Hinsdale Community Invited to SPCC Meeting and Notices
Hinsdale residents invited to the SPCC annual meeting at Lenox House noon Feb 6 with Rev Phillip Mayfield speaking on drugs problems and prospects. Lions Club to meet Feb 7 6 30 at Hinsdale Home Club. basketball tournament plans at Kittredge School. Lance Cpl Joan Orpin home from Vietnam awarded Purple Heart. son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Orpin. Mr and Mrs Paul Rice wed Dec 28 in Williams town now living on South Street.
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Hinsdale
Hinsdale United Fund Committee
Berkshire County
Children’s Protective Services
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Family and Children Service
Lenox House
Phillip Mayfield
Holyoke
Kenneth G. Kirchner
Lance Cpl
Joan Orpin
Vietnam
1St Marine Division
da Nang
Orpin
Wahconah Regional High School
Ernest Orpin
Church Street
Paul Rice
Williamstown
South Street
Hinsdale Lions Club basketball tourney entries due Sunday
Deadline looms for the first Hinsdale Lions Club basketball tournament set for February 13 to 21 at Kittredge School auditorium. Mail entries to Charles J. DeAngelus, chairman. Schedules will be sent when entries are complete. The Arnold Buckley award will honor a community member exemplifying youth service. Also, a white elephant sale for March of Dimes will be held at Kittredge School with 200 solicitors canvassing Wednesday.
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Hinsdale
Hinsdale Lions Club
Kittredge
Charles J. DeAngelus
Lions Club
Arnold Buckley
Kittredge School
Bernard F. Collins
Dennis J. Curtin
Hinsdale Fire Department Celebrates 41st Anniversary
Hinsdale observes its 41st fire department anniversary as volunteers report 504 hours aiding 30 alarms. Fire losses totaled 5020 on 69,270 in property. 16 dwelling, 7 automobile, 1 train, 3 grass, 1 chimney, 2 false alarms at Kittredge School. No deaths or serious injuries in 1969. 325 hours spent on winter and summer training. courses planned by Capt. Villanova in Pittsfield. Four members completed Berkshire Community College program: Daniel J. Gaul Jr., James F. Munn, Robert A. Barnes, Wesley Olds. Fire dept organized 1929 with 24 members. first chief William B. Morgan. New fire truck arrival expected soon. Town Clerk reports 15 new voters, total 758. Absentee ballots available. town meeting in Feb and town elections Feb 14.
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Hinsdale
William R. Robins
Kittredge School
Robert P. Villanova
Pittsfield
William B. Morgan
Harry Parker
William E. Collins
Edgar Thomas
Milton Bayette
Sally
A. "Terry
Terry
George Schnapp Road
PTO Plans Dinner Before Town Meeting in Richmond
The Richmond PTO will host a supper before the annual town meeting on Monday March 9. Tickets go through the schools with a free ticket for every 10 sold. Mrs Leslie Burch directs dinner prep and serving. volunteers invited to help. Revenue funds school field trips and equipment.
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Richmond
PTO
Harry Kosakowski
Leslie Burch
Senior Pamela Knowles Honored at Western College Convocation
Miss Pamela Knowles daughter of Mr and Mrs Bradford Peck of Alford Road was among 109 seniors honored at the Western College for Women Oxford Ohio annual senior day convocation. A theatre major she graduated in 1985 from Northampton School for Girls.
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Pamela Knowles
Bradford
Peck
Alford Road
Western College For Women
Oxford
Ohio
Knowles
Northampton School For Girls
Water line breaks force school closure in Dalton
A major water line break near Center School in Dalton disrupted water service for the North Street area all day. Fire District workers shut valves, residents faced low pressure, and Center School remained closed with staff on site as state Public Works crews helped divert water flow and locate the break.
