DPU approves closing of Great Barrington rail station
The state Department of Public Utilities ruled in favor of Penn Central and the former New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, allowing Sunday ticket sales to stop at the Great Barrington station. The station will close permanently though trains will still sell tickets on board. Local residents opposed the closing during a September hearing, citing losses and low use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
State Department of Public Utilities
DPU
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Penn Central
William P. Murtagh
DPA
Murtagh
New York City
Pittsfield
Hearing Declared Illegal Over Trailer Permit Rules
Great Barrington officials ruled last week that a public hearing on Louis Muller's request to place a trailer on Blue Hill Road was illegal. The selectmen planned a new hearing after Muller's written permit application was filed and notices prepared, with a May 47 meeting set at Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Louis Muller
Blue Hill Road
William P. Murtagh
Muller
Murtagh
Planning Board
Edward T. Connor
Mill River
Bluse Hil Road
Connor
Egremont-Alford PTA Brings International Music Hall Show
Egremont-Alford PTA stages its third annual musical revue International Music Hall May 16-17 at Mt. Everett Regional High School. Proceeds benefit the local scholarship fund. Master of ceremonies is Terry Koldys. Mt. Everett Stage Band directed by Myron Wartella. AME Zion Church choir to sing under Edna Wilks. Performers include Mrs. Daniel R. Milligan, William Gauger, and others in songs from My Fair Lady West Side Story Porgy and Bess style. Tickets at door PTA members and Joseph Elliot's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Egremont-Alford Pta
International Music Hall
Mt. Everett Regional High School
Daniel R. Milligan
William Gauger
Terry Koldys
WSBS
Great Barrington
Mt. Everett
Myron Wartella
AME Zion Church
Edna Wilks
Charles C. Durante
Gauger
Piddler
Mrs. Milligan
William Walsh
Lisa Milligan
Holly Graham
Jane Lucey
Everett
Margaret Blodgett
Egremont
Milligan
PTA
Joseph Elliot
North Egremont
Approval Granted for Lipton Car Wash in Pittsfield
Lipton Oil Co. of Pittsfield received town approval to build an automatic car wash beside 345 Main, next to Almori's Mobil Service Station. The 20 by 60 foot facility will have three lanes, service up to 100 cars per hour, and operate 9 am to 7 pm daily and 9 am to 2 pm Sundays, with a permit hearing required for accessory use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Lipton “Oil Co
Pittsfield
Selectmen
Almori
Mobil
Main
Oil
Lipton
Regio Almori
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Oll
Gibbons in Accident and Drunk Driving Charge
Paul J. Gibbons chairman of the Selectmen escaped injury in a two car collision at Main Street and St James Place. Monicue Hugh 60 of 93 West Ave was turning onto St James Place when his car struck Gibbons vehicle. Hugh faced charges of drunkenness and driving under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Paul J. Gibbons
The
Selectmen
Main Street
St. James’ Place
Monicue Hugh
West Ave
St. James' Place
Gibbons
Hugh
Pupil Mountain Top trips and local events in Chester
Chester second graders toured Littleville Dam Chesterfield Gorge and Ben Higgins Basket Shop with Miss Hazel VanWert and Eve lyn Daniels. Fifth and sixth graders planned museum and sanctuary visits. Mountain Top bus involved. Westfield State College event and Masonic Lodge meeting noted. Junior Bowling league results listed with top scores and standings. Local residents welcomed back from Florida and announced home purchases.
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Chester
Chester Elementary School
Littleville Dam
Knightville Dam
Chesterfield Gorge
Ben Higgins
Chesterfield
Hazel VanWert
Evelyn Daniels
Project Mountain Top
John Woodman Armor Museum
Worcester
Myrna Estes
Joan Costello
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary
Yenox
Mountain Top
Westfield State College
Pittsfield
State Department of Education
Larry Latour
Westfield State
Sheffield Hashes Hydrant Flush Sought by Town Officials
Sheffield Selectmen voted to write to the superintendent of Sheffield Water Co requesting a spring hydrant flush to reveal broken or malfunctioning units. The action aims to ensure all hydrants are ready for fire protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Selectmen
Sheffield Water Co
Franklin Curtiss
Garden Club
Alexander Schmulsky
Harold M. Cahill
Salisbury Road
Margaret C. Ranolde
Ranolde
Clayton Road
Forest Fire Burns Acres of Alford Woodlands
A forest fire near West Road Alford swept over about 20 to 23 acres of woodland yesterday afternoon. Fire Chief Walter P. Wetzel said it began from a logging operation on Consy Mountain, steep terrain hindered access, and 30 firefighters from Alford Egrement Great Barrington and the state resources fought the blaze until it was under control by evening. Hillsdale and New York conservation crews were on standby.
