Easthampton council candidates discuss affordable housing needs | #citycouncil
EASTHAMPTON — With the Nov. 7 city election just around the corner, the next City Council will face a number of issues, and one of those concerns at the top of many voters’ minds is affordable housing. With a $30.4 million pitch by a Needham developer, the city is currently considering the Center, Pepin and […]
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Easthampton crisis pregnancy center ordinance dies at City Council meeting | #citycouncil
EASTHAMPTON — After months of revision and debate, the City Council officially struck down an ordinance around reproductive and gender-affirming care at its meeting Wednesday when supporters could not muster enough votes to override a mayoral veto. The meeting followed Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’s veto of the ordinance after it had passed by City Council on […]
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Rothschild to resign from Easthampton City Council | #citycouncil
Published: 6/16/2022 11:46:54 PM Modified: 6/16/2022 11:44:40 PM EASTHAMPTON — Lindsey Rothschild is resigning from her post as an at-large member of the City Council, effective June 30. Rothschild said she issued a letter of resignation to City Council President Homar Gomez on Thursday, citing personal reasons. “As a mother of a rising fourth grader […]
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Easthampton school budget talks stall as mayor cites audit findings
EASTHAMPTON — Discussions related to Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget for the school district continue to be a push and pull between the mayor and the school department. The mayor’s proposed $17.89 million budget for the school district is approximately $560,000 less than the school district’s request of $18.45 million. It represents […]
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Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle delivers $48.5 million spending plan
EASTHAMPTON — Mayor Nicole LaChapelle has proposed a $48.5 million budget for fiscal year 2023, an increase of 5.75% over the current year. “This budget takes into consideration, as it always does, how to best stretch local dollars,” said LaChapelle at the May 18 City Council meeting. “And local dollars are more and more the […]
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