Pomeroy PTA presses plan for school addition
The Pomeroy PTA asks the School Rehabilitation Commission to back a $222,000 multi purpose addition to Pomeroy School. The plan envisions a new main building extension that would serve as cafeteria and auditorium, plus a library and teachers’ room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Pomeroy School
School Rehabilitation Commission
Pomeroy
Commission
James M. Freeman
Rehabilitation Commission
Freeman
GOC
Police Briefs Describe Local Thefts and Incidents
Mrs. William Pen reported two hub caps stolen from her car at Pittsfield General Hospital. Joseph Kusuba reported a radio antenna snapped from his car at Depot Street. A water main broke in Linden Street laundry causing flooding. Detectives are investigating. An ambulance responded to two calls over the weekend including Dominic Kuzia who was treated after a fall at Allen Hotel and Dorothy La Douveur admitted to St Luke's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pen
Mernelis Ave. Lee
Pittsfield General Hospital
Joseph Kusuba
Waheonah St
Depot Street
Department of Public Works
Linden Street
Dominic Kuzia
Allen Hotel
St Luke's Hospital
St. Luke’s
Dorothy la Douveur
Springside Ave
Birth Announcements From Pittsfield and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Richard Jacob 22 Wilson SL welcomed a son today. Mr and Mrs Donald J Poplaski 47 Broadview Ter welcomed a son Saturday. State Sen and Mrs Andrea F Nuciloro 222 Vela Ave welcomed a son Saturday. Mr and Mrs Paul F Marsh Jr Becket welcomed a son yesterday. St Luke s Mr and Mrs Francis Kelley 41 McKinley Ter welcomed a son today. Mr and Mrs Bernard Tremblay 5 Norman Avet welcomed a son today. Mr and Mrs Pierre Levesque 774s Cherry St welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs David G Parsons Lenox welcomed a daughter Saturday. Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer Richmond welcomed a daughter Saturday. Other Hospitals Mr and Mrs Philip Civetto 243 South St Hartford Com welcomed a son Joseph Philip April 21. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Gionel Florence and Mr and Mrs Joseph Rondeau Lenox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield General
Richard Jacob
Wilson SL
Andrea F. Nuciloro
Vela Ave
St. Luke's
Francis Kelley
McKinley Ter
Philip Civetto
South St
Hartford
Com
Joseph Philip
Charles Gionel
Florence
Joseph Rondeau
Lenox
ABC Eyes Speculative Construction Plan In Pittsfield
The Association of Business and Commerce ABC discussed speculative construction at Downing Industrial Park in Gardner with ABC president Luke Hayden and former head Willian Whittlesey. The idea would create multipurpose shell buildings for sale or lease to attract new fabs. The Central Berkshire County Development Corp reported UPS has opened a building in the park and the reef plant should finish by early summer with about 32000 uncommitted dollars noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Business and Commerce
Downing
Hubbard Avenue
Gardner J. Brown
Willian A. Whittlesey
ABC
Mr. Brown
ABC Board
Luke 5
Hayden
The
Whittlesey
Brown
First Agricultural Bank
Pittsfield
Mowever
Central Berkshire County Development Corp
iWayden and Whittlesey
United Parcel Service
Berkshire Reef Co
Development Corporation
Pittsfield Fire Log and 1965 American Baptist Scholar Ship Honor Roll
Fire calls cover Saturday and Sunday across Pittsfield including trash and grass fires on West, Sheffield, Sun Valley Farm, Asci Drive, and Wahconah Street. A highlight notes Miss Michelle A. Barry named to the 1965 American Baptist National Scholarship honor roll, one of ten nationwide, with $34,000 in aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle A. Barry
Sherwood Barry
Dodge Ave
United States
Tencher
Ameriornig
Conah Park
Pitts
Kshire Red Sox
Springfield Giants
Joe Miss Barry
Buras
Pittsfield High
Rotary
Pittsfield
Belanger
Elmira
Springfield
Pynchon Park
Overnight Rain Nears April Average in Pittsfield
Overnight rainfall totaling 0.57 inches raised April’s month-to-date to within about 0.6 inch of normal, says George Bulgarelli chief meteorologist at Pittsfield Weather Station. He notes more rain ahead this week likely to meet April’s average, with normal gains in all months except March over the past six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Burgarel
