Police Briefs Report Weekend Break-Ins and Vandalism
Detectives say Sunday thefts and vandalism spanned multiple sites including a $250 leaf blower at Pittsfield Cemetery, sodas taken from South Junior High School teachers’ room, and paint and foam smeared inside Taconic High School. Casts of break-ins included Camp Wahconah Pontoo Lake juveniles, Stapleton’s repair shop, and a stolen A38 369 GMC tractor trailer from Kelly Lumber Co. in Coltsville. Evidence also shows syringes and narcotics bottles found on Partridge Road in Lanesboro, with Michael George reporting extensive warehouse damage on Harris Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
South Junior High School
Charles Spitzer
Wahconah St
Kelly Lumber Co
Coltsville
Fire record details damage to Betty Jones car
A car owned by Betty Jones of 99 John Street was extensively damaged by fire due to a short circuit. The blaze began at 703 West Housa tonic Street near an Eaton Paper Company division, with investigators attributing the cause to faulty wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jones
John St
West Housatonic St
Eaton Paper
Sixteen NJH Students Earn Polaris Honor Society Emblems
Sixteen ninth grade students at North Junior High received emblems of the Polaris chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Principal John T. Reid presented them for consistently strong junior high performance with high B averages or better. Names include Elizabeth Bashaw Christopher Bulgaretl Pamela Daub Mary Diefendorf Karen Drury Susan Kames John Hermanski Britta Johnson Donna Marchetto Cheryl Miner Andrea Monteleone Deborah Quetti Deborah Race Gail Sciarra Patricia Charland and Joanne Wisnowski. A separate nationwide Census Bureau survey will sample area residents during the week of June 15 to measure employment and unemployment. Data will be used for statistical purposes only with confidentiality. Interviewer Mrs Isabelle Monteleone of 48 Partridge Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Junior High
Polaris
Elizabeth Bashaw
Christopher Bulgaretl
Pamela Daub
Mary Diefendorf
Karen Drury
Susan Kames
John Hermanski
Britta Johnson
Donna Marchetto
Cheryl Miner
Andrea Monteleone
Deborah Quetti
Deborah Race
Gail Sciarra
Patricia Charland
Joanne Wisnowski
John T. Reid
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
James W. Turbitt
Bureau
Boston
Census Bureau
Isabelle Monteleone
Partridge Road
Lashes Back as Library Vote Debate Heats Up
Councilman Paul criticized Councilman Rice over library bond defeat and pledged to back a second hearing if a referendum is not held. He said his only commitment was to his platform and accused Rice of pressuring the public with a pro library label. Paul will oppose a November library referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Paul
John H. Rice
Rice
Paul
John P Maher Receives Master's Degree at Williams College
John P Maher son of Mr and Mrs John N Maher of 45 Richmond Ave was one of three Williams College men earning master of science degrees this week Maher majored in physics A Pittsfield High School Northeastern University graduate with a B S in electrical engineering He is employed by Sprague Electric Co He and his wife Catherine Currier of Pittsfield have one daughter They live in North Adams
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Maher
John N. Maher
Richmond
Ave
Willams College
Maher
Pittsfield High School
Northeastern University
Sprague Electric Co
Catherine Currier
Pittsfield
North Adams
Fire Destroys Residence on Stearns Ave
A coffee pot on an electric stove overheated yesterday morning sparking a kitchen fire that spread to the stairway and second floor, scorching all six rooms of Charles Parise’s home at 20 Stearns Ave. Deputy Chief Richard H. Harrison said units arrived at 11 27 and remained until about 4 in the afternoon. Engines 1 and 3 and Truck 1 fought the blaze with three 44 inch lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Parise
