Sign of the times … and a fundraising update
Our lawn signs and bumper stickers have arrived and are starting to get posted! This one was posted on Florence Road by a supporter. We have just four signs remaining …
Advocates for a public, high-speed municipal network for Northampton Massachusetts
Our lawn signs and bumper stickers have arrived and are starting to get posted! This one was posted on Florence Road by a supporter. We have just four signs remaining …
We’ve been both amazed and deeply gratified by the response from the Northampton community to our campaign: Vote Yes on Question 1. When we originally decided to fundraise to spread …
The City of Northampton will receive $21,747,984 from the federal government to use to address issues due to the covid-19 pandemic. Potentially some or all of this money could be …
As of this Sunday morning, residents of Northampton have contributed $1415 toward our Yes on Question 1 campaign. This is 70% of our goal! In addition we have received 21 …
Northampton voters will weigh in on whether the city should be permitted to create a municipal network in November’s election. This is because a vote to create a municipal light …
Thursday night, the Northampton City Council approved 9-0 a first reading of a proposed ballot question on municipal broadband. It needs to be approved at one more reading, which is …
It’s been a couple of months since highlights of residential and business municipal network surveys were announced by Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz. Since then, activities have moved ahead steadily and …
The Daily Hampshire Gazette published a somewhat lengthy article on the city’s broadband plans on Thursday, with an emphasis on the general findings from the broadband study and where the …
Nearly four hours into a lengthy City Council meeting Thursday night, Mayor David Narkewicz reported a set of preliminary statistics from the broadband survey sent to city residents and voters. …
On tomorrow night’s City Council meeting agenda: a resolution from Mayor Narkewicz for the City to adopt to create a municipal light plant. If created, a municipal light plant would …