Lee youth faces dual assault case continued in district court
An 18 year old Lee youth John P Consolati charged with two counts of assault and battery in District Court Friday by West Stockbridge Police Chief Ralph Bauer Jr had a not guilty plea entered and the case continued until next Friday. Other district court news lists guilty pleas and fines for several defendants in unrelated cases.
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Great Barrington
Lee
John P. Consolali
West Stockbridge
Ralph ¢. Bauer Jr
Consolati
Peter
Marian Sandrini
Frederick D. Stevens
East Street
Egremont
Joseph Mozzone
Lawrence E. Liner
East Canaan
Conn
Christian Hill Road
Appliance Store Loss Totals $1,174 After Robbery
Merchandise missing after Tuesday night's robbery at Lou's Appliance Center on Sheffield Head was valued at $1,174.75, inventory shows. Stolen items include two color televisions one black and white console and two console stereo sets plus undetermined secondhand items and a German shepherd watchdog tied at the back. Police investigate as third store robbery in a year and second in three weeks.
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Great Barrington
Sheffield Head
Lark Named Assistant Principal At Windsor High School
Regional school officials accepted the resignation of Bert W. Lark from Mt Everett Regional School Sheffield effective Wednesday. Lark, a 1948 recruit and longtime junior high science coordinator, will lead as assistant principal at Windsor High School Vermont. He has held multiple roles and teaches summer programs, with leadership in local education and sports organizations.
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Southern Berkshire
Bert W. Lark
Mt Everett
Sheffield
Lark
County Road
Mt. Everett
Windsor (Vt
Summmer
Sheffield Center School
Searles High School
Great Barrington
Berkshire County Soccer Officials Association
Southern Berkshire Regional Teachers Association
Great Barrington Industrial Bowling League
Old Parish Congregational Church
Cranston
R.I
Wilbraham Academy
University of
Sheffield Antiques Show Draws 450 For Opening
Opening day at the Sheffield antiques show drew more than 450 guests and collectors. The event, sponsored by the Old Parish Congregational Church, runs through Saturday at Town Hall with 19 exhibitors from four states. Booths resemble small rooms, displays are clear, and alongside the show an arts and crafts exhibit is held at Christ Church. Episco pal and a hobby show are sponsored at Dewey Memorial Hall, while the church women offer luncheon and supper in the parlor.
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Sheffield
Old Parish Congregational Church
Christ Church
Episcopal
Col. Ashley House
Dewey Memorial Hall
Old Parish Church
School Bids To Be Studied By Berkshire Committee
The Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee opened bids for furnishing milk and manually operated partitions at a Sheffield Center School meeting. Milk bids go to district business manager George J. Helmrich and Sheffield committeeman Neil Fletcher. partitions to the building subcommittee. The panel also accepted five Mount Washington tuition students and two children of Mrs. Russell Funk of Great Barrington, who plans to move to Ashley Falls in November.
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Southern
Circle-K Riding Club third show and gymkhana report
Forty riders and 175 spectators attended Circle-K Riding Club’s third show at Kirchner Road Sun-day. Wet grounds delayed senior and junior events. make-up set for Aug 29 with remaining prizes. Lori Mickle of Pittsfield won the midget class trophy. Berkshire Downs show planned for Sept 19.
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Dalton
Circle-K
Kirchner Road
Lori Mickle
Pittsfield
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Championship Baseball Series Starts Tonight
DALTON based Babe Ruth Baseball braces for a three game series opening at Pine Grove Park. Crane and Co. faces Dalton Garage with Michael Stephenson likely to pitch for Crane’s and David Riddell slated to start. A large crowd is anticipated as Thomas Caliento manages Crane and Michael Cooney coaches Dalton. The item also notes the Kirchner family reunion at Dalton Grange Sunday, Lions Club outing, and church notices.
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Dalton
Pine Grove Park
Crane & Co
Dalton Garage
Thomas Caliento
Michael Cooney
Crane
Michael Stephenson
Caliento
David Riddell
Movie Timetable for County Theaters
The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington lists Whats New Pussycat at 2 7 and 9 with In Harm's Way at 8 45 and Invitation to a Gunfighter at 7 Matinee 1 30. Canaan Drive-In shows Yellow Rolls Royce Gunfighters of Casa Grande. Courys Drive-In North Adams offers Harlow at 10 and An in a Night's Work at 3 10. Hoosac Drive-In Adams screens She at 10 08 and Crack in the World at 8 10. Paramount Theater North Adams runs Von Ryan's Express at 1 15 4 50 and 8 30 and Black Spurs at 6 50.
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Great Barrington
Harm’s Way
Canaan Drive-In
Casa Grande
Hoosac Drive-In
Adams
Paramount Theater
North Adams
Young Boy Nearly Drowns In Yard Pool
A 16 month old, Curtis Cullen, fell into a portable metal pool at 85 Pease Ave yesterday. Resuscitation began with mouth to mouth and continued with an automatic device. He was taken to Pittsfield General Hospital and was expected to be released today. Card of Thanks from Mrs. Christopher J. Hall follows.
