Zoning board weighs landfill site dispute in Great Barrington
Great Barrington health board faces questions on assigning Monument Valley Road as a sanitary landfill. With four of five members present, chair Charles F. Giracea seeks town counsel guidance on whether unanimous votes are required if the assignment violates zoning. Opponents urge zone changes or variances. state health department decision pending.
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Great Barrington
Charles F. Giracea
Zoning Board of Appeals
Health Board
Monument Valley Road
James L. Mackendy
Giracea
Catskill Materials Corp
Atty
Charles R. Alberti
Lenox
Board of Health
State Department of Public Health
Planning Board to study mobile home zoning and impact
The Planning Board on Wednesday agreed to study mobile home zoning legislation. It criticized current rules based on selectmen permits and discussed possibly creating a trailer park system. Attorney Connors represented about 30 Monument Mountain Valley residents opposing Louis Muller's Blue Hill Road mobile home permit.
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Great Barrington
Selectmen
George R. Osgood
Francis P. Mahoney
Planning Board
Atty
Edward T. Connors
Monument Mountain Valley
Louis Muller
Pfc Glenn Pilling Heads to Vietnam on One-Year Tour
Pfc Glenn D. Pilling Jr., son of residents of Pine Street, is in Oakland awaiting shipment to Vietnam for a one-year tour. A 1987 Williams High School graduate, he recently finished combat engineer training at Fort Leonard Wood. Ladies Auxiliary of the Glendale Fire Department meets Monday at 8 for refreshments. Distributed ad promotes a greenhouse display at Indian Hill Greenhouse, Prospect Hill.
Sheffield Shop Raises Haircut Prices in Berkshire County
Gulotta Brothers, a nonunion barbershop in Berkshire County, increased regular haircuts to $2 citing long hair trends and the cost of living. Crew cuts rose to $2 while children's prices stay at $1.75. Greta Bar and Great Barrington shops had similar hikes, with the owners noting they held out as long as possible.
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Sheffield
Gulotta
Great Barrington
Tea Planned Sunday for Candidate Klein
Democratic candidate Paul A. Klein Jr. for the Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee will attend a Sunday tea from 2 to 4 at Procter Hall. Stephen W. Cooney announces the event, chaired by Mrs. Robert H. Minkler and Miss Helen C. Kildugt, sponsored by the Democratic committee with public invitation.
Finance Board To Reorganize For May Meeting
STOCKBRIDGE The Finance Committee will meet Monday at 7 30 at the Town Hall to reorganize for the year Chairman Christopher Pigott announced Edward M Homich of Park Street was appointed to the committee by Moderator Robert H Minkler to replace William P Cooper in view of the special town meeting scheduled for May 19 Pigott said all department heads will be asked to submit reports of their departments needs
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Stockbridge
Town Hall
Christopher Pigott
Edward M. Homich
Park Street
Robert H. Minkler
William P. Cooper
Pigott
Berkshire Hills to finance two vocational courses at Monument Mountain
Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee learned state approval is granted for electronics and automotive vocational programs at Monument Mountain Regional High School. The first year is state funded, with 75 percent reimbursement in year two and 5 per cent thereafter. A health assistance program may join the offerings, bringing total to four.
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Motive
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Lane
Monument Mountain
Mt. Everett
Sheffield
Voters reject training center plan in Rensselaer County
Voters in Rensselaer County school districts rejected a 34.25 million BOCES training center proposal by 7,717 to 684, with Berlin Central School District voting 359 against and 50 for. The center would have cost land debt of 50,000, and funding now hangs fire with no further vote before July 1. BOCES officials cited lack of public information and noted steps to the vote began December 21, 1968.
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Troy
N.Y
Rensselaer County
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
BOCES
Berlin Central
Herford Smith
County Board Gets $26 731 For Planning
The Rensselaer County Planning Board announced a 26 731 state grant to create a long range planning program for Stephentown Berlin and Petersburg. Taconic Valley Planning Association towns will use funds to study economic natural and cultural traits and propose new land uses.
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Stephentown
Rensselaer County Planning Board
Berlin
Petersburg
Taconic Valley
Eckhardt Heads Republican Club in Stephentown
Stephen town NY local farmer and councilman George Eckhardt elected president of the Republican Club. Lewis Griffin named vice president Mrs Gladys Howe secretary John Houghtling treasurer. Mrs Andrew Pease re elected to executive committee. County officials urged party unity for November election amid district reallocation placing Stephentown Petersburg Hensick and Berlin in the 10th County Legislative District.
