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50 Years AgoPaul Garvey is the Northampton Winter Festival’s first annual Pancake Eating Champion, and the Northampton Aerie of Eagles is the Winter Festival’s first annual snowshoe softball champion. This was decided during the weekend as the third...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Appeals for more documentation of an historic performance space in a downtown building, possibly used by an Amherst College fraternity in the 19th century, are being made before the three-story brick structure is razed.The rear ell at 45...

50 Years Ago■The Clarke School for the Deaf announced today that it will close one of its dormitories this fall because of declining enrollment. School authorities said that they would close the Yale House, which is now the home of 16 five-year-olds,...

50 Years Ago■Because of the many letters received calling attention to the good service rendered by Denise Sincage, she has been named the Newsgirl of the Month and has been awarded the savings bond which goes with the honor. Denise, daughter of Mr....

50 Years Ago ■A single-engine plane carrying two occupants crashed in woods beyond the end of Brook Street in Easthampton Sunday afternoon. William P. Arnold Sr., 48, of Springfield, and his son William Jr., 26, escaped serious injury and were taken...

50 Years Ago ■Citing instances of deterioration of the downtown area, Wilfred Spencer Jr. of Northampton’s Historical Commission said the commission last night discussed the possibility of declaring the downtown an historical district. A committee...

50 Years Ago ■A 20th century poetry collection at Russell Sage College that began eight years ago as a simple memorial to a Northampton girl has grown in size and prestige to become one of the finest such collections anywhere in the country. The...

By JIM BRIDGMAN

50 Years AgoNortheast Utilities announced today that the nearby town of Montague is its first choice for the site of a new $1.35 billion nuclear power plant. The decision comes in the wake of months of speculation about where the utility would build...

50 Years AgoFederal Energy Chief William E. Simon announced today establishment of a stand-by system for gasoline rationing but said he still believes its actual use can be avoided. Simon said he has ordered the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to...

50 Years Ago■The board of directors at Northampton National Bank has announced the following promotions: James A. Stearns to senior vice president, Edward A. Morin to cashier, and Dorothy Donahue to assistant vice president.■Deputy Police Chief Donald...

By DOMENIC POLI

Riding the commuter rail home to Haverhill from Boston in the early afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963, David Lewis couldn’t help but notice all the American flags he passed had been lowered to half-staff. This was peculiar, he recalled, “because they weren’t...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Residents are invited to the Sunderland Public Library on Tuesday for a presentation and discussion about a locally produced photobook.The library is hosting photographer Sandra Matthews and Nolumbeka Project President David Brule to talk...

By JIM BRIDGMAN

50 Years Ago■The American Party of the Pioneer Valley held its first meeting at the VFW Post in Florence last week. The goal of the American Party, says local chapter chairman Dr. Nicholas Greco, is to present the voters with an alternative to the...

50 Years Ago■Hampshire County commissioners signed an almost $2.9 million contract with Aquadro & Cerruti Inc. shortly before noon yesterday authorizing long-awaited renovations and additions to the county courthouse. Work is expected to begin on the...

50 Years Ago■Testing of Northampton’s first graders last May revealed that 81% of the students performed at their ability level or above in reading and 87% performed at their ability or above in math, school Superintendent John Buteau told the School...

50 Years Ago■The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has approved the transfer of a liquor license to the Northampton Lodge of Elks, a decision that should allow the Elks to go ahead with the purchase of the Williamsburg Country...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HATFIELD — A Hadley chest engraved prominently with the initials A.M., made in 1694 as a gift from a father to his soon-to-be-married son, has been returned to Hatfield, after some 50 years of being cared for by a North Carolina couple.On Thursday,...

50 Years Ago ■Legislation to tie the protection of the Holyoke Range to the celebration of the nation’s 200th birthday passed the Massachusetts Senate this week. The bill to set up a Bicentennial Corporation to develop state parks in the range and on...

50 Years Ago■Anthony Ferrante of 48 Meadow St., Florence, has sold his lumber and hardware business and cabinet shop in Haydenville to Harper Associates. Ferrante will be working with the new owners for a short time and then will retire.■Plans are...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — What began as a search to find an item to supplement an exhibit at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) turned into something potentially dangerous on Monday.While looking for an architectural piece related to an old doorway...