50 Years Ago
- Fish taken from the Connecticut River this week should not be eaten due to radioactive material that leaked into the river from a nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt., a radiation safety official said today. The water which leaked into the Connecticut River contained about one-third more tritium than is allowed in normal discharges under standards of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- Despite last week’s state court ruling allowing prescription drugs to be advertised, Northampton druggists have chosen not to post drug prices nor advertise them in the media. Most local pharmacists said that advertising drug prices would be unprofessional.
25 Years Ago
- By marrying technology with agriculture, Nourse Farms in Whately has evolved into one of the Pioneer Valley’s leading agribusinesses, producing millions of small fruit plants for customers around the globe. The success of the farm, which posts more than $3 million in sales annually and has 28 full-time employees, rests largely with Timothy Nourse, who with his wife, Mary, started the farm in 1969.
- The fifth annual SummerFest kicks off Thursday with a pancake breakfast and a parade with a marching band performance by the Silver Knights Drum and Bugle Corp. SummerFest, formerly known as Sidewalk Sale Days, a four-day event featuring sidewalk sales by downtown merchants and festivities along Main Street, runs to Sunday.
10 Years Ago
- The cafe lights are strung, the grass seed is sown, and Pulaski Park is finally ready to debut its new look: a redesign that focuses on sustainability and the incorporation of natural elements. Pulaski Park will reopen to the public with a ceremony on Friday.
- Urine was the source of a strong smell that prompted a state Hazardous Materials Response team and bomb squad to evacuate tenants from Brandywine Apartments in Amherst on Wednesday, according to an Amherst fire official. A tenant was found to be responsible for creating the odor by “cooking” his own urine.