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50 Years Ago ■Gov. Francis Sargent’s fiscal policy came under increasing fire this week as towns here and elsewhere in the commonwealth reacted angrily to greatly reduced state aid commitments for the next 18 months. Northampton will probably join.
Let us not forget that on Feb. 4 there was an unveiling of an original piece of art at Forbes Library created by professor and artist Richard Yarde a portrait of Sojourner Truth. During the unveiling ceremony there was one vital piece of information.
A couple years ago, Forbes Library received a $10,000 donation from a donor who wanted to remain anonymous but also wanted the money used for a very specific purpose: to broaden the Northampton library’s permanent art collection.More specifically,.