New School District Budget To Reduce Town Taxes
Berlin Central School District plans a 1965 66 budget about 9000 lower, cutting local tax rates in Berlin Stephentown Grafton and Poestenkill while Petersburg rises due to equalization rate changes. The budget totals 840774 37 with increases in salaries equipment and services. A June 15 annual meeting at Berlin High School will review the plan and board nomination for Stephentown.
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Berlin
N.Y
Berlin Central
Stephentown
Grafton
Poestenkill
Petersburg
Board of Cooperative Services
William McEwan
District Board of Education
Ernest Roach
Berlin Central High School
Lebanon Valley Assessors Schedule Grievance Day
Lebanon Valley NY Lloyd W. Sandstrom chair announces completion of the tentative assessment roll with grievance day set for next Tuesday at Town Hall. The board of three will hear verified written complaints on 1965 assessments from 10 to 12 and 1 to 3. A copy of the roll is available at Sandstrom's home during reasonable hours. Members include Erving Hasson and George W. Lesty.
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New Lebanon
N.Y
Lloyd W. Sandstrom
Erving
Hasson
George W. Lesty
LVPA Blood Quota Shortfall Reported in New Lebanon
New Lebanon New York residents learn the Lebanon Valley Protective Association did not meet its blood bank quota. Members may draw only the donated pint amount in emergencies unless two more donors contribute at Bender Laboratory Albany in LVPA name. LVPA also holds two hospital beds pending mattress procurement for local loan. Miss Dorothy Donaldson graduates Bay Path College in executive secretarial program. Kenneth Walther named varsity cross country captain at Cobleskill State.
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New Lebanon
N.Y
Lebanon Valley Protective Association
Columbia County Fire Chiefs Association
Robert E. Barlow
LVPA
Bender Laboratory
Albany
LYPA
Iavai
Dorothy Greer Donaldson
Henry Donaldson
New Lebanon Center
Bay Path Junior College
Longmeadow
Mass
New Lebanon Central School
Donaldson
Kenneth C. Walther
Kurt Walther
West Hill Road
Cobleskill State Institute
Walther
Rocking HR Riding Club to Host Sunday Western Show
LANESBORO The Rocking HR Riding Club of Balance Rock Road will host a western horse show and gymkhana on Sunday with gates at noon and events starting at 1 pm. Three classes senior junior and midget plus an old timers event. Free rides for children during intermission and refreshments all afternoon.
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Lanesboro
Rocking HR Riding Club
Balance Rock Road
North Berkshire Bottling Co expands on SBA loan
North Berkshire Bottling Co. in Wistown gains warehouse capacity with a 15000 SBA loan after a 36 percent business rise last year and a projected 50 percent gain this year driven by increased use of nonreturnable bottles. In North Adams drought plans meter water use as Mt Williams reservoir nears capacity.
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Bottling Co
Wistown
Sand Springs
Small Business Administration
North Adams
Water Department
Robert E. Galipeau
Mt. Williams
Galipeau
Broad Brook
Lanesboro Classes Hold Annual Outings
LANESBORO The 6th grade class from Lanesboro School held its annual outing with a Look Park swim in Northampton and a Mountain Park cookout in Holyoke. Teachers Malarczyk and St. Pierre led, with several mothers serving as chaperones. The event followed a day of activities and travel.
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Lanesboro
Look Park
Northampton
Mountain Park
Holyoke
Robert Malarczyk
George St. Pierre
Joseph Stone
Lawrence Shaw
Dominick Lavalle
Harold Hubbard
Edwin Backaus
Kenneth Phillips
St. Pierre
Charles Sukanek Receives Degree At Syracuse
Cheshire Charles J Sukanek son of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Sukanek of Wood Lane graduated Sunday from Syracuse University with a civil engineering degree He was active in Good Squad Sigma Phi Epsilon and ASCE A 1961 Adams Memorial High School graduate Pro Merito delegate to Boy's State basketball and baseball teams and class vice president He accepted a consultant engineer position with Howard Needles Tammer Bergendorf Co of Fairfield NJ and began duties today Attending were his parents his brother Douglas Miss Frances Murphy and Mr and Mrs John Sukanek
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sukanek
Howard, Needles, Tammer & Bergendorf Co
Fairfield
N.J
Douglas
Frances Murphy
Adams
John Sukanek
Lanesboro
Conservation Practices Protect Soil and Forest from Fire
Modern conservation practices reduce soil erosion and flood risk while conserving valuable resources. They promote drought relief by preserving soil moisture, forests, and biodiversity to sustain ecosystems and communities.
