Northampton has received widespread recognition as a good place to live. Here is a selection from recent awards listed on the city’s website:“Top 10 Family Friendly Towns” by Parenting Magazine, May 1997“100 Best School Districts in the U.S.” by Offspring: The Magazine of Smart Parenting, September/October 2000“Number One Best Small Arts Town in America” by author […]
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USA Today: “Sex shops infiltrate small towns”
Some people have wondered why Capital Video chose Northampton for a porn shop. A USA Today article from 2003 suggests a reason…Until the 61-foot-tall sign appeared one morning along Interstate 70, no one from Abilene, Kan., knew that the former Stuckey’s truck stop just outside of town had been remade into an “adult superstore” that […]
NPN Calls Public Meeting of Concerned Citizens
NoPornNorthampton invites all citizens concerned about the proposed King Street porn shop to attend a public meeting. ServiceNet has graciously agreed to provide an air-conditioned conference room at their 129 King Street offices. This location is at the corner of King and North Streets in Northampton, across the street from Dunkin’ Donuts. The meeting will […]
Substantial Traffic at the Kittery Porn Shop
Earlier in July, NPN visited Kittery, Maine and spoke with the town manager and the police chief. Kittery (population 10,000) is smaller than Northampton (population 29,000). Its Capital Video porn shop, Amazing.net, is estimated to be about 4,000 square feet in size. It contains 16 viewing booths. The proposed site for Capital Video’s shop in […]
WRSI’s Monte Belmonte Immortalizes the Porn Issue in Song
Local radio host Monte Belmonte at WRSI 93.9 FM makes his contribution to the debate with Porn in the USA, a musical parody of The Boss’s famous lyric from the 80s. We’re not quite sure where Monte stands on the issue, but the song is pretty entertaining. Listen to it here.
Gazette: “Northampton residents speak out against porn shop”
July 21: From the Gazette’s report on the July 20 Northampton City Council meeting… “‘The 20 viewing booths is really what gets me,’ Gregory Squire, of 25 Summer St. told the council. He said he is ‘blessed with a panoramic view of 135 King St.’ from his home…. “The Rev. Joseph Soltysiak, of St. Valentine’s […]
WSHM Springfield: “Northampton Residents Protest Porn Shop”
July 20: Springfield CBS affiliate WSHM reported on Northampton citizens’ objections to the proposed King Street porn shop: “‘The more we found [out], the more we were concerned and most people are too,’ said Adam Cohen, who is against the shop being in his neighborhood…. “Residents say the content isn’t necessarily the problem…they’re concerned about […]
Republican: “Council hears citizens’ concerns”
July 21: The Republican reports on the July 20 Northampton City Council meeting… “Concerns about an adult video store and a special district that would exempt Smith College from most zoning requirements dominated a marathon public comment session at last night’s City Council meeting. “Thirty people spent 75 minutes sharing their thoughts with the council […]
Gazette: “Porn shop, other matters on busy Thursday agenda”
July 19: The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that NPN will present petitions to the Northampton City Council meeting on July 20. “The petition asks the city to create an ordinance that would restrict locations of adult theaters and businesses where adult films or live performances are viewed; passing health regulations banning closed-door viewing booths; restricting […]
NPN Updates Background Text of Petition
We originally released our petition forms on July 10. On July 18, we revised a portion of the background text as follows: The characterization of Skipton House was changed from “YWCA’s shelter for battered women” to “a YWCA office and counseling center that, among other things, serves victims of domestic violence”. The original information was […]