study on street-side EV charging but took no action on specific sites.
Northampton Energy and Sustainability Commission approves prior minutes and hears project updates. The commission unanimously approved its previous meeting's minutes. Ben Weil reported that the high school geothermal project's test well has been drilled and thermal conductivity testing will begin
Arts council creates public art master plan subcommittee. The Northampton Arts Council voted unanimously to create a Public Art Master Plan Subcommittee, advancing the city's public art strategy. The council unanimously approved minutes from its April 14 meeting, with Emilia Shaw abstaining, and
The Northampton License Commission voted 3-0 to suspend TELUS and the Satellite Bar's liquor license for one day after finding an April 19 overcrowding violation.
Northampton Budget & Property Subcommittee discusses city council collaboration on school funding. The subcommittee met with City Councilors Meg Robbins and Chris Stratton to explore potential funding cooperation, with Member Michael Stein raising the possibility of accepting Chapter 329 opt-in
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