50 Years Ago
- Northampton’s mayor, Sean M. Dunphy, will give up his office this month to be sworn in as chairman of the state Appellate Tax Board on Nov. 28. He will begin his new job Dec. 1. Mayor Dunphy, 34, is nearing the end of his third term in office.
- At the University of Massachusetts, three men armed with pistols forced their way into a dormitory room on Sunday afternoon, handcuffed two of the students in the room, tied up the third, and escaped with an estimated $3,000 worth of money and stereo equipment.
25 Years Ago
- About 75 people from a multitude of religious faiths gathered Wednesday night to celebrate Thanksgiving in an interfaith service that has become a tradition. At St. Mary’s Church on Elm Street, seven local religious leaders, as well as Ward 1 City Councilor William Dwight and State Rep. Ellen Story, led parishioners in praising God for all they have received.
- A Cherry Street resident chased a burglar down his street Wednesday after noticing him climbing out a window with a computer. The resident chased the thief down the street, telling him to stop and drop the computer. The thief dropped the computer and kept running.
10 Years Ago
- In aluminum, copper and stainless steel, an artistic rendering of Northampton’s iconic skyline welcomes drivers to the city on a new sign in Lampron Park. Installed earlier this month at the corner of Bridge and Parsons streets, the $7,000 piece of metalwork is one of seven “gateway signs” project organizers hope to put up at the city’s major entry points.
- Following a sit-in at Smith College last week held to address racism there and at other campuses around the country, Smith administrators had the chance to listen to some of those concerns at a “town hall” forum Monday afternoon. Hundreds came to the event at John M. Greene Hall, which gave college community members a chance to offer their comments to and ask questions of top college officials.