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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1970
Page
5
The Planning Board meets tonight at 7 30 to prepare further zoning recommendations for the City Council. The Council will hear the master zoning ordinance on February 23. Council President Joseph S Scelsi may hold an informal session to seek ways to expedite completion. His planned gab session last Thursday night was not held.
The Pittsfield Visiting Nurse Association will hold its annual board meeting on Tuesday February 24 at Berkshire Medical Center. After the noon luncheon the president executive director and officers will present their reports. A slate of officers and board nominations will be announced. A spring general meeting with a public health speaker is planned.
Dr Robert I Schwartz of Pittsfield is area general chairman of the Western Massachusetts Leukemia Society door to door fund drive. He is a Johns Hopkins and SUNY Downstate graduate, a dermatologist with Albany Medical Center ties, and has practiced in Pittsfield since 1968 as a clinical instructor and hospital physician. The drive runs now through March.
Fire department logs show a 2 a.m. resuscitation attempt at 2744 Velma Avenue and a 4:90 p.m. water pipe break at 476 Fort Hill Avenue. Units responded to both incidents, with emergency crews dispatched for medical and property repair needs.
Alain P B Ferriere son of Mr and Mrs Serge Ferriere of 40 North Pearl Street recently graduated from the Connecticut State Police Academy at Storrs Conn He is a Pittsfield High School alum who served five years in the Marine Corps including 15 months in Vietnam He is married to Lisa Feil of Pittsfield.
Troop 10 of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church marked Scout Week with church services on Scout Sunday a dinner and court of honor attended by 150. Awards included Star Scouts David L. Graham Daniel Risch and 1st Class Scouts Marc S. Volk and others. New religious award square knot was presented to four scouts.
Gerald Doyle Pittsfield public works commissioner will speak at GE Foremen's Club annual dinner in Pittsfield GEAA Wednesday.
William Noble, 20, of 254 Linden Street, paid restitution in district court and the case was dismissed by Judge Frank W. Cimini. Four men charged with operating under the influence and endangering others had cases continued to March 16 and February 25, while Taouis Pelkey Jr. had his assault and battery case continued to March 11. Gerald Tierney, Charles Wendling, Eugene Pettibone, Bartolomew Donahue, and Charles I. Brickley appeared on related charges in proceedings today.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Martineau of Rose Manor return home after attending the funeral of Mrs William Collings in Greenfield. The distant travel marks a family gathering tied to the loss of a sister and sister in law.
James M. Pierro, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Pierro, was awarded the Eagle Scout rank at a Troop 1 court of honor in observance of the Boy Scouts 60th anniversary. The ceremony at First United Methodist Church featured inductees, merit awards, and a candlelight investiture with leaders Harold Spanier and David Pryder.
Local Boy Scouts led by Scoutmaster Hubbard and Assistant Eastland held a simulated emergency rescue at Camp Danbee with twenty boys. The drill started at 6 and all participants reached the site within 30 minutes as Tabag gang entered to simulate rescuers and first aid was given. Leaders were Jonathan Boraski and Richard Landry.
Elaine Birge Facto 56 wife of Daniel Facto of 253 Riverview Drive Northampton died last week after a long illness. She was a former Worthington resident. Besides her husband she leaves parents Ruth Birge of Amherst and Albert Birge of Belchertown three sons Daniel Louis Glenn and two daughters Debbie and Tina, a brother Robert Binge of Amherst and four sisters. Funeral was last week with burial in North Amherst Cemetery.
Multiple notices from Pittsfield area funeral homes report deaths, callings, and services. Patrick J Street 55 of 10 Keeler Street died at BMC Pittsfield Generat ion with funeral at St Charles Church. John E Ford 4 formerly of Pittsfield died in Berkeley City MO after a Requiem Mass. Delmolino 14 Adams died at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Adams Italy born. Kerichenko 51 of Reillys Motel Lanesboro died there. Robert R Crighton funeral held in Stockbridge. Anna Saul Frankl 80 Becket dies Route 8 Dalton. Mary Danes services tomorrow. Clara Drinks 75 Hollywood Florida sister of Harvey Norton. Dr Irving I Rubin office break in under investigation. Dr Benjamin H Genn services held Temple Anshe Amunim. Numerous calls and transfers to St Lukes and other hospitals. Funeral notices for George E Shea Almon P Woodin. Bearers listed.
A special Sunday 7 p m evening service at First Congregational Church will feature Rev Walter S Ryan of Lee delivering an illustrated talk titled In the Steps of the Wise Men on the Holy Land Refreshments will be served and the public is welcome Girl Scouts cancel Wednesday meet due to winter recess Pr Ess A White Jr and John J Dakin attended the annual meeting of the National Association of Private Psychiatric Hospitals in New Providence Bahamas
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