Mayor Sciarra News Today

Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced that a search is under way for the position of Chief of Police in Northampton.

Nine months ago, with the climate emergency escalating, Climate Action Now brought together organizers from climate action groups in the city of Northampton to discuss a burning question: “What meaningful action can we take here in the city in which...

Calls for dispensary cap in NorthamptonI am writing to encourage folks to write to Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra with two asks. 1. Ask her to support placing a cap on the number of marijauna dispensaries allowed in Northampton. 2. Ask her to not sign a...

NORTHAMPTON — The School Committee has hired Jannell Pearson-Campbell to serve as interim superintendent of Northampton Public Schools for up to one year while a search is underway for a permanent district leader.Pearson-Campbell, a 22-year educator...

In his May 27 letter to the editor, Jay Fleitman excoriates Mayor Sciarra for having the audacity to increase the Northampton budget while he and others struggle to keep up with inflation. He accuses her of being tone deaf, and living in a bunker....

NORTHAMPTON — The City Council passed Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s first budget in office on Thursday night, approving a $126 million plan that increases spending on schools, public health and libraries while funding the new Department of Community...

Our new mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has presented her first budget for Northampton. She has the audacity to suggest that her proposed 4.07% increase in the budget represents fiscal responsibility. Our mayor must be living in a bunker. Has she missed the...

NORTHAMPTON — The public will get several chances to weigh in on Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s first budget proposal, a $126 million package that boosts spending on schools and public health while raising property taxes 2.5% and projecting lower...

NORTHAMPTON — As local activists continue their push to strip funding from the Northampton Police Department, the City Council plans to meet Monday night to begin its review of the ordinance that bans the use of facial recognition technology.During...

NORTHAMPTON — A new historical marker will grace Sojourner Truth Memorial Park now that the city has accepted a donation from the Pomeroy Foundation, which is installing roadside markers throughout the country to commemorate suffragists and their...