WWLP: Starting in July, Mayor Nicole LaChapelle said a trained member from Clinical and Support Options will ride along with Easthampton Police. The mental health professionals will be able to assist in de-escalation as well as offering local resources and following up.
Read MoreWWLP: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle announced Tuesday she will be running for another term as mayor. Mayor LaChapelle said in a announcement sent to 22News that she wants to continue guiding the city through the plans that continue to grow during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: Mayor Nicole LaChapelle will run for a third term in the coming municipal election, setting her sights on four more years as the city’s mayor. LaChapelle plans to hold a signature-gathering campaign kickoff event on July 1 on the patio of The Boylston Rooms at 122 Pleasant St.
Read MoreWWLP: Congressman Richard Neal held a virtual town hall on Facebook Thursday evening, which was moderated by Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: The city will redirect its school resource officer positions to focus on community-based policing, according to Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle. The officers will still work with juveniles, but will not be based in the district’s schools.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: The pilot program ties in with the city’s ongoing efforts to involve mental health professionals in incidents involving youth and nonviolent calls, Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle said.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle: “I need to get all my employees back in at once, make sure everything is in place, make sure everyone feels safe.”
Read MoreWWLP: Seniors are eligible for a $1,500 credit on their property taxes who apply for the work-off pilot program.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: Easthampton has revamped their policy on remote participation, the mayor said in a press release on Thursday announcing this order.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle said the city is following Gov. Charlie Baker’s rules relaxing mask requirements. Like other places, the city is seeing fewer COVID cases, LaChapelle said.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: The projected spending plan of $45.46 million for fiscal 2022 is down nearly $1.5 million, or about 3%, from the current fiscal year.
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: Construction of the new Mountain View School in Easthampton, which will serve preschool through eighth grade once completed, is “on time and on budget” to begin welcoming students in about a year.
Read MoreBoston Globe: Baker appoints Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to advisory board to guide reopening of Mass. economy
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to deliver a proposed budget for fiscal 2021 on May 6th.
Read MoreMASSlive: The $3.5 million MassWorks grant will improve public infrastructure in support of the redevelopment of the Ferry Street Mills.
Read MoreMASSLive: Mayor Nicole LaChapelle encourages public input into Easthampton’s Downtown Strategic Plan
Read MoreMASSLive: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to introduce stabilization fund Wednesday night aimed at reducing city’s tax rate
Read MoreDaily Hampshire Gazette: Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’s state of the city speech touted the city’s fiscal strength and touched on housing, environmental conservation and the local tax rate
Read MoreMASSLive: State MassWorks Infrastructure Program grants $394K to Easthampton
Read MoreMASSlive: Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChappelle offered the City Council’s Finance Committee a primer on school construction funding.
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