Pittsfield
Weather Bureau
Eleven Girls Enter Berkshire Miss Pageant
Eleven girls were entertained at a Holiday Inn tea as part of the Miss Berkshire County pageant under the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The May 30 event at Pittsfield High School will feature contestants including Miss Alice Stiles and Miss Rose Stiles, among others. Judges outline rules. winner earns a scholarship, wardrobe, travel funds, and possible Miss America eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn
Pittsfield High School
Alice Stiles
Second St
J. J. Newberry Co
Rose Stiles
W iEngland Telephone Co
Priscilla Ann Santilla
Williamstown
Navid Adams State College
Nancy T.ee Heruert
Orchard St
Pittsfield Iron Works & Coal Supply
Judith Ann Porter
Westfield
Gail Jacobsen
Chester
Pittsfield General Hospital
Bishon Memorial School of Nursing
Kathleen Schilling
New Lenox Road
Cynthia J. Lyman
Holmes Road
Berkshire Community College
Barbara Ann Chanen
Daniels Ave
St. Luke's Hospital
Patricia H. Field
West Housatonic $T
Swift & Co
Carol Termohjen
West Housatonic St
Friendly Ice Cream
Walter W. Sisson
Jaycees
Man Uses Slide Show in Land Damage Case
Louis Eisenberg of Forest Park N Y testified in a Superior Court hearing over 3 14 acres taken for a Route 7 bypass around Lenox. He showed color slides of the Kingsleigh Hall property on Stockbridge Road before construction and described the site for the jury. The case involves Rockwood Academy owners and the commonwealth's compensation claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Louis Eisenberg
Forest Park
N.Y
Kingsleigh Hall
Stockbridge Road
Lenox
Commonwealth
Eisenberg
Sidney I. Kate
Rudolph A. Sacco
Kingsleigh Inn
Tanglewood
Merrywood Music School
Unions Prep Talks With Berkshire Contractors This Week
Berkshire County carpenters and plumbers plan negotiations with employers this week to seek new contracts before Saturday. Carpenters Local 444 rejected a 47 month offer totaling 80 cents in raises, while plumbers Local 297 await word from master plumbers to schedule sessions. Current carpenters earn 4.20 per hour and plumbers 4.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters and Plumbers
Berkshire County
Fred T. Hansen Jr
Carpenters Union Local 444
Catholic Youth Center
General Contracttors Association of
Pittsfield
Gyo
Same &Cent
Myron Coleman
Plumbers Union Local 297
Master Plumbers’ Organization
Suits Settled Out of Court in Pittsfield and Adams
Superior Court marked two civil tort suits settled out of court for undisclosed sums. The first, a $5,040 claim by Marjorie D Antuona for her daughter Jessie against Ida A Tooley for injuries from a two car crash Oct. 1, 1963 in Pittsfield. The second, a $1,200 property damage claim by Edward F Pringle of Adams against Gordon Schwarzer and Richard Young doing business as Connies Taxi for a taxi collision Nov. 27, 1962 on Adams Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie D'Antuona
Pittsfield
Jessie
Ida A. Tooley
Edward F. Pringle
Adams
Gordon Schwarzer
Richard Young
Connie's Taxi
Pringle
Adams Street
Fire Destroys Garage on Appleton Ave
A double alarm fire destroyed a two story garage at 59 Appleton Ave Saturday evening. Owner Thomas Phair moved vehicles to safety while neighbors called Central Station at 7 20. State Trooper Clemens questioned three juveniles suspected of starting the blaze. Fire officials said flames spread from the basement to the second floor via stairwell and scuttle holes. An 85 foot aerial ladder controlled the fire, with police and ambulance assisting. Damages are not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton Ave
Thomas Phair
Central Station
Wiliam Reddy
Phair
Richard J. Clemens
District Attorney's Office
Capley Terrace
Fred H. Purches Insurance Co
Pontoosuc PTA To Hear About Problems of City
Pontoosuc PTA hosts Meet Your Representative night at the school at 8. Speakers include Ward I member Thomas F. Kelly Ward 7 member James W. Collins City Councilman Ernest G. St. Peter and William A. Bunt. They discuss city government issues and answer questions. PTA president Mrs. Harold Lindberg leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontoosuc Pta
