Jail Guards May Get Shift Pay Under New Law
County jail guards and other county workers on night and early morning shifts may receive shift differential pay under a new state law. The act amends General Laws Chapter 45, Section 51, directing the County Personnel Board to craft regulations on shift differentials, leaves of absence and overtime. The law takes effect September 3, enabling the board to begin drafting necessary regulations. The chairman of the Berk-
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County Personnel Board
Berk
County Pay Hike Put at 148 247
Clerical staffs in the offices of the County Commission and County Treasurer estimate the cost of the newly authorized county pay raise at 148 237. The sum covers about 125 regular employees and 17 748 for presiding and special justices. The bill, retroactive to Jan 1, awaits governor signature and requires a supplementary tax levy to fund the raises. Also reports of thefts and a traffic mishap follow, including items stolen from several vehicles and a minor collision on Merrill Road.
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County Commission
Arthur C. McKinnon
Ensign Richard A. Berry Joins Navy Flight Training
Richard A. Berry son of Mrs Byone T Berry of 257 East St joins U S Navy after finishing primary flight training at Pensacola Florida Navy Aviation School. He ranks in top 10 of class and will pursue jet night training at Meridian Mississippi. Previously worked at Goddard Space Flight Center and studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of Maryland as part of his path to naval officer candidate status.
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Richard A. Berry
Byone T. Berry
East St
U.S. Navy
Naval Aviation School
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Ens. Berry
Meridian
Miss
Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Goddard, Ens
Berry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Pittsfield High School
Berkshire Community College
University of Maryland At College Park
Pittsfield Parks and Pools Summer Events Schedule
Community notes list supervised swimming hours from 12 to 4 and events at Onota Pontoosuc Crane Springside. Activities include fishing for ages 6 to 14, daily Springside Zoo hours, evening Springside Observatory, and a variety of contests and rides at multiple parks with times from 9 to 3:10 and locations such as Williams Wahoonan Wild Acres and Lakewood.
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Onote
Pontoosug
Springside Plente
Onota
Pontoosuc
Springside
Springside Observatory
Tanglewood Weekend Attendance Figures Reported
Tanglewood officials announced weekend attendance totals reaching 20,422 with 3,585 on Friday night, 11,316 on Saturday night, and 542 on Sunday. The counts reflect strong regional turnout for events held at the Lenox venue.
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LENOX
Tanglewood
Masses Listed For Feast Of Assumption
Catholic churches publish the Mass schedule for the Feast of the Assumption a holy day of obligation with multiple services across All Souls Holy Family Mount Carmel Notre Dame Sacred Heart St Charles St Francis St Johns St Josephs St Marks St Marys and St Teresas.
Tully Runs For Ward 1 Council In Pittsfield
Philip J. Tully Jr., 35, of 210 Partridge Road, announces candidacy for Ward 1 council. A meatcutter at Harry's Supermarket, he chairs the Finance Committee of the Democratic City Committee and heads the Pittsfield Taxpayers Association. He is a WWII veteran with two daughters and a son, married to Barbara LeBarnes.
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Philip J.tully Jr
Partridge Road
Tully
Democratic City Committee
Pittsfield Taxpayers Association
Route 7
Harry's Supermarket
Pittsfield High School
Berkshire Business College
Formosa
Barbara LeBarnes
Pipeline Firm Gets Okay for Land Takings
The state Department of Public Utilities ordered Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. to take easements by eminent domain over about 20 acres from Mead Corp. property in South Lee to state land in Sandisfield. The action would widen a 30-foot easement to 60 feet for a parallel 40-inch pipeline, expanding the line to 0.6 miles with 7.8 miles via voluntary negotiation and 18 miles by court action. Damages will be decided in court. properties affected include Mead Corp. holdings in Lee and multiple estates in Tyringham, Otis, and nearby areas. Federal and state approvals cite rising peak-day gas needs into the 1970s.
