Northampton fiscal task force plans three upcoming public forums on city finances. The 13-member Fiscal Assessment Community Task Force, established by Mayor Sciarra to examine city finances ahead of a likely FY2028 budget override, unanimously authorized Samuel Masinter to finalize the press
Ten property transfers were recorded in Northampton between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, according to Hampshire County Registry of Deeds records. Four of the 10 had a sale price recorded, ranging from $500,000 to $740,000, with a median of $660,000. The period's highest recorded sale was 11 Plymouth Ave.,
Northampton council approves $152K emergency funding for high school elevator repair after five-year safety test failure. School Maintenance Supervisor Tony Kusnierz reported the primary elevator's main piston failed when tested under 2,000-pound load, requiring major repair work estimated at three
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
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
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…
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…
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
Kennedy School roof design moves forward with city funding. The City Council unanimously approved allocating $75,250 from school projects and capital reserves for the JFK roof design phase, which must be completed before the state can evaluate the project for cost-sharing under the Massachusetts
Urban Forestry Commission reported spring tree planting success and discussed fall plans. Spring 2026 plantings added 73 trees across all seven city wards, including 23 trees at John F. Kennedy School with Rotary between April and June.
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