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Alford
West Road
New York
Walter P. Wetzel
West Head
Egremont
Great Barrington
State Department of Natural Resources
Wetzel
Consy Mountain
Massachusetts
Hillsdale
N.Y
New York State Conservation Commission
Stockbridge faces over $1900 cost for park field upkeep
Selectman Maskell criticized the burden on Stockbridge taxpayers as the Parks and Recreation Commission wrestles with ball field maintenance at Recreation Park used by Monument Mountain Regional High School. The panel foresees a 30 week cost exceeding $1,900, with no funding in the budget and no school funds available. The group plans to seek bids and possibly an extra town meeting May 19 if installation and equipment costs exceed $2,539.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Nhot
Arthur W.W. Maskell Jr
Recreation Park
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Parks and Recreation Commission
Selectmen
Josep V. Sinico
Karl G. Cooper
Commission
Monument Mountain
Leslie G. Rathbun
Sinico
Highway Department
Joseph T. McCormick
Robert G. Williams
McCormick
Interlaken
Glendale
Game Time, Inc
Little League Field
Bidwell
Directional Signs Again To Be Erected
STOCKBRIDGE Selectmen decide to place directional signs for outlying businesses and cultural sites this year with DPW oversight. Signs at Routes 102 and 183 intersection and at Mellon Hill will be omitted due to traffic hazard concerns. Listings cost 5 dollars. posts planned at Hawthorne Street Ed wards monument and Civil War monument. Police to enforce junk car ordinance after multiple complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Robert E. Elliott
State Department of Public Works
DPW
Larrywang
Mellon Hill
Elliott
Robert G. Williams
Hawthorne Street
Church Street
Hine
William J. Obanhein
Kiwani Annes Host Mother Daughter Night in Stockbridge
Kiwani Annes of Stockbridge and West Stockbridge plan a Wednesday meet at 6 30 PM at the Card Lake Hotel West Stockbridge for a mother daughter night. Members without daughters are invited to borrow one for the evening as discussion covers the Memorial Day project and other plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Kiwani- Annes
West Stockbridge
Card Lake
Tighter Control Is Planned for Tennis Courts
STOCKBRIDGE complaints about out of town visitors using the town tennis courts prompt a plan for stricter checks. Parks and Recreation Chairman Joseph V. Sinico says police patrols will verify recreation cards, with no parking signs to be installed and cards sold by town offices for players and guests. Summer staff will periodically inspect the courts to enforce rules and IDs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Emerson Jr
Lenox
Stockbridge
Town Beach
Karl G. Cooper
Sinico
Town Meeting Set for May 19 in Stockbridge
Stockbridge selectmen set a special town meeting for May 19 with warrants proposing a $100 appropriation to pay dog pound costs for 1968 and a snow and ice fund top up, plus consideration of raising the town's contribution to Blue Shield and Blue Cross for town employees. the meeting aligns with the regional school committee election date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Blue Shield
Blue Cross
Selectmen
Court Upholds West Coast Gun Control Law
California Supreme Court upholds San Francisco gun registration ordinance from July 1968. John Galvin challenged it as unconstitutional. court finds fee, name, address and weapon description registration valid. Penalty for violations includes fines up to 500 dollars and six months in jail.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
John Galvin
Galvin
United States
California
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Hinsdale
Wheeler & Taylor, Inc
Real Estate Insurance
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Melvin's Pharmacy
Shalimar, Roger & Gallet
Chanel No. 5
Arpege
Christian Dior
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Replique & Yardley
Phey
Main St
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Gt. Barr
Air Makes and Models
BHI Whittaker
Bill Whittaker
Village Auto Sales
Pioneer Credit Main
Cheat Gathington Savings
Fay Piergiovanni
Federal Lodge of Masons
Masonic Temple
George Hultman
Lora Ducharme
Monkeys
Robins
Tigers
Wrens
Wayland Harrington Jr
Robert Carraway
Brookside Lodge
Port Lauderdale, Fla
John Miller
Hampden Street
Springfield Hospital
Leon F. Noel
Raymond EK. Olds
Emery Street
Noels
Richmond
Robert Wells
Service
S&h
John B. Hull, Inc
Southern Berkshire
Sally Bergmans
Kiwani-Annes
West Coast
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