Cheshire church hosts children's program with Christmas play
The United Methodist Church in Cheshire held its annual church school children's program on Sunday featuring the play The True Meaning of Christmas directed by Mrs. Harold Hunt. Participants included Rev. and Mrs. Warriner, Susan Luscier, Debra Haas, Linda Smith, Michael Pekosz, Michael Lyman, Scott Cranmer, Kenneth Lewis, Norman Haas, James Beattie, Richard Luscier, Stephen Mix and Linda Beattie. Recitations were given by Carolyn Beattie, Mark Rickert, Geraldine Lewis and David Mix, followed by hymns and carols. A youth skit Righteous Joseph was performed by Elaine Littlejohn, Linda Beattie and Norman Pandell. A Christmas party at the Grange Hall included gift distribution by Kenneith Gaylord and white gifts to the Christian Center in Pittsfield.
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Cheshire
Church School of the United Methodist Church
Harold £. Hunt
George T. Warriner
Susan Luscier
Debra Haas
Linda Smith
Michael Pekosz
Michael Lyman
Scott Cranmer
Kenneth Lewis
Norman Haas
James Beattie
Richard Luscier
Stephen Mix
Linda Beattie
Regional Meeting Sows Berkshire Regional Plan Interest
Pittsfield selectmen discussed a regional meeting with Adams to address common issues including sewage bottlenecks at Coltsville Corners and Mt Greylock development. Only Savoy replied so far. Mayor Butler endorsed the idea and the City Council may act. Callahan urged united requests to state government for North Berkshire and Pittsfield. In North Adams, Solvay School Committee granted Dr. Robert L Lovefan release to become superintendent Feb 1. Loretan to serve as acting superintendent with consultative visits.
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Pittsfield
Williamstown
Ewart D. Callahan
Adams
Coltsville Corners
Mt. Greylock
Savoy
Donald Butler
Callahan
North Berkshire
Guy
North Adams
Solvay
N.Y
Robert L. Lovefan
Loretan
Stephen J. Drotter
North Adams Sale To Benefit Bondholders At Hodges Crossroads
In North Adams the Hodges Crossroads industrial building is expected to sell for 150000 with about 92800 going to bondholders in the Northern Berkshire Development Corp. NBDC holds the shell and stockholders would see roughly a 70 percent return on their initial investment. From the 150000 the directors will pay 30700 on the mortgage 3000 for sale costs and 3300 for NEDC operating expenses in 1969.
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North Adams
Hodges Crossroads
Northern Berkshire Development Corp
NBDC
Shell
NEDC
Snowstorm Dumps 13 Inches in North Berkshire Area
North Berkshire communities North Adams Clarksburg and Savoy shut schools after a storm dropped more than 13 inches of snow with winds to 40 mph causing drifting. The snow ceased by 6 p.m. and highways crews cleared most streets by morning for commuters. Vermont Health Board Tightens Subdivision Rules
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North Adams
North Berkshire
Clarksburg
Savoy
Highway Department
Snowbound Union Walkout Delays City Work
Westfield crews quit at 4 PM amid contract talks. 40 hour week enforced until negotiations end. City hires private contractor to mend hills but he did not appear.
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Westfield
American Federation of State
Repossession fraud noted in UConn Law Review
A West Hartford report cites University of Connecticut Law Review findings that when owners miss payments, finance companies and dealers often bilk them. The owner pays the deficit between owed and resale value, while the car is repeatedly resold to manipulate price and profits.
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West Hartford
Law Review of
The
University of Connecticut
Better Housing Sought for Stray Cats and Dogs
Benjamin F. Roeder Jr. of Glendale urged Stockbridge officials to provide proper winter shelter for stray dogs and cats. He praised the town pound keeper Frank McCarthy for feeding and watering the animals but emphasized the need for shelter during severe weather. Selectmen planned to discuss solutions with McCarthy.
Roeder seeks counsel on old dirt road and shelter idea
Selectmen consider Roeder's claim to an east side dirt road to Hatch Pond that would block access to eight or nine acres he plans to pass to his daughter. Town counsel opinion sought on whether the road is a town asset or a former county road.
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E. Emerson Jr
Roeder
Housatonic
Hatch Pond
Monument Mills
Karl G. Cooper
Glendale Residents To Pay for Future Water Services
Stockbridge voters decide that starting May 1 Glendale district water users must cover service charges not related to maintenance. Town funds will still pay for flushing hydrants painting and standard upkeep while turning water on off meter reading and similar tasks shift to customers. A $332 bill from Stockbridge Water Co. was approved minus two items including a damaged meter charge. The selectmen inform the company the collection of service charges now rests with individual customers.