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Dalton
Center School
Acm
North Street
Water Department
State Department ‘of Public Works
Route 9
Wallace J. Pero
Fire District
New Marlboro Selectmen Race Looms as Nominations Filed
One new candidate joins incumbents John Ormsbee Thomas Cagney and Howard Sheldon for the town selectmen seats. Challenger R Gordon Taggart acting police chief also seeks a seat, with a two year term contested on the Southern Berkshire Regional School District committee against Roger Salgmann by Brian Callahan a Taconic Hills Central School teacher. Voter registration and caucus details set, PTA meeting canceled, and local notices include census and dog tax reminders.
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New Marlboro
John Ormsbee
Thomas Cagney
Howard Sheldon
R. Gordon Taggart
Southern Berkshire
Roger Salgmann
Brian Callahan
Town To Vote On Purchase Of Wheel Loader
EGREMONT voters will decide at the Feb 2 town meeting on a special article to appropriate 8000 dollars for a wheel loader for the Highway Department. Road Supt Richard Nicolai says it will load snow salt and sand and haul and dump, with possible mowing attachments. The Finance Committee has disapproved the article.
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Egremont
Highway Department
Richard ‘T. Nicolai
Nicolai
Becket Board Approves Two All Alcohol Licenses
Becket Selectmen approved an innholder's all alcohol license for Richard and Leora Smith of the Summit House Route 20 and an all alcohol club license for Edward H. Armstrong Mountain Grove Association Route 8. They also discussed a potential dump site with landowners Thomas and Edward Murray and will search state dumping requirements while seeking a suitable town site compliant with trenching and backfilling rules.
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Becket
Selectmen
Richard and
Leora Smith
Summit House
Edward H. Armstrong
Mountain Grove Association
Thomas
Edward Murray
Washington
Route 8
Washington-Hinsdale
Two Cars Damaged In Route 8 Crash
Two young women escaped injury when their vehicles collided on Route 8 at 3 15 p m. Miss Barbara L Simmons II of Dalton was southbound and pulled into the northbound lane to avoid a parked car striking Miss Jane EB Bridge Water of Westport Conn who was northbound. Both cars were damaged and towed away the parked car also damaged but could leave under its power. Recket Art Center altered ceramics and braided rug class times to 7 38 Monday evenings. Loren Erickson and son Thomas of Middletown Conn visited Miss Ethel Mecum of High Street.
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Becket
Lee
Barbara L. Simmons
Orchard Road
Dalton
Jane
Jane EB
Bridge- Water, 24
Westport
Conn
Snowmobile races draw near 1,000 spectators in Dalton
Archie De Angelus of the GRA praised the first Dalton Rotary Club snowmobile races held at American Legion Field drawing close to 1,000 spectators. Fifty entrants competed in speed and jumping events with trophies awarded to winners in multiple classes and Roy taking the overall jumping title in 82.1 seconds. Selectmen plan a town hall meeting at 7:30 p.m. today.
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Dalton
Archie de Angelus
GRA
Dalton Rotary Club
American Legion
Joseph A. Roy
Pittsfield
Wiliam Litchfield
Hinsdale
Alfard Goerlach Jr
William Till
Windsor
Roy
Ware
Litchfield
Edward Richards
Till
James Newslow
Robert Harris
Old Windsor Road
Boston Firm To Conduct Revaluation In Middlefield
Middlefield selects New England Municipal Appraisal Co. of Boston to perform a town wide revaluation of real and personal property. The $4,500 contract runs now and ends by May first. Donald A. Short, Greenfield native and company president, attended meetings to review the agreement. The move follows last year’s town meeting approval after delays securing bids. The firm comes highly recommended by the State Assessment System, to which Middlefield belongs.
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Middlefield
New England Municipal Appraisal Co., Inc
State St
Boston
Donald A. Short
Greenfield
Short
No Contests On Ballot for Caucus Tonight
WINDSOR The annual caucus will be held tonight from 7 to 9 at the Town Hall. Peter F. Menard seeks three year selectman nomination to succeed Joseph Mattis, who is not listed. Incumbents seeking re election are Paul Hoag moderator Willard Bridgham treasurer Ralph Kendall auditor Hugh Ferry tree warden. George Sturtevant assessor Mrs Cecile Zink tax collector five year term Leslie Bird Planning Board. four candidates seek two one year constable nominations Harold Chilton Robert Roraback Edwin Welz Archie Standish. No candidates listed for town clerk one year. Finance Committee three years Planning Board one year Library trustee three years.
