Housatonic Valley High School adds staff for opening day
Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village opens its 27th year on Wednesday September 8 with freshman orientation for four hours and upperclassmen arriving Thursday. Ten new staff members join the faculty including English teachers Carol Chapman Alice Keller and Morris Rainville. New hires also cover agriculture industrial arts and business subjects while Reginald Comeau becomes librarian. The office hours run 9 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for new student registrations and out of district entries require a summons in North Canaan.
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Falls Village
Conn
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Carol
Chapman
Winsted
University of New Hampshire
Peace Corps
Thailand
Alice L. Keller
Brookfield
Danbury State College
Gordon P. Heyworth
Bloomfield
Heyworth
Columbia
Central Connecticut State College
Plainville
Sharon
Michael T. Keilly
Lebanon
Amenia
Morris Rainville
University of Connecticut
Danbury High School
Samuel F. Holmes Jr
Delaware State College
Arthur T. Svenson
North Quincy
Mass
Bridgewater State College
A. Jean Louvar
University of Town
Frank J. Sullivan
Holbrook
St. John’s College
Sullivan
Massachusetts Division of Employment Security
Bridgewater
Land Court Petition Over Pittsfield Lot Dispute
Margaret A Risso of Pittsfield seeks a decree to quiet title on a northerly portion of Lot 125 and a right of way over Westminster Street. The filing notes a mortgage from Maria Risso to Rose Dewani dated July 24, 1933, which appears undischarged, and asserts long possession exceeding twenty years post expiration of mortgage terms. A notary confirms Risso’s oath and the document is dated August 26 1965.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Land Court Berkshire
Land Court
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Margaret A. Risso
Pittsfield
Berkanite
Commonwealth
Berkshire
Springside Avenue
Westminster Street
Ryan
Theodore W. Hil
Maria Risso
Maria Testa
Rose Dewani
Margaret 4
Risso
Santino C. Cornelia
North Street
Ittsfield
Mass
Exchange Pupils For HVRHS To Arrive
CANAAN Connecticut Martin Arguita a Guatemala native and 16 will attend Housatonic Valley Regional High School living with the Eldridge family on Granite Avenue. He arrived in Miami and will be met in Hartford by a chartered bus. Irene Donoso 18 from Quito Ecuador will arrive by chartered bus in Hartford to stay with the DeProdocini family on Church Street.
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Canaan
Irene Donoso
Hartford
Mario DeProdocini
Church Street
Donoso
Miami
Quito
Ecuador
Kindergarten To Open for Four-Year-Olds in Canaan
Mrs. Oliver Eldridge will run a nursery school for four-year-olds this fall in the Pilgrim Congregational Church basement on Granite Avenue in Canaan. Sessions run 9 to 11:30 a.m. with holidays aligned to the regular term. Enrollment is filled. names may be placed on a waiting list for future sessions.
Wahconah Regional WRHS Opens Sept 7 With Orientation
Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton opens for its fifth year on Tuesday September 7 with a split first day. Upperclassmen attend 8:30 to 11:30 while freshmen go 1 to 3:30 for orientation and registration. Buses depart 11:35 for upperclassmen and 3:45 for all.
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Dalton—Wanhconah Regional High School
West Stockbridge Social Club Incorporation Sought
Owners Diane and John D. Sondrini Emilio Delmo lino and others seek incorporation of the West Stockbridge Social Club on Harris Street. The group cites civic educational athletic social activities and morality as purposes and also seeks the right to apply for an alcoholic beverage license.
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Club Inc
Stockbridge
Diane
John D. Sondrini
Fasce Place
Emilio Delmolino
Allessio St
West Stockbridge
Commonwealth
Richmond Lunch Program Eliminates Volunteer Help
The Richmond Consolidated School will replace volunteer mothers with paid staff in the hot lunch program. Mrs. Leslie C. Burch will be managed by a full-time assistant, Mrs. Sylvia Pellizzari, and a part-time assistant, Mrs. Peter Olesiuk. The state inspector urged this for reliability and long term efficiency.
