Gas storage tank plan eyed for Main Street site
Great Barrington selectmen approved a permit for Raymond Delmolino and Clarence Potvin to install a 17 000 gallon underground gas storage tank on the former stone mill property on Main Street. The pair aim to build a combined gas station car wash, with earlier concerns about a sewer tie in now resolved as sewer mains exist nearby. The board noted a Water Pollution Control Board ruling may be needed for a Housatonic River out fall. Also, the panel asked Berkshire Hills Regional School District Superintendent Lane to identify who pays for four false high school alarms, totaling 248, caused by faulty heat detectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Selectmen
Raymond Delmolino
Clarence V. Potvin
Main Street
Delmolino
State Water Pollution Control Board
Housatonic
Fire District
Martin Graham
Potvin
Great
Shouting Incident On Railroad Street
Police described a nighttime shouting incident on Railroad Street as minor. Two state police cruisers and local units responded after Patrolman Zucco stopped Henry E. Dozier on a license check and a crowd gathered. No arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Emmett J. Shea
Siae
Railroad Street
Richard Zucco
Henry E. Dozier
Main Street
Shea
Court Fines Several for Drunkenness and Speeding
District Court in Great Barrington fined Robert Vogel 85 dollars after pleading guilty to operating under the influence and drunkenness. Johan Pearson paid 10 dollars for obstructing driving and 25 for speeding after admitting speeding in a 44 mph zone while reading a book. Other offenders include Horace Rosier with a 25 dollar second speeding offense. Several motorists waived trials and paid speeding fines. Mt Everett Council Knights of Columbus meets tonight at Bridge Street. telescope ad notes prices at Melvin’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Robert J. Vogel
Clayton
George R. McCormick
Vogel
Raymond Eichstedt
Railroad Street
Johan A. Pearson
Ashley Falls
Pearson
James R. Hunter
Lee
Horace B. Rosier
Hunter
Rosier
Sheffield
William Garfield
Norfolk
Conn
Roger Elmwood
Morris
Gerald Morton
Winsted
Danti Mosacco
Bristol
Du Bois Memorial Site Work Begins in Great Barrington
Work to erect a memorial for W E B Du Bois started on Route 23 near Ebremont line with a large granite monument expected by week’s end. An access road is under construction as plans include an earthen mound and potential dedication mid next month with Julian Bond sought as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doane Hullek
Great Barrington
W.E.B. DuBois
Walter Wilson
Fast Chatham
N.Y
Egremont
Wilson
W.E.B. du Bois
Julian Bond
Georgia
Memorial Committee
du Bois
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Body Shop Proposed on Route 7 Route 7 project in Great Barrington faces public hearing
Great Barrington Selectmen set a public hearing for John E. Mallory to build an auto body shop on Route 7 south of town. The plan calls for a 60 by 40 foot steel structure with brick frontage on South Main Street opposite Massachusetts Electric facilities. If approved construction would start this summer and finish by October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
John E. Mallory
Commonwealth Avenue
Route 7
Mallory
South Main Street
Massachusetts Electric Co
Black Burghardt
DuBois Monument
Spadaccini Seeks Waol’s Taxi Purchase At Town Meeting
Donald T. Spadaccini of Lake Buel Road announced plans to acquire Waol’s taxi business operating from Main Street. Selectmen allowed continued operation at the Railroad Street stand with a limit of three cabs, though four have been seen there. The board noted traffic issues but granted Spadaccini a chance to run the Main Street operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Donald T. Spadaccini
Lake Buel Road
Waol
Main Street
Spadaccini
Selectmen's
Railroad Street
Wool’s Taxi
Paul J. Gibbons
Hancock School Committee Announces Teacher Acceptances
The Hancock School Committee reports all four local teachers are contracted. New staff include Daniel Delorey Grades 1 2 Louis Cuccinello Grades 3 4 Donald Quimby Grades 5 6 and Joseph Camer on Grades 7 8 who will also serve as principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Daniel Delorey
Louis Cuccinello
Donald Quimby
Joseph Cameron
Cameron
Sheffield Considers Town Takeover of Cemetery
Sheffield selectmen discussed Herbert Warner's proposal for town ownership of the cemetery to cover deficits of a little over $100. He argued perpetual care could fund operations, though some plots date to 1860 and owners are deceased or unknown. Further talks with cemetery directors and the auditor are planned ahead of a town meeting decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Herbert Warner
