The U.S. Post Office opened at its new location on Bridge and Hawley streets today, replacing the Pleasant Street office which had been in operation since 1904. Constructed at a cost of $630,000, the new building is larger than the old one and has more parking space.
Two parent and alumni organizations of St. Michael’s in Northampton today issued a statement blaming the 14 pastors whose parishes send students to the parochial schools for the decision to close the facilities. “The total responsibility for St. Michael’s school’s closing lies with the pastors, whose job it was to contribute spiritually by promoting it and financially by meeting their assessment,” one statement said.
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The state has agreed in concept to hand over to developers of the former Northampton State Hospital some $6 million in cleanup funds and to sell them the site in a single transaction. Both moves would cut red tape and shorten the time until work begins to transform the site.
James Collins, an Amherst lawyer and former state legislator who briefly served as chancellor of higher education, said today he can bring insight to the juvenile court bench because of his long association with young people. Collins, 54, met Wednesday with Gov. Paul Cellucci and Lt. Gov. Jane Swift in Boston, where Collins was told he was being nominated to the bench.
10 Years Ago
A day before Massachusetts voters go to the polls on Super Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made her first public appearance this election season in western Massachusetts. About 700 supporters got inside the Wood Museum of Springfield History to see Clinton speak Monday about taking on Republicans and the gun lobby and supporting the middles class.
In a new effort to combat what frequently has been referred to as epidemic levels of narcotics addiction in the area, the Northampton Police Department announced a program Monday to identify habitual or high-risk drug users and direct them to local treatment resources. Three officers make up the Drug Abuse Response Team, or DART.