Thomas F. Kelly
James W. Collins
Ernest G. St. Peter
Willian A. Bunt
Harold Lindberg
PTA
Man Injured As Car Hits Peck's Road Pole
William Smith, 75, of 279 Highland Ave, treated at Pittsfield General Hospital for head and face injuries after his car swerved left and struck a utility pole on Peck's Road in front of 343 Peck's Read. Police continue to investigate the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
Highland Ave
Pittsfield General Hospital
Peck's
Morningside Baptists Name Pastor
The Belmont Street Baptist Church in Watertown called The Rev Carrol A Turner to serve as pastor succeeding Rev Stanley B Thomson who left to lead Central Baptist Chelmsford Turner born Cleveland 1936 earned BA Capital University 1950 BD Colgate Rochester Divinity School 1959 He served in various church and civic roles before taking the Watertown post in 1962 Married to Eula Elizabeth Patterson they have two children and will begin his pastorate in Pittsfield June 1 with Rev Percy C Clark as interim pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol A. Turner
Belmont Street Baptist Church
Watertown
Morningside Baptist Church
Stanley B. Thomson
Central Baptist Church
Chelmsford
Mr. Turner
Cleveland
Ohio
Capital University
Columbus
Col Rate Rochester Divinity School
Rochester
N.Y
The
Divinity School
Park Presbyterian Church of
Newark
N.J
Rochester State Hospital
Vermont Council of Church Bs
Second Baptist Church
North
Grafton
Worcester Association
Worcester Association of the Ministers Council
Massachusetts Baptist Convention World Mission Support
Massachusetts Baptist Convention
Department of Pastoral Services
Worcester Council of Churches
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Worcester
New England Baptist Youth Conference
Near East
Holy Land
Turner
Stillman Association
Belmont Council of Churches
McLean Hospital
Waverley
American Baptist Convention
Resolutions Committee
San Francisco
Baptist Bowling Teague
Department of Westoral Services
Massachusetts Council of Churches
Massachusetts
Continuing Education Institute For
American Baptist Convention Council
Berean Brethren Theological Club
Andover Newton Theological Seminary
Eula Elizabeth Patterson
Augusta
Maine
Mes
Baptist Abssionary Training School
First Baptist Church of
Greenfield
Turners
Me. Turner
Pittsfield
Percy C. Clark
Mannequin Topples, Sparks Fire At Berkshire Hills Window
A mannequin dressed for a late boy toppled in the Berkshire Hills shop window on North Street Sunday evening. The figure sparked a smoulder, firefighters were notified, the blaze was extinguished, and the dummy was set upright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Hills
North Street
Triple Water District Proposed by Bulgarelli
George J. Bulgarelli a weather bureau meteorologist proposed a combined sewer and water district for Pittsfield Lenox and Dalton as a long range fix for water shortages Speaking at a National Association of Power Engineers dinner he argued the alliance would double water capacity while avoiding major funding and would rely on retained engineering staff to study water and sewage issues Regionally the three towns share watershed links and disposal networks making a single authority logical pooling resources could boost future water supply and recreational available ground water areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Lenox
Dalton
George J. Bulgarelli
Weather Bureau
National Association of Power Engineers
Nightland
Bulgarelli
Central Berkshire
Ile
Cleveland
Barrington OK's Building Permit For Restaurant
Great Barrington officials issued a building permit today for a one story 30 by 30 foot restaurant on Stock Inidge Road fronting the former Tracy property. The project to be run by South Berkshire Corp fits in R-2 zoning and required no public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Tracy
Inidge Road
Eugene J. Sullivan
the Eagle
South Berkshire Corp
Selectmen
Board of Appeals
Charles Bolster
Pittsfield Superior Court
Robert J. Sharby
Horace C. Deedles
Gerald Duprey
Pittsfield
District Court Proceedings and Parking Violations Reported
