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		<title>Mayor Announces FY27 Budget with 6.79% Increase to Fully Fund NPS Level Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:28:10 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>Mayor Sciarra announced a 6.79% increase to the Northampton Public Schools (NPS) FY27 budget, which fully funds the $46,599,217 level services budget, representing a $2,963,363 increase over the NPS FY26 base budget.</description>
		
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		<title>Annual Water Quality Report</title>
		<link>https://northamptonma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2145</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>The City&#39;s annual Water Quality Report for 2025 is now available.</description>
		
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		<title>Community Baby Shower</title>
		<link>https://northamptonma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2158</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>Join us on May 30, 2026 from 9:30-11:30am at the Jackson Street School Cafeteria for a Community Baby Shower! More information below.</description>
		
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		<title>Week of the Young Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>Northampton sponsors a week of fun events in Northampton and Hadley to celebrate young children, and to thank the early childhood teachers and everyone who is involved in the care and education of young children aged 0-6.</description>
		
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		<title>Annual Water Main Flushing</title>
		<link>https://northamptonma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2156</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:44:22 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>Annual Water Main Flushing</description>
		
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		<title>Annual Water Main Flushing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:44:47 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>Annual Water Main Flushing</description>
		
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		<title>City of Northampton Newsletter</title>
		<link>https://northamptonma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2151</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:42:42 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>The March 27, 2026, newsletter is now available!</description>
		
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		<title>EJ Gare Parking Garage Partially Closed Starting Monday</title>
		<link>https://northamptonma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2147</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>Access is closed to the upper levels of the Gare Parking Garage (from the 3rd-floor transition to the 4th and 5th floors) following observed signs of concrete deterioration. Lower levels remain open.</description>
		
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		<title>April Office Hours</title>
		<link>https://northamptonma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2150</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:38:24 -0500</pubDate>
		<description>Booking is now open for Mayor Sciarra&#39;s April Office Hours!</description>
		
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