Relations Unit Seeks Meeting With Police Chief Shea
GREAT BARRINGTON The Human Relations Council hopes to meet with Police Chief Emmett J. Shea in January or February to improve communication between the Police Department and the community. Cochairman Rev. Charles A. Crocker said he already approached Shea and aims for a definite commitment. The meeting would focus on understanding police problems and expressing community concerns, with Crocker backing a form of local sensitivity training to bridge gaps between residents and police.
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Great Barrington
Human Relations Council
Emmett J. Shea
Police Department
Charles A. Crocker
Shea
Crocker
Welfare Finance Office Criticized by Buczko
State auditor Thaddeus Buczko faulted the Great Barrington based finance unit for dual leadership and out of date books. He urged a separate director and current reconciliations as the unit handles about 2 million dollars annually. The report covers counts from July 1968 to April 11 and notes the unit serves five towns including Lenox, Lee, Monterey, Otis, Dalton, Hinsdale, Becket, Stockbridge and Sandisfield. Social Security reps will visit the Great Barrington Post Office on Thursday December 18 from 10 to noon. A birth is recorded for a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Leonard Walcott of Hillsdale New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Thaddeus Buczko
Buczko
Anthony L. Pannozzo
Lenox
Peter Gavrilles
Department of Public Welfare
Southern Berkshire
Cheshire
Lenox, Lee
Monterey
Otis
Dalton
Hinsdale
Becket
Stockbridge
Sandisfield
Watson Fund Gains Slowly at Great Barrington Drive
GREAT BARRINGTON The John M. Watson Fund inches toward a $1,200 goal with $31 in today’s donations. the Christmas gifts fund shows $121.08 raised so far. Contributions can be sent to The Eagle office at 276 Main St. Gifts listed include memorials and donations from local residents.
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Great Barrington
John M. Watson
Eagle Office
Main St
Slim
Donald Wl. Holmes
Nelle MM
Handel
Sees E
Permits Renewal Urged By Town Official
John Mullen town selectmen's secretary urged all renewal permit holders to visit the town clerk's office promptly to file papers before year end. delay could cause the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission to withhold renewals for the new year.
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Great Barrington
John Mullen
Mullen
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Snowmobile Rescue Team Forms in Stockbridge
Stockbridge officials report the creation of a Civil Defense snowmobile rescue unit led by Robert H. Kinmond with cocaptain Charles E. Tenney. The team will train and respond to emergencies across the county using donated land areas, with budget requests planned for rescue and first aid gear.
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Stockbridge
Dewkett
Kinmond
Open Heart Club Repeats Gift Offer for Landfill Site
Open Heart Club renews a $3,000 gift offer to help buy a sanitary landfill site if officials reject the club’s proposal of a 10 acre Zucco Farm parcel south of town. Atty Alberti outlined terms including sale of additional acreage at 300 per acre, surveys, a temporary easement, and a route to Penn Central. The option on the 40 plus acre farm expires Aug 1, 1970, with the farm priced at 15,000. Fairview birth: a son to Mr and Mrs William Johnson of Railroad Street, Saturday.
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Open Heart Club
Great Barrington
Open Heart Club, Inc
Charles R. Alberti
Lenox
Alberti
Zucco
Penn Central
Fairview
William Johnson
Railroad Street
Hearing Set to Convert Attic Into Five Apartments
A public hearing is scheduled for January 5, 1970 in Interlaken on a proposal to convert the attic of the Pad dock building on Route 183 into five efficiency apartments at an estimated cost of 15000 dollars. Garrett F. Collins Jr. is listed as owner and discussions with town secretary Phyllis Stone followed a Planning Board rejection. Construction would begin soon and finish by summer. units would be 20 by 25 feet with 9 by 25 storage space.
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Stockbridge
Stockbridge Bowl
George R. Sprague
Division of Conservation Services
State Department of Natural Resources
Murray Schwerner
Martin Chabor
Bowl
Schwerner
Earl Griffin
Joseph Kruger
Selectmen
Brightside Guild To Hold Yale Party In Stockbridge
The Brightside Guild formerly Holy League of Charity hosts a Christmas party tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's social center. After a brief meeting there will be a grab bag games and refreshments. Ruth Stiles won the Thanksgiving turkey raffle for Our Lady of Providence Children's Center.
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Stockbridge
Brightside Guild
Holy League of Charity
St. Joseph’s Social Center
Our Lady of Providence Children’s Center
Ruth Stiles
Town Workers In Line for 10 Percent Raises
SLACKBRIDGE The Salary Survey Committee told the Selectmen salaries for all town employees will rise about 19 percent across the board, costing roughly $12,000 to the town budget. Chairman Raymond R. Brinker outlined the process, noting comparisons with Lee Lenox and Great Barrington and input from local industry and unions. The Finance Committee approved the report with one exception and plans to publicly release the proposed salary list later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slackbridge
Raymond R. Brinker
Lee
Lenox
Great Barrington
Douglas McGregor
Stockbridge
Brinker
Selectmen
Robert G. Williams
James F. Kiley
Finance Committee
William B. Durant
Robert B. Johns
Housatonic Water Co Target of Complaint
STOCKBRIDGE Selectmen plan to write to Housatonic Water Co about low water pressure in Furnace District. Resident Chester Z Bonak said pressure has fallen to 30 33 psi in recent months from 30 psi when the new line was installed four years ago. He noted five homes show the same issue and the town had built the line to serve the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Housatonic Water Co
Furnace
Chester Z. Bonak
Selectmen
Housatonic
Bonak
Tolerance Topic To Be Discussed Tonight At Town Hall
STOCKBRIDGE The Dialogue for Education group meets at 8 PM at Town Hall to discuss tolerance in education. The meeting follows a recent incident in which a Monument Mountain student was beaten by two peers over wearing a black armband. principal Eugene Balazs and school officials are invited along with Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee members.
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Stockbridge
Dialogue For Education
Eugene Balazs
Monument Mountain
Berkshire Hills
Evening of films and songs protests Vietnam War
A public event at Housatonic Valley Regional High School organized by the Sharon Lakeville Salisbury Moratorium Committee features Sandy and Caroline Paton and other local musicians. The program blends folk music and antiwar films with a focus on supporting draftees and soldiers resisting policy, part of local and national moratorium observances on December 12 and 13.
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Falls Village
Conn
United States
Vietnam
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Sharon
Sandy
Caroline Paton
Folk Legacy Records
Folk Legacy
Canada
Monroe
Jules Pfeiffer
Poland
Dee
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Bill’s Pharmacy
NPH
South Berkshire Bureau
Welfare Finance
Red Cross
Robert L. A. Cote
Sheffield
Hirod
Berkshire
William L. Kormanik
Alford
Cochairman
William DeVott
First Congregational Church
Cote
General Electric
Pittsfield
Social Security Office
Leonard Walcott
Hillsdale
N.Y
David Hat "Ston
Railroad St
Dial
Great Barrington Savings Bank
Sheffield & Great Barrington
Watson Fund
Stanley Horonzy
Tom
Dempsey’s
Tona’s Discount
Castle St
Melvin’s
Kodak
Adv
Harper's Pharmacy
Melvin's Pharmacy
Adg
Timex
Jewel
Harper’s Pharmacy
Main Street
Sally ‘Bergmans
Bowl’s Edge
S&h
John B. Hull, Inc
Southern Berkshire Homes
Asergssoas
Claire Leffingwell
Latefield County
Wade Med
Fantes
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