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David Murphy eyes return to Northampton City Council DAVID MURPHY NORTHAMPTON A longtime former city councilor is returning to run for an at-large position. David Murphy announced his candidacy after at-large City Councilor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced a mayoral campaign Tuesday and fellow at-large City Councilor William Dwight announced Wednesday that he would not seek another term. “Both of those positions are open, so I’m going to take a shot and run for them,” Murphy said Wednesday afternoon. “I did spend 14 years there, so I pretty much got the councilor thing down,” he said, adding that he is currently on the city’s Board of Assessors. “I’m not out of municipal government. I do know municipal finance really well.” ....
Dwight ending long run on Northampton City Council William H. Dwight pictured in 2017. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO Published: 3/3/2021 8:10:45 PM NORTHAMPTON After nearly 20 collective years of being on the City Council, at-large member William Dwight announced he’s not seeking another term this fall. “It really is the most important thing I’ve done,” Dwight said in an interview Wednesday. “I’m a slacker and an aging hippie. This was the thing that gave me personal value. That sounds kinda selfish, but by and large the reason was, I was able to at least work toward what I consider to be best for everyone … all the constituency.” ....
DA’s Office welcomes new employees LANCIANI Modified: 3/4/2021 2:40:56 PM NORTHAMPTON Two new assistant district attorneys, Emaan Syed and Aidan Lanciani, have been hired by the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Syed, a District Court prosecutor in Northampton, was sworn in to the Massachusetts State Bar in January. According to a press release from Northwestern District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Mary Carey, Syed studied economics and history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After graduating in 2015, she enrolled at Suffolk University Law School. During her final year at Suffolk Law in 2020, she was a certified student attorney working in the university’s Juvenile Defenders Clinic, where she represented juvenile clients in criminal cases in Boston Municipal Court. ....
DA’s Office welcomes new employees LANCIANI Published: 3/4/2021 2:40:45 PM NORTHAMPTON Two new assistant district attorneys, Emaan Syed and Aidan Lanciani, have been hired by the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Syed, a District Court prosecutor in Northampton, was sworn in to the Massachusetts State Bar in January. According to a press release from Northwestern District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Mary Carey, Syed studied economics and history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After graduating in 2015, she enrolled at Suffolk University Law School. During her final year at Suffolk Law in 2020, she was a certified student attorney working in the university’s Juvenile Defenders Clinic, where she represented juvenile clients in criminal cases in Boston Municipal Court. ....
Highway exit renumbering begins A driver from Ernie s Towing prepares to remove a vehicle that was involved in an accident on I-91 northbound just south of Exit 19 in Northampton, Sept. 17, 2019. Exit numbers on I-91 are about to be changed to bring them into compliance with federal standards. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 3/2/2021 6:58:07 PM NORTHAMPTON Familiar exit numbers on Interstate 91 will begin being replaced by exit numbers based on mileage starting Wednesday. The highway corridor that runs between Connecticut and Vermont will be the final highway in the state to get the new numbers, bringing Massachusetts highways into compliance with federal standards. ....