Harold W Daly surrendered on a morals charge and faces Middlesex County arraignment after being a weekend fugitive. Judge Prank W Cimini fined John J Downey for a stop sign violation. Multiple parking tickets were dismissed or continued due to incorrect listings, with several fines paid by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Daly
Connecticut
Middlesex County
Prank W. Cimini
John J. Downey
Howard St
James J. Parise
Columbus Ave
Morris Nl. Gibson
Dalton
Edmund McBride
William G. Barkowski
Edward S. Bonnivier
Lanesboro
Edward C. la Fleche
Francis Ave
Cork N' Hearth
Lee
Claire A. Moore
Terrace Ave
Fidecard M. O'Connell
Buel St
Barbara
City Public Works Committee to Hear Street Acceptance Tonight
Public hearing tonight on the city accepting portions of two streets for public use. Petition by contractor EF. S. Barbahinga covers Joan Drive and Rockland Drive in his development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Committee
EF. S. Barbahinga
Joan Drive
Rockland Drive
Frances S Mathis obituary in New Lebanon New York
New Lebanon New York Frances S Mathis longtime resident died at home after a long illness born April 16 1881 in Conklingsville She married James A Sutherland in 1900 and Edward M Mathis in 1918 She taught home economics for a time and worked for NY Telephone and T T She leaves a son Richard Sutherland two stepsons three sisters two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral Thursday at 2 at Hal Higgins Funeral Home Stephentown with Rev George A Cole officiating Burial in the Cemetery of the Evergreens Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Frances S$. Mathis
Conklingsville
Frank and
Delia Ovett Salmon
James A. Sutherland
Pratt Institute
Edward M. Mathis
New Maven (Conn.) Gas Co
New York Tele Phone & Telegraph Co
Hadley, KY
Groves Woodard
Watervliet
John Towner
Albany
James
Robert Sutherland
Hal & Higgins
Stephentown
George A. Cole
Two Pittsfield Obituaries Share Loss From Local Family
Francis M Caesar aged 37 of 10 Circular Ave dies in St Luke s Hospital after World War II veteran service and local residency. He leaves two daughters Juanita and Francine Caesar of Springfield his parents Mr and Mrs John Caesar of Pittsfield a sister in New York City and four brothers. Services tomorrow at Wellington Funeral Home with burial in Pittsfield Cemetery. F P Jones Sr 61 of 278 New West St dies at West Branch Springside Nursing Home. His son Frederick Jr died from a Lebanon NY auto crash six weeks earlier and his wife Kez Barnes remains in St Luke s Hospital. Jones Sr formerly worked for Hamilton Mery Co and retired in 1995 after ill health. Surviving: wife five daughters Ruth Staybird Elizabeth Bonnie Irene Laurie Jones Pittsfield five sons Mired David Allen Pittsfield his mother Abigail Deane of Chester five sisters Rena Machievowski Mary Helard Millicent Willard Lillian Goff of Westfield Rose Furlonz of Bridgeport two stepbrothers Albert Deane of Becker Obediah Deane of Chester two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services at Beneivenga Funeral Home later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick P. Jones Sr
New West St
West Branch
Springside
Frederick P. Jones Jr
Lebanon
N.Y
Kez Barnes
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Jones
Willington
Conn
Chester
Hamilton, Mery Co
Ruth Staybird
Lizabeth
Bonnie
Irene
Laurie Jones
Pittsfield
Mired
David
Allen
Francis M. Caesar
Circular Ave
Mer. Caesar
Gertrude Howell
New York City
John
Detroit
Samuel Gerald
Theodore
Wellington
Funeral
Pansfield Cemetery
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Pomeroy Pta
Dillon
Jost
Eictudes Library
Donald J. Poplaski
Broadview Ter
Paul F. Marsh Jr
Becket
Bernard Tremblay
Norman
Pierre Levesque
Cherry St
David G. Parsons
Saterday
Richard Palmer
Richmond
Berkshire County Savings Bank
ABC Eyes
Shel
Baptists
Michelle Barry
West St
James Street
Sheffield Street
Asci
Sun Valley Farm
Churchill St
East St
Partridge Road
Wahconah St
Blythewood Drive
Hubbard Ave
Kelly Hardwood Co
Tyler St
Taconic Island
Fenn St. Rubbins
Red Sox
Remnant & Dress Outlet
Nortiest
First National
Miss Berkshire
Rockwood Academy
Peck
Morningside Baptists
Atertown
Triple Water District
Barrington OK
Mrs
Frances Mathis
F. P. Jones Sr
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