Buttenheim Occupies Berkshire Common with First Tenant
Buttenheim Publishing Co begins operations in its new Berkshire Common offices amid a busy move in. Berkshire Life Insurers officials welcome the first tenants with coffee and doughnuts as desks and fixtures are hurried into place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttenheim
Berkshire Common
BLICO
Berkshire
Buttenheim Publishing Co
Edgar M. Buttenheim
Berkshire Life Insin
Tce Co
Donald V. Buttenheim
Berkshire Museum
South Street
Lawrence W. Strattner Jr
Berkshire Life
Richard L. Whitehead
Haddads Buy Executive Auto Site Across Route 7
Haddad’s Motor Sales Inc officers George A. Haddad Freda Haddad and Louis Haddad acquire the Executive Auto Sales Co property on Pittsfield Lenox Road Route 7 for 105000 from Paul V Donahue agent for Pittsfield National Bank. The 1.5 acre two parcel site includes the former Aero Shade building and the executive garage. Plans include leasing the former building and using the garage for Haddad’s. a new sales agency is unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A., Freda and
Louis G. Haddad
Haddad's Motor Sales, Inc
Pittsfield-Lenox
Executive Auto Sales Co
Louis Haddad
Atty
Assn for Blind To Elect Officers
The Berkshire Benevolent Association for the Blind will hold its annual meeting and officer elections Monday night at the Portuguese American Club. Elizabeth Driscoll will head the refreshment committee. A progress report on the fund drive will be given with a goal of $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Benevolent Association For the Blind
Elizabeth Driscoll
Association
Births at Berkshire Medical Center and local homes
Mr and Mrs George Haefner of Old Chatham New York welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs John Wick of 110 Linder Street welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Michael Di Cicco of 34 Taylor Street welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs James Larkin of Sheffield welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs John Cardillo of Stockbridge welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs John Donna of Tannersboro welcomed a daughter yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haefner
Old Chatham, N.Y
John Wick
Linder St
Michael di Cicco
Taylor SL
James Larkin
Sheffield
John Cardillo
Stockbridge
John Donna
Tanesboro
Yellow Coach to be operated by Dufour brothers
Dufour Bros Inc of Lakeville Conn will take over Yellow Coach Lines transit and Massachusetts charter runs at New Year. DPU approved temporary authority with permanent consent pending ICA and DPA clearances by January end. The sale price is 167000, service to Berkshire County residents and school children under 144 miles. Boston attorney Frank Daniels praised the transition urging patience as operations begin. A hearing was held with Commissioner Rudolph A Sacco present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dufour Bros., Inc
Lakeville
Conn
Massachusetts
Yellow Coach Lines, Inc
Department of Public Utilities
DPU
Dufour
Yellow Coach
Dufour Bros
DPA
Interstate Commerce Commission
William
John Dufour
Berkshire County
Dufours
Boston
Frank Daniels
Pittsfield
Daniels
DFA Commission
Rudolph A. Sacco
AFO Promotes James Creran to Community Action Specialist
James Creran, director of the North End Center, has been promoted to community action support specialist for Action for Opportunity. He will work from the AFO office serving all three neighborhood centers, aiding an expanded activities program after training at Yale in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Creran
North End Center
Action For Opportunity
APO
AFO
Creran
Yale University
Juanita Errichetto
Hope Center
Veronica Ferry
Hope
Joan Pisani
AFC
Richard §. Lipez
Pittsfield Parks Department to ready skating areas
The Pittsfield Department of Parks and Recreation announced plans to flood skating areas at the Common Clapp Deming Springside Osceola and West Memorial parks and begin ice making weather permitting. Skating classes for 7 to 15 year olds run tomorrow at the Boys Club and ski instruction starts after school next week at Springside. The Springside tow is being repaired and Osceola tow will run daily 1 to 5 pm this week, weather permitting. Bousquet ski lessons enter their third week with no new students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Department of Parks and Recreation
Clapp, Deming
Springside
Osceola
West Memorial Parks
Vincent J. Hebert
Springside Park
Hebert
Bousquet
Wojtkowski Proposes Study of Massachusetts School Costs
Rep Thomas C Wojtkowski secured a plan to dispatch six teams of business managers into 100 Massachusetts school systems to study noneducational functions and cut costs. The four week review begins in January under Er nest King Associates with oversight by MACE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Wojtkowski
Massachusetts
Wojtkowski
Massachusetts Advisory Council On Education
MACE
Associated Industries of
Ernest King Associates
Chicago
Bar Hours Extended For New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve celebrants may drink until 2 a.m. in local bars restaurants and clubs with dancing permitted until 2 a.m. The one hour extension was set by the city Licensing Board. On New Year’s Day package stores open at 1 p.m. and drinking establishments resume normal hours.
Storm cleanup costs city about $50,000 this week
City officials estimated the three day storm will cost about $30,000 in overtime and private trucks, plus equipment maintenance and salt. Doyle aims to use 1970 funds and may seek a supplemental appropriation later. Total from Thursday to Monday projected around $40,000, with snow removal possibly adding $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Doyle
Council
Executive Airlines expands Pittsfield Boston round trip service
Executive Airlines will start daily Pittsfield to Boston round trips Monday, with one flight each way from Monday to Friday. Eastbound departs 12:25 p.m. via Keene and Worcester, arriving Boston at 2:00 p.m.. return leaves Boston at 3:00 p.m., stops at Keene, arriving Pittsfield at 4:15 p.m. Flight numbers are renumbered to 631–638 for reservations via computer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Airlines
Pittsfield
Boston
John A. Heaton
Keene, N.H
Worcester
Ant Keene
LaGuardia
New York
Heaton
Executive
Keene-to-New York
Northeast Airlines
Bad Weather Persists In Berkshire County Tonight
A new storm center brings light snow, sleet and freezing rain to Berkshire County delaying travel. Meteorologist George Bulgarelli warns of a nuisance factor but no crippling conditions. Police report heavy traffic jams yesterday as motorists clogged streets. emergency vehicles faced delays while snow-removal crews work to clear side streets. Public transit returns to normal and Pittsfield Airport resumes flights, with CAP missions patrolling for distressed families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Bulgarelli
Berkshire Weather Service
Bulgarelli
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
East-Elm Street
East- First
Tyler Street
First Street
South Street
New York
Civil Air Patrol
Bruce Shepardson
Duane Cowen
North Adams Cap
Hearing Delayed In Bank Holdup
The hearing for Joseph David Williams III 22 of 18 Wood Ave on the December 23 holdup of the First Agricultural Bank West Street branch was postponed for a week after attorney Leonard Cohen requested time to prepare. Williams will be represented at 11 a.m. January to allow reviewing case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph David Williams III
Wood Ave
West Street
First Agricultural Bank
U.S
Paul A. Tamburella
Adv
Leonard Cohen
Williams
Tamburella
Pittsfield
John J. Killeen
North Street
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Edward J. Farrell
George R. Carney
Eugene I. Amber
Carney
Amber
Edgar Buttenheim
Harold C. McKenna
BLICG
McKenna
Curtis
Lenox
Motor Inn
Berkshire Medical Center
Waistkowski
Dial
Folbyell
DPW
East St
Tee
Blantyre Castle
the Willows Restaurant
Route 3
Hinsdale
Tel
S$ecum Brook Club
East Lee Steak House
Sion
New England
Berkshire Gas Company
South St
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