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Stockbridge
Stockbridge Water Co
Glendale
Selectmen
Robert G. Williams
Water Company
Kempton Agency Leads Bowling League
STOCKBRIDGE The Kemp ton Insurance Agency men's bowling team has won the first half of the Stockbridge Men's tenpin bowling league. Finishing in second place was Benjamin Pharmacy, followed by Sam's Shell Service, Stockbridge Fuel & Grain Tri-Town Paving, Abdalla's Market, Wine Cellar, and the Village Barber Shop. The league will resume a bowling Jan. 7 at the Cove Lanes. Candlelight service will be held at the First Congregational Church at 7:30 Christmas Eve. The Rev. Malcolm D. Kilborn said it will be a brief family service.
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Stockbridge
Kempton Insurance Agency
Benjamin Pharmacy
Sam’s Shell Service
Stockbridge Fuel & Grain
Abdalla’s Market
Cove Lanes
First Congregational Church
Malcolm D. Kilborn
Shuttleworth Plans Retirement From Welfare Service Unit
Edward K. Shuttleworth will retire Jan 2 as Western Hampshire director of the Welfare Service Office in Worthington after a long career beginning in 1949 at the Springfield office and extending over more than two decades in public welfare work. He has also served Peru as selectman and school committeeman, is active in church and fraternal groups, and plans travel and bicentennial work for Peru in 1971. Christmas Eve services will be held at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Worthington.
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Peru
Edward K. Shuttle Worth
Western Hampshire
Worthington
Shuttleworth
Springfield
Pert
Central Berkshire
Globe AF & AM
Hinsdale
Lodge
Knights Templar No. 22
Berkshires
United Church of Christ, Congregational
Florence Griffith
Ray M. Sanford
Hamilton
John
Longmeadow
Leland Russell
William Shuttleworth
Donald Adams
Fred Autenritch
Pittsfield
Jerome Wood
Town Meeting Set for Saturday at Peru Center School
Peru town officials announce a special meeting this Saturday at 7 at Peru Center School to vote on two articles. The first transfers funds from the road machinery account to workmen's compensation, the second pays the remaining balance of insurance premiums.
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Peru
Peru Center
OEO Studies Voucher Plan For Education
The Office of Economic Opportunity funds a study to test if vouchers can let low income parents choose schools for their children. The Center for the Study of Public Policy in Cambridge will conduct the study under a $196,313 grant from CFO. A five year pilot project of $1.2 million annually is envisioned in a major city yet to be chosen.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Center For the Study of Public Policy
Cambridge
Mass
CFO
Storm Causes 2 Accidents in Adams and North Adams
Adams police reported two storm related accidents last night. A tractor trailer jackknifed into a parked car on Grove Street near the Grove Street bridge injuring no one. $1000 damage. A two car collision on Summer Street involved Gary S. Martin and Marcel R. Tetreault with about $500 damage. no injuries or charges. Also notices for lost passbooks from Berkshire Bank and City Savings Bank.
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Adams — Adams
Grove Street Bridge
Frederick M. Lovern
Dover St
North Adams
Grace H. Lozinski
Grove St
Adams
R. Coumeau
Gary S. Martin
Church St
Marcel R. Tetreault
Summer St
Tetreault
Keirstead Resigns From Local and Regional School Posts
Burton Keirstead resigns from the local School Committee and the regional school building committee. He works for Berkshire Life Insurance and will be transferred to Virginia. Mrs. Frank Rawson is named to replace him on the regional committee. The school committee vacancy to be filled at the annual election. Church classes canceled until after holidays. Library closed for Christmas and New Year holidays.
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Keirstead
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Virginia
Frank Rawson
Romeo Named Acting Chief of Police in Lenox
Lenox police officer Anthony W. Romeo was appointed acting chief at a Sunday meeting of the police and Selectmen. Romeo has served for more than 13 years. Chief David N. Lane was hospitalized after a massive cerebral hemorrhage and remained in critical condition in the ICU with unchanged status.
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LENOX
Anthony W. Romeo
Romeo
David N. Lane
St. Luke’s Unit
BMC
Pittsfield
Lane
Victorian Furnishings and Bottles Slated for Sale
LENOX David I Buchman owner of the Gateways inn at 715 Walker St plans to sell Eastlake Victorian furniture reportedly from Harley Procter of Procter Gamble and 109 assorted items including two bottles one from Berkshire Brewing Association Pittsfield Mass and Felton's New England Rum. Buchman bought the inn five years ago. The Lenox School Committee meeting and salary negotiations were canceled due to poor conditions and have not yet been rescheduled.
