Preschoolers Development Topic at Crosby Junior High
Dr. Burton L. White of Harvard's Preschool Project will speak Thursday at 1 30 p m on developing competence in preschool children with home influence. The talk ties to a New York Times magazine article and is hosted by the Pittsfield STEP program for staff and parents with SPAN and SPARK programs invited. public welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton L. White
Harvard
Crosby Junior High
Maya Pines
New York Times
White
City Hall Briefs Seek Federal Aid for Master Plan
Planning Director E Boris Stahm asked the state Department of Community Affairs for federal aid covering two thirds of a new master plan. Work has begun, funds unavailable now but expected soon. A permit for demolition of a six family dwelling at 14 Dartmouth St. was granted. General Electric is owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.boris Stahm
State Department of Community Affairs
Stahm
Dartmouth St
General Electric
Police Briefs Among Pittsfield Crimes and Incidents
A theft at Pittsfield Cemetery on July 27 remains under investigation after two boys allegedly broke a car window and took a purse containing $200 from Marie Bradway of 34 Elmhurst Ave. Police questioned several youths. two admitted taking money from another boy but denied cemetery involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Marie Bradway
Elmhurst Ave
Local Colleges Get Grants for Police Training
Berkshire Community College along with Holyoke and Greenfield Community Colleges will receive federal grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to train law enforcement personnel. BCC gets 2600 dollars, Holyoke 8200, Greenfield will roll over last year’s funds. Pittsfield police have used BCC courses with shared city and state funding, and the program expands with expected participation from outside Pittsfield starting in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Community College
Congressional
Silvio O. Conte
Conte
BCC
Holyoke Community College
Greenfield Community College
Pittsfield
Real Estate Transfers and Military Unit Detail
Real estate transfers include Harold M Towne and Silvia T Towne selling to John A and Monica A Miller a house and lot on Revere Parkway. George and Shirley Frenkel sell to General Electric Co a property on Dartmouth Street. George A and George Allegrona sell to Richard D and Bonnie L Valenti a house and lot on Clydesdale Drive. A fragment mentions Fic Russell W Crandall, son of Mrs Horace M Crowley, and Max M and Dominica F Vogl selling to Michael J and Julia Shantz in Englewood Colorado, with parcels on East Acres Road. A military note references the 1st Marine Division near Da Nang, Vietnam, detailing battalion fire support for infantry units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M
Silvia T. Towne
John A
Monica A. Miller
Revere Parkway
George and
Shirley Frenkel
General Electric Co
Dartmouth Street
George A
George
Allegrona
Richard D. and
Bonnie L. Valenti
Clydesdale Drive
Fic
Russell W. Crandall
Horace M. Crowley
County Road
Becket
Max M
Dominica F. Vogl
Elaine
Michael J
Julia
Weid- Shantz
Englewood
Colo
East Acres
1St Marine Division
da Nang
Vietnam
Two local women die in Pittsfield area services held
Mrs Catherine M Scott 74 of 167 Crane Ave died Friday night at Dolphin Nursing Home Dalton A widow of Alfred E Scott she leaves two daughters Mrs Ralph Maier of Columbus Ohio Mrs William Laughran of Pittsfield a son David Scott of Petaluma California and 16 grandchildren A High Mass of Requiem was celebrated this morning at St Charles Church Burial was in St Josephs Cemetery Bearers were Donald M Laughran Paul J Pierce Sr Paul J Pierce Jr and David W Pierce Mrs Milfred I Hutchinson 64 of 28 Delaney Ave Lenox died this morning at Valley View Nursing Home after a long illness She was the widow of Earla W Hutchinson Born in Pittsfield she was a lifelong resident and a member of Trinity Methodist Church She leaves two brothers Kenneth R and George A Brown and a nephew Robert J Brown Friends may call at Dwyer Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Services will be held Wednesday at the funeral home Burial will be in Pittsfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine M. Scott
Crane Ave
Dolphin Nursing Home
Dalton
Alfred E. Scott
Chicago
Scott
St. Charles’ Church
Ralph Maier
Columbus
Ohio
William Laughran
Pittsfield
David Scott
Petaluma
Calif
Milfred I. Hutchinson
Delaney Ave
Valley View
Lenox
Earla W. Hutchinson
George and
Anna Rinnehart Brown
Hutchinson
Trinity Methodist Church
Kenneth R
George A. Brown
Robert J. Brown
Dwyer Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Joseph E. Driscoll
1A Plastics
Pittsfield General Unit
BMC
Driscoll
General Electric Co
St. Helena’s Chapel
New Lenox
Pittsfield Aerie
Eagles
GE Pensioners Club
GE Quarter-Century Club
Anna Carlson
Donald F. Verheyn
Flint
Mich
Henry
Edward Driscoll
Dery
Donald F. Burr
Bertha R. Randall
Glenwood Ave
Dalton Convalescent Home
Charles J. Randall
Bunker Hill
Que
Canada
Randall
United Church of
Housatonic
William F. O'Brien
Prospect Street
Fairview Hospital
O'Brien
James
Hannah Buckley O'Brien
