Mayor Explores Funding For New Community School
West Side community school funding is under review after a HUD letter suggested possible Neighborhood Facilities grants for age diverse community services spaces. Mayor Butler plans to ask Health Education and Welfare for aid while a Community School Planning Committee led by Rev. Sullivan finalizes a report due by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Donald G. Butler
Federal Department of Hrousing and Urban Development
HUD
Federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Patrick A. Sullivan
Ralph L. Herod
New York
Herod
Welch Elected VP of Purchasers Assn in Portland
Kenneth N. Welch of Berkshire Life was elected vice president of the Insurance Company and Bank Purchasing Agents Association at their annual meeting in Portland Maine. Welch, Pittsfield native and Stockbridge School and Berkshire Community College graduate, joined Berkshire Life in 1958 and became general services officer in 1968. Also noted is radioman third class Robert A. D Ascanio aboard USS Butte and Peter Reilly commissioned as a second lieutenant through the UMass ROTC program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth N. Welch
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Bank Purchasing Agents Association
Portland
Maine
Pittsfield
Welch
Stockbridge School
University of Massachusetts
Berkshire Community College
Berkshire Life
Berkshire County
Robert A. D'Ascanio
Louis D’ascanio
Draper Ave
Navy
Butte
Clarleston
Linda Davis
Aly
Donald D. Davis
Bradford St
D’ascanio
Pittsfield High School
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Ill
Norfolk
Eight Berkshire boys enter Albany Soap Box Derby
Eight Berkshire County youths traveled to Albany for mandatory racer inspections ahead of the July 12 Albany event on Colvin Road. Berkshire derby director James I. Kiley of Lenox noted no county sponsor this year, sending entrants to the Albany Derby with a Chevrolet donated prize of a $300 bond and trophy. The Albany Optimist Club sponsored breakfast as Ronald Meyers and David Kiley spoke. Akron finalists offer a $7,500 first prize and $30,000 in scholarship funds for national champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Berkshire County
Albany
Colvin Road
Berkshire Derby
James I. Kiley
Berkshire
Riley
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors
Akron
Ghia
Church WU
Pittsfield Jaycees
Wiley
Jaycees
Albany Optimist Club
Ronald Meyers
David Kiley
West St
Kiley
United States
Area Man Fined for Theft on Coast Seeks Redress
Samuel A. Murray, 49, native of Lee, fined in 1964 California theft case, says he was unjustly charged. A Berkshire County man, Murray faced a $100 fine and $200 restitution after a misapplied statute led to a petty theft conviction amid confusion with a different Murray. He believes the case harmed his family and continues to seek closure while living in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire County
California
Pittsfield
Samuel A. Murray
Lee
Dalton
Murray
Santa Cruz
Calif
Donald R. Haile
Watsonville
Register Pajaronian
Register City
Honard Sheerin
Haile
Eagle
Trick
California Supreme Court
Hiv
George W. Davis
Valliers
Valier
Vallier
Reno
Nev
Bakersfield
Cocoa
Fla
Walker
Vaile
Law
Theustriaaltornes
Mulray
the Eagle
S. Vallier
Sul
Sheerin
Lutheran Committee Host to Confirmands
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church stewardship committee hosted the confirmands class at a supper last night at Rosa Restaurant. Eric P. Loebelenz chaired the event with Rev. Richard D. Rintala, Donald E. Hayn, and other committee chairmen speaking briefly on church organization and funds and answering questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion's
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rosa Restaurant
Eric P. Loebelenz
Richard D. Rintala
Donald E. Hayn
Church Council
Conservation Unit and Mayor Butler to Meet on Onata Lake
The Conservation Commission plans a meeting with Mayor Butler to discuss Onata Lake issues including water level, dam ownership, and water rights with a possible land rights purchase and up to 73 percent federal aid. Also discussed are the Ramsey lakefront purchase and new city park rules to curb motorcycling misuse at Brattlebrook Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Onata Lake
the Conservation Commission
Commission
George A. Purnell
Purnell
Ramsey
Burbank Park
Brattlebrook
Park Department
Wild Acres
Hillcrest Lab Accredited by College of American Pathologists
Hillcrest Hospital laboratorio laboratory received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists after an on site inspection. Dr William Beauty man led the laboratory under hospital direction with praise for the director and governing board reflecting high quality laboratory performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Hospital Laboratory
William Beautyman
Oscar B. Hunter Jr
College of American Pathologists
Chicago
Commission On Laboratory Inspection and Accreditation
Developer Seeks Extra Funds for Elderly High Rise
First Hartford Realty Corp of Manchester, Conn., seeks an additional $100,000 from HUD to proceed with a turnkey 100 unit elderly high rise in the Columbus urban renewal area. The project, priced at $17 million when chosen, faces cost increases. A second conference among Pittsfield Housing Authority, HUD, and the developer will occur within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
New York
First Hartford Realty Corp
Manchester
Conn
First Hartford
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Columbus
Norman Moskowitz Elected Head of Micah Corp
Norman Moskowitz of 66 Bellmore Drive was elected Tuesday night to succeed Jack F. McDevitt as president of Micah Corp of Brooklyn. Also elected were Howard Sammis as vice president Walter W. Brickley as treasurer and Mrs G Francis Tallman as secretary. McDevitt led the group since its 1907 founding to rehabilitate housing for low income families. Moskowitz, manager of weapon control produce design engineering for General Mills ordnance systems, has been with GE since 1955. He is a 1950 CCNY graduate with a master's from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, married with two children. He has been active in Recording for the Blind and chaired the social action committee of Knesset rach Synagogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Moskowitz
