Images © Paul Shoul, Audio © Mary Serreze NORTHAMPTON — It was a jubilant night for Owen Freeman-Daniels and his supporters. After scoring an almost 3-1 victory over opponent Arnold Levinson in the Aug. 2 Ward 3 City Council special election, the councilor-elect and a large crowd of well-wishers headed down Main Street to the [...]

 The Ward 3 special election winner racks up 75 percent of the vote, and is sworn in as the new Ward 3 city councilor in a City Hall ceremony. NORTHAMPTON – By all measures, yesterday’s special election was a landslide victory for Owen Freeman-Daniels, who beat Arnold Levinson 658 to 223 to fill the vacant [...]

Special Election Tuesday for Vacant Ward 3 City Council Seat NORTHAMPTON – The voting booths are set up, and the optical-scanner vote-counting machines are at the ready for Tuesday’s special election in Ward 3, where retired orthodontist Arnold Levinson and financial consultant Owen Freeman-Daniels both want to be the ward’s next city councilor. Whomever wins [...]

NORTHAMPTON – With one week to go before a special election to fill the vacant Ward 3 City Council seat, the two candidates – retired orthodontist Arnold Levinson and financial consultant Owen Freeman-Daniels – have filed their list of campaign contributors and expenses with the city clerk. The reports show that Levinson has outpaced Freeman [...]

Photography by Paul Shoul, Audio by Mary Serreze. Soundslide: Opening statements by Ward 3 city council candidates Arnold Levinson and Owen Freeman-Daniels. NORTHAMPTON — A retired orthodontist and a young financial planner both want to be the next Ward 3 city councilor. And the two wasted no time taking off the gloves at a candidates’ [...]

Former city councilor Fran Volkmann will moderate the debate, with questions to come from emails and audience members. NORTHAMPTON – The race to fill the vacant Ward 3 City Council seat picks up steam next Tuesday when the two candidates – retired orthodontist Arnold Levinson and financial consultant Owen Freeman-Daniels – face off in a [...]

NORTHAMPTON — Two candidates for the Ward 3 City Council seat here are ramping it up in anticipation of an Aug. 2 special election by stumping in the neighborhoods, collecting testimonials, and honing their messages. Owen Freeman-Daniels, 31, a self-described “progressive Democrat,” and Arnold “Arnie” Levinson, 70, a lifelong Republican who recently changed his party [...]

The Day Before He Took Out Nomination Papers for Ward 3 City Council, Arnie Levinson Changed His Party Affiliation From Republican to “Independent.” Does That Matter? NORTHAMPTON — With Ward 3′s special election for city councilor two months away, the battle has begun between supporters of Arnold “Arnie” Levinson, 70, a life-long Republican who recently [...]

Angela Plassmann – whose resignation left Ward 3 without a councilor for four months – attended Monday’s fundraiser for candidate Arnie Levinson, and he gave her high praise. NORTHAMPTON – The race is on, not only in Ward 3, where a special election will be held Aug. 2, but also for mayor and all seven City Council [...]

The would-be candidate cites Easthampton restaurant closing, related problems, and says they would have distracted from ward issues.   NORTHAMPTON – Businesswoman Lisa L. Fusco, who three weeks ago became the first candidate to announce for the vacant Ward 3 City Council seat, has dropped out of the race. During an interview with Northampton Media [...]

Two Candidates File for Ward 3 City Council Seat   NORTHAMPTON – In Northampton’s Ward 3, there are now two would-be candidates to replace Angela Plassmann, who unexpectedly quit April 8 for reasons that remain unclear. (To see our story on her abrupt resignation, click here.) A special election is scheduled for Aug. 2 to fill her [...]