A Look Back, Sept. 13

50 Years Ago

■Northampton Democrats overwhelmingly nominated William P. Nagle Jr. yesterday for state representative from the new First Hampshire District. Nagle, a 23-year-old city councilor, defeated Raymond F. Kelly, 65, in each precinct in the city and in Hadley.

■While most communities across the nation are opting for the voting machine, Northampton’s City Clerk James E. Faulkner said he will not accept them while he is in office. “I can get candy and food from machines,” said Faulkner. “I don’t need to vote by machine.” He added that manual recording of votes “gives a little excitement” to election night.

25 Years Ago

■Diane Stone, principal of the Northampton High School, is starting her second year in new quarters — the school’s second floor. A year after arriving, Stone faces a need to manage the school through 18 months of construction, as a $26.3 million renovation project moves forward.

■A delegation of ten Russian mayors, governors, parliamentary members and others got a break from a week of weighty panel discussions Friday. They toured the Yankee Candle Co. factory Friday morning, led by company vice-president of engineering Ronald Bohonowicz.

10 Years Ago

■Northampton’s ReUse Committee, a Board of Public Works sub-committee, is leading the charge to keep things out of the landfill. Their latest strategy is to renovate an old office space at the now-closed Glendale Road landfill into a spot where residents can leave or pick up items.

■Andrew Shelffo of Ward 2 has resigned from the Northampton School Committee. “Due to a recent change in personal circumstance, I am no longer domiciled in Northampton,” he wrote Friday in a letter of resignation. “It has been an honor to serve the City of Northampton and its citizens.”