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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1970
Page
10
Adams residents filed for the town selectman race with four challengers and several incumbents. Meczywor Crandall and Grande Jr. announced intentions to run, while Dabrowski faced controversy over highway spending and a past petition effort. Fire crews responded to Budd Paper alarm but extinguished the blaze with minor damage.
Adams The Finance Committee convened to review town department budget requests with a 14 percent rise over last year. The 1969 operating budget was 2,803,495.49 and 1970 requests total 3,160,041.39. All areas except pension and group insurance and health sanitation and hospital accounts show increases. Plunkett Memorial Hospital seeks 40,000 this year after a 10,000 cut in prior requests.
Some 60 Otis voters nominated candidates for three offices to be contested on the February 16 ballot. Incumbents seek re election in selectman assessor library trustee cemetery commissioner moderator and finance committee. YTC meets tonight at Otis School with Diane DiNapoli to discuss music teaching.
Paul Lavigne and his brother Albert Lavigne, both named in Lanesboro, were fined $100 each for disturbing the peace after a Jan. 3 knife fight. Judith Lavigne, wife of Albert, was slashed in the hand and required eight stitches. Assault charges against the brothers were dismissed for want of prosecution.
A Kingston Supreme Court ruling denies Stephen C. Fordham's two petitions seeking removal of Chatham School District officials. The court upholds the board of education's authority to incur professional services liabilities for budgeting and district projects, including architects and engineers, as part of budget preparation.
The Columbia County Agricultural Association plans to spend 30000 for improvements at the Chatham Fairgrounds this year. Officers re elected are Nelson Berninger president Ralph C Hoffman vice president J Vincent Hartigan secretary and Philip D Mickle treasurer. The 129th annual Chatham Fair is set for Labor Day weekend running five nights and four days and closing Labor Day night.
About 45 Lenox Teachers Association members walked out of a School Committee meeting after John J. Pitha defended calling several colleges marginal. The board reaffirmed faith in teachers as Pitha spoke for himself only.
Edward Richards of Curtis Street resigns from the Telephone Co to become a general contractor. A St Joseph’s High School Pittsfield and Holyoke Community College graduate, he is a Hinsdale resident of nine years, married to Christine Waldheim with three children. He holds a veteran’s agent role, is active in Peewee Baseball, and has applied for a beer and wine package store license. He built the Cris Apartments and seeks two more adjacent units, received a franchise to build Cuckler Steel Buildings, and is expanding a laundromat and building a new home. His family lineage ties to Pine Ashuelot Oak Street works and Crane maintenance. Hinsdale Lions tourney set Jan 13–21 at Kittredge School. entries open to lower grade and high school players with various eligibility rules and awards.
In Cummington the annual caucus produced two contested races. Incumbent assessor Earle Streeter Jr. faces Henry Damm, while Finance Committee member Florence Street is opposed by Eva Howes. Several positions run unopposed: Moderator Alvah Emerson town clerk Barbara Goldsmith tax collector Roland LaBii auditor Eva Keating School Committee Stanley Svoboda Russell Sears Jr. three-year terms Health Clarence Jordan water commissioner Franklin Streeter library trustee Edward Wolf and others. Incumbent Planning remains listed.
About 40 residents attended the Richmond annual town caucus at Town Hall to nominate candidates for March 14. Nominations were by floor vote, no tally kept. Ed Forget and Edward Uhlig vied for the one-year School Committee seat, Darwin Morse and Matthew Bebko for Finance, and Reno Castagna George Gillette and John Foster for two one-year constable terms. Incumbents slated to run unopposed included Moderator Thomas Sherer, Selectman Ralph Emerson Clerk treasurer Clement Moore Assessor Camille Jacobs Tree warden John Foster Library Trustee Mrs Gunther Bruggeman Auditor Mr Jacobs Planning Board five years Lawrence Fairfield Fence viewers Edward Clark Walter Iwanowicz and Foster. Nominating committee named Frank Rawson and Francis Bartlett. Richard Rawson chaired. Mrs Bruce Keith secretary. Tellers were Milton Bass, Fiorindo Castagna and Francis Bartlett.
On the ballot are five-year terms for Carl B. Liebenow the incumbent and two-year terms for William Norris of the Central Berkshire Regional School Committee, John Stevens the incumbent for another post, and Floyd Lynds the incumbent for tree warden.
Lenox School Committee weighs buying a school bus and a 31 ton truck to cut current annual bus rental costs of about 3000 and reduce supplies transport costs of 35 to 40 per trip. The truck could also clear snow from driveways and parking areas, saving on snow removal from the last storm estimated at 2000.
A public hearing is set for tonight at 7:30 at the Town Hall to discuss the proposed BOCA building code. The code, modeled after Pittsfield’s adoption two years ago, will be explained during the session ahead of the town meeting warrant.
A food sale hosted by 7th grade Camp Fire Girls will raise funds for the Kinson Fund after the family’s home was destroyed by fire. Items can be donated Saturday morning after 9:30 at the Community House, with pickup by calling Miss Nancy Pikelt or Miss Joanne Chilett. sale starts at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day.
A newly organized group of Craneville and Center school parents will meet tonight at 8 in the Craneville School auditorium. The steering committee report from December will be heard and plans for future activities discussed. All interested parents invited. Golden Agers card party Thursday at 2 at the Community House. VFW meets at the Legion Home tonight at 8. Patricia A. Lange named to the dean's list at Anna Maria College Paxton where she is a junior.
The Central Berkshire regional school budget for 1970 was cut by 73,600 at a joint finance subcommittee meeting. Combined with earlier 125,193 cuts, the proposed 1970 gross budget stands at 2,621,502. Major reductions included 33,700 from teachers salaries and 20,000 from miscellaneous requests. The revised budget goes to the full School Committee for approval. Also included is a probate notice for the estate of Brierne Scully, with administrator appointment pending a February 10, 1970 return day.
In Dalton the caucus set up a three year selectman contest as incumbent Thomas J. Callahan drew 19 votes with 35 write ins for Thomas Caliento to challenge him in the February 23 election. The caucus also nominated or listed several incumbents and write-ins for town offices and committees with votes tallied for clerk treasurer tax collector auditor and library and housing posts.
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