Barrington urged to form consolidated public works department
GREAT BARRINGTON Edward J. Bayon of Tighe Bond urged town officials to study creating a unified public works department directed by a superintendent. With a sewer plant and 15 miles of interceptor lines, he cited equipment interchange, admin consolidation, and pooled manpower as benefits, warning it would require town government reorganization and legislative approval. A study committee will report by September with recommendations by October, while other governance issues are under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Edward J. Bayon
Tighe & Bond
Selectsomen, Sewer Commission
Board of Health
Bayon
Sman
Tewksbury Named to Planning Board Seat
GREAT BARRINGTON TheSelectmen and Planning Board voted unanimously to appoint Donald W. Tewksbury to fill the unexpired term of Thomas J. Ross on the Planning Board. Ross resigned in May for business commitments. Tewksbury, a 10-year resident and Korean War veteran, previously ran for the Finance Committee and lives at 8 Pleasant Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Selectmen and Planning Board
Donald W. Tewksbury
Thomas J. Ross
Ross
Planning Board
Charles Flynn
Board of Health
Tewksbury
Springfield Public
New England Telephone Co
Pleasant Court
Human Relations Unit To Elect Cochairman
GREAT BARRINGTON Clergymen of the Southern Berkshire Human Relations Council plan to elect a successor to Rev. Lawrence A. Larson who has served as cochairman for six months. The election is at the regular meeting tonight at 8 at Clinton AME Zion Church. The group will also form a subcommittee on education to improve understanding between the community and the School Department. Four subcommittees on youth, employment, housing and police relations will report their monthly activities. Also sees ad: Wanted: Man to drive taxi Wool's Taxi Co. 528 0914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Southern
Mahoney Speaks on Town Water Needs and Landfill Debate
Francis B. Mahoney of the Local Planning Board and Berkshire County representative speaks at 8 p.m. to the Prudential Committee of the Great Barrington Fire District on the town's water needs. He notes use of Interior geodetic surveys to identify areas of high water favorability while opposing a 14-acre landfill near Cat Skill Materials Corp. property on Monument Valley Road amid concerns about underground water contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Francis B. Mahoney
Local Planning Board
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
Prudential Committee
Board of Health
Catskill Materials Corp
Monument Valley Road
U.S. Department of Interior
Housatonic River
Massachusetts
Berkshire court fines for uninsured driving and speeding
Southern Berkshire District Court fined Robert L. Harding 100 dollars for operating a motor vehicle without insurance 10 dollars for no registration and 10 dollars for no inspection sticker Judge George R. McCormick accepted pleas of not guilty to all charges David Menaker was fined 100 dollars for lack of insurance 10 dollars for no registration and 10 dollars for no slicker Thomas E Kubik 19 of 76 East Street was fined 15 dollars for speeding He pleaded guilty Glen Williams 23 of Falls Village Conn pleaded guilty to speeding and the charge of operating without a license was dismissed
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Great Barrington
Berkshire
Robert L. Harding
Silver Street
Sheffield
George R. McCormick
David
Menaker
Camp Doloney
Thomas E. Kubik
East St
Glen Williams
Falls Village
Conn
State To Resurface Rte 7 North of Town
GREAT BARRINGTON DPW announces Route 7 from Belcher Square to the Stockbridge line will be surfaced this summer. Work starts July 21 with local police needed to direct traffic near the project area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
State Department of Public Works
DPW
Belcher Square
Stockbridge Town
Selectmen
Dispute Triggers Termination Of Town Dump Contract
Dr Arthur L Cassel chair of the Board of Health says a dispute between Martin Clark the dump caretaker and Henry Granger the health board consultant led to Clark terminating the maintenance contract. Clark ended the contract effective July 24 accusing the board of politics while noting high costs for dump operations. Cassel disputed the politics claim and defended budget emphasis on dump maintenance and fill transport.