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Richmond
Leslie C. Burch
Sylvia Pellizzari
Peter Olesiuk
Community Fair Table Heads Named
Richmond area announces the 45th annual community fair for September 2 at Town Hall with table heads for vegetables Richard Cunningham George Kingsley. fruits Mrs Kenneth Truran. grains Jesse Fairfield. Culinary Mrs William Green and Mrs Nelson Vosburgh. handiwork Mrs William Kinser. flowers Mrs George Kinsley and Mrs Everett Nicholas. youth Miss Linda Johnson. conservation projects. pe gment servered meals by Kings Daughters and Richmond Grange. reservations via James Cunningham St Richmond Pond. sales table under Gladys Harris and Icon Smith. premium lists mailed and available at Richmond Service Station.
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Richmond
Richard Cunningham
George Kingsley
Kenneth Truran
Jesse Fairfield
William Green
Nelson Vosburgh
William Kinser
George Kinsley
Everett Nicholas
Charles Morse
Allen Truran
Linda Johnson
Kings Daughters
Richmond Grange
Congregational Church Brotherhood Room
James Cunningham
Richmond Pond
Gladys Harris
Icon Smith
Nighttime break at Cairo Redi-Mix Garage in Great Barrington
Local police report a break at the Cairo Redi-Mix Garage on Monument Valley Road between 6 pm Tuesday and 7 am Wednesday. A soda machine was reported emptied with about $12 stolen.
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Great Barrington
Cairo
Monument Valley
Hart Street resident returns from Seaway trip with sister
Miss Cecilia Sullivan of Hart Street on vacation from Home Gas Co. in Great Barrington has returned home from a trip to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Canada. She was accompanied by her sister Miss Very Sullivan of Swarthmore, Pa., who has been visiting here. Daniel Bartoni, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bartoni of Prospect Street, is spending several days with relatives in Leominster and at Salisbury Beach.
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Cecilia Sullivan
Hart Street
Home Gas Co
Great Barrington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Canada
Very Sullivan
Swarthmore
Daniel Bartoni
Prospect Street
Leominster
Salisbury Beach
Adams Selectmen Buck at Rise In Group Insurance Rate
Adams Selectmen oppose a 35 percent premium increase for town employees group medical insurance, citing rising claims. Hartford Life Insurance proposed the spike. a meeting with company and local reps is urged to discuss coordination of benefits to curb costs. The town has paid about half the premium while claims nearly reached the previous year’s cost, with no rate increase since 1957.
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Adams — Selectmen
Ewart D. Callahan
H. Richmond -Woods Jr
Hartford Life Insurance Co
Selectmen
Woods
William J. Caven
Joseph Satko
Bride
Callahan
Town Enployes
Selectmen Back Joint Session On Expenditures
Adams report says the selectmen agreed to a near term meeting with the capital outlay subcommittee to review priorities of large proposed outlays including the town share of a proposed urban renewal project. The board also endorsed Operation Wonderful Town by the Chamber of Commerce to promote the town.
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Adams
Finance Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Great Barrington Dairy Queen Reopens After Fire
Great Barrington Dairy Queen Ice Cream Bar at Belcher Square will be fully operative by Monday after repairs from a July 18 fire. The blaze caused heavy equipment losses. renovations focus on the dining area. An Aug 27 outdoor benefit will be held from 9:30 to midnight at the A&P parking lot, featuring Norman Soule and local group Ufter Thoughts to aid the DeVoss family.
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Great
DeVosses
Ufter Thoughts
A&p
Norman Soule
Threepenny Coffee Shop
Stockbridge
Oakwood Inn Highlighted In New York Newspaper
Ruth G. Davis of the Brooklyn World Telegram praised a 10 day stay at the Oakwood Inn on Taconic Avenue in Great Barrington. Her Great Barrington column lauded the Berkshires as pleasant and restful and noted NY acquaintances met there, including the Vancamericks and Mrs. Vincent Keogh of New York City.