Stearns Ave
Richard H. Harrison
Egines
Trick
Rev Carrol Turner Heads Clergy Assn In Berkshire
The Rev. Carrol A. Turner longtime pastor at Morningside Baptist Church since 1995 was elected president of the Central Berkshire Clergy Association He succeeds the Rev Patrick A Sullivan of Shadow Brook Turner also serves on the Massachusetts Baptist Convention board of directors and led the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity He was joined by officers and board members including Rev Donald F Saunier Rev Richard J Drabik Rev Merlen C Levering Rabbi Harold I Salzmann and Rev Quentin L Peacock with roles in local churches and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol A. Turner
Morningside Baptist Church
Central Berkshire Clergy Association
Patrick A. Sullivan
Shadowbrook
Turner
Massachusetts Baptist Convention Board of Directors
Week of Prayer For Christian Unity
The
Christian Center
Donald F. Saulnier
Mount Carmel
St. Luke's School of Nursing
Richard J. Drabik
M.lc
Marian Fathers of Stockbridge
Merlen C. Levering
First Methodist Church
Harold I. Salzmann
Temple Anshe Amunim
Quentin L. Peacock
First Congregational Church
Civil Hearings Schedule Also Notes Epstein Family Degrees
District Court officials set a June 26 deadline for civil hearings with no sessions after that date except in special cases. The first civil session resumes September 26. In other items, Mr and Mrs Jerome M Epstein of New York City recently earned master’s degrees. Mrs Epstein, formerly Jane Geller, is a Pro Merito graduate of Pittsfield High School and earned an MA from Columbia University in deaf education. She will receive a certificate from the Lexington School for the Deaf. He earned a master’s in Hebrew literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary and will be ordained a rabbi in June 1970. He will direct youth programs for the United Synagogue of America this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome M. Epstein
New York City
Epstein
Jane Geller
Morris Geller
Pittsfield High School
Columbia University
Lexington School For the Deaf
Jackson Heights
Teachers College
Columbia
Lexington
Barnard College
Myr.Epstein
Cleveland
University of Pittsburgh
Jewish Theological Seminary
United Synagogue of America
K’'lal Yisrael Fund
United Synagogue Youth
Tuberculosis Association Donates 2000 to Boston Centers
The Hamden Berkshire County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association gave 2000 for respiratory disease research across six Boston hospitals and medical centers. Funds were raised during the association’s recent drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamden-Berkshire County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Boston
Thirty Two Teachers Proposed for Appointment
The School Committee will meet Wednesday at 7 40 p m to consider first appointments for 32 teachers. Names include John Flynn Kathleen Higgins Dorothy Atkinson Edward Basinski Deborah Brown Eleanor Gifford Cathryn Reilly Kathleen Hurley Carol Van Sickle Sheila McCreary Irma Race Bethany Lincoln Wallace Anderson Jr Florence Berger Elizabeth Corbett Janet DeRita Louis Diamond Angelo DiNicola Richard Dunham Terry Forrest James Gittleman Sharon Goldstein Lee Hammel Lois Hume Harriet Hunt Alvin Nordel Anne Norton Clifford Perry Judy Rodges James Rosse Angelo Rossi and others with appointments effective September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy School
John Flynn
Adams
Kathleen Higgins
Dorchester
Dorothy Ann Atkinson
McKinley Ter
Edward Basinski
Somerville
Jean Davis
Thomson Place
Deborah Brown
Lenox
Eleanor Gifford
Eleanor Road
Cathryn Reilly
Milton
Kathleen Hurley
Truclid Ave
Carol van Sickle
Topeka
Kan
Sheila McCreary
Deerfield St
Irma Race
Shore Drive
Bethany Lincoln
Ridgeway Ave
Wallace B. Anderson Jr
Joan Drive
Florence K. Berger
Southwick
Elizabeth A. Corbett
Clydesdale Drive
Janet A. DeRita
