■A state trooper who was seriously injured in the line of duty received recognition for his acts from the American Federation of Police (AFP) at a ceremony at the State Police headquarters in Northampton yesterday. The AFP “Legion of Valor” award was presented to Trooper Francis J. Reardon, who is assigned to patrol the Mass Pike for Troop E of the state police.
■Northampton’s recycling center will be in operation again on Saturday at the Board of Public Works yard on Locust Street with the Hawley Junior High School Ecology Club manning the center under the direction of its adviser Robert Jeffway. Figures show that collections of recyclable materials have doubled in six months.
■Erwin L. Brady has been named Northampton’s Veteran of the Year and will be honored on Veterans Day ceremonies on Nov. 11, after the parade at the “Northampton Remembers” monument in front of Memorial Hall. Brady founded the Pioneer Valley Airborne Association and is commander of the 187th Airborne Association’s color guard unit.
■Citing competition from discount chains and changes in the music industry in general, Kenneth Reed announced this week he will close his Main Street record shop sometime next year. Reed founded Main Street records in 1977 in the retail center that later became Thornes Market.
■Turkeys being fattened up for Thanksgiving at the Hampshire College Farm have been stolen. Leslie Cox, the farm manager, said seven turkeys were taken Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. “They were completely gone. There wasn’t a trace of them,” Cox said. He said the turkeys are valued at $500 to $1,000.
■Carolyn Morse, widow of Alvertus J. Morse, helped unveil a portrait of the late judge during a reception Thursday at the Hampshire-Franklin Juvenile Court in Hadley. Morse died Jan. 23 at age 80.