Becket Town Elects Three to School Board
Becket selects three school board members in a special election. George A. Wechter won the two year term with 136 votes defeating Arthur L. Johnson who had 72. For the one year seats Anna Blaney and Leonard Spencer led with 146 and 134 votes. Other candidates Mitchell Mulholland and William Elovitta received 85 and 52 votes. Total turnout was 221.
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Wendell
Becket Consolidated School
St Ann's CCD Graduates 17 in Lenox Graduation Exercises
The St. Ann's Confraternity of Christian Doctrine School of Religion held graduation for 17 seniors during the Sunday 9:45 a.m. Mass with Rev. Joseph L. Cavanaugh presenting diplomas. Nancy Smith won the top scholastic prize. A breakfast at Hearthside Restaurant featured principal address by Sister Anna Margaret S.J. An awards program at the Community Center named Geraldine Clark as essay prize winner and honored scholastic prize recipients Marsha Clapper Judith Barry Jacqueline Bernasconi and Thomas O'Brien. Additional awards recognized effort and improvement for Mora O’Keefe Theresa Melle Susan Roux and Bruce Eckholm. Lenox Kiwanis planned a 6 p.m. meeting at the town beach. Blue Heaven Turkey Farm now open seven days a week.
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LENOX
St. Ann's Confraternity of Christian Doctrine School of Religion
Joseph L. Cavanaugh
CCD
Nancy Smith
Hearthside
Anna Margaret
S.J
Raymond Carlson
Father Cavanaugh
Geraldine Clark
Scholastic
Marsha Clapper
Judith Barry
Jacqueline Bernasconi
Thomas O'Brien
Mora O'Keefe
Theresa Melle
Susan Roux
Bruce Eckholm
Fath er and Son Communion Breakfast Planned by Cheshire Society
Cheshire Holy Name Society of St Marys Assumption Church plans an annual father and son communion breakfast on June 13 at 10 30 at Green Acres Restaurant. John J Grosz principal of Adams Memorial High School will speak on Responsibility of Youth to Their Parents and Parents to Their Youth. The group will receive communion at the 9 15 Mass. Tickets are available from officers or at the rectory.
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Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s of the Assumption
Green Acres
John J. Grosz
Adams Memorial High School
Mrs Sorrentino Named Prefect Of Sodality
Mrs Joseph Sorrentino of Greylock Street was named prefect of the St Mary St Martha Sodality on Monday night. Retiring prefect Mrs James Powers of Marble Street, with Mrs Joseph Boldyga named vice prefect, Mrs John Lorette secretary, and Mrs Anthony Santolin treasurer. A new by laws draft was prepared with Rev Joseph Gagan and a Rome talk by Rev Francis Kennedy. The sodality adjourned until September. Yardley London lipstick at McClelland Rexall.
Selectmen Urge Vote for Lee Sewer System
Lee selectmen urge residents to vote yes for a proposed sewer system at a special town meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in Central auditorium. They call for restoring the Housatonic River to a clean, healthy state and reject its current use as a sewage canal.
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Housatonic
Central Auditorium
Selectmen
Lee Board of Selectmen
Lee
Lenox Health Board Flaws Found at Rockwood Academy
Lenox reports from the Board of Health cite deficient lighting in several bedrooms and hallways. broken windows and ceiling leaks, plus inadequate bathroom facilities, were noted after a tour requested by the School Committee. Alfred R. Lenardson attended the briefing as assistant headmaster.
