Great Barrington Fire District approves 14-article warrant
Voters at the Great Barrington Fire District annual meeting approved a 14-article warrant totaling 142,471 for 1970 expenditures. Key items include 15,000 for engineering design of two water standpipes adding 3 million gallons storage, 5,000 for a sidewalk plow tractor, and 3,748 for a new dump truck. Minor items include retirement, health, and reserve transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Berkshire Heights
East Mountain
Tighe & Bond Associates of
Halyoke
International Harvester
Spohn & Sons
Stockbridge Road
Berkshire County Retirement System
Vire District Re-Elects Its Officers
The four officers of the Great Barrington Fire District seeking re-election were returned to office last night unopposed. Results show Miss Emilia J. Magadini as treasurer for one year with 43 votes, John B. O'Hara for Prudential Committee three years with 38 votes, Louis J. Truarnieri as first assistant engineer one year with 445 votes, and Martin W. Graham as second assistant engineer one year with 54 votes. No write-in votes were cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Emilia J. Magadini
John B. O'Hara
Prudential Committee
Louis J. Truarnieri
Martin W. Graham
New Sewage System Study Presented to Selectmen
Bayou said initial construction bids could be invited within a year and the system could be in operation by fall 1972. The project would treat organic and industrial wastes for harmless discharge into the Housatonic River. Engineer Edward J. Bayan of Tighe Bond Associates presented the updated $3.3 million study, urging a sewer-use bylaw, reopen negotiations with Rising Paper Co., and state funding for design and engineering. The report consolidates 1963 studies and Rising will tie into the town system. state pollution control approval and federal funds are pursued.
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Great Barrington
Edward J. Bayan
Tighe & Bond Associates
Halyoke
Bayon
Rising Paper Co
Paper Company
Rising
State Division of Water Pollution Control
Egremont Votes Down Wheel Loader Purchase at Town Meeting
At 1:25 am voters rejected Article 10 proposing 7798.11 for a wheel loader, a tractor with a 34 cubic yard front bucket. Hand counts split 25-25, then 28-26 in favor of denial. Road funding articles and transfer of 5000 from free cash for 1970 tax rate were approved. free cash balance was 55037.
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Egremont
Richard T. Nicholas
Finance Committee
Rowe Road
Mount Washington
Jug End
Sprinkler Floods Holden and Stone Store in Barrington
In Great Barrington an overheated stove in a second floor Holden and Stone apartment triggered the building’s automatic sprinkler system around 10 p.m. Flooding drenched the floor and poured into the Holden and Stone shop below. Firefighters, after the district’s annual meeting, salvaged merchandise as damage estimates were not provided. It marked the store’s second water-related incident in about a year, the prior caused by a broken water pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Barrington
Holden & Stone
Louis J. Guarnieri
Elolden & Stone
Great Barrington Tire
Preschool inoculations scheduled tomorrow in Cheshire
Mrs Carolyn Rueger reports a diphtheria pertussis tetanus inoculation clinic for preschool children at Fairview Hospital tomorrow morning at 9. The Cheshire School will host a meeting Monday at 1 p.m. with Dr Philip Mayo, the school physician, to discuss a fashion show and the inoculations.
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Cheshire
Fairview Hospital
Philip
W. Mayo
Egremont Town Meeting Approves 289295 Budget After Hours
Egremont voters approve a 289,295.29 budget in a 61 hour annual town meeting. The main item funds the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, with payroll items and various department allocations debated and approved. a secret ballot vote kept the police chief pay at 7,020, while salaries for selectmen were held at 300. The meeting also appropriated funds for highway, police, and hospital costs, and transferred 2,000 from overlay surplus to the reserve fund. The total budget finishes at 769,195.99 with trailing line items for legal, town buildings, and other general government costs.
