The Polish Heritage Committee of Northampton has acknowledged the unnecessary destruction and loss of military and civilian live in Ukraine.We stand in support of Ukraine, Poland’s friendly neighbor, in their desperate struggle for freedom and.
NORTHAMPTON A sea of Polish flags, people in colorful traditional Polish clothing and several marching bands filled the downtown streets on Sunday.Hundreds took part in the 33rd annual Pulaski Day parade, marching from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
Neighbors, Polish community fight to save Northampton’s St. John Cantius Church from demolition
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
The closed St. John Cantius Church at 10 Hawley St. in Northampton is slated for demolition. (Don Treeger | The Republican photo)
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NORTHAMPTON Neighbors and members of Northampton’s Polish community are taking their case for saving the former St. John Cantius Church to the “court of public opinion” given its new owner’s plan to demolish it and build as many as five townhomes on the site.
What’s really needed, said Northampton Ward 3 Councilor Jim Nash, is a miracle in the form of an 11th-hour proposal from a developer with the means and vision to adapt the 108-year-old building at Hawley Street and Phillips Place.
Bell tolls for Polish church: Demolition sought for St. John Cantius building
A sketch of development at the site of the former John Cantius church submitted to the city from O’Connell Development Group. O’Connell Development Group
The O’Connell Development Group has applied for a permit to demolish the former St. John Cantius Church on Hawley Street and Phillips Place. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
left, Fred Zimnoch, Theresa Bimbane, Helen Curtin, Charlene Zagrodnik, Tessie Gibowicz and Bob Gibowicz, all long time parishioners at St. John Cantius Church stand in front of the church. The O Connell Development Group, has applied for a permit to demolish the building on Hawley Street and Phillips Place. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS