50 Years Ago
- The Hampshire County Marine Corps Veterans Association is sponsoring the 200th United States Marine Corps Birthday Ball, Nov. 10 at the Coachlight Room of the Hotel Northampton. Planning the event are Jack Gross, Tom Hogan, Thomas Lyons, and Al Griggs.
- The music committee of the First Baptist Church of Northampton has announced the appointment of Lisa A. Compton of Amherst as the new director of music and organist of the church. Miss Compton is a recent graduate of Smith College, where she was the college’s carillonneur for three years.
25 Years Ago
- The city will begin paying off its tab for the renovation and expansion of Northampton High School next spring, after the City Council last week unanimously approved the sale of bonds totaling $21.61 million to finance the project.
- Hadley voters Thursday overwhelmingly passed a measure that will expand the Board of Selectmen from three members to five, starting with townwide elections next spring. The vote drew a loud round of applause from the audience.
10 Years Ago
- Downtown Northampton was forced to confront the issue of street harassment Monday when some 50 youths marched from the high school to City Hall in a demonstration against catcalling and other forms of unwanted attention from strangers. The first March Against Street Harassment was organized by the Northampton High School Key Club.
- Halloween events at the University of Massachusetts could keep many students on campus Friday and Saturday nights, but the town’s public safety officials are preparing to deal with potential impacts on the community caused by large-scale celebrations of the holiday. “We’ll have the entire department working,” said Amherst Police Chief Scott Livingstone.