■The once-famed Rahar’s Inn on Old South Street was a gathering place for college students until its closing in the 1960s. The building, vacant for two years, has been bought by two Northampton policemen, Robert S. Varady and William M. Mazuch, who hope to reestablish the local landmark.
■An enterprise that is expected to grow and flourish this summer but disappear without a trace next fall will be set up at the city’s Industrial Park this week: vegetable gardens. City Councilor Frances McNulty said today that 25 garden plots have been plowed at the park and are ready to plant.
■Serendipity, a women’s clothing store, is ending its 25-year tenure on Main Street and will close by the end of June. Johanna Glebspan, manager for the store at 126 Main St., said that the owners, who operate three other Serendipity stores in the Boston area, are approaching retirement and want an easier work life.
■David Adamson, a 14-year employee of the Northampton Housing Authority, has been named director of maintenance. Adamson replaces Paul Garvey, who retired April 28. Adamson, who lives in Belchertown, has worked as a painter.
■A daylong event Saturday intended to pay tribute to area veterans and their families is expected to draw hundreds of people from throughout the state. The Veterans Council of Northampton hopes to attract people to its Armed Forces Family Appreciation Day at Look Park with the promise of free food, games for children and live music.
■Amherst school officials, local politicians and the leadership at Greenfield Community College are all eager to hold community college classes at the Amherst-Pelham Regional Middle School as part of a proposal that would move middle school classes to the high school. Some GCC courses could be taught at the school as early as spring 2016.