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Clare Higgins
Higgins: Congratulations and Good Luck
by Mary Serreze | Nov 4, 2009 12:29 pm | Comments (1)
It’s the first day of the year.
The electoral year, that is. The elected will take office on the first Monday of 2010, but all over the city, political players awoke this morning with the knowledge of change.
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HIggins Re-elected; Plassmann Upsets Reckman, Landfill Expansion a Resounding No
by Mary Serreze | Nov 4, 2009 12:22 am | Comments (1)
Mayoral Race:
Incumbent Mayor Mary Clare Higgins: 5034
Challenger Michael Bardsley: 4690
At-Large City Council:
David Narkewicz: 5950
Jesse Adams: 4844
Katy Silva: 3328
Ward One:
Incumbent Maureen Carney: 853
Challenger Andrew Vidal McNair: 364
Ward Two:
Paul Spector: 657
Ward Three:
Challenger Angela Plassmann: 576
Incumbent Bob Reckman: 508
Ward Four:
Pamela Schwartz: 741
Brian Foote: 217
Ward Five:
David Murphy: 1043
Ward Six:
Marianne LaBarge: 1392
Ward Seven:
Gene Tacy: 936
Deb Jacobs: 731
At-Large School Committee: (two winners)
Michael Flynn: 5224
James Young: 2787
Blue Duval: 2443
Robert Schroeder: 1805
Non-Binding Ballot Question:
Shall the City of Northampton Expand the Landfill over the Barnes Aquifer?
NO: 5,482
YES: 3,107
La Prensa Endorsement Dishonors Real Victims
by Guest Columnist | Nov 2, 2009 4:51 pm | Comments (0)
Feminists say the personal is political. But when politics gets too personal, it’s usually a sign of a campaign that’s run out of ideas.
Today, Northampton Mayor Clare Higgins’ website prominently displays an endorsement from the Latino newspaper La Prensa that accuses challenger Michael Bardsley’s supporters of sexism and homophobia. Such vague slanders do not belong on the website of an elected official who has sworn to represent all the citizens of Northampton, not only those who give unquestioning allegiance to her policies. The mayor could have noted the endorsement without perpetuating a climate of fear and misinformation—unless, of course, she would like to distract the voters from the real issues.
The La Prensa editorial states:
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WWLP Ch22 Lincoln-Douglas Debate
by Mary Serreze | Oct 30, 2009 3:30 pm | Comments (0)
Can you stand any more? It will be over soon. Here’s video from the 13th mayoral debate, produced in the Channel 22 News TV studio. Lincoln-Douglas style. Part 2 below the fold.
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Two-Party System
by Mary Serreze | Oct 29, 2009 5:36 pm | Comments (0)
Last night Mayor (and mayoral candidate) Clare Higgins hosted a “pre-election thank you party” at her Main Street campaign headquarters. State Representative Peter Kocot was in attendance to express support, as were dozens of Higgins stalwarts. Food, drink, and music were in evidence.
Across the street, positioned for visibility, the Bardsley camp were holding their own party, waving a field of signs and bopping to loud pop music emanating from a nearby step van. A traveling band was passing through town, had parked in front of Pulaski Park, and was auditioning drummers to a karaoke track.
No tea was in evidence at either event.
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Patrick Endorsement: True or False?
by Mary Serreze | Oct 29, 2009 12:11 pm | Comments (0)
On October 24th, a Daily Hampshire Gazette headline — “Campaign Notebook—Patrick endorses Higgins” — seemed to contradict Governor Deval Patrick’s actual words recorded when he visited the city’s Jackson Street School last week, as heard in mp3 format on Mayor Clare Higgins’ reelection website, www.clareformayor.com.
(See Gazette ‘clarification,’ issued this morning)
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ABC40 Mayoral Debate
by Mary Serreze | Oct 28, 2009 12:58 pm | Comments (0)
This one’s really interesting—Dave Madsen pretty much sits back, and lets these two have at each other. Video Courtesy of ABC40.
Reporter Dan Crowley to Candidates: Landfill?
by Mary Serreze | Oct 27, 2009 10:04 am | Comments (0)
Last night’s mayoral debate, sponsored by the Daily Hampshire Gazette and moderated by Gazette Editor-in-Chief Larry Parnass, featured three panelists from the paper’s newsroom: editors Laurie Loisel and Stan Moulton and investigative reporter Dan Crowley. Crowley took the opportunity to ask candidates Michael Bardsley and Clare Higgins a three-pronged question about the city’s landfill controversy.
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GREEN Northampton Debate Video
by Mary Serreze | Oct 26, 2009 3:31 pm | Comments (0)
Watch the GREEN Northampton Mayoral Debate on Vimeo at this link. Video produced by Northampton Community Television.
Ward 3 Mayoral Debate; Two Parts
by Mary Serreze | Oct 23, 2009 11:39 am | Comments (0)
Ward 3 Mayoral Debate Part One from Northampton Media on Vimeo.
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Gazette-Chamber of Commerce Debate
by Mary Serreze | Oct 21, 2009 2:21 pm | Comments (0)
This morning’s well-attended mayoral debate on Jobs, Business, and the Economy, held at the Clarion Inn and Conference Center, was sponsored by the Northampton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Gazette Publisher Jim Foudy served as the moderator. Chamber Executive Director Suzanne Beck offered introductory remarks and described the relationship between the C of C and city government.
Things got testy between the two candidates on the issue of the BID (“he was for it before he was against it,” quipped Higgins), on whether Economic Development Director Teri Anderson’s new department head position should be posted, and on the issue of wetlands regulations.
NCTV Mayoral Debate Capture
by Mary Serreze | Oct 17, 2009 5:18 pm | Comments (0)
Video produced and provided by Northampton Community Television. NCTV’s Vimeo page can be accessed by clicking on this link.
Mayoral Debate – Higgins v Bardsley 10/13/2009 NHS from Northampton Community Television on Vimeo.
Unitarian Social Justice Mayoral Forum
by Mary Serreze | Oct 26, 2009 4:23 pm | Comments (0)
Video by North Street Neighborhood Association
Bay State Village Mayoral Debate
by Mary Serreze | Oct 26, 2009 4:20 pm | Comments (0)
Video by North Street Neighborhood Association
Candidates Jostle for Lefty Cred
by Mary Serreze | Oct 16, 2009 9:44 am | Comments (0)
The mayoral candidacy of At-Large City Councilor Michael Bardsley has been endorsed by a number of city “progressives,” including former Mayor Mary Ford and American Friends Service Committee activist Francis Crowe, according to a press release issued from the Bardsley campaign. This announcement comes weeks after Bardsley supporters were characterized as “teabaggers, angry white men, and yellers” in a widely-distributed email message from radio talk show host and former councilor Bill Dwight.