50 Years Ago
- A. Louis Hayward assumed office today as Amherst’s new town manager. Following a brief swearing-in ceremony with Town Clerk Estelle Matusko, Hayward settled down to a busy day of study and briefings.
- A New England Farm Workers Council spokesman said today that some ten employees of Culbro Tobacco Co. in Whately were planning to stop work today to protest living conditions at the migrant worker camp here. The men are Mexican Americans who were brought to work here from Laredo, Tex., by a crew leader under contract with Culbro.
25 Years Ago
- The owners of the Montgomery Rose Co., D. Alden and Theodore Johnson, said today they are anxious to close on a prospective deal to sell their 51-acre Route 9 site to a West Springfield developer. Home Depot has expressed interest in working with the developer to build a store there.
- The owner of the Green Street Cafe and one of the cafe’s regular guest chefs are teaming up to offer a dinner as a benefit for Jessie’s House, a shelter for homeless families. The cafe is holding its fifth annual “Bowl Dinner” Sunday featuring guest chef and potter Bob Woo.
10 Years Ago
- Residents, town officials, University of Massachusetts leaders and others across the Valley are mourning the passing of John P. Musante, the Amherst town manager, who died suddenly Sunday morning. “I am beyond heartbroken for the town, for John’s family and for myself,” said Stephanie O’Keeffe, former chairwoman of the town’s Select Board.
- A group of six experts, including an architect, climate scientist, and urban and environmental planners, will lead a three-day process to help identify how Northampton can continue adapting to challenges resulting from climate change, such as increased water flow in the Connecticut River and higher rates of insect-born illness. The program is funded by a grant from the American Institute of Architects.