A Look Back, Aug. 23

50 Years Ago

■A new shop on Main Street, Corkscrew, Churchkey and Sons, has opened, offering wines, cheeses and other delicacies. The shop, located at 243 Main St., is owned by Samuel and Margorie Goldman, and Richard Abuza.

■The first parcel delivery service in Northampton and Florence is being started by Barry Jones and his wife, Camille. The service, called Jones Parcel Delivery, is scheduled to get under way on Sept. 3. Jones says that any kind of food, medicine or dry goods will be promptly delivered.

25 Years Ago

■The largest study ever of Internet users has found that almost 6% — or more than 11 million users — suffer from some form of addiction to the World Wide Web. “Marriages are being disrupted, kids are getting into trouble, people are committing illegal acts, people are spending too much money,” said David Greenfield, a therapist and researcher who conducted the study.

■A city resident helped two Northampton institutions in one fell swoop Saturday with his winning bid for a $1.50 canceled check written by Calvin Coolidge. Richard C. Garvey, of Washington Avenue, won the check with a $2,300 bid for the 1916 check, one of dozens of items auctioned off to raise money for renovating the lobby of Memorial Hall. Garvey said he will donate the check to the Calvin Coolidge Collection at Forbes Library.

10 Years Ago

■After two years selling books on North Main Street in Florence, the World Eye Bookshop is closing Saturday, although its Greenfield store remains alive and well. Jessica Mullins, owner of Greenfield’s World Eye Bookshop, opened a second store in Florence in space near the thriving Cup and Top Café in October 2012.

■After building a $4 million-plus brewery on a 3-acre parcel at 30 Fort Hill Road in Easthampton and spending months developing his Oktoberfest beer, owner Eric Berzins, 28, began distributing the beer to bars in Easthampton on Thursday.