North Adams Recovers From Snow Storm Efforts Begin
North Adams gradually returns to normal as snow removal and rescue work continue. Civil Air Patrol planes will scout from Harriman Airport to locate stranded families from Bennington to Lanesboro and Stephentown. Ground aid is directed to the isolated areas while snowmobile owners donate to help rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Civil Air Patrol
Harriman
Bennington
Lanesboro
Stephentown
N.Y
Team effort could save Mt Greylock tower
Architect William E Grennon and contractor Gary M Griswold proposed a multidisciplinary team of geologists meteorologists engineers and architects to save the Mt Greylock Veterans Memorial. They cited a repair plan stripping granite from the core to create drainage and sealing with waterproof mortar. Legislator Rep Anthony McBride announced 31 signatures in support and sought increased funding beyond the 1963 306300 appropriation, warning costs could exceed 467000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
William E. Grennon
Williamstown
Gary M. Griswold
Mt. Grestock Veterans Memorial
Grennon
Griswold
Grennan
N.Y
Mountain Authority
Eastle
Anthony McBride
Department of Natural Resources
Arthur Brownell
Rep
McBride
Francis W. Sargent
Snow Plows Work Through Night Clearing City Streets
Adams says crews punch on with ten new streets opened Gould Road and Winter Street. A payloader tackles drifts on Notch Road while a grader and bulldozer clear Burlingame area and Camp Hamlin Road. Removal finished on Summer Spring Upton Harding streets and Park Street and North Summer Street await. Five trucks one snowblower two payloaders and a grader have run for the last two and a half hours on 12 to 14 hour shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Highway Department
Gould Road
Winter Street
Notch Road
Burlingame
Camp Hamlin
Upton
Harding
Park Street
North Summer Street
Rotary Donates Snowmobile Ambulance Trailer to Tri-Town Snowmobilers
The Rotary Club gifts a $450 snowmobile ambulance trailer, built by General Aluminum Products, to Tri-Town Snowmobilers for rescue and first aid in South Berkshire. Staged at Fraser Sales on Main Street, the unit is operated by safety chief Thomas Therrien and ready for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schweizer
Tri-Town
Lee Rotary Club
Tri
Rotary Club
South
Berkshire
General Aluminum Products
Fraser Sales, Inc
Main Street
Thomas Therrien
School Street One-Way Decision By Town Officials
The board voted to restrict School Street to westbound traffic from High to Main streets due to icy pavement and snow banks. Signs go up this week with the change listed as temporary until further notice, pending state approval for a permanent plan. John and Angelo Pompi led residents in urging a permanent one-way limit and ban on trucks. Town Counsel will review legality of the temporary measure before final action. The town also praised the Iowa Highway Department for snow removal and thanked residents for their patience during last week’s storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
School Street
Narrow Way
John and
Angelo Pompi
State Department of Public Works
James ©. Hannon
Iowa Highway Department
Thruway closures snarled traffic in Lee on weekend
Lee saw heavy traffic as the Berkshire spur of the New York Thruway closed Sunday due to the storm. Westfield police said all westbound Massachusetts Turnpike traffic diverted to the local interchange, with motorists detoured onto Route 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Berkshire
Westfield State Police
Massachusetts Turnpike
Neighbor applauds on 100th birthday occasion
Edwin Jacques thanks neighbors and friends for making his 100th birthday a pleasant occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Jacques
Beach Committee Seeks Lifeguards Applicants
Town Beach on Laurel Lake seeks applicants for three lifeguard positions next summer. Red Cross senior lifesaver certificates required. Application forms at Town Hall switchboard. contact Sandy Beach Committee members for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LEE
Laurel Lake
Town Hall
Red Cross
Sandy Beach
Deadline Set For Municipal Candidate Filing
Residents must file letters of intent by January 23 to run for municipal offices. Democratic nominees file with Chairman William Brown. Republican nominees file with Chairman Henry Piekos or Mrs Jane Wilkinson. Democratic caucus January 29. Republican caucus January 30. New residents may register during town clerk hours and on January 23 30 and 34 for extended times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Henry Piekos
Jane Wilkinson
John J. Nagle
Town Meeting To Vote On Aging Council Creation
A pair of articles to establish and fund a local aging council will go before the town meeting. Rev Walter Ss Ryan, chair of the Study Committee on Aging, urged low income housing for elders and civic involvement. Budget cited is 109 dollars for 1970 with potential state match. Selectmen plan first creation then funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Council On Aging
Walter Ss. Ryan
Ryan
Andrew C. Gallang
State Commission On Aging
Edward F. Murray
James E. Hannon
Town Meeting Candidates Must Follow Three Steps
Town Meeting candidates must be registered voters and obtain nomination papers from the town clerk, collect signatures from at least 10 registered voters within their district, and file papers with the Board of Registrars by January 26. Nine representatives will be elected from each of six districts for staggered terms, with future terms three years each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Registrars
School Board Accepts New Dress Code
