Lamoureux Outlines Rules for City Swimming Pools
Building Inspector Archille E. Lamoureux reported many inquiries about pool permits and safety features. He noted fences or covers are required for pools over 12 inches deep, with exceptions for four foot high above-ground pools meeting conditions, and stated ladders must lock or be removed when unused. permits are needed for pools over 24 inches deep, over 250 square feet, or with a recirculating system. Lamoureux said he has issued a dozen permits after inspecting several pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archille E. Lamoureux
Lamoureux
Lamouwreus
Mits
Fire Captain Briggs Speakers at Golden Age Meeting
Capt Richard J Briggs of the Pittsfield Fire Department presented a film and spoke on fire prevention at the weekly Golden Age gathering. New members include Albina Peters Marie McMahon Rose Beropin Teresa Gagnan Lauretta McGurt John Guidi John J Mullen Ralph Massimiano Edna Crasier. Attendance reached 161 with birthday cake for John Daley and James Layden while Mary Myers Ethel Bantekas sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Briggs
Pittsfield
Ethel Bantekas
Peter Tanguay
Mary English
Anne Flynn
Grace Turner
Housing opponents to view site for Melbourne Road project
Opponents of the Central Labor Council housing plan invite the City Council to inspect the 15 acre Melbourne Road site tonight. A zoning hearing is set for Tuesday after Planing Board favored rezoning from single family to allow apartments. Barkersville Betterment Association cites over 100 members and plans to attend. Tonight’s session starts at 7 40 at the site then moves to the Chapel Street chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Council
Melbourne Road
City Planing Board
Ronald E. Oliveira
Barkersville Betterment Association
Chapel Street
Pom Pom Girls to Parade Twice This Weekend
The Berkshire Pom Poms will perform in Bristol and Westfield this weekend. They depart Thursday at 6 p.m. from the First National Store parking lot by charter bus and stay at the Bristol YMCA. A beach party is planned by the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, with bathing suits and overnight gear requested. They earned $563.77 in Westfield and $363.77 at the GE plant gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire
Real Estate Transfers Include Dozens of Home Listings
A sequence of 20th century real estate transfers records sales of houses and lots across multiple streets including Holmes Road Fort Hill Avenue Pomeroy Avenue Adam Street Hancock Road Jason Street Partridge Road Clydesdale Drive Williams Street Rockland Drive LeRoi Drive Sherwood Drive Lenox Pittsfield Road Washington Ruth Drive Carson Avenue Becket Hinsdale Road Peru and Otis. Names include Simon Basinski White Risley Decelles Brookner Peverett Barbour Tome Brust Foss Lovejoy O Dea Creran Brajer Trova Fieming Knudson Toman Ende Londergan Griggs Prince Realty Willet Sigmund Fleck Slowick Newton Barnfather Becket Stern Nichols and others. Transactions cover land and house and lot properties with various buyers and sellers recorded by local firms.
Bus Schedule Issued for Girl Scout Day Camp Trip
Miss Ruth van Leer announces the Camp Marion White schedule for July 7 to 17. Bus routes cover Great Barrington Stockbridge West Stockbridge Bush Lee Lenox Pittsfield and safety items listed. Buses depart stops between 8:15 and 9:55 Monday morning with return from Camp Marion White around 4:30.
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Marion White
Ruth van Leer
Western
St. Teresa's Church
Camp Marion White
Daniel DelSonno Held for Jury In Break Case
Daniel DelSonno aged 32 of 46 Wilson St was arrested shortly before 3 am on June 16 by Officers Stracuzzi and Mendel charged with breaking into Wendell Pharmacy Elm St with intent to commit a felony He pleaded not guilty waived hearing in District Court Judge Frank W Cimini found probable cause bound him to the Grand Jury Atty Leonard Cohen represents him Bail set at 1000 without surety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DelSonno
Wilson St
Samuel Stracuzzi
Bruce H. Mendel
Wendell Pharmacy
Elm St
Frank W. Cimini
del Sonne
Leonard Cohen
District Court proceedings and multiple minor offenses in Lanesboro
District Court details a burglary case against Daniel Reu and multiple minor offenses. Reu’s burglary case was continued for three weeks at his attorney’s request amid mental health care. Several residents paid speeding fines of 5 dollars, 10 dollars, or 15 dollars, with individuals named by address. Other cases include an operating under the influence fine, licenses issues, and a few continuances. A note mentions two fires on Hubbard Avenue and Maple Street attributed to careless smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Reu
Watson St
Reu
Kenneth Halliday
Halliday
Lanesboro
John McCormack
Rew
Dorothy A. Bliss
Bradford St
Francis P. Sprague
Calumet St
Thomas Henault
North St
Warren Wetherell
Waubeek Road
Thomas Owen Robinson
Feis Ave
Steven Ciepiela
Lakeshore Drive
Cheshire
Thomas O'Donnell
High St
O'Donnell
Thomas Handy
Newell St
Karl W. Nimmons Jr
Cloverdale St
Theodore Donald
Plinn St
Armand C. Astore
Merrill Read
John Reilly
Memorial Drive
Obituary notes for Gregory Lenward Riley and Katherine Riley
Obituaries detail Myron T. Coleman Sr age 67 of 45 Birch Grove Drive and Myron T. Coleman Jr. with extensive local ties. Katherine A. Riley 97 of Berkshire Nursing Home dies after long illness. Families include James Noonan, Campbell, Reiner, and Riley relatives. Services and burial planned in Dorchester Pittsfield and Fort Lauderdale.
