Berkshire Life to Build Office Block in Jubilee Renewal Area
Berkshire Life disclosed plans to erect an office building on the Edwin Center Street parcel in the Jubilee renewal area. First Agricultural Bank, currently in a temporary trailer, will be the major tenant and may relocate headquarters from 100 North Street to the new site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Edwin Center Street
Jubilee
First Agricultural National Bank
Gardner L. Brown
First Agricultural
Berkshire Life
North St
Edwin, West
Center
Church Streets
Berkshire Common
Yellow Coach Lines
Nott St
Brown
Lawrence W. Straffner Jr
Edwin Street
Pittsfield Urban Coalition Approves 1970 Budget
The Pittsfield UC steering committee approved a 1970 budget of 77 859.80, with 27 260 for salaries and 44 535.80 for three neighborhood centers. Anticipated income stands at 79 960.59 from 22 local industries, including 29 250 already paid, amid pending gifts from GE and Eaton Paper Textron approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield Urban Coalition
Action For Opportunity
Paul V. Donahue
Eaton Paper Co
Textron, Inc
Eaton Paper
Textron
Births at Berkshire Medical Center Welcome Daughter
Mr and Mrs Harry Donovan of 4 Mernam Street welcomed a daughter yesterday at Berkshire Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Medical Center
Harry Donovan
Mernam St
Gary Rahilly
Curtis Ter
David A. Clark
Orlando
Fla
Laurie Ann
Harry B. Clark
Lenox
Richard If. Doty
Hearing Set On Area Rules For Air Quality
A public hearing on air quality standards for Berkshire County and three districts will be held at Springfield City Hospital Chapin Auditorium on March 19 at 10 a.m. John C. Collins will chair the session. officials plan statements if wished. Mrs. Flood and Mrs. Wilson noted the hearing and county planning moves, with standards currently covering sulfur dioxide and particulate matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
Springfield City Hospital
Chapin Auditorium
Massachusetts
Worcester
Pioneer Valley
Springfield
Bernard H. Flood
Lenox
Wester Massachusetts Air Conservation Committee
Bess Wilson
Francis St
Pittsfield
Bushey Road
Harold
Stein
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
Karl Hekler
BCRPC
Sargent
Doyle's DPW saves city money with DIY jobs in 1969
DPW Commissioner Gerald Doyle reports his first year cut costs by using in house crews on ten major projects. Reconstructed Merrill Road and Massachusetts Avenue, extended Cole Avenue, paved Churchill Street, installed drains and curbing, repaired bridges, and improved footbridges. Also saved 18000 by a pollution study reducing consultant fees and cut engineering costs for four streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works
Gerald S. Doyle
Doyle
Merrill Road
Massachusetts Avenue
Cole Avenue
Churchill Street
Lombard Street
Ventura Avenue
Glenwood Avenue
Springside
Edison Avenues
DPW
Sewer Commission
Planning Board
N A Student Wins Legion Oratory Contest
Miss Martha M. Coakley ten year old student at St Josephs High North Adams won the 33rd annual American Legion District 1 oratorical contest at Western Mass Electric auditorium beating Raymond M Haughey of St Josephs Pittsfield Two other contestants were absent Dalton and Great Barrington entrants Instructed by Mrs Alma Arles Rev James W Knorr and John F Fraser Coakley advances to zone finals at East Springfield post March 8 at 2 15 p m sponsored by North Adams Legion post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Mitchell
North Adams
Martha Coakley
American Legion
Raymond M. Haughey
St. Joseph’s High
Pittsfield
Judith Tell
Miss Coakley
Martha M. Coakley
St. Joseph's High
Coakley
St. Joseph's
Western Mass. Electric Co
Dalton
Great Barrington
Alma Arles
James W. Knorr
Trinity Methodist Church
John F. Fraser
Legion
East Springfield
North Adams Legion Post
Mayor Butler Maintains Stance On Fraser Removal
Mayor Butler said he has not changed his position on removing Councilman John F. Fraser from the Sewer Commission. Fraser argued Butler would back off, but Butler repeated his opposition to expanding the board to include both Fraser and Samuel Slack. City Solicitor Samuel Landa ruled Fraser's election to the Council eliminates him from commission membership, a ruling Fraser contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
John F. Fraser
Sewer Commission
Fraser
Samuel Slack
Samuel Landa
Council
Landa
Bulgarelli Warns Against Looking at Solar Eclipse
Berkshire County meteorologist George J. Bulgarelli cautions viewers not to stare at the March 7 eclipse. He notes eyeglasses and sunglasses do not filter dangerous rays and offers a safe pinhole method to glimpse the event while predicting limited clear weather chances in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Bulgarelli
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Bulgarelli
Natttucket
New England Log Homes to open in Great Barrington plant
New England Log Homes Inc of Hamden will move into the Great Barrington Manufacturing Co. building on Bridge Street to cut white pine logs into leisure home kits for on site assembly by 10 to 12 workers under Charles A. Bouteller. Production begins late March with homes costing about 5000 dollars. A March 16 public hearing will address compliance with local bylaws as the land is industrially zoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Hamden, Conn
Great Barrington Manufacturing Co
Bridge Street
New England Log Homes, Inc
Charles A. Bouteller
Phillip Paolella
Hamden
The
Eagle
Pri Jl
William F. Ylaherty
Flaherty
New England Log Homes
Stalph Paoleila
Plasticrete Corp
Whih
Paolella
Tere
Great Barrington Manuactureing Co
Edgemere Mills
Riverdale Mills
Hospitals Packed Yet Not Alarming In Berkshire Area
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield reports seasonal crowding with elective surgical admissions boosting numbers. Executive director Alexander Babillis says the system maintains emergency margins and can delay non urgent cases if needed. A new weekly record of 452 patients across Pittsfield General and St Luke's is noted with eight medical surgical beds and six ICU beds vacant at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Alexander Babillis
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield General
St. Luke’s
Babillis
UC Approves Loan to PHA For Housing Site Options
The Urban Coalition authorized a loan up to 2000 to the Pittsfield Housing Authority to explore options on two sites for state aided 705 housing for large families. The loan would be repaid if state funding is approved. otherwise it would not. Donahue said UC supports helping PHA overcome past housing delays and directs committees to assess the situation and proceed with option purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHA
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Urban Coalition
William &. Flynn
PIA
Viymn
Coalition
Paul V. Donahue
Donahue
Butler
Isadore Gooulman
United Community Services
Ruth Wood
Allen E. Nolan
Charles F. Bunnell
William H. McAlister Jr
Early Childhood Development Center
ECDC
Francis Avenue
Department of Housing and Urban Development
West Side
William B. Palmer
Palmer
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Eeeran
Bank and Trust
Cooper
Fenn Street
Renne Avenue
Nort Street
John C. Collins
Division of Environmental Engineering
State Department of Public Health
Martin T. Kearns
Shati Lynn
Edward Kearns
Doyle’s Annual Report
N.A
Legion’s
Barrington
Cochairmen
Gordon Dillard
Afro-American Society
Donald &. Jackman
NAACP
Andrew J. Blau
Adams
Dallon
Adv
Berkswire
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