Berkshire vacation homes boom near New York
Berkshire County attracts urban buyers seeking closer getaways as Vermont markets sag amid gas shortages. Becket and Lenox developments report rising sales while Vermont agents note declines due to capital gains tax and environmental rules. Local banks see mixed mortgage activity as residents eye closer options, with Becket Woods expanding to meet demand.
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Charles J. Bonenti
Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire County
Vermont
Hartford
McCafferty
George Patch
Robinwood Development Corp
Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Green
Becket
Patch
Connecticut
Donald L. Morse
Enfield, Conn
Stowe
Morse
John O. Lafontana
Wheeler and Taylor Inc
Great Barrington
New Jersey
New York
Alford
Sheffield
Stockbridge
Lenox
William D. Roche
Lenox Savings Bank
Charles Tacy
Lee Savings Bank
South Berkshire
Robert Egee
Becket Woods
Jacobs Ladder
Berkshires
Egee
Uncertain future for Rensselaer Minibus services
Public meeting in Hoosick Falls addressed urgent need to continue the CEO sponsored minibus serving northern Rensselaer County. If no revenue sources are found by June 30 the service likely ends when a federal grant expires, with residents from Johnsonville Berlin Petersburg Grafton and Hoosick Falls relying on the route to Troy and Albany area for groceries doctor visits and welfare interviews.
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Edith Beaumont Hoolick
Johnsonville
Berlin
Petersburg
Grafton
Hoosick Falls
Grace Brandi
Elizabeth Holmes
Gwen Wright
Northern
Rensselaer County
Beulah Crowley
Troy
Albany Medical Center
Schenectady
West Hoosick
East Hoosick
Crowley
Edward Granka
Restino
Severson
Nader to speak on energy and nuclear safety at Williams
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader will discuss Energy and Nuclear Power at 8:30 p.m. on Monday March 18 in Chapin Hall Williams College. The talk is sponsored by MassPIRG and several campus groups and outlines concerns about nuclear plant safety and rapid development.
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Mass
Ralph Nader
Chapin Hall
Williams College
Nader
Williams
Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group
Masspirg
Lecture
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Freshman Council
Roper Public Opinion Research Center
The
Center For Environmental Studies
Prospect House
Atomic Energy Commission
Center For Responsive Law
Center For Auto Safety
Congress
Massachusetts Pirg
Boston
Amherst
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
Western New England College
Springfield
Merrimack College
North Andover
Bentley College
Waltham
Mary McClellan Hospital Notes Cambridge NY Week of March 3 9
Admissions list Edna Brownell Greenwich Kevin Buck Hoosick Falls Hulda Eddy Buskirk Linda Hunt White Creek Eleanor Laurie Salem Anna Mae Morris Salem Debra L Morrison Buskirk Jane Oliver Coila Sarah B Pratt Greenwich Julian Priest Victory Mills Margaret F Shiland Cambridge Lynne M Skiff Greenwich Constance Sloan Greenwich Ruth Stewart Greenwich Anna L White Salem Doreen Sue Worthington Salem. Discharges Kevin M Buck Petersburg Eber I Gifford Hoosick Falls Susan E Hogan Greenwich Audrey Hunt Petersburg Malcolm C Hunt Buskirk Nellie Jenkins Salem Laura Kibling Valley Falls Marie A Kincaid Hoosick Falls Terry Lamb Schaghticoke Deborah A LaRoe Greenwich Frederick Merrill Schaghticoke Debra L Morrison Buskirk Forrest K Moses Eagle Bridge Sarah B Pratt Schaghticoke Thomas A Rohrbach Greenwich Con stance R Sloan Greenwich.
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Greenwich
Kevin Buck
Hoosick Falls
Hulda Eddy
Buskirk
Linda Hunt
White Creek
Eleanor Laurie
Salem
Anna Mae Morris
Debra L. Morrison
Jane Oliver
Coila
Sarah B. Pratt
Julian Priest
Victory Mills
Margaret F. Shiland
Cambridge
Lynne M. Skiff
Constance Sloan Greenwich
Ruth Stewart
Anna L. White
Doreen Sue Worthington
Kevin M. Buck
Petersburg
Eber I. Gifford
Susan E. Hogan
Audrey Hunt
Malcolm C. Hunt
Nellie Jenkins
Laura Kibling
Valley Falls
Marie A. Kincaid
Terry Lamb
Schaghticoke
Deborah A. LaRoe
Frederick Merrill
Forrest K. Moses
Eagle Bridge
Thomas A. Rohrbach
Constance R. Sloan
Local church schedules meetings and visitors return
South Cambridge trustees convene Thursday March 14 at 8 p m and the administrative board on Monday March 18 at 8 p m. Mr and Mrs John Case of Burchard Avenue and Mr and Mrs Walter Graney of 1 Dove Street have returned from a two week vacation in St Petersburg Florida. Van Rensselaer Star Chapter CES hosts Friendship and Sidelines Night tonight at 8 in the Masonic Temple in Hoosick Falls.
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John Case
Burchard Avenue
Walter Graney
Dove St
St. Petersburg
Fla
van Rensselaer
CES
Masonic
Cigarette Warning Rules Unveiled In Australia
Australia imposes health hazard warnings on all cigarette packs and television ads under new law. US readers note a list of local community notices including visits by West Lafayette residents, Grange events, and church activities scheduled in March with services, Sunday school, and confirmation classes led by Rev. Burdess.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
South Cambridge United Methodist Church
Harry Burdess
Manchester Elementary Reverts to 8 15 Start Time
Manchester directors vote to shift school day to 8 15 a.m. starting March 18, aligning with Burr and Burton Seminary, amid planning commission input on town growth and long range capital budgeting. The board forms a committee with Supt. Houlihan and Skiptunas to set future goals.
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Manchester
Charles E. Skiptonas
Burr and Burton’ Seminary
Martha Pelton
New Board
Manchester Planning Commission
Michael Powers
New School Board
Planning Commission
Powers
Abraham Madkour
Edward Houli
Pownal Church Choir Rehearsal And Prayer Meeting
Pownal Baptist Church will host a choir rehearsal at 6 30 p m and a prayer meeting at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. Gerald LaCroix thanks Pownal voters for school director support in Tuesday’s election ADV.
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Pownal Baptist Church
Pownal
Gerald LaCroix
Manchester to unite sewer systems save millions
The town and village of Manchester plan a single sewer system to meet federal standards, guided by Jennison engineering. Projected 2000 flow is 600000 gallons per day rising to 1040000 by 2025 with a 90 percent federal funding share for the core work. total minimum project cost 1.4313 million dollars, bond to cover 174630.
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Manchester
William Emberly
Jennison Engineering
Emberly
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