■Treatment of Nashawannuck Pond in Easthampton to control aquatic vegetation has been started by Allied Biological Control Corp. The water has been chemically treated to control the vegetation, and may not be used for fishing, swimming, boating or drinking until Aug. 22.
■Northampton native and Vermont publisher, Bernard G. O’Shea, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bernard G. O’Shea, who made their home at 37 Butler Place, is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress from Vermont. O’Shea, who makes his home in Waterbury, Vt., is a former state senator and is publisher and president of O’Shea Publishing, Inc., publishers of a chain of weekly newspapers.
■The speed limit on most major highways in Massachusetts reportedly will be raised from 55 mph to 65 mph except in urban areas when Congress gives the greenlight. Gov. William F. Weld has authorized the changes when Congress removes the federal restriction on speed limits, which was imposed during the 1974 energy crisis.
■A Northampton developer is proposing to construct a 10-unit apartment building on a Fruit Street lot, which only two years ago was the center of a feud between a neighborhood group and a doctor who wanted to build medical offices. Developer James F. Boyle will ask the Northampton Planning Board to give him permission to start planning the 10-unit building.
■Michael Hixon of Amherst took home the bronze medal for the United States at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. The Amherst Regional sophomore is a six-time junior national champion and qualified for the Youth Olympics by winning the bronze on the 3-meter springboard at the qualifying meet in Mexico in March.
■Karma, a restaurant that features vegan dishes and a juice bar, opened Aug. 13 at 48 Main St. Co-owner chefs Brian and Coree Aussant’s goal is “to educate people to discover that a natural organic lifestyle can help heal ailments and provide a better way of life,” according to a press release.