Northampton
Northampton superintendent announces three finalists for Ryan Road principal
NORTHAMPTON — Finalists have been named for the principal position at Ryan Road Elementary School. According to an announcement from Superintendent Portia Bonner, three candidates out of 15 applicants were selected by the Ryan Road Elementary Principal Search...
Northampton School Committee passes 14% budget increase for FY25
NORTHAMPTON — After passionate testimony from community members over the past few months, the Northampton School Committee elected to pass a school budget of $42.8 million for fiscal year 2025, which amounts to a 14% increase.
Search for new Northampton police chief underway
NORTHAMPTON — The city of Northampton has begun its formal search for the city’s next police chief.
DreamCycle promises to be a wild, circus adventure
NORTHAMPTON — With one show only, the circus show DreamCycle is set to take the stage and bring its audience on a wild adventure on April 28 at the Academy of Music. “DreamCycle is a circus adventure through the wild of dreams,” explained Doug Stewart, director of...
Northampton receives grant for LED lighting system on railway underpass
NORTHAMPTON — On April 10, the city of Northampton celebrated a $50,000 grant they received from T-Mobile to install an artistic LED lighting system on the railway underpass in downtown Northampton.
Northampton maintains same water/sewer rates as fiscal year 2024
NORTHAMPTON — During its regular meeting on April 4, the Northampton City Council unanimously approved an order to maintain the same water and sewer rates last fiscal year for fiscal year 2025. The amount resident users pay is based on the size of their pipe. Most...
New internet service provider coming to Northampton this year
NORTHAMPTON — In an attempt to bring faster and more reliable internet to the community, a Missouri-based company is bringing its internet services to Northampton later this year. Gateway Fiber announced via a press release that their internet services are expected...
Northampton down to two finalists for NHS principal position
NORTHAMPTON — Northampton Public Schools is in the midst of finding a new principal to helm the high school. In a recent press release, Superintendent Portia Bonner announced that there are two finalists for the Northampton High School principal position after the...
Northampton on the verge of maintaining same water/sewer rates as FY24
DPW director Donna LaScaleia presents the city’s recommendation to maintain the same water and sewer rates for FY25 during the March 21 City Council meeting.Photo credit: Northampton Open Media NORTHAMPTON — As Northampton’s Coca-Cola bottling plant continues to...
Northampton presents $108.8 million Capital Improvement Program
NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton City Council is on the verge of adopting Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s five-year Capital Improvement Program, which previews upcoming projects like street resurfacing, city and school building upgrades and major DPW projects. The...
