Haydenville woman tapped for probate court judgeship

NORTHAMPTON - Gov. Deval Patrick has nominated Beth A. Crawford of Haydenville for a judgeship at Hampshire Probate and Family Court.

Crawford is slated to fill the position left vacant by the retirement last May of Gail L. Perlman.

Nominees for probate judgeships in Bristol and Norfolk counties, Richard J. McMahon and Jennifer Marie Rivera Ulwick, were also announced Tuesday.

Nature on canvas at Meekins Library

This month visitors to Neil Hammer Gallery in Meekins Library will find a vibrant collection of paintings that reflect and celebrate the natural landscapes and pastoral settings of New England.

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."

Briefs

Local author to talk up book publication

WILLIAMSBURG - Author and retired Smith College chemistry professor George Fleck will speak at Meekins Library on writing and publishing family history.

Fleck is the co-author of "Morrison Homestead; Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana," published in 2011 by The Impress Group in Northampton.

Williamsburg receives $6.9 million for Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School project

WILLIAMSBURG - The Massachusetts School Building Authority announced today that it has approved up to $6,924,167 in funding for the addition and renovation project at the Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School.

Run for Tara grant leads to education on eating disorders

WESTHAMPTON - The parents of a former Southampton woman who died from complications related to anorexia are working to ensure that area students are better armed than she was to fight eating disorders.

Briefs

Amherst