■A rare event took place on the Frank Hathaway Farm, North Road, Westhampton, last week as Charity, a 6-year-old cow, gave birth to triplet calves. All the calves are reportedly healthy. Hathaway said, “It was charitable of Charity to give them the two bulls and one heifer.”
■Northampton’s recycling center, which has been in operation once a month since May, will open again on Saturday to collect glass containers, paper and aluminum, at the Department of Public Works yard on Locust Street. Volunteer labor for the center will be provided by members of the Northampton Jaycees who also manned the center in July.
■Tonight, the Recreation Commission will officially name the nearly completed pool and recreation facility at the JFK Middle School. The choice: the Northampton Aquatics and Family Center.
■First lady Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, wrapped up a day of campus visits in New England last night with dinner in downtown Northampton, creating a buzz in the Spoleto Restaurant and drawing some cheers outside. Exercising a parental privilege, the first lady ordered two glasses of white wine and gave one to her daughter, who is 16.
■University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert Holub, who leaves his position in July 2012, will be recognized by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce when it presents its annual A+ awards in October. The Chamber Wednesday announced that Holub, as well as UMass as an entity he has overseen, have been selected as the recipient of the Change Agent Award.
■William R. Rosen, a longtime political consultant active in Democratic Party circles, has been nominated by the governor as Hampshire County’s next register of probate. Gov. Deval Patrick announced his selection Friday, based on the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council.