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Myron Coleman Jr
Myron T. Coleman Sr
Birch Grove Drive
St. Luke's
Pittsfield
Higganum
Can
Frank H. Reiner
East Chatham
N.Y
Dery Funeral Home
Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Katherine A. Riley
Berkshire
Windsor
Thomas
Bridget Brennan Riley
Riley
Veronica
Doris Riley
Agnes Gurek
J. Lawrence Thompson
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
St. Teresa's Church
John P. Lucey
Owen W. Boyington
Elmer A. Coty
Vincent W. Pensiy
Frank P. Petruzella
Day Care Center Group Applies For Incorporation
Six city residents have applied to the state for incorporation as the non profit operators of a day care center on Francis Avenue. The members of Asta Realty Inc. are Milton Smith, Dorothy Amos, John Amos Jr., Napolean Reid, Granville Riddick, Arreta Wesley, and Florence Edmonds. Afta Realty will operate the Early Childhood Development Center for preschool children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Avenue
Asta Realty Inc
Milton Smith
Dewey Ave
Dorothy R. Amos
Dement Ave
John H.amos Jr
Afta Realty
Funerals Held for Mrs John A Bond and Mrs Ella Kessler
Services for Mrs John A Bond were conducted at Dery Funeral Home with Rev Dudne M Breeze officiating and burial at Pittsfield Cemetery. Grandsons William G Edward E Robert A Ronald Edward Bond and Robert Tobin served as Beavers. A separate funeral for Mrs Ella Kessler is set for tomorrow 8:30 am from Newton Barnfather, High Mass at Sacred Heart Church, burial in Pittsfield Cemetery, enjoy prayers this evening 7 to 9 with rosary at 7:30.
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Lenward Gregory
South Main St
Lanesboro
Springfield
Dorchester
John A. Noonan
American Legion
Gregory
Sacred Heart Church of
Holy Name Society
Eleanor Cowart Gregory
Noonan
Joseph M. Campbell
Andrew J
Winthrrop W
Francis B
Allison P
Pittsfield
Meehin
Higgins
Roslindale
John A. Bond
Joh ‘A. Bond
Dery
Dudne M. Breeze
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Beavers
William G. Edward E
Robert A
Ronald
Edward Bond
Robert Tobin
Ella Kessler
Newton & Barnfather
Sacred Heart Church
In Memoriam Kenneth J. Myers 1966 Anniversary Note
Kenneth J. Myers died July 2 1966. His wife Helen and children Avadlee Kenneth Sharon and Robert honor his memory with a brief verse and acknowledgment of family, kindness, faith and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth J. Myers
Helen
Avadlee
Kenneth
Sharon
Robert
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Briggs
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RO Uun
Boston
New Hotel
Jpposhe
Avery & Washington Sts
Zenith
Circle of Sound
Molleur Bros., Inc
Corner North
Maplewood Ave
Dial
Wiliam W
Marilyn F. Simon
Dora M. Shaker
Holmes Road
Harold R
Claire B. Beitzel
Edward J. Basinski Jr
Pamela J. Basinski
Fort Hill Avenue
Jeremiah J
Mary L. Parker
Jon H
Sandra N. White
Pomeroy Avenue
Marie J. LaBelle
Raymond A
Margaret M. Risley
Adam Street
Howard A
Helen A. Fahrhaltz
Ralph E. and
Laeile J. Decelles
Hancock Road
Walter H. Mohr
Alansa Webby
Old Dalton Road
Celia M
George M. Brookner
A. Willis
Joanna K. Peverett
Jason Street
Thomas A
Irene Barbour
Maurice A. Tome II
Karen J. Tome
Partridge Road
Margaret P. Brust
Henry J
Sally N. Foss
Clydesdale Drive
Howard C
Jean C. Lovejoy
Raymond D
Mary A. O'Dea
Williams Street
James F. Creran
Edwin J
Elizabeth E. Brajer
Rockland Drive
Louis
Marion B. Trova
Rodney R
Marguerite L. Fieming
LeRoi Drive
Eric W. and
Paula K. Knudson
Sterling and
Sandra Toman
Sherwood Drive
Lenox
Alice J. Ende
Thomas E. Londergan
Pittsfield Road
Washington
Anthony Griggs
Prince and Prince Realty, Inc
Otis
Ebner W. and
Grace EB. Willey
William J. and
Joan
Sigmund Fleck
Francis A. Slowick Jr
Marilyn Slowick
Newton & Barnfather Co., Inc
Newton & Barnfather Funeral Home, Inc
East Housatonic Street
Adaliph P. Frydel
Lawrence W. and
JoAnn Shepherd
Ruth Drive
Dalton
Broderick
Carson Avenue
Balsam Lake Land Trust
Marshall J. Stern
Becket
Alton J
Sylvia M. Nichols
Martha D. Thompson
Hinsdale Road
Peru
Girl Scouts
Hubbard Avenue
Maple St
Bargain Center
Baby Dolls Permanent Press
M&l
Jamaicas Permanent Press
G, Lenward Gregory
Katherine Riley
Berkshire Eagle Daily
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