■Children from the Clarke School for the Deaf, 100 strong, trooped aboard the USS John F. Kennedy yesterday to be greeted by Capt. Julian S. Lake, her commanding officer. In groups of 10, the children were shown the working of the great ship which has become their foster-parent.
■A program for delivery of packaged meals for Northampton’s elderly residents was discussed by the Board of Health last night. Mrs. Frances Shebak, public health nurse, reported that she will attend a meeting with the Council on the Aged Thursday to discuss the possibility of their running such a program.
■A vote by Easthampton’s Charter Commission to recommend a mayor-city council form of government last night brought the town one step closer to that distinction. If Easthampton adopts the recommendation, it would mean an end to Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen and the town administrator position.
■After 25 years as food service director at Smith College, city native Paul M. Garvey says it is time to move on to “other adventures.” At age 54, he has resigned his post as director of residence and dining services, effective Aug. 31.
■Ralph J. Hexter, who has served as president of Hampshire College for five years, informed the college’s board of trustees Monday that he would soon be stepping down from the post. “My time at Hampshire has been filled with deeply meaningful work alongside dedicated and creative colleagues,” Hexter said in a statement.
■Massachusetts is poised to become the first state in the nation to award homeless veterans a place of their own after Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill that will provide 125 such housing units in Agawam. SoldierOn, an organization with shelters in Leeds and Pittsfield devoted to providing housing for homeless veterans, has agreed to purchase 6.9 acres of land in Agawam for $1.