■The Quota Club of Northampton, after inquiry into special needs for teaching aids at the Clarke School for the Deaf, has presented as its gift, two Singer Graflex Rear Screen Film Strip Projectors and a special encoding tape recorder for use with this equipment. The Quota Club, which has within its charter a commitment to promote the welfare of deaf children, has been a longtime benefactor of the Clarke School for the Deaf.
■Five Clarke School for the Deaf seniors who visited with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover Monday morning were stunned yesterday to learn of his death Monday night. The students were en route back to Northampton after their visit to Washington when their teachers heard the news of Hoover’s death on the radio.
■The founder of JavaNet, fueled by private investors as well as coffee, has opened an operations and tech support center in Springfield for customers throughout New England, and plans to continue adding employees. The move keeps the Northampton-born Internet access company on the fast track to growth.
■Jane Dyer of Northampton, an illustrator of children’s books, has crafted a new logo for a future children’s center run by the Northwestern district attorney’s office. “We were absolutely thrilled to have someone of her caliber design the logo,” said Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel.
■After almost four months of searching for the right candidate, the Hatfield Select Board has named Paul Boudreau of Lanesborough town administrator. “He has excellent qualifications, and we are glad to have him,” said Select Board Chair Edward Lesko.
■After several months of negotiations, the Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School has given notice that it will not lease the long-vacant Center School in Hatfield because the cost of renovating the building is too high. “It was just too much money for a leased space,” said the charter school’s administrative coordinator, Amy Aaron.