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State Department of Public Utilities
Tennessee Gas? Pipeline Co
Mead Corp
South Lee
State Department of Natural Resources
Sandisfield
Tennessee Company
Lee
Andrew Ketchen Jr
John S. Rudd
Trustees of State Reservations
Walter D. Howard
Tyringham
Eleanore Fagleson
Otis
Federal Power Comission
Powell Runs for Ward 1 Council. Opposes Library Spending
Russell G Powell of 286 Lenox Ave seeks Ward 1 council seat pledging economy and growth restraint. He favors funding a Fantacstic School addition and Springside Park development while opposing tax-funded library construction, proposing a subscription drive instead. Powell, Pittsfield native and ex Army veteran, cites park needs and Pontosuc School crowding, and pledges year round ward outreach. William McLaughlin files for Ward 4 councilman on the same day.
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Russell G. Powell
Lenox Ave
Springside Park
Powell
Ernest G. St. Peter
Philip J. Tully
Lee S. Diefendorf
Pontsosuc
Pittsfield
Pittsfield High School
Korea
Beechnut
Dalton
Greenridge
Bias Study Report Due in September
Mayor Butler said he expects a report from his biracial commission on bias in September. The group, led by Howard Roberson, was formed in September 1998 after black citizens challenged his earlier claim that racial discrimination did not exist here.
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Butler
Howard Roberson
Rose Manor Drainage Checks by City Council
The Public Works Committee reviewed the Rose Manor elderly housing project to inspect drainage after a petition by Stanley Stankiewicz of 52 Yorkshire Ave. The Pittsfield Housing Authority credits corrected drainage, noting debris from children as a past cause. The panel will inspect in its next session and also considered Glory Drive acceptance and a South Church Street extension plan to Mill Street in five years.
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Public Works Committee
Rose Manor
Stanley Stankiewicz
Yorkshire Ave
Ernest G. St. Peter
Pittsfield
PHA
Glory Drive
St. Peter's
South Church Street
Mill Street
Mill
Malnatis win multiple prizes at Berkshire Holstein show
The Malnatis of Ashley Falls captured 5 of 11 prizes at the Berkshire Holstein Club black and white show held at the Silvio V. Rott farm on Fort Wil Avenue. Gilbert Malnati earned youth category prizes for junior champion senior champion and brand champion. Priscilla Malnatti junior showmanship. Nancy Malnatti intermediate showmanship. Janet Ratti won the Amy Wing memorial trophy for best animal owned and bred by exhibitor. Grey Tree Farm of Lanesboro run by Graham and Trevor Driver earned adult senior and grand champion cow prizes. Sixty five animals competed. Osborn C. West of Hadley judged.
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the Malnatis
Ashley Falls
Berkshire Holstein Club
Gilbert Malnati
Priscilla Malnatt
Nancy Malnatt
Janet Ratti
Pilisfield
Amy Wing
Frederick Balawender
Cheshire
Charles Sturtevant
Windsor
Grey Tree Farm
Lanesboro
Graham and
Trevor Driver
Silvio V. Rott
Fort Wil Ave
Osborn C. West
Hadley
PHA To Interview Inspector Candidate
The Pittsfield Housing Authority will interview its top applicant for the resident inspector of urban renewal this afternoon. The Authority aims to hire its own inspector based on advice from engineering consultants Anderson Nichols of Boston, citing potential savings versus outsourcing.
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Pittsfield Housing Authority
PILA
Anderson-Nichols
Boston
PHA
Anderson- Nichols
Hope Neighborhood Rummage Sale Planned in Tyler
The HOPE center at 729 Tyler 51 will hold a rummage sale Saturday from 10 to 3 Mrs Joan Pisani staff aide says Julie Buffs is sale chair Donate items may be left Friday evening from 7 to 10 at the Center
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Hope Neighborhood
Doctor Burne Elected to Massachusetts Society of Internal Medicine
Dr Frank YT Burne of 144 Mocuntain Drive is elected to membership in the Massachusetts Society of Internal Medicine, a state chapter of the American Society of Internal Medicine. The organization includes specialists in internal medicine.
