Capsized iceboat leads to search of Whately pond; no victims found

WHATELY - Massachusetts State Police are seeking information about an abandoned iceboat on a pond in Whately discovered Saturday afternoon. The discovery of the capsized craft led to an search which lasted for several hours and involved emergency personnel from four towns as well as state police. No victims were found. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call state police in Northampton at 584-3000.

Nigh-imperceptible quake visits Valley

WILLIAMSBURG - "So that's what that was!" exclaimed Christine Allen of South Street when she heard the cause of what she described as a "sonic boom."

"It was like a big BLAM," she said. "The whole house shook and the windows rattled. I have never felt an earthquake before, but now, I guess I can say I have."

Truck fire closes section of I-91

WHATELY - A rear axle fire on a milk truck closed down a section of I-91 South on Sunday, causing traffic to be diverted for approximately 45 minutes, said state police.

Burning truck closes I-91 south briefly Sunday

WHATELY - A rear axle fire on a milk truck closed down a section of I-91 south on Sunday, causing traffic to be diverted for approximately 45 minutes, said state police.

A fire started at approximately 3:37 p.m. in the rear axle of an 18-wheel truck that was transporting milk, forcing the truck to make an emergency stop on the highway near mile 32.

Driver in Whately crash facing charges

WHATELY - A Turners Falls man has been arrested on drunken driving charges after colliding with a tractor trailer.

Jared Johnson, 24, of 19 Maple St., faces a charge of operating under the influence of liquor after the Tuesday night accident.

Gordon Daniels’ images have chronicled life in Hampshire County for 45 years

NORTHAMPTON - Gordon Daniels took his first photograph for the Daily Hampshire Gazette in January 1966. The assignment was to get a shot of the newly elected Northampton City Council. Daniels went to the council chambers and got the group shot, which ran in the paper the next day. Things have changed. "Now they don't want groups," Daniels said the other day. Daniels, 69, known to many as Gordie, has not yet taken his last photo for the Gazette, but that time is coming. He says he will likely retire sometime this year and relocate with his wife to Florida, where they have family.

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Photo: Street games

Brad Fickes of Pennsylvania, center, tries to block a shot from Nick Nourse, 13, left, during a street hockey game in Nick's driveway on River Road in Whately. Other players are Eli Fickes, 13, Colby Nourse, 10, and Nathan Nourse. Brad and Nathan are college friends, so Brad and Eli are visiting for a few days.