Today’s Gazette reports on the status of Capital Video’s planned porn shop at 135 King Street in Northampton, and comments on the issues surrounding Capital Video’s shop in Springfield at Apremont Triangle. The Northampton store will open in June or early July. Capital Video says construction issues have delayed them at their Northampton site. Meanwhile, […]
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Letter to the Gazette: “Addressing prostitution, promiscuity in war on AIDS”
Today’s Daily Hampshire Gazette publishes a letter from Jendi Reiter. Jendi is a co-founder of NoPornNorthampton. One can characterize prostitution and promiscuity as ‘personal choices’, but the problem of containing serious diseases remains. The fact that third parties, such as the spouses of men who frequent prostitutes, are affected by these diseases must also be […]
Springfield Republican Reports on Apremont Triangle Mailing about Amazing.net
Today’s Springfield Republican reports on NoPornNorthampton’s April 30 mailing to voters around Apremont Triangle in Springfield. This mailing noted problems that have been reported around the Amazing.net porn shop there and suggested various ways to mitigate them. The Republican article sheds light on recent and upcoming interactions between Capital Video (the company behind Amazing.net) and […]
The Republican: “Web serves as great resource for activists”
The March 15 Republican reports on the growth of blogs and websites for local activism. Daryl LaFleur posts public documents at Paradise City Forum so people can review them and “come to their own conclusions,” without having to troop down to City Hall. Granby resident Mark Bail hosts Granby01033, a blog to bring more attention […]
Gazette: “Couple appeals porn shop’s building permit”
As reported in today’s Gazette, Adam Cohen and Jendi Reiter from NoPornNorthampton recently wrote to Northampton Building Commissioner Anthony Patillo, asking him to revoke the building permit issued to Capital Video for their proposed porn shop at 135 King Street. We wrote: Section 1.3 of the [Northampton zoning] ordinance includes these criteria for site plan […]
Tommy Devine: “people like me, who in the past have taken an indifferent approach to pornography in the name of free speech, need to do more to educate ourselves and others about porn’s destructive properties”
Tommy Devine has been observing the Valley’s political culture for some years as the man behind The Baystate Objectivist [see interview]. In “Freedom and Decency”, posted on 1/13/07, he shares his reactions to one of NoPornNorthampton’s recent publications… Like most people who work in any field involving self-expression, I’m an absolutist where freedom of speech […]
Breaking News: Neighbors Appeal Approval of Capital Video Site Plan to Massachusetts Land Court
Mike Kirby and Lu Stone, long-time residents of Summer Street, have appealed the Northampton Planning Board’s approval of Capital Video’s Site Plan. The appeal was filed with the Massachusetts Land Court on January 8, 2007. The named defendants are the members of the Planning Board and Capital Video. Kirby and Stone live within 300 feet […]
An Open Letter to Capital Video Attorney Michael Pill
Dr. Michael Pill is a Shutesbury attorney retained by Capital Video to help them establish a porn shop at 135 King Street. Northampton’s Planning Board approved Capital Video’s Site Plan on December 14, but many citizens still have concerns about how Capital Video will respect their interests. Here we ask Capital Video and Michael Pill […]
Raynham, MA Selectman: “If Northampton has done something, we will look at it”
One of our more prolific commenters says that raising awareness is overrated, and claims that “there are a lot of things you could be doing that would have a much greater impact than what you’re actually doing”. Another commenter questioned how much impact one blog in one small town can have. Don’t look now, but […]
Gazette: Residents Can Ask Planning Board to Reconsider Capital Video Decision
Today’s Gazette reports on the December 14 Planning Board approval of Capital Video’s Site Plan. “Planning Board members David Wilensky and Paul Voss said, despite [Capital Video attorney Michael] Pill’s assurances, they were concerned whether Capital Video would hold to the city’s prohibition on sexually explicit or suggestive window displays.” The Gazette notes that “Although […]