■Susan Bulda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bulda of 12 John St., was crowned Little Miss Easthampton, 1970, Saturday at the Easthampton Jaycee’s annual community fair. The Little Miss contest was sponsored by the Jaycee-ettes with Mrs. Walter Root chairman of the 1970 event.
■Beneath cloudy skies an estimated 5,000 spectators gathered for the Hatfield Firemen’s parade and muster yesterday afternoon, an opening event of Tercentenary Week. Winning first prize in the Midnight Alarm and rotary pumping contests were members of the Lanesboro muster team.
■The U.S. Senate has voted to let states set their own speed limits. If the House and President Clinton go along, 70 mph could become the standard, said Charles F. Sterling, traffic engineer for the Massachusetts Highway Department.
■Last seen at a City Council meeting May 4, Ward 6 Councilor Richard J. LaBarge returned from an out-of-state business venture last week to learn that his mother is seeking the seat he holds. But Marianne L. LaBarge, a Democrat, says she will run only if her son chooses not to seek re-election.
■A banner on the Easthampton Congregational Church float that read “Honoring the Past, Looking to the Future” summed up the feel of the parade that wound its way through the city Saturday in celebration of Easthampton’s 225th anniversary. The parade was the highlight of a four-day celebration honoring the birth of the city.
■A near-decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq has a group of local activities urging the Northampton City Council to call on the United States to halt war funding through a controversial resolution set for public vetting Wednesday night. Meanwhile others in the community are arguing that taking such a stance will harm the morale of locals fighting in those wars.