50 Years Ago
- Twelve State and Northampton police officers raided a Northampton apartment where 80 people were attending a party early Sunday morning, with police confiscating a “quantity” of drugs but making no arrests. A spokesperson for the police said that a party in the two-story duplex at 142 Crescent St. was the subject of the raid.
- Michael Case of Greenfield, who recently received his B.A. degree in theater from the University of Massachusetts, has been selected to direct the Circle Players’ spring production. The play, “When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?” was an off-off Broadway success and an off-Broadway award-winning play. The local performance will be presented in late March at The People’s Institute.
25 Years Ago
- As city officials work to extend the life of the Glendale Road landfill until at least 2017, they are considering a number of ways to alleviate the problems it causes for its neighbors, according to city Health Agent Peter McErlain. “We realize that the traffic and the noise definitely impact the neighborhood,” said McErlain.
- A local law firm was recognized Friday by the Massachusetts Bar Association for its pro bono work. The firm of Katz, Sasson, Hoose & Turnbull, which has offices in Northampton and Springfield, was presented the Pro Bono Award for Law Firms during the MCAÕs annual conference at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston.
10 Years Ago
- Amherst College’s board of trustees announced Tuesday that the college will no longer use the controversial Lord Jeff as its unofficial mascot. “Amherst College finds itself in a position where a mascot — which, when you think about it, has only one real job, which is to unify — is driving people apart because of what it symbolizes to many in our community,” Trustee Chair Cullen Murphy wrote in a statement.
- Sunderland’s emergency service leadership will be shuffled again for the second time in less than two months with Police Chief Jeffrey Gilbert’s announcement this week that he will retire Feb. 15. Gilbert, a 19-year veteran of the force who spent a decade in the military, 24 years total in law enforcement and helped support the New York Police during 9/11, informed the Select Board of his decision Monday night.