159 Potential Water Reservoir Sites In Housatonic Basin
The Soil Conservation Service lists 159 possible reservoir sites in the Housatonic River Basin to boost Berkshire County surface water supplies. The 168 page preliminary report covers Alford Brook sites, estimated costs, safe yields, and sites across Lanesboro to Mount Washington, noting uses in recreation flood control and dry-season stream flows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonic Basin
SCS
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Housatonic River
Berkshire County
State Water Resources Commission
Commonwealth
Housatonic
Hudson River
Hoosic River
Berkshire
Mt. Everett
Merrimac
Neponset
Thames
Alford Brook
Alford
Otis
Lanesboro
Mount Washington
Sheffield
New Marlboro
Berkshire Hills
William A. Heaphy
Berkshire Conservation District
Charles Knox
United States Geological Survey
G. R. Higgins
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Massachusetts
WRC
State Division of Water Pollution Control
Retardation Center in Pittsfield Gets Federal Priority
Dy William A Fraenkel assistant commissioner for mental retardation said the proposed Pittsfield mental retardation facility will be a key part of a regional plan. Region 1 and four western counties seek federal funds via separate SRA application before NIHM approval. Land-taking orders are under review by the attorney general to acquire Valentine Road and Lakeway Drive site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Fraenkel
Department In Mental Health
Pittsfield
Eld
Springfield
Region 1
Dr. Fraenkel
Valentine Road
SRA
National Institute For Mental Health
Attorney General's Office
Lakeway Drive
Births at Berkshire Medical Center and beyond
Birth notices list multiple families welcoming babies yesterday and Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center and other hospitals. Names include Hosley Geant Joyce Tanguy North Jaddis Connelly Faddis and Scott Edward with grandparents and addresses noted. Local ads list Burgner’s turkey special, construction services, Kentucky Fried Chicken at Onota Lake, Allen Hotel lounges, Edgewood Lounge entertainment, and Secum Brook Club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Jaddis
Waynesburg
Scott Edward
Edward Connelly
Lenox
George Faddis
Newcastle
October Mountain flood-control dams planned in Berkshire County
Geological tests start August 15 in the 15100 acre October Mountain State Forest to evaluate soil for four flood-control dams. Target construction for the Washington Mountain Brook project is January or February 1971, with recreation and water supply features in small watersheds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Stateorest
Edward Konieceny
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Berkshire County
SCS
Washington Mountain Brook
Berkshires
Sandisfield
Konieczny
Berkshire Conservation District
Lee
State Water Resources Commission
Alexander Babillis Named Deputy Executive for BMC
Alexander Babillis of Lanesboro has been named deputy executive director of the Berkshire Medical Center effective Aug 4. Babillis, formerly project manager since February 1968, will take full administrative responsibility for BMC operations pending a new executive director. Harold Hutchins remains executive director until at least Sept 1. Babillis, a former GE manager, directed extensive plant engineering and a multi million dollar budget. He led the $4 million lab project and a pollution reduction program for the Housatonic River. He onetimey received GE’s Coffin award in 1937 and served on the Lanesboro board of selectmen. He is a native of Staunton Indiana, graduate of Rose Polytechnic Institute, and is married to Viola Duval with two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Babillis
Lanesboro
Berkshire Medical Center
Benjamin M. England
Babillis
BMC
Harold J. Hutchins
Hubchkins
General Electric
Housatonic
Coffin
The Shoe Box Sold to New York State Owner
Bernard Gross of Poughkeepsie New York took over the Shoe Box at 335 North Street on Monday. He owns four other shoe stores and a wholesale establishment and bought the business from Martin Becker, who had become sole owner last year after buying out the Meirowitzes. Becker will stay on a month to help the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Gross
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Shoe Box
North St
Gross
Martin Becker
LeRoi Drive
Jacob Meirowitz
Meirowitzes
Linden Street
Summer Street
Berkshire Hotel
Becker
Microteaching Debuts in Pittsfield Education Program
Microteaching has arrived in Pittsfield to train nine vocational and occupational shop teachers at Crosby Junior High this summer under a $26,900 federal program. Trainees, supervised and filmed, practice one or two skills per cycle then reteach, with progress evaluated by Rubin Robin and a team from UMass and local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vael Librizzi
