50 Years Ago
- Sheila Morrison of Northampton was presented with a Certified Professional Secretary certificate last week at a dinner meeting of the Holyoke chapter of the National Secretaries Association. Ms. Morrison had been employed as executive secretary to the senior vice president at Wesson Memorial Hospital but is now a full-time student at the University of Massachusetts.
- The Smith College Board of Trustees Saturday decided to wait until next month to decide whether to raze the Alumnae Gymnasium. The college has planned to raze the 1890 Alumnae Gym to provide space for a 67,000-square-foot addition to the Neilson Library.
25 Years Ago
- A month after a terrorist attack felled the World Trade Center in New York City, the Northampton Fire Department raised an estimated $10,000 in a “boot drive” last week to help with relief efforts under way for victims’ families and recovery workers. About 20 firefighters stood on Main Street in Florence and Northampton on Oct. 11, asking for contributions from motorists.
- Teacher training in computer-assisted education is under way at Northampton High School, now that the school has $900,000 of newly installed state-of-the-art computer equipment. Three new staff members have been hired to teach teachers how to integrate computer technology with the curriculum.
10 Years Ago
- More than 100 labor activists rallied at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Monday ahead of a meeting where top union officials and other stakeholders discussed the future of the beleaguered Labor Center. Students, professors and local labor leaders gathered in a circle to rally in support of the UMass Labor Center.
- As Northampton prepares to welcome 51 refugees to town in the coming weeks, one of the largest challenges is finding housing. The refugees, who will likely come from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Burundi, and/or the Congo, could being arriving at any point, said Housing Planner Peg Keller.