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Frank YT. Burne
Mocuntain Drive
Massachusetts Society of Internal Medicine
American Society of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
District Court Convicts Three For Traffic Violations
Officer Leroy M Fowler testified as James F Trudeau Jr 19 of Route 44 was found guilty of speeding running a red light and passing a stop sign Judge Frank W Cimini fined 25 on the first count and 10 on the other two Christopher B Barrett 24 of 40 Brighton Ave pleaded guilty to following a vehicle too closely and fined 20 Adam Soldato of 116 Cadwell Road pleaded guilty to speeding The case of Kevin Bannister proceedings noted
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Leroy M. Fowler
James F. Trudeau Jr
Route 44
Frank W. Cimini
Christopher B. Barrett
Brighton Ave
Adam ©. Soldato
Cadwell Road
Kevin Bannister
Francis Ave
John Merrit
Tyler St
Alan Barnaby
Dartmouth St
Bruce Kendrick
Cleveal Ntoer
Cleveland Ave
North Adams
Frank Ferruzza
Holmes Road
Mark Doyle
Pomeroy Ave
Robert J. Lusignan
First St
Cimini
Lusignan
Berkshire Bowl
Dalton Avenue
Cranwell Invites Public To View Liturgical Services
The Rev Francis C Mackin rector of Cranwell School invites the public to attend a week long liturgical workshop in Pierce Chapel with events led by Jesuit Larry Madden and others including a harpsichord recital by Thomas Culley. The schedule features Mass Missa Criolla Liturgy of Hope Eucharist of Joy and Bach style organ pieces with performances by notable musicians and dancers.
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LENOX
Francis C. Mackin
Cranwell School
Pierce Chapel
Schol
Larry Madden
S.J
Woodstock
Maryland
Mickey Kenney
Montreal
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Shire County Commission
John F. Shea
Lawrence D'Agostino
Rose Ter
Onola Lake
Marland Mold » Co
Peck's Road
Philip Gregory
Glenwood Ave
Bradford Street
Frank T. Loelfel
Pease Ave
Deming Playground
Penn Central Railroad
Dettinger Lumber Co
William A. Lee
North St
Lynn C. Draumm
Brown St
Lenox Dale
Traffic Bureau
Merrill Road
James Boyle
Savoy Road
Robert Brown
Randall St
Adams
Boyle
Pvt
Carmine C. Mannelito Jr
Bridge St
Great Barrington
2Nd Infantry Division
Gregor T. Young
South .St
Ft. Belvoir
Directorate of
Combat Developments Command
Fort
Young
Army
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Pennsylvania Military College
Chester
Cecelia
Fairfax
John A. Flanagan
John Flanagan
Church St
Vietnam
Cwo Flanagan
16Th Combat Aviation Group
Hunter Army Airfield
Savannah
Tucson
Ariz
Edward Drake
Lorraine Drake
Turner Ave
Germany
Richard G. Breault
Judith Masengo
I Rg
Armored Division
Dalton Ae
Ft. Gordon
A. H. Rice Co
Breault
Angeline Breault
Westchester Ave
Seaman-Appren. Allen
Taylor
John E. Taylor
Gale Ave
U.S. Coast Guard ,Training Center
Groton
Pic
Michael W. Bourdon
Francis L
Oak Lane
John A. Richards
Nurs
Joseph Richards
Circular Ave
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Sgt
Manrello
Pittsfield Parks
Williams
Pitt
Burbank
Allendale
West Memoria
Lakewood
Deming
All Souls
Holy Family
Mount Carmel
Notre Dame
Sacred Heart
St. Charles
St. Francis
St. John’s
St. Joseph's
St. Mark's
St. Mary's
St. Teresa's
the City Campaign
William McLaughlin
Claramont St
Ward 4
Sale-A-Bration
Dolly
Richardson Ave
School Sts
Mass
Don
Gloria Kwasniewski
Stacy Ames
Kay Windsor
Miami
Caffee, Jrs
Carol Craig
HOPE
Berkshire
Florida
Bradley
Jamaica
Berkshire Hills
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Cranwell
Wilson
Pittsfield-Lenox Rd
Snes Provado
East Elm Shops
OMEGA
N.A.S.A
Fishhfield
Massachee
Cewelers
England
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