Grosby Janior High
James Rosse
Nwext
Ruben Robin
Umass
Pittsfield
Robhin
Crosby
Robin
Ralph Gionet
Donald Kasuba
Michael Morrison
Robert J. Reesnikiewicz
South
James Rasse
McCann Regional Vocational School
Clifford Perry
McCann
Ray Gregory
Wallace Anderson
Angela di Nicola
Fitchburs
Transformer dispute at Taconic High centers on maker
Richard Rivenberg of Western Mass Electric says the 750 KV unit at Taconic High could be GE or other makes, while GE employee Joseph Poulin contends a rival transformer was installed. Rivenberg later says records show GE, and the exchange reflects rival claims over switchgear by Line Material, with both sides in good humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taconic High
Westinghouse
Richard Rivenberg
Western Mass. Electric Co
the Eagle Today
Rome
Joseph D. Poulin
High School Commission
Rivenberg
WMEC
Northeast Utilines
Berlin
Conn
Taconic
Poulin
Gis
Pittsfield seeks US aid for 41 million TOPICS traffic upgrade
City officials led by Mayor Butler seek federal funds under the TOPICS program for about 30 traffic projects in Pittsfield. The plan covers parking limits, signal improvements, intersection work, and some road widening. A state and federal approval process follows a recent coordination meeting at the Public Works Department in Lenox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Butler
Commonwealth
State Public Works Department
Lenox
John J. Killeen
Edgar D. Almstead
Public Works
Gerald §. Doyle
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Don Bell
DPW
Robert E. Elliott
Dean P. Amidon
Kenneth D. Negus
Herbert C. Hawkins
Chances Dim for City Role In Pilot Housing Plan
Pittsfield faces slim odds to join Nixon administration low-cost housing pilot. Mayor Butler says only eight pilot projects will be chosen nationally, with Victory Hill at Benedict Road submitted to HUD for consideration. HUD approval pending as local plans advance. Harold Finger of HUD spoke at the Cambridge conference, noting aims to expand low and moderate income housing via factory built units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Butler
Cambridge
Victory Hill
Benedict Road
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Harold B. Finger
Finger
Will Butler
Housing Authority
Arthur C. McGil
Two Candidates to Question Tax Rate in City Race
Mayoral contenders George A. Purnell Jr. and Rema Del Gallo announced plans to challenge the Buller administration's $1 rise in the 49.50 tax rate. Purnell said a written statement will be issued early next week, while Del Gallo, former mayor in 1966 and 1967, indicated he would discuss tax policy and other issues in the campaign but offered no comment today. Del Gallo has yet to launch a formal campaign. The tax rate increase is viewed as a political asset for Mayor Butler's bid for re-election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Purnell Jr
Rema del Gallo
Buller
Purnell
del Gello
Butler
BTF Receives $30 000 for Drama Programs
Berkshire Theatre Festival Inc has been notified by the National Endowment for the Arts of a $30,000 federal grant to support the Stockbridge theatre current summer program and development of new plays and workshops. The U.S. Office of Education also funds Cheshire and Richmond schools in federally impacted areas with amounts of $10,136 and $10,604 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvio 0. Conle
Lene Edward W. Brooke
National Endowment For the Arts
Berkshire ‘Theatre Festival, Inc
Stockbridge Theatre
U.S. Office of Education
Cheshire
Richmond
Kitchings Elected To NU Board
Chester W. Kitchings of New London has been elected to Northeast Utilities board. NU holds subsidiaries including Western Mass Electric Co. and is led by executive Kitchings, president of Cuca-Club Bottling Co. He is an Emory University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London, Conn
Chester W. Kitchings
Northeast Utilities
Western Mass
Electig Co
Kitchings
Cuca-Club Bottling Co
New London
Emory University of Atlanta
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David Hosley
Francis Vigeant
Terrace Ave
Richard Joyce
Whittier Ave
William Tanguay
Adams
Robert C. North
Burgner
Eagle Construction, Inc
Wojtkowski Bros
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Onota Lake
Ronnie Taylor
Edgewood Lounge
Pittsfield-Lenox
Secum Brook Club
Rob Knapp
Walt Lehman Quartel
Ady
October Mountain
Wests
Thousand Acre
Clam River
Fitchburg State
John Maloy
Angelo Rossi
Lois Hume
Albert Hebert
Asst
Louis J. Hebert
Fittsfield
Gionet
U.S
BTF
NU Board
Union Federal
Big U
Union Federal Savings
North Street
Main Street
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