■Gray skies and occasional showers did not keep nature lovers from the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Nature Center at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday. Robie Hubley addressed the group.
■Western Massachusetts educators and newspapermen discussed a new trend in education that could benefit students with poor grades as well as those who are academically inclined. The role of the newspaper in the classroom was the major theme of the daylong fall conference of the Western Massachusetts English Council held Saturday at the University of Massachusetts Campus Center.
■The Whately milk bottle, a roadside attraction for more than 70 years, now has new neighbors in the town’s center. It was hauled yesterday morning from its former site at 268 State Road to a concrete foundation in front of the Center School offices.
■By one vote, Pelham Town Meeting last night stopped proposed borrowing to begin a $22 million expansion of Amherst Regional High School before state reimbursement is in hand. The so-called bridge funding proposal already had been approved by Amherst and Leverett town meetings. Shutesbury’s vote is scheduled Monday.
■With more than 10,000 Phish fans descending on the Mullins Center Saturday, public safety officials feared that there would be a big increase in arrests and medical emergencies. But it didn’t work out that way. There were only six arrests connected to the concert, and only one fan needed a trip to the hospital.
■For the week ending Oct. 15, the sale of a single-family home in Belchertown was the highest recorded property transaction in Hampshire County, followed by home sales in Easthampton and Amherst. The house on Mill Valley Road in Belchertown sold for $307,000.