Mary Serreze of the Community Radio Hour on Valley Free Radio attended the first meeting of the new Northampton City Council held a few hours after the inauguration and provides podcast coverage of the meeting as recorded by volunteers from local Cable Access Channel 15:
"Dressed ceremoniously, the Northampton City Council inaugurated the season with a vote for a leadership shift. Oddly enough, a vote to change the seating to reflect the new political realities failed.
Watch the video here:
http://www.communityradiohour.blogspot.com
View also interviews with councilors on their reasons for voting as they did."
I attended the inauguration held at ten o’clock AM on the morning of January 7, 2007 at the Northampton Senior Center on Conz Street, and offer these pictures:
View from the Chorus pit prior to the inauguration
Officials file in
Master of Ceremonies, former mayor Mary Ford
The rear of the spacious assembly hall at the Northampton Senior Center
Northampton High School Chamber Choir
City clerk Wendy Mazza sworn in by Justice of the Peace Harry Petrucci
Mary Clare Higgins takes the oath of office
Solicitor Janet Sheppard takes the oath of office
City councilors are sworn in
School committee members sworn in
Forbes Library and the Smith Vocational School Trustees together with the Elector of the Oliver Smith will are sworn in
CPC members sworn in
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