Fred T. Ley Construction Co
Springfield
International Union of Operating Engineers
Great Barrington
Adams
Antonio Delmotino
Columbia St
Williamstown
Italy
Arnold Print Works
Delmolino
St. Thomas Church
Mary
Lea
Reno Delmolino
Adolf Martini
Lawrence Smachetti
Ray Kn
Ervin R. Winn
Roselyn
Drive
South Congregational Church
Erica Palme
Hudson
N.H
Mount Hermon School
Mr. Winn
First Congregational Church
Mystic Lodge of Masons
York Rite
Royal Arch Chapter
Knights Templar
Mount Hermon Building Fund
David R. Winn
U.S. Air Force Medical Corps
Japan
Charles D
University of California At
Los Angeles
Calvin BP
Miami
Fla
H. Charline Watkins
Nashua
Wellington Feneral
Heart Fund
Kris J. Gelamniks
Onota St
Lithuania
Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran, Church, Golden Age Club
Senior Citizens Center
GE Quarter Century Club
Barbara Dagis
Peter J
John
Mary E. Whitman
Zoof Funeral Home
James W. Knorr
Trinity United Methodist Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Robert E. Zopf
Richard E. Seidel
Edward J. Barcz
John A. Austin
Robert L. Grandbois
Ralph J. Benjamin
Ashley Falls
Helen G. Morse
Pines
Canaan
Conn
Harland and
Mary Goslee Morse
South Canaan
Property transfers and minor incidents in Hinsdale and nearby towns
The listings record transfers of homes and land including Maple Street Hinsdale and Route 183 Stockbridge, with buyers Mildred E Anderson Jack Fuller and Barbara Decker. Incident notes note a water leak at 765 Tyler St a false box alarm Robbins Ave and Prospect St and a faulty windshield wiper wiring at a Blecher house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred E. Anderson
Jack F
Kathleen Fuller
Hinsdale
Joseph J
Louis Wehry
Benjamin
Elda Virgilio
Dalton Division Road
Dalton
Simon A
Helen A. Wichrowski
William A
Roberta W. Blecher
North Street
Gate Island
Otis
Robbins Avenue
Prospect Street
Obituaries and Funerals from Pittsfield and Nearby Areas
Multiple obituaries note Renee May, 74, of Burlington and former Pittsfield resident, born in Zurich, survived by son Edgar, daughter, sister, and four grandchildren. services held at Chain Zedek Synagogue. Also reported are Joseph Driscoll, Bertha Randall, William O'Brien, with funeral details, survivors, and memorial notes.
Louis Bouche Painter Dies in New York Area News
Louis Bouche a 73 year old painter died Thursday at Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield after a long illness His funeral was Saturday at St Josephs Malden Bridge with burial in Rayville Cemetery He painted murals for the Eisenhower Foundation Museum Abilene Kan in 1954 and had works in major museums including the Metropolitan and Whitney in New York Cranbrook Detroit Cincinnati and Walker Center Minneapolis He also did murals for government buildings in Washington and New York City News extends to other local obituaries and notices in the same submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Chatham
N.Y
Louis Bouche
Berkshire
Berkshire Art Association
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Whitney Museum
New York
Cranbrook Museum
Detroit
Cincinnati Art Museum
Walker Art Center
Minneapolis
Duncan ‘Phillips
In Memoriam Vera Guinan Ferguson Remembrance Card
A sorrowful memorial note marks one year since Vera Guinan Ferguson's death. Kyle and daughters Rita and Bluite mourn her loss with heartfelt lines about loneliness, grief, and the unspoken goodbye. The message honors Vera’s memory and their enduring sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perguson
Vera Guinan Ferguson
Augus
Alea
Kyle
Rita
Bluite
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nash
Elm Street
City Hall
Richard Gates
Harwich St
Joseph Fitzgerald
Francis Ave
Fitzgerald
Sharon Beach
Pleasant St
Gates
The
Eagle
Mark Hubley
South Shore
Pontoosuc Lake
Anthony Pisiewski
North St
Kendall Barnes
Orlando Ave
Lyle Freeze
Edward Ave
Po-Liece
Jubilee Hill
Coltsville Kiddie Land
Dalton Avenue
Gerald McDonough
St. Luke's
Teresa Isabel
Anita Drive
Oriental Rugs
Oriental Rug Dept
Haddad
the Rug Center
Berkshires
Shop At Home Service
Rapery World
Thule
Summer St
Alice Fox
Art Tinney
Wahoonah Street
Mass
Carr's Warehouse
Royal Cleaners
Catherine Scott
E. A. Hutchinson
Tyler St
Dan YT
Barbara C. Decker
Daniel A
Jacqueline, A. I. Hawkins
Route 183
Stockbridge
Carol Winifred Wyman
Joe An
Cole Ave
Felo
Ann Luchi
Otis Road
Lucky Boy
Onyx
Pitteffeld
S&c&in Opticians
Dward Dery, JR
David A
Bradford ST
Cheshire
Renee May
Burlington, WI
Ferdinand May
May
United States
Switzerland
U.S
Zurich
Lausanne
University of Zurich
Burlington
Arthur Kunin
Trinity College
Edgar
Sargent Shriver
France
Bernie Bendel
Chain Zedek
Louise Breason May
Bertha Randall
William F. O’brien
Richard F. Wise
Cromwell
Frank A
Alice Kelly Wise
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney
Wise
Aunfe
Ruth Bartter
Marsden F Brundage
Sacred Heart Church
Center Berlin
Ervin R
Winn
Kris J. Gelazniks
Miss Helen Morse
Mrs
Flora Carney
Albert J. Goroux
Birches
David Glahn
First Methodist Church of
Franklin M. Crandall
Richard and Milton King
John A. Demastrie
Water Street Cemetery
Great, Barrington
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