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Egremont
Southern
Berkshire
Charles M. Seiger
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Leonard HH. Lempert
Finance Committee
C. J. Laramie
Michael E. Rose
Pittsfield
Rose
Len LaFontana
Distrit Department of Veterans Services
Laramie
la. Fontana
Board of Regis
Tito
Xperie Duteh
Gis Fire Company No
Veterans Assurance School
State
Fact Sheet Bodes Ill for Pay Raises
At the North Esremont Community Center annual town meeting a handout titled Fact Sheet Concerning Certain Articles on the 1970 Warrant circulated. Authored by Michael J. Rose C J Laramie and Henry Granger of the Finance Committee, it was shared by them as individual taxpayers. The sheet urged pay raises for the selectmen and police chief, but voters rejected those proposals.
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Laramie
Jose
Valers
Darcy Barn Damaged By Fire In New Lebanon NY
A two story barn on the Philip Darcy property near Wyomanock Creek suffered heavy damage last night. Volunteers from Lebanon Valley Protective Association fought the blaze, keeping it from spreading to the Darcy home and an adjoining building. Fire started likely from an electric water heater on the ground floor where chickens were kept. hay and furniture on the second floor were lost. Four apparatus and about 30 men were on scene for two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Philip Darcy
Lebanon Valley Protective Association
Darcy
Louis E. Godfrey Jr
Food Stamp Program Starts July 1
Columbia County will begin a state food stamp program for the poor on July 1 as one of 49 districts. County Welfare Services Commissioner Lawrence J. Andrews attends an Albany briefing outlining the program. It will not affect welfare payments. the distribution of surplus funds to the poor will be eliminated.
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Madson
N. Y
Columbia County
New York State
Lawrence J. Andrews
Albany
Three Contests on Middlefield Town Election Ballot
Middlefield residents will vote Saturday from noon to 3 with three contested races for selectman assessor and vacancy. Incumbent John L Hobart faces William H Slatee Jr for three-year selectman, Ralph Bell against Wayne F E Smith for three-year assessor, and Taylor Crothers with Nancy J Olds for one-year assessor. Uncontested are John E Rice moderator Josephine Z DeMoss treasurer Donald A Lavery tree warden Neil G Nickerson tax collector Raymond Adams finance committee Constance N Vree land library trustee Walter D Smith planning board three years and Caro Varsano planning board two years. Some offices still lack candidates. Ladies Aid Society chaired by Mrs George E Platt er runs a food sale during the meeting. Coffee and doughnuts served in afternoon.
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Middlefield
Ballo
John L. Hobart
William H. Slatee Jr
Ralph Bell
Wayne FE. Smith
Claylor Crothers
Nancy J Olds
Hla
John E. Rice
Josephine Z. DeMoss
Donald A. Lavery
Neil G Nickerson
Raymond Adams
Constance N. Vreeland
Walte D. Smith
Caro Varsano
Ladies’ Aid Society
George E. Platzer
Monterey Canvassers Report Frh 28 Heart Fund Auction
Canvassers in Monterey organize a February 28 Heart Fund auction led by Marcel Pasche and aided by Mrs. Apa, Mrs. George Jervax, Mrs. Jain Ryder, Mrs. Inc Rolshaw, and Mrs. Warren Can Dee. Local supporters mobilize for donations and event details.
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Monterey
Foise Frh
Heart Fund
Marcel Pasche
Apa
George Jervax
Jain Ryder
Inc Rolshaw
Warren Candee
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Guyelle
State Road
Theresa M. Welch
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Hazel L. Casey
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John P. Bodie
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Russell Stover
Melvin
Phey
Double Trouble
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Great Barrington Savings Bank
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Ems
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S&h
John B. Hull, Inc
Southern Berkshire Homes
Lebanon Springs
Church of Our Saviour
Andrew B. Jones
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Philip Schane
Malden Bridge
John van Vorst
Schane
Pittsburgh
Frank Kohrs
Edward Weber
New Lebanon Bowling
Marcy Grant
Robert Mckaughtin WU
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