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Stephentown
N.Y
George Eckhardt
Republican Club
Lewis Griffin
Gladys Howe
John Houghtling
Andrew Pease
Rensselaer County
Supreme Court
Stephenown
Petersburg
Hensick
Berlin
Board Backs Supt Lane on Teacher Action
GREAT BARRINGTON The school board unanimously supported Supt George P Lane after denying a teacher a formal hearing on tenure related disciplinary action. The teacher, unnamed, was suspended 64 days without pay for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher following an April 16 classroom incident.
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Great Barrington
Berkshire Hills
George P. Lane
Lane
Blair Named Head of Searles-Bryant School Complex
Clarence N. Blair long time Plain School principal will lead the Searles-Bryant complex in Great Barrington starting September as part of district wide elementary administration changes announced by Berkshire Hills Regional Supt George P. Lane Blair known for coordinating elementary programs at Searles will assume broader duties Trained at Bridgewater State College and Boston University he has served since 1948 in Stockbridge prior roles include teacher principal in Plain School past president of Berkshire County Elementary School Principals Association and long active in state and national educational groups Dr Raymond Brinker praised Blair noting his integrity and that his transfer will be a loss to the town
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Stockbridge
Clarence N. Blair
Plain School
Searles-Bryant
Great Barrington
Blair
George P. Lane
Berkshire Hills
Thomas G. Viall
West Stockbridge Village School
Thomas Mead
Searles Middle School
Viall
Bridgewater State College
Boston University
Berkshire County Elementary School Principals Association
Detroit Mich
Miami Beach
Mla
Portland
Ore
Boston
Berkshire County Teachers Association
National Education Association
Raymond Brinker
Stockbridge Pta
Hinsdale Selectmen Approve Three Building Permits
Hinsdale Selectmen granted three building permits to Gaston Robert for property at Ashmere Lake. They announced bids for the front-end leader at the special town meeting with bids opened May 2. May 28 meeting with Guy Weston addresses Plunkett Lake Dam ROW. town counsel will attend. Memorial Day observance tentatively set for May 26 at 10 p.m. on library lawn. Town dump hours from May 17: Saturdays 10 to 2, Sundays 3 to 3, weekdays noon to 1 and 6 to 8 with a caretaker to be announced.
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Hinsdale
Gaston Robert
Ashmere Lake
Selectmen
Guy Weston
Michaels Road
Plunkett Lake
West Stockbridge Studies Move of Grades Five and Six
Superintendent George P. Lane asked the West Stockbridge School Committee to survey voters on shifting grades five and six to Stockbridge. If voters oppose, the plan may not proceed. The district would gain space for a library and multipurpose use, with no added transportation cost or tuition for West Stockbridge pupils. The poll will use letters to taxpayers. Also, Berkshire Hills regional representatives planned to meet Sandisfield’s school board to discuss joining the district to meet state guidelines.
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Great Barrington
George P. Lane
Berkshire Hills
West Stockbridge
Stockbridge
Lane
Leno
West Stockbridge Village School
Village School
Plain School
Medal shown at Lakeville church meeting
At St Mary's Church in Lakeville a meeting of the Council of Women will view a Pope Paul VI medal given to Roger Bower for work in Catholicism in Nigeria. Bower will discuss his Africa, Mideast and Asia experiences and related writing. He has received multiple honors for international work and is active in journalism and broadcasting.
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Lakeville
Conn
Roger Bower
Council of Women of
St. Mary's Church
Nigeria
William Stanton
Bower
Africa
Mideast
Southeast Asia
North Canaan Menus and Town Health Update
North Canaan announces weekly school lunch menus with spaghetti and meat sauce pork patties and more across Monday to Friday. The Selectmen acting as Board of Health restrict dumps of stoves refrigerators washing machines and junk cars. Louis J. Carmel to attend a public health seminar at UMass on Wednesday.
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Board of Health
Louis J. Carmel
University of Massachusetts
Junior Prom Planned In Falls Village Theme Scarborough Fair
HVRHS juniors plan a prom for Saturday May 3 under Laura J. Ames and Edward A. Nelson. Advisers are Mrs Elizabeth M Wilbur Malcolm MacLaren and Ellery W Sinclair. A 12 member court chosen by secret ballot will name a queen and crown bearer on prom night.
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Falls Village
Conn
HVRHS
Laura J. Ames
Edward A. Nelson
Elizabeth M Wilbur
Malcolm MacLaren
Ellery W. Sinclair
Nancy Beebe
Donna Carberry
Mary O'Dell
Cheryl Donati
Dorinda Donovan
Christine Hanlon
Virginia Lamson
Nancy Matson
Sally Segalla
Wileen Tatsapauzh
Nancy Vreeland
Constance Woodman
Jay Martorell
Deborah Warner
William Kenny
Heidi Blake
James Blake
Kathy Hepprith
Kenneth Viafore
al Gentile
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