LENOX The School Committee unanimously approved a new dress code drafted by the student council and advisor Mrs. Katherine M. Gilson. It emphasizes attire appropriate for school or business wear without classroom disruption, while critic weighing blue dungarees. Students Kathy Flynn Neyla Collins Susan Klug Robert Agar and Paul Galey attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Katherine M. Gilson
Barbara Ducharme
Bace
Raymond L. Trabold
Welch
John J. Pitha
Berkshires
Haight-Ashbury
Kathy Flynn
Neyla Collins
Susan Klug
Robert Agar
Paul Galey
Lenox School Committee Votes Into Executive Session
The Lenox School Committee voted around 9 30 PM to enter executive session and the session continued until about 11 PM. Chairman David J. Buchman said the purpose was the evaluation of teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
David J. Buchman
Snowhound Weekenders Rescued in New Lebanon Rescue
In New Lebanon New York Trooper H O'Brien and three residents spent six hours aiding stranded Falls Road residents. Using snowmobiles and a four wheel drive truck they delivered food fuel oil and bottled gas to three families and brought four people to the main road for transport to Albany. Norman Thomas David Roden and Greg Baumli aided the mission aboard a local snowmobile dealer vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
H. O’brien
Falls Road
Albany
Norman Thomas
David Roden
Greg Baumli
Two Contests Set For Hancock Election Ballot
In Hancock 281 registered voters produced 24 at a caucus to nominate candidates for the February 2 election. Two contests will appear on the ballot with nominees for three-year terms on the Board of Assessors and for tax collector. Incumbents and new contenders named include Charles H. Cristiansen Jr., Roscoe W. Conklin, Rodda, and others. All candidates must sign with the secretary within seven days to appear on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Board of Assessors
Charles 4H. Bliss
Arthur Redda
Melvin Feathers
Feathers
Jennie G. Whitman
Dorothy M. Bliss
Carolyn Leach
Whitman
Charles H. Cristiansen Jr
Roscoe W. Conklin
Rodda
Howard LaPier
Kenneth Watson
Gerald S. Spaniel
Marjorie L. Southard
Mabel Watson
Patricia J. Rash
Robert G. Blair
Carreus
Edith Smith
Lenox Teachers, School Committee Agree on Salary Schedule
Lenox teachers and School Committee reach a split salary schedule with new base pay of 6600 for new hires and 6735 for current staff, replacing a 6250 minimum. Impact to town budget projected at 42000 to 44000 dollars. Sabatical leave and coaches' salaries to be discussed further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Lenox ‘Teachers Association
LTA
Thomas F. Cooney
Parked Truck On Turnpike Causes Crash
Becket Madison Conn motorist reported in fair condition in ICU at St Luke s unit BMC after two vehicle crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Police say Frank B McGrath 28 westbound near mile 14 skidded into a parked truck in the breakdown lane. McGrath taken to hospital by trooper James McCormick. Truck sustained minor damage and was unoccupied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGrath
Snow Clearance Is Praised by Egremont Officials
Egremont Selectmen chairman Frederick I Turner commended the Highway Department for round the clock efforts to keep roads open during a severe storm. Highway Supt Richard T Nicolai urged residents to avoid dumping snow on town roads when clearing driveways and private roads. A letter from Ralph B Scharman with nine signatures criticized the Egremont Auto Body shop on Route 23 for junk cars. the shop will get four weeks to remove them or face fines under the town bylaw. Liquor licenses may be picked up from town treasurer Norman Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egremont — Selectmen
Frederick I. ‘Turner
Highway Department
Richard T. Nicolai
Selectmien
Ralph B. Scharman
Bottle Hill Road
Egremont Auto Body Shop
Turner
Budget talks stall on Central Berkshire regional district
The Central Berkshire Regional School District budget agreement remains elusive after last night's School Committee meeting recessed to 8 30 p m at Wahconah Regional High School. Chairman Martin J Cooney warns legality questions may arise if the seven towns budget is not ready by January 1. Committeeman William H Manning questions figures showing a 50 percent cost rise in two years as the finance subcommittee continues to review administration data late into the night.
Town Plowed 36.5 Miles in Recent Snowstorms
Richmond Highway Supt Frank Ramson reports town crews plowed 36.5 miles of 38 miles of town roads during the snowstorms. He notes the Eagle’s prior figure of 19.7 miles was incorrect. Town Constable Reno Castagia took the infant son of the Thomas family to Pittsfield General unit after respiratory trouble. the child has since recovered and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Frank Ramson
Reno Castagia
Thomas Thomas
State Road
Pittsfield General
Also Mentioned on This Page
James F. Cleary
Board of Health
General Electric Co
Cleary
Wallace KE. Konopka
Wisconsin
Konopka
Konapka
Genesio A. Breda
Breda
Public Works
William J. Bolt
Anne Louise Millet
Greylock Tower
St. Adonts
Ciesed
Lenox National Bank
Walker
Loeb’s
Foodtown
Lenox, Mass
Rotary
Berkshire Bureau
Bristol, Conn
Lee District Court
John J. Dwyer
Alty
Hugh C. Cowhig
James Testa
Lucien S. Calgeroni
Otis
Berkshire Hills Baptist Church
Sons of Italy
Don Nealon
Fenny Farmer
McClelland Rexatl Drug
Lee Pharmacy
Clifford M
Frambach
Evangeline Prince Tei
Ralph Conroy
Tel
Cal
Joseph Michalski Jr
Michalski
John H. Sewart Jr
Joyce Meier
Turnpike
Norman Holt
Berk
Ings
Dorothy Chapman
Wilson E. Sagendorph
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!