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LENOX
Board of Health
Rockwood Academy
Carl A. Bergan
Bergan
Alfred R. Lenardson
Protest Entered Over Lenox Bus Contract Award
A Pittsfield attorney filed a protest with the Lenox School Committee over the May 24 bid opening for school transportation. Halpin’s Inc and others contend bid forms were not followed as additional letters were provided with bids. The committee will refer the protest to town counsel. Record hop sponsored by Lenox Guild and Holy Family League of Charity is Friday night at the Lenox Community Center with Jay LaPlante as DJ.
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LENOX
Pittsfield
Connecticut
Aily
Donald J. Brennan
Halpin's, Inc
Dufour Brothers
Lakeville
Conn
Ronald J. Halpin
Halpin’s, Inc
Brennan
Adv
Charles R. Alberti Jr
Lenox Guild
Holy Family League of Charity
Lenox Community Center
Jay LaPlante
80 Grangers Attend Annual Sunday Service
About 80 Berkshire Central Pomona Grange members attended the Pomona Grange Sunday at the First Congregational Church. Organist Mrs. Harry M. Keating, greeting by William J. Brown, with remarks from Louis Steadman and VFW representatives. Attendees from multiple local granges and a post-dinner gathering at the Grange Hall. The Pomona Grange serves Lee Hinsdale Otis Dalton Lenox Middlefield Becket Richmond and Pittsfield, hosting annually.
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Hinsdale
Plainsville
West Stockbridge
Pittsfield
Berkshire
Berkshire Central Pomona
Lee
Otis
Dalton
Lenox
Middlefield
Becket
Richmond
Winters Assigned To Santo Domingo
Marine Pvt. Robert L. Winters, son of William Winters of Water Street, serves with Battalion Landing Team, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Kembers of the 4th MEB deployed to the island since April 28.
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LEE — Marine
Robert L. Winters
William Winters
Water Street
4Th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
MEB
Island Republic
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Rosary-Allar Society
St. Joseph's Church
Frank Bott
Frank Zwaack
George Whitman
Dorcas Society of the First Baptist Church
Rudolph Knaack
Birdella Harris
Knaack
Alvin Berry
Orin Meddaugh
Lionel Kelly
Michael Ward
Pease’s
Griplasth
Herrick
Rocker
Reclina
By LA Z-Boy
Doe
Herrick’s
Dial
Lebanon Valley Assessors
Riding Club
Brian Bradway
Ralph Bradway
Sunrise Street
Wasp
North Berkshire
Main Street
Planning Board
Robert Curry
North
Tower Manufacturing Co
Turners Falls
Patrick T. Kirwin
Pfister Manufacturing Co
Kenneth Tower
Curry
Circle Eighters
Audie Gaylord
Circle Eighters Club
George Wheeler
Arthur P. Giguere
Joseph Bazzano
Clayton H. George
County Square Dance Association
Harvey A. Shorey
Cub Scout
Hher den Mothers
Charles Butler
Sylvia Vickery
LEE Super Market
The
LEE National Bank
Park Street
Charles Sukanek
Syracuse
Becket Town
Everett Baker
Hazardville
Burt Rod
Werden Road
Thomas Brook
Baker
Paul C. Metcalf
Chester
Albert BE
County Road
U.S. Army
Albert Dean
St. Ann’s Ccd
Lenox Kiwanis
Blue Heaven
Turkey Farm
Cheshire
Saa
A. A
Sincer
Main
Lee Lee
Yardley
McClelland Rexall
Adg
Lenox Health Board
Rockwood
Oak Hill Road
Crane Avenue
Boston
Frank W. Goodness
Farnsworth Terrace
Hillcrest
Winters
Greenock Country Club
Ernest Lowry
Adelard Laliberte
John J. Peron
Williamstown
Lee Congregational Church
Lee High
Raoul Clvic
A. Eugene Frulla
Davis Street
Peter Douglas
Norfolk, Va
George Douglas
East Center St
U.S. Triton
Carol Shene
Edward Shene
Housatonic St
Miles Laboratories
Lee Pharmacy
Lee News
Jantzen
Ben
Blue Heaven Turkey Farm
Winston, Salem
Pall Mall
Laurel Lee
New Hanes
Jack’s Dept
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