Northampton Media

Occupiers Shut Down Northampton City Council: Video

Mary Serreze — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:07:41 +0000

With help from touring Occupy Wall Street activists, local protestors disrupted a City Council meeting with chants and demands for “conversation” — then seemed confused when Council President Bill Dwight asked them to set a date to meet. By MARY SERREZE NORTHAMPTON — The Occupy Wall Street Northeast Road Trip rolled into town Wednesday on [...]

Police Nab Fomer City Man for Friday Bank Hold-up Here

David Reid — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:14:08 +0000

Police allege that Northampton High School graduate Thadius Romanowski held up the Florence Savings Bank here on Friday. His name has appeared in police reports since 2003 for receiving stolen property, forging a check and possession of a hypodermic needle. By DAVID REID NORTHAMPTON – Acting on tips about an unmasked bank robber who held up [...]

License Commission Seeks to Clarify Rules For After-Hours Food Service at Bars and Restaurants

Amanda Drane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:47:20 +0000

By AMANDA DRANE NORTHAMPTON—The License Commission hopes to clarify city regulations around the late-night sale of food at bars and restaurants, and has sent a formal notice inviting all liquor licensees to attend tonight’s public hearing on the matter. The meeting will begin at 4:00 in City Council Chambers. The issue came to the city’s [...]

Bomb Threat Forces Courthouse Evacuation; DA Pledges Thorough Probe

David Reid — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:43:07 +0000

State Police detectives assigned to the DA’s office are investigating the bomb threat, which could being the perpetrator up to 20 years in state prison and a $50,000 fine. By DAVID REID NORTHAMPTON – A letter delivered to the Northampton District Court claimed a bomb was in the building, and it forced an evacuation of the [...]

Mayor Narkewicz Issues Spending and Hiring Alert to City Department Heads

David Reid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:27:28 +0000

With some city revenues falling short and free cash at an histsorically low level, the mayor tells department heads to tighten their belts. Until further notice,there will be no spending over $250 and no new hiring without an OK from Room One. By DAVID REID NORTHAMPTON – Mayor David Narkewicz today sent a “spending advisory” memo [...]

Alan Scheinman Requests Investigation of City Solicitor-Designee Alan Seewald

David Reid — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:45 +0000

Lawyer Alan Seewald’s request to withdraw from a lawsuit against the city and the BID has been delayed by a judge until at least Feb. 15. Now, after expressing displeasure with what he sees as Seewald’s backroom negotiations with the mayor over a job offer, one of his clients has asked the Board of Bar [...]

Indictments returned in Massasoit St. armed burglary case

Northampton Media — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:16:35 +0000

By MARY SERREZE NORTHAMPTON — A Hampshire County Grand Jury returned indictments today in the case of Nancy Renee Gehrung, 48, of 56 Matthew Drive, in connection with an armed burglary on on Christmas evening. Gehrung broke into 73 Massasoit Street and pointed a loaded firearm at the residents when they returned home, said Assistant [...]

Doug Ratner & The Watchmen Kickstart Concept EP

Dave Madeloni — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:12:20 +0000

By DAVE MADELONI NORTHAMPTON — Doug Ratner & The Watchmen play what they call “down & dirty rock n’ roll,” which make them a bit of an anomaly in the Pioneer Valley’s music scene. At the recent Valley Rising Compilation CD release party hosted by The Iron Horse, eleven regional acts graced the stage. Only [...]

California Pot Delivery Lands Probation for City Man; Forfeiture Hearing Scheduled

David Reid — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:28:08 +0000

Before the package (measuring 20 inches by 14 inches by 10 inches) was delivered to Smith, Trooper Andrews sought a search warrant from a Northampton District Court Clerk-Magistrate. In that search warrant application, Andrews made his case, documenting that Smith did indeed live at that address, and describing how the package of pot was found. [...]

City Computer Snafu Forces Document Dump, Several City Departments Forced To Re-enter Data

David Reid — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:55:26 +0000

Although the city’s computer chief says neither she nor her computer consultants have ID’ed the exact cause of the problem, the corrupted files are deleted and massive amounts of data have been transferred to a secure server. Several departments, meanwhile, are still trying to figure out what data they lost over three days last week. [...]