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Great Barrington
Arthur L. Cassel
Board of Health
Martin Clark
Henry Granger
Health Board
Clark
Selectmen, Sewer Commission and Health Board
Cassel
Granger
West Stockbridge Shaker Mill Offered to Civic Group
West Stockbridge owners of the former Shaker Mill offer the building to the Queensborough Association for possible restoration and town use. A Wednesday meeting at the Village School will decide the gift. The 16 year old structure, owned by the Baldwins, sits at the west end of Main Street bridge and has served as a hardware warehouse. Built around 1805, it was once a Shaker mill and later a feed mill, now housing a large Purina Feeds ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Stockbridge
Queensborough Association
Civic Association
Arthur W. Baldwin Sr
Arthur W. Baldwin Jr
Lawrence §.Baldwin
Baldwin
George Troy
Old
Southern Berkshire Power & Electric Co
Massachusetts Electric Co
Southern Berkshire
Richard Denniston
Denniston
E. W. Thayer
Elijah Williams
Stockbridge
Bossidy
Southern Berkshire Electric
Purina Feeds
Greenbrier Farm Horse Show Expands Divisions At Lakeville
Greenbrier Farm in Lakeville plans its fourth annual horse show starting Saturday with a $90 entry and running through the day. New divisions include amateur owner jumper, preliminary jumper, amateur owner hunter and green hunter, joining existing classes such as junior jumper and pony hunter. Judges are Stephen Hawkins, Judy Richter, and Carol Hofmann, with ratings A and B by the American Horse Show Association.
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Lakeville
Conn
Greenbrier Farm
New England Horsemen's Council
American Horse Show Association
Stephen Hawkins
Upper Saddle River
Judy Richter
Greenwich
Carol Hofmann
U.S
Sanitary Superintendent Would Run Dump and Sewers
GREAT BARRINGTON Selectman Lawrence Barbieri proposed hiring a sanitary superintendent to oversee the town dump and, later, the sewers and sewage facilities. The Board of Health voted to transfer maintenance to the Selectmen, who would hire the new official and potentially a bulldozer for landfill operations. The board will review cost figures and consider the plan alongside recommendations for a consolidated public works department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Lawrence Barbieri
Selectmen
Board of Health
Barbieri
Barbier
Finance Committee
A. John Tuller
Government Study Committee
Department of Public Works
Tuller
Planning Board
George R. Osgood
Arthur L. Cassel
Board of Health Action
Sewer Line Proposed For Christian Hill Area
GREAT BARRINGTON plans to extend an eight inch sewer line from Welcome Street over Christian Hill Road to serve a 72 bed Berkshire Hills Nursing Home and about 17 nearby houses. Engineer Edward J. Bayon outlined a gravity fed system with a pumping station at the home and estimated costs around 100000 earlier with new figures due soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Welcome Street
Christian Hill Road
Edward J. Bayon
Tighe & Bond
Selectmen
Willowood Nursing Home, Inc
Berkshire Hills Nursing Home
Monterey
Bayon
Nursing Home
Wink’s Corner
Dehan Road
Sewer Commission
Town Faces Forfeit of Road Funds
The town must use Chapter 616 funds for Long Pond Road or forfeit the money. DPW decision prompted by resident concerns about continuing blacktopping. Selectmen may shift funds if possible. otherwise road work will continue. About $3,000 in state funds will be received for the project in the Hill Road area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
State Department of Public Works
DPW
Long Pond Road
George Schwartz
Francis van Deusen
Tian Hill Road
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Barrington
Vas
Arnold Clark
As Alford
Wheeler & Taylor, Tnc
Ees
Femw
Planning
Cochairman
Wool's Taxi Co
Town
Tom
Dempsey’s
Ady
Joan Schweizer
Bill
Main St
Dial
Great Barrington Savings
Bank Sea
Great
Terry Hallock
Canaan
Claire Leffingwell
Greenbriar Farm
Mobil
Mob
S&h
John B. Hull, Inc
Dseperbasket Heating Southern
Hames
Christian Hill
Roy Orcutt
Barrington Area
Eagle Office
Mass
Coolumbus
Marlox
Wm, Bannon
B. S.R. Ph
ST. Great Barrington
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