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Dalton
Pease Ave
Curtis Cullen
Peter J. Cullen
Wallace Pero
Donald Price
Pittsfield General Hospital
Lanesboro Real Estate Taxes Rise With Higher Bills
Lanesboro mailed 2,287 tax bills totaling 423951.30 for real estate, up 60503.80 from last year, with personal property at 29587.50 up 36079. Fire and Water District real estate 4965.76 up 58 and district personal property 283.23 up 565. Taxes due by November 1 to avoid interest with abatement requests due by October 2.
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Lanesboro
Fire and Water District
Arthur Owens
Board of Assessors
Braves Win Title and Stay Unbeaten
In LANESBORO coach Rod ney Merchant led the Braves to a 3 to 2 victory over the league All-Stars to close the Little League season undefeated with 13 straight wins. Pitcher Fran Mickle fanned 12 and homered, with Mike Madden also contributing. For the All-Stars, Tim Roy pitched well in relief and hit a homer, and Howard Brockway produced solidly.
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Lanesboro
Rodney Merchant
Braves
Fran Mickle
Mike Madden
Tim Roy
Howard Brockway
Cheshire Scouts Hold Outing Court of Honor
Cheshire Scouts of Troop 31 built a rope bridge across Cole's Pond on Saturday for a combined picnic and court of honor attended by about 90 parents and children. The event opened with a father-son and mother-daughter baseball game and included water sports, a balloon and old clothes race, tent demonstrations, and badge awards led by Scoutmaster Louis Jandran.
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Cheshire
Cole's Pond
Boy Scouts
Troop 31
Louis Jandran
Tenderfoot
Stephen Shears
Robert Johnson
Ellsworth Kelson
David Berti
Robert Lamb
Edward Rand
Allan Nuttall
Robert Rathbun
Roger Randall
Alan LaVigne
Thomas Delmalino
Robert Bleil
Allan LaVigne
Michael Bo
Albert LaVigne
William Bleil
John Girard
Stanley Q O’ Connor
Daniel Sanderson
Bruce Nutthall
Rand
Allan Bell
Leo Willett
Greenwich
Conn
Hinsdale Pioneer Square Dance Club Public Dance
Hinsdale Berkshire Pioneer Square Dance Club hosts a public western style dance at Kittredge School from 7:30 to 11:30 PM open to all qualified dancers. Ward Hamlin will call. The executive committee will meet briefly during the coffee break.
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Berkshire Pioneer Square Dance Club
Kittredge School
Ward Hamlin
Becket Bicentennial Parade Lines Up Forty Three Units
The Becket bicentennial parade begins at 4 PM Saturday with Fire Chief Oscar Hutchinson of Lenox as parade marshal. Forty three units will march from Sauerwein's corner to the fire station followed by drum corps exhibitions and a fireworks display on Wintergreen Hill. Parade lineup includes Berkshire Pom-Poms, Legion groups, fire departments, youth drill teams, antique autos, and various regional organizations.
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Oscar Hutchinson
Lenox
Sauerwein’s Corner
Becket Volunteer Fire Department
Wintergreen Hill
Marshall
Berkshire
Pittsfield and Becket Legion District 2
American Legion
Becket Selectmen
Becket Firemen’s Auxiliary
Becket Fire Department
Becket Troup
Roy Scouty
Shultz and
Dooley
Imperial Junior Drum and Bugle Corps
West Swamzey Fire Department
West Swamzey Auxiliary
Terryville Fire Department
Otis Fire Department
Greylock Riders
Great Barrington Boy's
Dalted Fire Department
Lenox Fire Department
Berkshire Motor Sports Club
Horse Riders
Mrs Hill Feted on 95th Year in Becket
Elizabeth Davis Hill of Becket celebrated her 95th birthday at Mapleview Nursing Homes High Meadow House. A Ludlow native, she and late husband Fred ran the Davis and Knight Store, later Bidwell's, until the 1997 flood. She has nieces and nephews in Feeding Hills Munson and Springfield, with Sumner Knight of Becket among relatives. A party hosted by nephew’s wife Mrs Knight featured flowers cakes and cards. Her hobbies include knitting reading and walking.
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High Meadow House
Feeding Hills
Munson
Springfield
Sumner Knight
Becket
Knight
Hill
Area Firemen To Compete in Holyoke Muster
Holyoke hosts the annual fire muster at Mountain Park with a parade at 1 p.m. Departments from Chester Hatfield Great Barrington Cummington Greenfield Gill Amherst Erving Hadley Whately Hinsdale Williamsburg and South Deerfield compete in rotary and centrifugal tests with music by Leo Murawski and the Starliners. Cash awards will go to winning team captains.
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Holyoke
Mountain Park
Leo Murawski
Starliters
Chester
Hatfield
Great Barrington
Cummington
Greenfield
Gill
Amherst
Erving
Hadley
Whately
Hinsdale
Williamsburg
South Deerfield
John J. Collins Jr
Middlefield Fair Opens Friday With Pancake Supper
Middlefield Gates open at 5 Friday evening for the fair with a pancake supper at 6. Exhibits due by 12 noon and judged starting at 1, with the hall closed during judging. The cattle show dance is Saturday 8 to 12 at the fairgrounds with Jack Mansfield calling. The Middlefield Men's Club seeks food and vegetable donations for the concession Saturday and Sunday.
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Middlefield
Jack Mansfield
Middlefield Men’s Club
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