Sheffield Cemetery Association
Warner
Selectman
Santi Gulotta
George H. Welch
Carlton French
Cemetery Association
Lebanon Valley Streater Co May Reopen Chatham Plant
Streater Industries, which closed its Chatham plant two years ago, is considering reopening the facility. Litton Industries acquired Streater in 1964, halted store fixtures production in June 1967 and moved operations to Albert Lea, Minnesota. About 100 people were employed at the peak. many relocated to Albert Lea or Salinas, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
N.Y
Streater Industries
Litton Industries
Albert Lea
Minn
Streater
Salinas
Calif
Cub Scouts Visit Atomic Power Plant at Yankee facility
Nineteen Cub Scouts and six adults toured the Yankee Atomic Power Co. plant in Rowe Massachusetts on Saturday. After a facility tour the group picnicked in a park maintained by the company. Cubmaster Michael McInnis presented awards to Webelos Greg Weeks Richard Powell Edward Gage Kenneth Godfrey Paul Miller. Bobcat Edward Gage. Wolf Joe Powell Hear Todd Frambach Michael Roberts James Ruether Paw Miller Michael Arto Gold Arrow Michael Arto. The committee awarded Richard Arto a certificate of appreciation for leadership and thanked McInnis for service as master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Yankee Atomic Power Co
Rowe
Mass
Concern
Michael McInnis
Webelos
Greg Weeks
Richard Powell
Edward Gage
Kenneth Godfrey
Paul Miller
Bobcat
Wolf
Joe Powell
Hear
Todd Frambach
House of History and Van Alen Farmstead Open in Kinderhook
James W. Chapman of the Columbia County Historical Society announced public hours for the House of History and the Van Alen Farmstead in Kinderhook. Hours run 10 30 a m to 4 p m Tuesday through Saturday and 1 30 to 4 30 on Sundays, closed Mondays. In New Lebanon the Lebanon Valley Democratic Club held its last meeting until September with plans for August picnic and slides of past three years activities. Mrs Harper supervised refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinderhookr
James W. Chapman
Columbia County Historical Society
House of History
van Alen
Kinderhook
New Lebanon
N.Y
Lebanon Valley Democratic Club
Roger Lindholm
Boston
Cape Cod
Louis Harper
Coles Earns Degree at Florida Southern College
John L. Coles III graduated from Florida Southern College Lakeland with a BA in government and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army. He joined Tau Kappa Epsilon, engaged in campus political union and international club, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Coles Jr. of County Road. He is a Mt Everett Regional High School alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
John L. Coles III
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Tat Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
International Club
Legion Meeting Space Sought at Center School
The board voted to ask the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee for permission for American Legion Post 340 to use Center School for meetings as of July 1. Cmdr. Robert Zimbosky cited basement space at the library unavailable due to expansion, while options including Town Hall upstairs and Dewey Memorial Hall were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Selectmen
Southern Berkshire Regional
American Legion
Center School
Robert Zimbosky
Legion
Charles Ward
Selectman
Franklin Curtiss
Zimbosky
Dewey Memorial Hall
George H. Welch
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Welch
Lanesboro Correspondent Sought for Berkshire Eagle
Lanesboro seeks a correspondent to join The Eagle team. Send typewritten applications to the County Desk at Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield. Advertisement notes weekly rubbish removal and general trucking services with a contact phone number 443-9717.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
the Eagle
County Desk
Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Berkshire Bureau
Sae Haeh
Dad
Kodak
Amity
Timex
Bannon
B. SR. Ph
Dcs Pharmacy
Main
Tom
Dempsey
Paul Newman
Wdanhe Wookward
Aobert Wagier
Mt. Everett
Knights of Columbus
Bridge Street
Melvin's
Great Barrington Savings Bank
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Ried Cleaners
Gt. Barrington
Judith Whitman
H. Pennel F. Corbin
Elizabeth Watt
Joseph A. Wilk
Mt. Greylock
Hancock School
Cheshire
New York
Richard P. Hamilton
Mobil
Mobil Heating Oil
S&h
John B. Hull, Inc
Southern Berkshire
Tol
Lebanon Valley Streater Co
Chatham Plant
Cub
Atomic Power
Democratic Club
Coles
Fla. Southern
Board
Buxton
Kooax Insrawari
Buxton Billfords
Melvin
Pharmacy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!