Stage set for Stockbridge school site clash at town meeting
South Berkshire Weekly reports Stockbridge faces a pivotal town meeting Monday over whether to take the Naumkeag site by eminent domain for a new school. The dispute traces to last Sept 19 decisions on regional schooling and site selection, with conservationists opposing public property seizure. The outcome hinges on voters as pressure builds around public trust and state interests in the Naumkeag estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Naumkeag
Wilfred M. Gallagher
Williams High School
Arthur W. Maskell
Supt
Gallagher
Williams
West Stockbridge
Trustees of Reservations
Mabel Choate
Voters Tangled in Site Debate for New Stockbridge School
Stockbridge faces a pivotal mood as residents weigh Naumkeag versus 26 acres on North Church Street for a new school. The School Building Committee backs Naumkeag citing sewer access, while opponents cite marshy conditions and crowding. Regionalization with West Stockbridge promises large savings but risks delays to the 1965-66 plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Stockbridge
Naumkeag
North Church Street
Charles W. Earnshaw
LWV To Hold Membership Meeting in Berkshire
The League of Women Voters of Central Berkshire holds a general membership meeting Wednesday at 9 30 a m at Mrs Bernard D Cook s home 88 Roselyn Drive. Members review national board recommendations for the 1964 66 program and discuss equality of opportunity in education and employment. Delegates at the Pittsburgh biennial convention will decide the national agenda in April. The session will set criteria for local study items and include a proposed modification of the Pittsfield item.
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League of Women Voters of
Central Berkshire
Bernard D. Cooke
Roselyn Drive
National Board
U.S
Pittsburgh
Pittsfield
Carson Convicted in Hancock Raceway Stock Theft
Berkshire Week in Review reports Charles R. Carson was found guilty in Hampden Superior Court of stealing Hancock Raceway stock cash and a 100000 bond from Dr. Charles L. Furcolo. His two year sentence was set to begin after an appeal was filed. The case ties into broader Hancock Raceway disputes with indictments and upcoming trials of other figures. The piece also covers annual town meetings in several Berkshire communities focusing on budgets and local issues including Egremont land dispute and fire district projects. Governor Foster Furcolo’s era context is noted as well as a Mount Greylock appointment hinted.
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Hancock
Springfield
Charles R. Carson
Hampden Superior Court
Hancock Raceway
Charles L. Furcolo
Carson
Dr. Furcolo
Salvatore A. Rizzo
Scarsdale
Suffolk County Grand
Morris Hleff
Longmeadow
State Racing Commission
Berkshire
Washington
Peru
Middlefield
Hinsdale
Egremont
Tyringham
Chester
Town House Hill Cemetery
Thomas C. Lawrence
Forest Hills
N.Y
Great Barrington
Filmore Baker
Selectman
Moorehouse
Williamstown
Austin
Adams
North Adams
Obituary Notes and Local Developments Stated
Obituaries list numerous residents with ages from the 40s to 90s across Pittsfield Lenox Dalton Stockbridge and surrounding towns. Local developments include tramway authority plans for skiing at Mount Greylock with a four member advisory committee and a $4 million investment offer from Allen & Co. Also reported are moves to build an outdoor drive in theater in Great Barrington and a contested eminent domain land taking for Stockbridge Naumkeag site. Community service honors in Richmond and library trustee retirement in Stockbridge are noted, with a Penny collection for the March of Dimes nearing $200 and Pittsfield volunteer leadership appointments announced.
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Greylock Tramway Authority
Tramway Authority
Bertram A. Druker
Newton
Alexander Bright
Milton
Robert Livermore Jr
Beverly
Ephron Catlin
Natick
Williard Kimball
South Hadley
Allen & Co
New York
Great Barrington
Doryl H. Tanner
Richmond
Nesbitt H. Bangs
Stockbridge Library
Paul Trumbull
Kenneth A. Vasburgh
Pittsfield
Managerial evolution shapes Berkshire politics
North Adams Adams Williamstown voters confront town manager issue amid debates over local finances and governance. Key figures include George W Moorehouse Filmore Baker Fred Dabrowski A Edward Godek and council candidates with strong Polish bloc influence and ties to Sprague Electric. Political watchers note the upcoming March elections will test manager form viability in Adams and Williams towns with broad implications for local government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Adams
Williamstown
College Town
George W. Moorehouse
Axcelsior Printing Co
Filmore J. Baker
Dabrowski
Board of Selectmen
Godek
City Manager Association
Sprague Electric
Austin
North Adamis
Toto
Berkshire County
Sermonizers of Liberty Struggle in Public Discourse
A sharp critique attributed to Prof. Robert Baram of Boston University denounces self satisfied demands for freedom. He asserts that many avoid true understanding of society and treat freedom as holiday talk rather than transform fraudulent thoughts into human needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baram
Boston University
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South Berkshire Weekly
Commonwealth
Edwin 8. Flinn
Layre
Coats
Dalton Ave
R. M. O'Connell, Inc
South Street
LWV
Berkshire Week In Review
Gov. Peabody
Berkshires
Helen Benedict
Sidney M
Dalton
Futatiela Kendrick
Edward Breslin
Dr. James
Gt. Barrington
Knight
Mabel Srous
Sam L
Pittsinid LePage
Lewis E. Brown
Cheshire
McKenzie
Donald
la Acoll
Willian, Sr
Mitchell
Ernest Cormier
Peter
Che
Hinsdale Mole
Some Curtin
Dennis
Hinsdale Overfield
W.M. Denning
Charles
Canaan
Conn
Overfield
Wilbur MacGershart
George
Marlboro Manor
New Marlboro
Thomas R. Noonan
Glens Falls
Felix J. Gondela
Thomas L. Greggos
Trumbull, Conn
Wheeler & Taylor. Inc
San
North Berkshire Weekly
Community Concert Association
Chester Bannick
Pittsfield Boys’ Club
Walter J. Campbell
Pittsfield Republican Club
Michael Filuta
Berkshire Community College
Marvin R. Denzel
Pittsfield Ymca
Charles J. Graham
Robert S. Hibbard
United Community Services
Dale Long
Fencroft Lunch
R. Perry Bartlett
Akron
Ohio
First Baptist Church
Cecilia Rock
U. S
New York City
E. Douglas Webster
Utica College
St. Joseph’s High School
Susan Robitaille
Girls Club of America
Peabody
Mount Grey- Jock
Druker
Pittsfield High School
Sandra Aheles
Roberta Bole
Aris Damiani
Walter Dickie
Christopher Fuscher
Stephen Mackman
Wally Hin
Fred J. Dabrowski
A. Edward Godek
Gadek
Freddy
Ment
Louis Rudnick
Rudnick
J. Maynard Austin
Williams College
Sprague Engineers
Allendale Shopping Center
Sda
Switt
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