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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 STEVE PFARRER

As Christa Whitney sees it, chance has played a big part in her life. But so has her love of history and literature. Whitney is the director of the Wexler Oral History Project at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, a program that has recorded...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton High School social studies teacher Kelley Brown has received national recognition for her teaching.Brown, who teaches advanced placement U.S. History, advanced placement U.S. Government and We the People: The Citizen and the...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — Historic Northampton’s dream of turning the Shepherd Barn into a thriving community space is on the cusp of coming true as the project continues to receive grants and planners stump for a final influx of donations.The nonprofit on Bridge...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — After acquiring wooded land near her medical office building for additional parking, Dr. Kate Atkinson wasn’t expecting that a large metal lifeboat, similar to those on the ill-fated Titanic, would be hidden within the overgrown...

By STEPHEN FAY

HOLYOKE — Tea towels, refrigerator magnets, shoulder patches and beach sand are just some of the items we collect to stay connected to our travels.These are our souvenirs, from the French word meaning “remember” or “bring to mind.” The difference...

By BERA DUNAU

NORTHAMPTON — A business that has been around since the 19th century will stay open on Main Street, as its owner for the last 15 years enjoys some well-earned retirement.Harlow Luggage began in 1875, when it was known as W. L Chilson. And then, as...

By SARAH ROBERTSON

NORTHAMPTON — The crowd at Smith College Friday night had a 10-year-old to thank for a visit from civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, who in 1960 became the first black student to attend an all-white public school in the South.Responding to a request...

By NANCY BENAC

WASHINGTON (AP) — This city knows how to do big hearings — even Titanic ones.Dramatic congressional hearings are something of a Washington art form, a rite of democracy carefully crafted for the cameras.Suspense is building as fired FBI Director James...

By SHELBY ASHLINE

DEERFIELD — Dressed in a black bifold hat, green coat and green britches that tied at the knee, John Coburn played the fife, humming along to the tune of “The White Cockade” as two boys drummed behind him.Coburn, the boys and five other members of...

By SHELBY ASHLINE

WARWICK — Fire Chief Ron Gates turned the key to one of Warwick Fire Department’s four fire engines. The deep red truck struggled to start before roaring to life, pulling slowly out of the station and into the blazing sun.But Warwick Engine One is not...