Salamander migration watch underway at Pleasant Valley
Lenox Massachusetts prepares for a salamander migration on warm rainy nights. Sanctuary director Mulhall and Berkshire Community College students monitor air and water conditions, hopeful for a repeat of last year’s crossroad crossing and mass breeding in the ponds. Endangered Jefferson, marbled, and spotted salamanders thrive in the sanctuary’s limestone habitat, one of only two U S sanctuaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Pleasant Valley
John C. Mulhall
Mulhall
Patricia
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Berkshire Community College
BCC
Ewell
Texas
McCullough Library hosts bicentennial reading awards
Children from McCullough Library participated in a bicentennial reading program. Senya Thomson Scott Thomson Tammy Becker Shane Becker Susan Foster Belinda Susee Beverly Olmstead Ruth Matteson John Pahnke Beth Leamy Becky Bruneau Tamara Wallace Senft Rebecca Wallace Senft Ashley Cook Cindy Hyatt and Jessica Ryan attended a discussion about the bicentennial and Vermont related books. Awards were handed out and refreshments served.
Lead Testing Expansion in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Executive William J. Murphy announced an $84,532 federal grant to continue the Lead Poisoning Detection program. Since 1974 the effort tests children for elevated blood lead, educates parents, and inspects pre 1950 homes for paint hazards while enforcing corrective actions where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County
William J. Murphy
Rensselaer County Health Department
Leahy Amendment expands dairy indemnity program
U S Senate Agriculture Committee adopted Sen. Patrick Leahy's amendment to extend the Dairy Indemnity Program. It would cover dairy farmers and manufacturers for losses from contamination by chemicals or radioactive substances, beyond pesticides, when no farmer fault is involved. The move, supported by the National Milk Producers Association, targets the 1977 farm bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leahy
Vermont Disaster Declaration Request Rejected
Gov. Richard Snelling said Vermont’s bid for a presidential disaster declaration was denied by President Carter due to a new policy restricting aid to only extreme disaster cases. He had estimated $2.6 million in damage across 10 counties from late winter floods caused by melting snow and ice jams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Richard Snelling
Vermont
Snelling
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Carter
Unemployment aid service in Bellows Falls
Governor Snelling announced a state Employment Security team would be in Bellows Falls today to assist the more than 50 workers who lost or may have lost jobs after the weekend fire that damaged several downtown buildings. The interviews were set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellows Falls
UPI
State Employment Security Department
Richard Snelling
Springfield Des
Snelling
Vermonters Win National Merit Scholarships Three Seniors Receive $1000 Awards
Three Vermont high school seniors Diana Mason Barton Charles Tilgner Bennington and Mary Finn Waterbury win National Merit Scholarships worth 1000 each. Recipients are chosen for academic achievement extracurriculars and aptitude test scores to help cover college expenses. Mason attends Lake Regional Union High School Tilgner Mt Anthony Union High School Finn Harwood Union High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston, Ill
UPI
Vermont
Diana Mason
Barton
Charles Tilgner
Bennington
Mary Finn
Waterbury
Miss Mason
Lake Regional Union High School
Tilgner
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Miss Finn
Harwood Union High School
Union College president stays on after resignation offer
Two days after offering his resignation, Union College president Thomas Bonner announced he will remain at least for now. Trustees have not released details amid a hockey dispute over moving the team from the NESCAC to Division I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
Union College
Thomas Bonner
Union
Bonner
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Berkshire Firemen Quell 80 Blazes Across Region
Northern Berkshire saw 80 fires across western Massachusetts as firefighters battled grass, brush, and forest blazes. The outbreak included a West Mountain Hancock fire and a 65 acre Clarksburg State Forest fire that hospitalized chief Howard Tanner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Massachusetts
New York
West Mountain
Hancock
Granville
Westfield
Springfield
Chicopee
Amherst
Northampton
Southampton
Belchertown
Lenox
Dalton
Great Barrington
Sheffield
Lee
Stockbridge
Clarksburg
Vermont
Howard Tanner
North Adams Regional Hospital
Fires blamed on children in North Adams blight homes
Kids with matches blamed for two Sunday fires in North Adams leaving 15 people homeless. A morning blaze at 15 South St. severely damaged the upper floor and attic of a two and a half story apartment building with water and smoke damage to the rest. Evacuees were sheltered by relatives at the Sheraton North Adams Inn. A second fire in the afternoon destroyed a one story storage shed at 67 Liberty St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
South St
Sheraton
North Adams Inn of Relatives and Friends
Liberty St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lenox, Mass
Susan Besaw Walsh
The
Berkshire Eagle
West Mountain Road
Walsh
Linda McGraw
Mahar & Son, Inc
Uneral Home
Order OF the Golden Rule
CTAN
Dey
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H
South Street
Supreme Comfort
Ais Oe
Eclipse Mattress & Box Springs
Tray
Elite Mattress & Box Springs
Main Street
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Paul Zuber
Zuber
RPI
Center For Urban and Environmental Studies
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Grimm
Grimm
Down In
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!