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Windsor
Peter F. Menard
Joseph Mattis
Paul Hoag
Willard Bridgham
Ralph Kendall
Hugh Ferry
George Sturtevant
Cecile Zink
Leslie Bird
Planning Board
Harold Chilton
Robert Roraback
Edwin Welz
Archie Standish
Chester Elementary Food Sale To Aid Heart Fund
Chester Elementary School grade six will hold a morning food sale Thursday from 10 10 to 10 45 am. Proceeds from brownies cupcakes fudge and cookies go to the Heart Fund. Mrs Myrna Estes the class adviser leads this event. Cwd Scouts plan two drives this Saturday for papers magazines and returnable bottles. If weather fails the drive moves to February 7. Mrs Thomas Engner is grup den mother. Robert McCormick of William Street shows improvement at Newington Hospital after brain surgery. He is allowed weekend travel home.
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Chester
Heart Fund
Myrna Estes
Cwd
Thomas Engner
Robert McCormick
William Street
Newington
Conn.) Hospital
McCormick
Card of Thanks for 6th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Alfred Louison express gratitude for the love and support received on their sixth wedding anniversary.
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Alfred Louigon
Alfred Louison
Albany Art Commission for New Office Complex
About 30 prominent New York artists commissioned to create modern works for a multi million dollar Albany office complex. A 60 by 10 foot painting by Gene Davis is planned for the grand car course amid other large pieces.
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Albany
New York State
Southart
Gene Davis
New Haven Panther member jailed for refusing to testify
Frances Carter, 20, a Black Panther member charged in an alleged kidnap murder plot, was sentenced to six months in jail after she refused to testify against fellow Panthers. Carter was granted $10,000 bail last week, the only defendant in the case allowed bail so far while facing a capital crime charge of aiding and abetting murder and kidnapping resulting in death. The report also notes related university and regional updates.
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New Haven
Frances Carter
Black Panther Party
Panthers
Miss Carter
Trumbull
Garbage woes spark single talk at North Adams board
At a North Adams board of health meeting on Thursday, contractor Robert Burdick explained complaints about Thanksgiving to New Year garbage pickup. Snow deepness blocks pails, he advised residents to place trash on snow piles and use plastic liners to prevent sticking.
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North Adams
Board of Health
Robert Burdick
Burdick
Debate Over Land Development Rules in Readsboro Vermont
A Readsboro planning commission meeting featured Frank J. Opie, who recently bought 1,400 acres in Stamfordford, arguing subdivision control should precede restrictive zoning to spur development. The Windham Regional Planning and Development Commission and Readsboro officials pushed testing subdivision regulations before broad zoning actions.
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Readssord
Planning Commission
Windham
Readsboro
Brattleboro
Joseph F. Teller
Ing
Amont
Ming
Holyoke Hospital Sees 43 Percent Rise In Inpatients
In the fiscal year ending September 340 the number of days patients spent in the hospital rose more than 43 percent from the prior year. Operating costs totaled 5311000 with expenses at 5439000 leaving a 125000 balance for this year. The facility employed 696 people who were paid 3362000 last year averaging 4930 each. Hadley town officials seek updated building code traffic hazard repairs along Route 20 and proper relocation of the town dump as growth adds over 3 million in taxable property. Springfield lawmakers file bills for state aid to the Springfield Street Railway Co. amid bus service cuts to cover expenses and an editorial notes cigarette tax revenue is earmarked for public transportation.
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Holyoke
Hadley
Lown
Fown
Springfield
Springfield Street Railway Co
The
Sunday Republican
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