The Tighe and Bond Consulting Engineers firm of Holyoke has entered into an agreement to buy the United Elastic building at 50 Payson Ave. in Easthampton. Few details of the purchase were available today, but it appeared that the move would result in the hiring of some 25 additional workers in the course of the next year or so.
The watermelon-eating contest was probably the most fruitful, as well as the most filling, of all the events conducted by the Northampton Bicentennial Committee Friday afternoon at Look Park’s Dow Pavilion. Chairman of the day’s events was Joseph Ruckman of Florence.
Pages bearing the works of artists ranging from George Bellows to Georgia O’Keefe have been cut from 59 books at the Forbes Library since September, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Forbes Library Director Blaise Bisaillon said Forbes officials are so concerned they are considering offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief.
Northampton firefighter and acting Deputy Chief William Hurley has made an active side business for himself out of his passion for fishing. He has created a lure that he markets and sells. One fishing buddy says Hurley’s lure works even on the days when the fish aren’t biting.
In a growing economic trend that has found its way into the clergy, the Episcopal Church voted Thursday to divest from fossil fuel holdings and invest instead in companies developing renewable energy sources. The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, said Saturday the Episcopal Church is the third and largest faith group in the United States to take such a step.
To honor the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama, the local Tibetan community on Sunday joined members of the Cathedral in the Night ministry on the sidewalk in front of First Churches in feeding everyone from homeless individuals to shoppers walking the city streets. The Cathedral in the Night offers this free community meal as part of a weekly worship service.