Today’s Gazette reports on David Russell’s recent offer to the Goldbergs. Mr. Russell owns Commercial & Investment Properties magazine serving Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. The Goldbergs own 135 King Street in Northampton, which they are proposing to lease to Capital Video Corp. to be a large porn shop.Mr. Russell pledges to “run a free full-color […]
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Gazette’s “Northampton Porn Debate” Page Useful But Not Complete
We’re glad the Gazette has put up a convenient Northampton Porn Debate web page to consolidate news and opinion on the issue. People should be aware, however, that this page may omit certain material we feel is important, such as blog posts that describe the porn that Capital Video sells. In particular, our October 8 […]
Gazette Creates Special Web Page to Monitor “Northampton Porn Debate”
The Daily Hampshire Gazette has put up a special web page to monitor the “Northampton Porn Debate”, saying,“The announcement in June that Rhode Island-based Capital Video was planning to open a pornographic video and magazine shop on King Street has stirred some of the most vociferous debate seen on any issue in Northampton in recent years. […]
Is Fred Contrada Biased Against NoPornNorthampton?
It’s fascinating to see how the same event is reported by different people. Take our August 2 public meeting. NoPornNorthampton invited members of the community to meet with us and give us feedback.At the start of the meeting, we began videotaping. Our motivations were to keep a historical record and enable us to accurately review […]
Response to “State tells anti-porn group to stop soliciting money”
The Republican for some reason is making a big deal out of the state’s request that NoPornNorthampton register as a charity. We are not professional fundraisers, so some of the niceties of political action are new to us, but we have no problem with registering with the state if that’s what the law requires. We […]
Gazette: “Proposed rules for ‘adult’ businesses find favor”
Wednesday’s Gazette reports on the 9/28 ordinance committee/planning board meeting. It notes how residents near 135 King Street expressed concern about a porn shop locating there: “It’s a neighborhood that has made halfway houses and recovery programs welcome,” Mike Kirby, of 17 Summer St., said of the area around the proposed adult video store. “It’s […]
The Republican: “Anti-porn plan advances”
Today’s Republican reports on progress in regulating adult businesses in Northampton: In what some called a first step in the fight to restrict pornography in Northampton, the Planning Board and the Ordinance Committee last night both approved bans against adult viewing booths in most sections of the city…The viewing-booth measure now goes to the City […]
Letter to Gazette: “Restrictions can be placed on our constitutional rights”
Today’s Gazette publishes a letter to the editor from James J. Palermo of Florence. He writes,“Constitutionally protected rights are frequently regulated lawfully. For example, we have the right to bear arms, but we do not permit people to carry loaded guns within city limits, or to carry a handgun without a permit. While we have […]
Boston Globe: “Adult video store plan divides Northampton”
Today’s Boston Globe prominently features an article about the porn shop debate in Northampton. Jendi Reiter and Adam Cohen have been called busybodies, Bible-pushers, and Communists since they started fighting to stop an adult video store from opening near their home on the edge of Northampton’s cafe-studded downtown.The couple laughs off most of the name-calling, […]
WWLP Springfield: “Northampton Residents Address Several Issues”
At the scene of Thursday’s city council meeting, Springfield’s NBC affiliate WWLP briefly interviewed Adam Cohen from NoPornNorthampton. “…Northampton residents…came to tell the mayor they support a proposed ordinance to create a combat zone for adult-type businesses, away from schools, homes, and churches. Mayor Clare Higgins supports the creation of an adult business zone, but […]