After consulting with local residents, city officials, and Mark Carmien of Pride and Joy, we have decided to restrict our proposed ordinance to adult theaters, peep shows, and live nude shows. These adult uses appear to have the more serious “secondary effects” on their surroundings. Adult bookstores, video stores and paraphernalia stores are now excluded […]
Urgent Action Requested from Concerned Citizens
As you may know, Capital Video recently filed revised plans for 135 King Street that leave out the viewing booths. You can read all about it on the blog below.The removal of the viewing booths sounds like a positive step. We’re not ready to assert the porn shop will be harmless, however.Capital Video and its […]
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Capital Video’s Revised Building Permit Application Fills in Details
NPN has scanned in Capital Video’s revised porn shop building permit application (filed August 3) and provides it here as a PDF file: Porn Shop Building Permit Application Revision 1 Here are some of the highlights: The application indicates that the owner of 135 King Street, Barry G. Goldberg, can be contacted at 320 Green […]
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Capital Video’s New Plans for 135 King Street
Capital Video’s new plans for its 135 King Street porn shop are on file at the Building Commissioner’s office in City Hall. NPN got a copy and scanned them in. Here is a PDF file of the plans:Porn Shop Plan Revision 1On page 1, you see the existing floor plan of 135 King Street. On […]
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Hadley: “The diligence has to be with the owners of the stores”
As reported in the July 12 Gazette, The Coin Emporium of Hadley, which had about 2,000 adult items on display in addition to its 29,000 coins, ceased operations on June 30.Among other things, the store violated a part of Hadley’s bylaw that states, ‘No adult entertainment use shall be allowed to disseminate or offer to […]
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Real Estate Industry: Ethics and Aspirations
R.J. Greeley Co. is the leasing agent for 135 King Street, site of Capital Video’s proposed porn shop. Greeley’s website states, As members of the following affiliations, we adhere to a code of ethics to ensure high standards of professional conduct to serve the interests of our clients and customers. National Association of Realtors Realtor […]
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Minor Change Made to Proposed Zoning Law; More Updates Likely
After consulting with city officials, NoPornNorthampton has reduced the proposed buffer zone around adult theaters and live nude shows from 1,000 feet to 500 feet. This is to address concerns that the wider zone was too restrictive. See the revised zoning proposal.Later this month we are likely to make further revisions to address concerns that […]
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The Republican: “Plan revised for porn store”
The Republican expands on yesterday’s news flash about Capital Video’s revised plans for 135 King Street. “It’s the same application with plans not showing the viewing booths,” says Building Commissioner Anthony L. Patillo. Read the full article.
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The Republican: “Viewing booths dropped from video store proposal”
The Republican reports that Capital Video has filed a new building permit for 135 King Street. The new plan does not include private porn viewing booths. Building Commissioner Anthony L. Patillo says the new application is currently under review in his office. Parking issues remain a concern.Senior Land Use Planner Carolyn S. Misch said she […]
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The Republican: “Anti-porn effort criticized”
NPN appreciates all of you who turned out on a hot night to attend our August 2 public meeting. As The Republican reports in today’s paper, we heard from several people concerned that our materials could be perceived as anti-gay. This is not our intention. Our goals are to be accurate and comprehensive in discussing […]
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