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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1970
Page
5
Great Barrington officials expect a 10 percent increase in the town budget over last year’s 2,826,894 with final figures to be announced by Monday. Finance committee chair A. John Tuller indicated the overall amount but withheld the exact total as several department items require review.
In Cheshire Farnams section, U S Gypsum Co. mails eviction notices to about 22 families renting company housing ahead of an anticipated plant sale this year. Families fear losing jobs and homes. residents express desire to stay in Cheshire while awaiting possible transfers and relocation options.
Mount Washington faces the daunting duty of filling 37 town offices at the annual meeting on Monday at 10 a.m. With only 46 registered voters and two incumbent selectmen declining reelection, plus the town treasurer stepping down after 23 years, no one has stepped forward to fill the vacancies. If no residents are elected to the two selectman seats, a special election would be required, with current selectmen serving until then.
Williams College junior James L. Noel analyzed Saddleball for a ski development during January. He found proximity to the New York City Connecticut market, suitable terrain, and high demand at nearby Vermont resorts support feasibility. Potential issues include watershed proximity and the Appalachian Trail on the crest.
Middlefield plans to host a reconnaissance plan briefing with Francis C. Fiorini of the state Department of Community Affairs. He is a former mayor of North Adams and will speak at the Planning Board meeting Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the school, with Selectmen and the Conservation Commission in attendance. Also on the agenda, Richard A. Waite will discuss the West Branch flood control project. The Ladies' Aid Society meets Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with Mrs. Wayne A. Sumner to review last month's tentative executive committee plans for the year.
Twelve Mt Greylock Regional High School students auditioned for places in the Massachusetts all state musical organizations last Saturday. They seek spots in the all state band chorus and orchestra to perform at the Massachusetts Music Educators Convention in April.
Principal William Clark told Mt Greylock Parents that Jiminy Peak may run an after school skiing program using the high school as a pickup point. He stressed the district has no school sponsorship or responsibility for participating students.
Advertisement requests a typewritten letter of application for the Richmond County desk at the Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield with the note Please send. The ad seeks a local correspondent for the Richmond area.
New Marlboro voters will choose two contested races in the March 2 town election following Thursday's caucus with 38 attendees. R Gordon Taggart challenges incumbents Thomas Cagney John Ormsbee and Howard Sheldon for three one year selectman terms while Brian W Callahan faces Roger Salzmann for a two year regional school committee post. Other nominees include Wilmer H Poulson Jr for library trustee three year seat, with incumbent Pratt Tobey not seeking reelection. Incumbent officials and caucus results listed.
Miss Cynthia Sessler of County Route 3 is among 30 Elmira College juniors who will study in the United Kingdom during the 1970-71 academic year. A graduate of New Lebanon Central High School, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Sessler.
The North Berkshire food distribution center run by the state welfare department will open Monday via the Adams Action Center. It will serve Adams North Adams Williamstown Clarksburg Florida Cheshire Savoy and Hancock with surplus foods from the federal agriculture department. Applications for the program will be available at welfare offices and Community Action centers. distribution starts after processing and stockpiling.
William H. Hoffman was elected chairman of the newly created Conservation Commission at its first meeting held Thursday. Nancy Peterson was named vice president and Julian F. Payne secretary. other members include Robert J. Sirard, Atty. John J. Curtin, Laurie J. King and Donald C. Blanchette. The group invited Berkshire Natural Resources Council director George S. Wislocki to outline responsibilities at the February meeting, with plans to invite state official Robert Mogul and Williams College professor Andrew J. Scheffer later. The commission seeks a $100 first-year expense appropriation.
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