A space to just ‘be’: Northampton seeks place to house ‘Community Resilience Hub’ for those in need Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz is shown Monday at City Hall. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz. Photographed on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at City Hall. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Published: 12/22/2020 7:18:19 PM NORTHAMPTON — Several years after the Mayor’s Panhandling Work Group was formed, a key recommendation from its 248-page report is closer to becoming a reality. One of the “top issues” that came out of the Panhandling Work Group, Mayor David Narkewicz said, “was this idea of a need for a place that people could go to get a variety of services and shelter and warmth and showers.