Berkshire officials forced from town in colonial re enactment
In Great Barrington Berkshire County officials and a large regional crowd reenact the 1774 confrontation at the Berkshire County Courthouse to mark the bicentennial of colonial resistance. The mock British authorities are turned away by a mob portraying colonists as Western Massachusetts and Connecticut leaders watch.
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Stephen Seche
Great Barrington
Berkshire County
America
Great Barrington Town Hall
U.S
Francis Sargent
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Mimi MacDonald
South Berkshire
Litchfield County
Conn
Hoosick Grange elects new master at annual election
Wesley Hall was named master of the Hoosick Grange with a full slate of officers including David Cornell as assistant steward and Edna Cornell as lady assistant steward. New officers will be installed Sept 11. The group scheduled a picnic for Aug 24 at Grafton State Park with rain backup at the Grange Hall.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Wesley Hall
Hoosick Grange
David Cornell
Edna Cornell
Donald S Hewitt Sr
Clifford
Prebble
Carleton Philpott
Ralph Philpott
Grafton State Park
Grange
N. Clifford Cottrell
N. Clifford Cottrell, Chairman of the Legislative Committee
The
Schaghticoke Fair
Windham names Dr Watt dean
Windham College president Harrison Symmes has announced the appointment of Dr John Watt as academic Dean of the College effective September 1, 1974. Watt arrives from Johnston College, University of Redlands, California, where he directed international dimensions and academic planning and served as faculty chairman. He holds degrees from Balliol Oxford Harvard and Columbia and authored The District Magistrate in Late Imperial China.
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Putney
Windham College
Harrison M. Symmes
John Watt
Watt
Windham
Johnston College
University of Redlands
California
Johnston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rugby
England
Robert Cameron Watt
Edinburgh Academy
Scotland
Balliol College
Oxford
Harvard University
East Asia
Columbia University
School of Oriental Studies
London
China
BCRC meeting clears way for hiring transportation planner
The Bennington County Regional Commission resolves its dispute with the Department of Highways enabling the hiring of a transportation planner to serve Bennington and Rutland Counties. Edward Lamb is the preferred appointee, with final approval awaiting Rutland regional commission action. Federal funds and cost sharing details are outlined, plus a separate $400 grant for a State Line House park concept and an UCS Youth Information Center funding request.
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Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Department of Highways
Bennington
Rutland
John Simson
Edward R. Lamb
Rutland Regional Commission
Lamb
John Gray
Highway Department
Gray
Charles Tilgner
Commission
Simson
Bob Condon
Bennington County
Condon
State Line House
Stewart E. Allen
Allen Organization
Glens Falls N.Y
Governors Commission On the Administration of Justice
Regional Commission
Henry
UCS
UIC
YIC
Arlington Bicentennial Committee Meets Tuesday Night
Arlington Bicentennial Committee will convene Tuesday August 20 at 7 30 p m in the Arlington Community House.
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Arlington Bicentennial Committee
Arlington Community House
Bazaar of the Century at Shadowbrook raises funds
In Lenox Massachusetts the Bazaar of the Century runs Saturday August 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Shadowbrook. Proceeds benefit Berkshire Medical Center Auxiliary and the Pittsfield hospital's new building project.
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Lenox
Mass
Shadowbrook
Berkshire Medical Center Auxiliary
Pittsfield Hospital
AIA Opens Design Award Program in Western Massachusetts
The Western Massachusetts chapter of the American Institute of Architects announces its second annual design awards with three cost categories under 100000, under 1 million, and over 1 million. Projects completed within one to six years prior under any registered Massachusetts architect are eligible. Registrations due Sept. 16 and judged Oct. 25-26 by a five member jury. awards presented at December dinner-dance.
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Springfield
Mass
Western Massachusetts
American Institute of Architects
Massachusetts
Pownal Community Events Include Car Wash Bazaar And Softball
Pownal hosts a car wash at the North Pownal firehouse Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A Saturday AA meeting and a Sunday adult study class are planned at local centers. Monday softball game at 10 a.m. at North Pownal field features the girls team versus Bennington Recreation. The 100th bazaar for the House of Mercy marks the first cottage hospital’s legacy with refreshments, a children’s carnival, needlework, dolls, and a period fashion show by Berkshire County Historical Society. Admission is free.
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Pownal
Bennington
North Pownal
House of Mercy
BMC
Berkshire County Historical Society
John D. Lynch Jr
Pittsfield
Shadowbrook
Stockbridge Bowl
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Berkshire
MacDonald
Weir-Reynolds
Philip Leonard
Reynolds Foundation
Vermont
F.d.1.c
Mt. Greylock Regional High School
Williamstown Board of Trade
Watt Dean
Russ Garland
Greg Burke
Manchester
Norm Arseneault
Robert Butler
Green Mountain National Forest
Edith Beaumont
Ryner Gundrum
Grafton
Hoosick Falls Village
Hoosick Falls Country Club
AIA
Pamela Blakeman
Alcoholics Anonymous
Joe Hurley
Pownal Baptist Church
Summer Street
Acupuncture Center
Battle Day
Walker
tHéme Fabric Mills
Saratoga Rd
Scotia, N.Y
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