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Great Barrington
Ruth G. Davis
Brooklyn
N.Y
World-Telegram
Oakwood Inn
Taconic Avenue
Davis
Berkshires
Oakwood
New York
Vincent Keogh
New York City
Alford Road
Hastings to Attend Ireland Conference
Dr. Philip K. Hastings of Williams College will join six American social scientists at a UNESCO and International Social Science Council conference September 6 to 10 in Dublin. The event, on Research Centers in the Social Sciences, spots Hastings as director of the Roper Public Opinion Research Center.
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Hastings
Ireland
Williamstown
Philip K. Hastings
Williams College
Unesco
International Social Science Council
Dublin
Roper Public Opinion
Williams
Selectmen Defer Action On Pawn Shop Petition
Adams. Selectmen defer action for a week on a petition signed by 32 residents calling for a pawn shop. The board discussed meeting dates and state licensing statutes while Town Counsel explained signatures needed to place the article on a town meeting warrant. No operator details were provided on the petition.
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Andrew J. Dilk
Anthony family to chair Susan Anthony Memorial Society
Adams selectmen unanimously appoint Mrs Ralph Anthony Jr of West Road as chair of the Susan Anthony Memorial Society formed to back federal action to turn the East Road birthplace of Miss Anthony into a National Historic Site. Others named include Mrs Joan Gazaille Mrs Margaret Beaudin and several locals.
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National Park Service
Anthony P. McBride
Silvio O. Conte
Fittsfield
Selectmen
Ewart D. Callahan
Memorial Society
Celia B. Hughes
Center St
Anthony
Ralph Anthony Jr
Charles E. Richardson Jr
Adams Selectmen Clash Over Liquor Hearing Timing
At the Adams Selectmen meeting a shouting clash erupted between chairman Ewart D. Callahan and Dabrowski over a Sept. 7 7 p.m. hearing on a liquor law violation. Dabrowski demanding prior notice and a letter from Police Chief Kopec, while Dabrowski stormed out then returned vowing to uncover details.
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Selectmen
Anthony P. McBride
Callahan
Dabrowski
McBride
Frank YP. Kopec
Lenox Arson Suspected In Motel Fire Damage
Edgewood Motel in Lenox suffered over 100000 in damage on March 27 with officials saying the fire was possibly incendiary by unknown persons. Detective Capt. Gerald F. McCarthy said the investigation is closed unless new information arises. the motel owned by Warry J. Carapreso has since been remodeled and reopened.
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Edgewood
Lenox
Gerald F. McCarthy
Warry J. Carapreso
Hinsdale Youth Center Teen Dance Opens Season
Hinsdale Youth Center starts its season with a teenage dance tomorrow night from 7:30 to 10:30. The Dimensions will provide music and dancers are urged to wear appropriate dress for the event.
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Margaret Svehla
HVRHS
University of Connecticut Law School
West Hartford
North Canaan
Nicholas Valerio
William G. Hutter
Rosendale
Salisbury
Frank Gavin
Salisbury Court
Ralph Hazen
Santino C
Cornelio
Margaret M. Daly
City Savings Bank
Charles H. Benz Jr
Pilisfield
Faye Gustafson
Naren Gustafson
Billy
Richard Gustafson
Harlonia
Henry §. Decker
Main Street
Sharon Hospital
Marilyn Travis
Ambler Travis
Elm Street
Wahconah
Ian
Nyc
North Berkshire
North Adams
North Adams Park and Recreation Commission
New East
Kemp Avenue
By Richard Rogin
Tel
Hinsdale
Burner Service
Yours
Lenox Oi Co
Ane VQ FC
M. Main’ Street
Chuck Roast
Franks
Morrell Pride
Gainsburg
Delmonte
N.B.C. Saltines
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