by James Ritch | May 16, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton school board members discussed concerns about the school division’s attendance policies at their May 9 work session. School board member Jo Ann Molera works in the Northampton County court system and has heard the excuses parents give...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – All Linda Cleaveland wanted to do was host weddings on her 65-acre property with its view of Nassawadox Creek. Northampton’s senior planner, Kelley Lewis Parks, assisted her with the zoning application, and Cleaveland believed she was prepared to...
by James Ritch | Apr 12, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton planning commission was left to reconsider the effectiveness of its communication following two long and contentious public hearings April 2. Eyre Baldwin, of Pearl LLC, received the planning commission’s approval for a minor...
by James Ritch | Apr 11, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors voted Tuesday night on two zoning issues that have plagued them for months. In a unanimous decision, supervisors eliminated “watch houses for shellfish grounds,” aka oyster watch houses, from the land-use table in the...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton Director of Finance John Chandler proposed increased county expenditures of more than $2.6 million in fiscal year 2020, including an additional $345,000 for public education. Among Northampton school division’s top funding priorities...
