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Published On 5/5/2025

To help protect the NN community, we encourage all our members, volunteers, and community partners to adopt best practices for minimizing the spread of communicable viruses.

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NN Community Meeting with Cooley Dickinson Leaders

Published On 4/30/2025

A summary of the Q & A portion of the meeting.

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Northampton Neighbors (NN) seeks a highly organized, creative, and civic-minded individual to manage

Published On 2/19/2025

This is a contract position to help NN refine and create systems, run organized programs, and engage volunteers, donors, and community members around the DoozyDo Parade.

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NN seeks Administrator

Published On 1/15/2025

Administrator Job Description

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Monthly Insights: Emergency Preparedness

Published On 10/10/2024

Loren Davine joined Kathy Service in September for NN Monthly Insights to review tips on how to build an emergency kit and prepare for an emergency.

Here is the link to the FEMA Ready Campaign Emergency Supply List: https://www.northamptonneighbors.org/docs.ashx?id=1428757

Federal: https://www.ready.gov

Emergency Kit: https://www.ready.gov/kit

Here are some helpful links:
Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/be-prepared

Federal: https://www.ready.gov

Emergency Kit: https://www.ready.gov/kit

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Preparing for the Future: A Practical Guide

Published On 2/12/2024

We are delighted to offer you Preparing for the Future: A Practical Guide, compiled by Northampton Neighbors members Leigh Bailey, Katharine Baker, Regina Bragdon, Ken Dym, and Rainey Millman.

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NN Monthly Insights:Respiratory Illness

Published On 1/15/2024

The Northampton DHHS Public Health Nurses, Kelly Hughes and Em Rhodes Moulton, will present on current levels of respiratory illness trends, locally and nationally. T

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Five Safety Programs 2023

Five Safety Programs for Residents of Northampton, Florence, and Leeds

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What we learned at the Annual Membership Meeting

Published On 11/15/2023

Want to know what Northampton Neighbors is up to and what some members had to say at the recent membership meeting?

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James Lowenthal's Talk on NN's YouTube Channel

Published On 11/8/2023

November's Speaker Series: James Lowenthal. View his talk on YouTube.

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VACCINE INFO

Published On 10/24/2023

VACCINE INFO

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Singer-songwriter Rob Hincks

Published On 10/19/2023

Singer-songwriter Rob Hincks recently wrote his first jingle....for Northampton Neighbors

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Monthly Insights: Medical Reserve Corps

Published On 10/5/2023

The mission of the Hampshire County MRC is to build strong, healthy, prepared and resilient communities with an organized group of medical and non-medical volunteers to support local public health needs.

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We Doozy did it--again

Published On 9/28/2023

A benefit for Northampton Neighbors, the DoozyDo is also a way to let people know about the services and programs Northampton Neighbors offers its members – all without any charge. An intergenerational mixer, a celebration of community and a love-letter to the city of Northampton, the DoozyDo is also pure joy generator!

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COVID-19 Statement

Published On 8/28/2023

Most NN members remain in what is considered a high-risk group for serious COVID-19 infections on the basis of age alone. So we continue to encourage avoiding exposure to COVID-19 and helping others to do this also.

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Monthly Insights--Learning in Retirement by Dick Stonberg

Published On 4/20/2023

On Tuesday, April 11, Dick Stonberg spoke about one way to exercise your mind: the Five College Learning In Retirement (5CLIR) program. Dick, who has been part of the group since 2013, explained how the program works and answered questions.

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Hola! Spanish Conversation Interest Group Takes Off

Published On 1/29/2023

Rachael Naismith was studying Spanish but felt the need for more practice. So, about a year ago, she put a notice on the NN listserve, and voila, the Conversational Spanish Interest Group was born!

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Annual Meeting Shows Power of Connecting

Published On 1/4/2023

Northampton Neighbors had much to celebrate in 2022 and even more to look forward to in the coming year, Board President Rainey Millman told those gathered on Zoom on November 14 for NN’s annual meeting. Read more.

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Monthly Insights: Free Help is Available for Civil Legal Matters

Published On 1/4/2023

Are you having trouble with an unemployment claim? Do you want to know what rights nursing home residents have? Are you worrying about being evicted? These are the kinds of situations handled by Community Legal Aid (CLA).

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Neighbor of the Month--Rob Hincks

Published On 1/3/2023

Rob Hincks spent his professional life helping people as a therapist. In retirement, he helps people in other ways, including as a volunteer driver for NN members.

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How and Why to Log In to the Member Center on the Website

Explanation of what's available only after logging in to the Member Center

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Life with Bill: A New Model for Aging

Published On 9/1/2022

Northampton Neighbors presents
Life with Bill: A New Model for Aging
How Baseball, Great Songs, and a Friendly Neighborhood gave Dad a second chance at happiness