MassLive.com - Fri Nov 06
With the exception of one flare-up, good manner prevailed at Thursday's City Council meeting in the wake of a contentious election that divided the city.
Miriam Putnam Emerson PetersThe Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts - Fri Nov 06
Miriam Putnam Emerson Peters, 100, of 81 Fox Farms Road, died Oct. 29, 2009 at home.
Northampton City Council votes for single tax rateMassLive.com - Thu Nov 05
The City Council voted Thursday to tax residential, commercial and industrial properties at the same rate in fiscal 2010.
Family OKs reduced penalty in fatal hit and runAmherst Bulletin - Thu Nov 05
A close friend of Misty Bassi, the bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident on University Drive on Memorial Day, approved of last week's court settlement in which driver Parvin Niroomand avoided jail time.
From gentleman's club to jail: police arrest taxi fare evaderDaily Hampshire Gazette - Thu Nov 05
Police used pepper spray to subdue and arrest a man they say refused to pay a taxi driver and then allegedly physically assaulted him on Pleasant Street early Thursday.
Northampton Mayor Uses Humor in Campaign AdWGGB - Wed Nov 04
Topping the ticket in Northampton is the hotly contested mayoral race. Incumbent Mary Clare Higgins is facing the challenge of city councilor Michael Bardsley.Bardsley finished first in the city's preliminary election.
Listen to Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins's victory speech at the Paradise City TavernDaily Hampshire Gazette - Wed Nov 04
Easthampton Mayor Michael Tautznik and Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins were returned to office Tuesday night by voters in their respective cities.
Higgins ekes out win over BardsleyDaily Hampshire Gazette - Wed Nov 04
City voters re-elected Mayor Clare Higgins to a sixth term Tuesday, edging out challenger Michael R. Bardsley in the most competitive race of her mayoral career.
Northampton voters urge officials not to expand landfill in nonbinding ballot questionMassLive.com - Tue Nov 03
Voters resoundingly opposed expanding the city's landfill and opponents of expansion hope the defeat will send a strong message to city officials to seek alternative ways of trash disposal.
Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins battles past Michael Bardsley by 344 votesMassLive.com - Tue Nov 03
In one of the closest mayoral races in recent memory, incumbent Mary Clare Higgins battled her way to a sixth term over challenger Michael A. Bardsley by a mere 344 votes.
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