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LENOX
David I. Buchman
Walker Sr
Harley
Procter
Buchman
Procter & Gamble
Berkshire Brewing Association
Pittsfield
Mass
Felton
New England
Lenox Teachers’ Association
Susan Anthony Birthplace Proposed as National Historic Site
Sen Edward Kennedy filed a bill to make the Susan B Anthony birthplace on East Road a national historic site. The two story frame house, built in 1205, housed Miss Anthony for about six years before the family moved to New York. A tiny west plaque marks her residence while Adams town signs claim birthplace status.
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ADAMS
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Congtess
Susan B. Anthony
East Road
New York State
Anthony
Silvio G. Conte
Pittsfield
Lee District Court Fines Two Defendants in Local Case
Lee District Court heard Jose Hommel 46 of Elm Street Stockbridge plead guilty to operating a vehicle without a license and altering an operator license. He was fined 125 dollars total, with 100 for alteration and 25 for no license. Phillips 36 of Route 20 Beckett faced four motor vehicle charges totaling 250 dollars after pleading not guilty, including uninsured vehicle and no license. Rossi's Restaurant and Lee Cab Co announced holiday closures.
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LEE
John Hommel
Elm Street
Stockbridge
James ©. Hannon
Lee District Court
Hommel
Leonard H. Cohen
Donald ®. Jones
Cohen
Charles &. Phillips
Route 20
Becket
Phillips
Department of Public Utilities
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Saigon suspends paper over cartoon insult claim
Saigon government shut down the Hoa Binh newspaper for 15 days after it published a cartoon depicting a Vietnamese soldier with one arm around a girl while taking money. A government spokesman said the gag insulted the armed forces and warranted the suspension.
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Saigon
Hoa Binh
Lee Oil Co wins fuel oil contract for town heating
South Berkshire Selectmen awarded Lee Oil Co of Laurel Street a contract to supply fuel oil for town buildings at 13.7 cents per gallon. Other bids included Dresser Hull Co at 13.9, Strickland Oil at 14, Fraser Sales at 14. A highway land-spreader bid by H F Davis Tractor Co was tentatively approved at 2700 and Southgate Motors bid 2725 for a GMC 3/4 ton pickup. A new police cruiser bid was rejected. Fraser Sales offered 3700 cash or 2800 with trade. The Police Dept will keep the current cruiser, with maintenance costs expected to be lower than a new vehicle.
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LEE
Lee Oil Co
Laurel Street
Dresser- Hull Co
Railroad Street
Strickland Oil Co
Otis
Fraser
Main Street
H. F. Davis Tractor Co
Southboro
Highway Department
J. Peter Scolfore
Southgate Motors
Fraser Sales & Service
Shapiro Motors
Pittsfield
Town Sets Christmas and New Year Alcohol Hours
Selectmen outline state based hours for holiday sales. Package stores may operate until 11 39 p m on Christmas Eve and stay closed Christmas Day. New Year Eve hours extend to 11 40 p m with New Year Day from 1 to 11 p m. Hotels and clubs keep usual hours. License renewals available daily at town clerk. Committees must file annual reports by Jan 19.
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LEE
Selectmen
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Woronoco
Russell Public Library
Amherst
Larry Bogart
U.S. Conservation Center
Washington, D.C
Save New England” Committee
Connecticut River
Vernon
Red Lion Inn
Jack Fitzpatrick
Adv
Kempton Agency
Joyce Meier Vel
Goa
Firemen's Association
Robert Torry
Robert Steele
Bradford Torrey
Kenneth Torrey
Thomas Torrey Jr
OEO
Anne Louise 30Illettel
Jack Firepatrick
Berkshire Bank & Trust Company
William J. Roy
Great Barrington
City Savings Bank
Robert H. Bolza
Roy A. Scott
Asst
Pittsfield, Mass
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Sagendorph
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Richmond
Burton Keirstead
Ralph Conroy
Susan Anthony
Adams Society of Friends Descendants
Charles E. Richardson Jr
Toys For Joy Fund
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Ernie Lewry
Valley
Lear
Mamery
Bears
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Grendpa
Derby
Barry Keenan
Avin Hedge Kina
Martin Watson
Rossi's
Farah
Jack's
Lee Pharmacy
Lee News Room
Lee Cab Co
OED
South Berkshire
Tingley
Boots
Jack’s
Aniudade
Best
Loeb’s
Robert Tolvo
Foodtown
Lenox, Mass
Lenox National Bank
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