Acorn
Louis A. Diamond
Commonwealth Ave
Angelo DiNicola
Springside Ave
Richard Dunham
Dalton
Terry Hart Forrest
New York
James A. Gittleman
Fulton, NY
Sharon R. Goldstein
Scranton
Lee A. Hammel
Euclid Ohio
Lois I. Hume
Harriet M. Hunt
Alvin J. Nordel
Decatur
Anne M. Norton
Holmes Road
Clifford A. Perry
Williamstown
Judy Rodges
West Terre Haute
Ind
James Rosse
North Adams
Angelo Rossi
Mill St
Probate actions name heirs and divorce in western Massachusetts
The probate filing for Elizabeth Collins of Hinsdale names her daughter Anna Hughes of Tottenville N Y and son Garrett Collins of Hinsdale as residuary heirs with the house. The court has admitted the will of Horace A Wilkinson of Great Barrington, leaving his property to his widow Dorothy. Charles G Gardner of Williamstown receives a divorce from Anne Gardner of North Adams. They wed in Pittsfield on March 3 1962 and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Collins
Hinsdale
Anna Hughes
Tottenville
Garrett Collins
Horace A. Wilkinson
Great Barrington
Dorothy
Charles G. Gardner
Wilamstown
Anne Gardner
North Adams
Pittsfield
District Court Finances Youths and Adults on Alcohol and Speed Crimes
Four young adults aged 18 or older from Dalton were fined 25 each for being minors with alcohol in a car on May 16. Other defendants faced fines or pleas on speeding and nondriving charges, with several cases continued or dismissed. Noted are multiple individuals from Dalton and surrounding areas plus prior fines for offenses like speeding, noise, and uninspected vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
George Wendling
Roger A. Ferrell Jr
Norman Kilackey
Peck’s Road
Linda Leoneini
Parkside Ave
Sherrie Roy
Adam St
Paul R. Charlebois
Oxford St
Nolo
Deborah Zullo
Lakeway Drive
Timothy Kushi
Orchard St
Gerald W. Guarda
Elm St
Robert E. Jordan
Lenox
Frank G. Polson
Dartmouth St
Frank J. Taginski
Crane Ave
Marty Krupka
Great Barrington
Obituaries for Walsh Wanat and others in Berkshire area
Obituary notices record the death of William J. Walsh 53 of Hancock after a long illness with services private. He was a construction engineer and World War II veteran who served in Patton's 3rd Army. Survived by daughter Leslie Walsh and sisters, donations to Cancer Fund requested. Also notices for Adams J Wanat 63 of Adams, a longtime Berkshire Hathaway Mills supervisor, with funeral arrangements and family survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Walsh
Hancock
Albany
N.Y.) Veterans Hospital
Richmond
Daniel J
Johanna O’neil Walsh
Daniel J. Walsh
Frances M. McKinney dies after long illness at 12
Frances M McKinney 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas R McKinney of 55 Appleton Ave died last night at Pittsfield General unit BMC after a long illness. She was born in Elyria Ohio and the family moved here last October when Mr McKinney became Manager of the Big N at Pittsfield Plaza. She leaves her parents a brother Craig and a sister Brenda at home a grandmother Frances M McKinney Chesney DC and a grandfather Leroy Simmons Mill Creek WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. McKinney
Thomas R. McKinney
Appleton Ave
Pittsfield General Unit
BMC
Elyria
Ohio
Mr. McKinney
Big N Department
Pittsfield Plaza
Craig
Brenda
Chesney, D.C
Leroy Simmons
Mill Creek
W. Va
Give a Damn campaign raises funds across city
The Urban Coalition campaign raised 988.15 with Give a Damn buttons. Volunteers from HOPE Center Tyler Street 335.58 OCA Center Dewey Avenue 309.92 NEW Center Wahoo Nah Street 219.65 organized door to door solicitation though some areas were not canvassed. Donors can send contributions to the Urban Coalition at WMEC building on Fagle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Urban Coalition
Hope Center
Tyler Street
OCA
Dewey Avenue
Wahoonah Street
WMEC
Fagle Street
Tax hearing today in Great Barrington over Berkshire Motor Inn assessment