Bellmore Drive
Jack F. McDevitt
Micah Corp
Berkshire County
Howard DB
Sammis
Walter W. Brickley
G. Francis Tallman
McNevitt
Moskowitz
General Mice Ise Ordnance Systems
GE Here
City College of New York
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Moskowily
Tie
Knesselsrach Synagogue
Art and Garden Workshop Set At Garden Center
STOCKBRIDGE The Berk shire Garden Center will run an art and garden workshop for children in Grades 3 and up from July WB to July 25. Sessions run 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Teachers include C. Roy Boutard and Mrs James QO Saunders. Topics cover flowers trees and nature with paint clay and colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Berkshire Garden Center
Center
C. Roy Boutard
Garden Center
James QO. Saunders
Sheffield
Exams Scheduled For Pittsfield Police Captain And Water Engineer
Civil Service examinations will be held in July to establish eligibility lists for two Pittsfield posts, police captain and chief water engineer. The water engineer job, created three years ago, remains unfilled. Salary ranges are 16,715 to 12,272 dollars for the engineer and 188 dollars per week for the captain. Applicants must have held lieutenant or sergeant ranks for at least one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Sibisz
Fire and inspection notices amid street steam leaks report
A garbled notice notes a July police exam and a July 25 engineer exam, with street and city service references. It mentions Tyler Street, car availability from Lawrence A, Grey J, and city officials Fenn and Mirst, with leaking steam reported on Kianhele and street concerns around 812 pam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Street
Lawrence A
Itc
Grey J
Pam
Fenn and Mirst
Kianhele
Theft of $3800 boat and pedestrian injury inquiry
Police investigate the theft of a $3800 aluminum fishing boat owned by John Cody of Blythewood Drive. Daniel Beattie, 6, of 133 Lincoln Street was struck by a car on Lincoln Street last night after 5. He received treatment at Pittsfield General unit BMC and was released. The driver, William A. Fogarty of 76 Dalton Division Road, said the child ran into the street from behind a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cody
Blythewood Drive
Daniel Beattie
Lincoln St
Lincoln Street
Pittsfield General
Court action in two cases continues dates set
Gerald Demary, 37, of 1085 Peeks Road, faces a charge of using a car with out authority, continued to August 1 with bail at $1,000. Virgil Andrews, 1208 North J, charged with practicing chiropractic without a license, also continued at his lawyer’s request to July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Demary
Peeks Road
Virgil Andrews
North J
Warren Promoted to New SCS Post in Hadley
William I. Warren will be promoted Monday to a new Soil Conservation Service post in Hadley as part of a statewide consolidation. Edward Konieczny, 49, of Hadley, will replace him as Berkshire district conservationist, to oversee a consolidated office serving Hampden Franklin and Berkshire counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Warren
SCS
Hadley
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Berkshire District
William I. Warren
Edhward Konieczny
Franklin County
William H. Meyer
Sheffield
Berkshire Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Amherst
Commonwealth
Warren
Joh
Hadjey
Connecticut Valley
Hampden
Hamppshye
Franklin
Vernon Johnson
Fenn St
Pittsfield
Adults Sign For Institute For Perceptual Handicaps
Twenty seven adults have signed for a summer institute for teachers of perceptually handicapped children led by Howard J. Eberwein director of special education in the Pittsfield schools. About 20 children with learning disabilities will join demonstration classes. The course includes college credit options with space for up to 10 more adults and 10 more children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard J. Eberwein
Pittsfield
Eberwein
Bank Row
Crosby Junior High School
Crosby
American International College
Pom Poms Plan GE Collection Drum Corps Gate Drive
The Berkshire Pom Pom drum and bugle corps will conduct a GE plant gate collection tomorrow to raise funds for new equipment. Members report in uniform at 2 p.m. to Kennedy Hall, 789 Tyler St., under chairman Virginia M. Quaglietti with helpers Ruth Bailey Thomas Cole Andrea OU Ann Lacey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire
TUE
Kennedy Hall
Tyler St
Virginia M. Quaglietti
Ruth Bailey
Thomas Cole
Andrew OU
Ann Lacey
Kenyon Ferry Completes Bank Study Program
Kenyon Ferry, assistant treasurer of Berkshire County Savings Bank, has completed a two week study program at Brown University Providence. The program, run by the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks, covered management techniques and bank related thesis reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kenyon Ferry
Berkshire County Savings Bank
Graduate School of Savings Bankine
Brown University
Providence
National Association of Munual Savings Banks
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Eugene L. Hannon Ti
Valley Bank & Trust Co
Springfield
Wiliam A. Lieson
Hannon
Bank
North Adams State College
Springfield Credit Bureau
Mt. Tom
Springfield Country Club
Geraldine Salzarulo
Westfield
TE. L. Hannon
Appleton Ave
Petrieca Construction Co
City of
Valentine Road
Anthony Egnatawick
Hugh A. Neill
Tecumseh Drive
Becket
Heaton I. Treadway
Ann T. Schutt
Mahkeenac Road
G. Harold and
Mary M. Swenson
Frank E
Marion M. Nascimbeni
Purchasers Assn
Peter Reilly
133 Mountain Drive
Ralph Conroy
David Vittone
Exeter Ave
Lee Wilk
Kimberly
Philip Swasey
Raymond
Charles Zuber
Woodletel Road
Harold Kramer
Pinto
Daniel Pietrowski
Fern St
John Stankiewicz
Yorkshire Ave
Michael Lussier
Beavon Ave
Jilly
County
By Gerald B. O'Connor
Tom
Murray Althouh
Mur
Conservation Commission
Vincent J. Hebert
Hebert
Park Commission
Hillcrest Lab
Zional Association of Conservtion Districts
Congress
Massachusetts
William Coates
Washington
William F. Warren
Adams Super Markets ? Incorporated
Berkshires
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