Staff Report
(Northampton, MA) Demonstrators gathered in front of Northampton City Hall on Saturday to express their opposition to proposed vaccine mandates for certain businesses in the Paradise City. The Board of Health plans on meeting this week to look at current COVID-19 data and discuss the possibility of short-term public health measures to head off the spread of the virus. Vaccine mandates are being considered for indoor dining, fitness and sports and entertainment in Northampton. Saturday’s protest was organized by Billy Park of Hug It Out America. Most protestors present were pushing the importance of a person’s right to choose.