■Edward Dunphy, of 93 Nonotuck St., thought he saw something a bit strange on several rocks excavated from beneath the Board of Public Works parking lot on Locust Street yesterday afternoon. Closer investigation revealed imprints in the chunks which appeared to be dinosaur tracks. Dunphy, a BPW laborer, hadn’t decided whether to save the rocks or not.
■It was a victory for Women’s Liberation last night as 14-year-old Dawn Scaparotti played her first game on first base for the Goshen Little League baseball team, even though the team went down to defeat against Ashfield, 28-11.
■Downtown became the staging ground for scores of budding musicians Saturday, when the Northampton Community Music Center kicked off its second annual Springfest fundraiser. More than 125 music students and about 25 teachers took up positions on the city’s streets or inside stores, restaurants and coffee shops to entertain passers-by.
■Organizers are about a third of the way to their $20,000 fundraising goal for the city’s first Independence Day event in nearly two decades. The Northampton Family Fourth Celebration is planned for June at Look Park and will include music, rides, games and a 25-minute fireworks display.