Why Have a Bypass for Lenox Causes and Costs
Public hearings by the State Department of Public Works reveal strong local opposition to Route 7 relocation plans in Lenox and nearby towns. Critics question the need for a new expressway, noting high costs and uncertain traffic benefits while urging safer improvements to existing roads and preserving Lenox’s environmental appeal.
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Lenox
State Department of Public Works
DPW
Stockbridge
Williamstown
Pittsfield
Washington
Berkshire County
Veterans Memorial Highway
Housatonic Street
Pittsfield Country Club
Holiday Inn
Elise Farar
Holmes Road
Boston
Yenox
New York City
Lenox Memorial High School
Harvey Abramson
Brooklyn
Big City
Adams Celebrates Groundbreaking For New Sewage Plant
Adams hosts a celebration at the plant site on Howland Avenue marking the ground breaking and contract signing for a $3.5 million sewage treatment plant. City officials credit decades of effort amid state and federal aid, with 80 percent of costs covered, as Adams moves toward completion in two years.
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Adams
Fred Dabrowski
State Department of Public Health
Hoosic River
Charles Pfizer & Co
Howland Avenue
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
Selectmen
North Berkshire
Williamstown
Williams College to go coed in 1971 under plan
Berkshire Week in Review reports Williams College will become fully coeducational in 1971 if the Board of Trustees approves a committee plan. The plan calls for continuing the exchange program with women’s colleges and enrolling significant numbers of regular women students starting in September 1971.
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Williams College
Williams
Notable Local Appointments Highlight 1960s Pittsfield News
Multiple locals receive roles and honors including Mrs Helen Brzezinski recommended for Draft Board 41 as possibly Massachusetts first woman on a draft board. Clarence Stoneham retires after long leadership in North Adams banks. Theodore Herberg chairs New England Conference on Aging. Barbara Goulet to direct Old Corner House museum. William Gaessel named group VP at Beloit Corp. Several other officials and educators receive appointments and recognitions across Pittsfield, Lenox, Stockbridge, and surrounding towns.
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Pittsfield
Helen Brzezinski
Massachusetts
Berkshire County Republican Association
Clarence E. Stoneham
North Adams
Berkshire Bank & Trust Co
North Adams Trust Co
Theodore Herberg
Fittsfield School Department
New England
Western Mass. Electric Co
Vincent J. Hebert
Parks and Recreation
Aerk of Eagles
Williams College
John W. Chandler
Hamilton College
Winthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
Edward Olechowski
Cranwell School
College of the Holy Cross
Brown University
Thomas F. Ryan
Schenectady
Tokyo Post
Robert A. Hardesty
Beloit Corp
William W. Gaessel
Robert McClintock
Pittsfield National Bank
James Withers
Lee
Columbia Mill
Kimberly-Clark Corough
C. Cowhig
Lenox Zoning Board of Appeals
John T. McPhillips
Francis H. Ransford
Dalton News
Marion Manning
Wadsworth R. Pierce
Decline in Irish rural life shown by marriage lag
Michael Sheehy argues in Is Ireland Dying Culture and Church in Modern Ireland that a farming tied, cautious rural mindset delays marriage. He notes men average 28 and women 26, unusually high for a nation, with many 40-year-olds still living with parents and reluctant to inherit farms.
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Michael Sheehy
Ireland
Taplinger
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South Berkshire Weekly
Pleasant Valley
Lenox Center Y
North Lenox
West Dugway Road
South Street
Turnpike
Vreno
Nev
William P. Lear
Lear
Kremlin
Merrill Road
Bradlees Fnac A Ae
Ny Clia
Stevenson & Co., Inc
Otyere
North St
Pittsfield, Mass
Mt. Aar
Pittsfield Supply
Rudy
John Stritch of
Hinsdale
Iad
North Berkshire Weekly
Berkshire County Planning Commission
Camp, Dresser & McKee
Berkshire Week In Review
Power Transformer Department
Schweitzer Division
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Eagle Mill
Laurel Street Bridge
Taconic High School
Berkshire Community College
Gauntlet
Phoenix
BCC
Thomas E. O'Connell
Great Barrington Hayes
Emily
Gt. Barrington Loveless
Charles O
Pittsfield Malfoy
Lucile
Harry
Canaan
Conn
Viniie
Finn A
Pimnsfield
Dunkin' Donuts
Dalton Ave
Royal Cleaners
Paras
Reg
Sameurgers
Aery
Broyles Arena
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