Leisure Homes reshape Berkshire land use trends
Vermont type development is spreading in northern New England as leisure homes replace farming and forestry. Williams Center study cites three Berkshire patterns — mansions, waterside cabins, and large tract developments — with water recreation as a core driver. It notes environmental costs, non resident tax impact, and suggests summer town meetings and open space or unified sewage as options to balance growth.
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Williamstown
Mass
New England
Williams College Center For Environmental Studies
Berkshires
Williams Center
Sheare Satterthwaite
Pow
Satterthwaite
Berkshire
Massachusetts
America
Berkshire Hills
Mill Pond
Lee
Becket
Mount Washington
Peru
Washington
Berkshire County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Connecticut
Cape Cod
Williams Environmental Center
Walloomsac Weekend Visits and Community Notices
Walloomsac social notes report Miss Susan Austin of Center Brunswick visiting grandmother Mrs Roscoe Austin and Mrs Edward Barringer. Arlington firemen versus School faculty game canceled. Taconic De Molay plans a food sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mason ic Temple in Manchester to fund robes. donations welcomed via Charles Marra at 375-2580. Linda and David of Troy visited Gordon Hoag and family. Hoosick Falls Health Center Auxiliary February meeting held February 12 at 2 p.m. Nurses and committees organized, a new snack and medicine cart shown, and valentines from Women's Society of Christian Service were promised. February bingo reviewed. prizes awarded to Lyda Armstrong, Mana Fox, Agnes O’Brien, William Knapp, Mary O’Brien, Michael Salisbury and Maude Noble. Mrs Gordon Hoag honored with a surprise 73rd birthday party on February 12 hosted by family and friends.
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Taconic Chapter
de- Molay
Masonic Temple
Manchester
Charles Marra
Linda
David
Troy
Gordon Hoag
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Lawrence Wheaton
Howard Thompson
Kay Aintablian
Kenneth Lawton
Mary Jenkins
Volney Chapman
Lyda Armstrong
Mana Fox
Agnes O’brien
William Knapp
Mary O’brien
Mihel Salisbury
Maude Noble
Paul B
Tor
Community Notes and Local Events for South Cambridge
Mr and Mrs Charles Smith move to Cambridge. A flock of evening grosbeaks were seen Sunday. Mr and Mrs Horace Charron of Dracut visited the Underwood family on Durfee Road. Pleasant Valley Grange meets Friday Feb 20 at 8 pm with an apple pie contest and ham supper on Feb 11 tickets available. United Methodist Church services at 1130 am with Rev Oswald Muller. Sunday School at 1030 am. Valentine party held in Sunday School hour. Lenten lessons on Luke begin Feb 18 at 8 pm at Eagle Bridge United Methodist Church, and Feb 25 at the same time and place. Scrap paper may be left at church shed. Cambridge Central School honors include Joseph Darfler and Anthony Turi high honors. Clifford Darfler honor. Janette Austin, David Donisthorpe, Walter McNall, Terry Whittier, Paul E Virtue of Coila visited grandmother Gertrude Aiken. Crystal Clover 4-H holds second demonstration workshop Feb 21 at 1:30 pm at town hall. Feb 24 area 4-H clubs demo at Burton Hall, Easton at 1 pm.
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Charles Smith
Cambridge
Horace Charron
Dracut
Mass
John Underwood
Durfee Road
Pleasant Valley Granges
United Methodist Church
Oswald A. Muller
Eagle Bridge United Methodist Church
Cambridge Central School
Joseph Darfler
Anthony Turi
Clifford Darfler
Janette Austin
David Donisthorpe
Walter McNall
Terry Whittier
Paul E. Virtue
Coila
Gertrude Aiken
Crystal Clover
Town Hall
Burton Hall
Easton
Local notes include deaths and community visits
The Rev. Joseph Reicher returns home from Liberty hospital. Miss Marion Dean dies in New York, a former summer resident. WSCS met at Mrs. Mabel Niles’ home with lessons on China. Myra Sisson visits Red Rock kin. Harold Austin sustains a farm ankle break. several locals travel to Burlington and Burling ton. Jolly Janes 4-H news lists meetings, rose and gladiolus orders, and March demonstrations at White Creek School. Alan Sands reports on SLSY woodsmens team at Paul Smiths College winning a national inter college event with success against Canadian peers.
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Joseph Reicher
Johnsburg
Liberty
Marion Dean
New York
WSCS
United Methodist Church
Mabel Niles
Margaret Perry
China
Mary Cook
Myra Sisson
Mary McClellan
James Black
Red Rock
Harold Austin
Howard Kipp
Burlington
George Matteson
Jolly Janes
James Frazier
Donald George
Post Corners
White Creek
Lions Winter Show Presents Mini Parade at Arlington High
Arlington Lions Club hosts Whistle Stop mini float parade during the Lions Winter Show at Arlington High School auditorium March 13 and 14. Floats from local firms, under 54 inches wide and 7 feet tall, will run during intermission and be judged for humor and technical merit with prizes awarded Saturday night. Interested firms contact Lawrence Brush, show chairman.
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Arlington
Arlington Lions Club
Arlington High
Arlington Business
Lcarence Brush, Liong
Adtteb Show
Party Line Party Line by Jean Wassick
Dear Party Liners. A wife laments her growing household garbage, noting a neighbor sneaking laundry and trash into her home. She describes endless waste, counting bags and market trips, and questions if others face the same pile of clutter and nagging.
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Jean
Dear Party Line Jeer and Sneering Visitor Poem
A playful verse laments an unwelcome visitor who roams freely, bringing comfort yet discomfort at every hour. It mocks the bringing of ill ease with a lighthearted tone and points toward hopeful news of ending the nuisance by science.
No Stopping Dear To Or Not To
A reader explains weighing a job with decent hours against household costs and tax concerns. Though not high salary, steady hours enable home improvements, a ski trip for the kids, and small luxuries. They find the lure of steady money strong once started, but quitting is hard.
Ten Commandments for Teenagers from EEO
A fragment lists Ten Commandments for teenagers including thinking before drinking obedience to parents and church attendance. It mixes advice on selecting partners, avoiding crowds and humility, with references to a steady life and preparing for a future marriage. The text also includes a casual letter seeking easy slow cooker recipes to cook unattended.
Party Line readers letters on family matters
A reader correspondence column explains that Party Line welcomes letters on family topics, subject to selection or abridgement for space. The editor acts as moderator and cannot personally answer letters, with unpublished replies mailed only if the writer provides true name and address. Brief, typed letters are encouraged.
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SNO
Beaves
Bennington, VT
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Susan Austin
Center Brunswick
Roscoe Austin
Edward Barringer
Susan
Helene Thompson
Arlington Firemen
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Kodak
Main St
Eleanor Niles
Philip V. Rodd
Alan Sands
S$fy
Barbara Bow
Paul Smith's College
Donald’s College
St . Eevne
Canada
University Bien
Syracuse
Colby Sands
Lions
By Jean Wassick
Will
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Orbe
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