50 Years Ago
- Two men have been arrested in connection with thefts of some $45,000 worth of miscellaneous items from the Fine Arts Center and other University of Massachusetts buildings over the past year. Four truckloads of goods have been recovered, worth $30,000, and an additional $10,000 to $15,000 worth of material is expected to be netted today.
- The Northampton School Committee voted 6 to 3 last night to reduce the pay of a principal who will lose his job when three schools are merged to form the new Jackson Street School. Richard F. Smith, who is principal of the William H. Feiker School that will close early next year, will become a teacher at the enlarged Jackson Street School.
25 Years Ago
- The fur might fly tonight when Cummington residents decide whether to limit the number of dogs people can own to two. Animal Control Officer Valerie Babcock said she was not trying to punish dog owners when she submitted the article for tonight’s special Town Meeting. However, up to 90 percent of complaints she has received this year have been about homes with multiple dogs.
- The Northampton Montessori School is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1976 by a Florence teacher who opened a preschool-kindergarten program in her home, the school moved to Bates Street in 1987. Since the move, the school has more than doubled in size.
10 Years Ago
- For nearly two hours Friday night, leaders of Black Lives Matter spoke on topics ranging from the role of capitalism, the trajectory of the movement and the work that has been done. Around 1,800 people filled the auditorium at John M. Greene Hall on the Smith College campus.
- More than four dozen members of the community, city government and Northampton Community Rowing gathered Friday afternoon for the opening of the Connecticut River Greenway Park. With the cut of a ribbon and launch of a dragon boat, the city of Northampton was once again one with the Connecticut River.