The Berkshire County Commissioners hold a tax appeal hearing this afternoon at the Southern Berkshire District Court room in Great Barrington. 9-20 Inc. challenges a 1968 assessment of 778,520 on the Berkshire Motor Inn restaurant and motel on Main Street, with a tax of 24,134 at 231 per 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Berkshire District Court Room
Great Barrington
9-20, Inc
Berkshire Motor Inn
Main Street
Great Barrington Board of Assessors
Mrs. Sarah D. Sample Obituary Sainted matriarch in Pittsfield region
Mrs. Sarah Davison Sample 96 of 17 Spring St died this morning at Berkshire Nursing Home after a long illness widow of Artie Sample born in Mooers Forks New York lived here many years attended Trinity Methodist Church. She leaves a son Ralph Sample and a daughter Mrs. Winifred G. Desrosiers both of Pittsfield two grandchildren and four great grandchildren Graveside services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 at Mooers Cemetery New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Davison Sample
Spring St
Berkshire Nursing Home
Artie Sample
Mooers Forks
Mooers
N.Y
Obituary notices from Wellington and nearby towns
Funeral notices detail services for Mrs Ruth Jacobs at Wellington Funeral Home with burial in Pittsfield Cemetery. Other services include Mrs Thomas Cook at Lenox St Ann's Church, Joseph Carnevale at Mount Carmel, Aurilla Adams at Stockbridge Cemetery, Harold Gillette at St Joseph's, Dominic Coppolino as Lakewood Field umpire, Antonio Montani of Lee at St Marys Church. Bearers named for several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Jacobs
Wellington
George L. Middleton
First Baptist Church
Pittsfield Cemetery
Charles Moody
Winthrop Evans
Samuel Caesar
David Gunn
J.C. Bowie
John House
Joseph Carnevale
Mount Carmel
Charles V. Naranjo
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Thomas J. Blight
James J. Dermody
Mat Bligh
Mat Skumin
Richard 4. Henault
James Stankiewicz
Dominic Coppolino
Lakewood Field
Mount Carmel Church
Joseph H. Fellin
West End
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Beavers
Louis J. Pia
Joseph J. Harrison
Albert F. Litano
John J. Sitzman
Robert E. Boyer
Alfred R. Bianchi
Antonio Montani
Lee
Kelly Funeral Home
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Stephen Stephenson obituary in Hingham Mass
Stephen Stephenson of Hingham died June 9 at his residence 2 Howland Lane He was husband of Barbara Shaw Stephenson father of George Edward Stephenson Jr and Mrs Edward Joan Stephenson Also survived by six grandchildren Private service for immediate family Wednesday June 11 Donations to Heart Fund urged Former executive of F W Webb Co Funeral by Wickens and Troupe Quincy Mass礼
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Hingham
George Edward
Borathy (Shaw) Stephenson
Howland Lane
George Edward Stephenson Jr
Westwood Ang
Edward Joan Stephenson
Heart Fund
Delta Lodge
A.f.am
F. W. Webb Manufactureng Co
Wickens and Troupe Funeral Home
Adams Stree
Quincy
Amass
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Taconic High School
Camp Wahconah
Pontoosuc Lake
Stapleton
East St
Lanesboro
Michael George
Harris Street
NJH
John Rice
WRG
RCA
America
Portable
Carr Hardware CO
North Street
Phon
Carrol Turner
Area TB Assn
Wilson
Pittsfield-Lenox Rd
Thurs
Frio
Probate
TRONS
Adams J. Wanat
Crotteau St
Michael Conti
W.B. Plunkett Memorial Hospital
Wanat
Berkshire Hathaway Mills
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
the Holy Name
St. Stanislaus Kostka
ZPRK
Frank Lagowski
John
Chester Wanat
West Redding
Capnn
John Lipak
Thaddeus Czelusniak
John Sukanek
Berkshire Village
St. Stanislaus Church
St. Stanislaus Cemetery
Trottier
Gt. Barrington
A&p
Sarah D. Sample
Thomas C. Cook
St Ann’s Church
Clifford
Walker St. Lenox
Cook
William G. Clifford
Aurilla P. Adams
Stockbridge Cemetery
Harold T. Gilfette
Harold T. Gillette
Devanny
St. Joseph’s Church
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