Free Oral Health Checkup Planned for Older Citizens
A Berkshire County pilot free oral health screening, first of its kind there, runs tomorrow, Thursday, and May 28 and 29. Cooperative effort among Central Berkshire American Cancer Society Berkshire District Dental Society, led by John M. McGarry Dalton, with Dr Bernard G. Auge coordinating and a team of area dentists. Readings target nursing home residents initially, with follow ups and letters to patients and their doctors, aiming to spot precancerous oral conditions and extend to the public 40 plus later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Berkshire County
Central
Berkshire
American Cancer Society
Berkshire District Dental Society
John M. McGarry
Bernard G. Auge
Auge
Richard B. Duguay
Robert J. Cella
William J. Dehey
Joseph E. George
Elliot WM. Greenfeld
William L. Hajjar
Mason C. Leavitt
Herbert D. Rod
Leo T. Ryan
Stuart H. Sandrew
Pittsfield
Frederick
Faster
Adams
Ashmere Manor
Hinsdale
Mapleview
Washington
Dolphin
Dalton Convalescent and Nursing Home
Berkshire Nursing Home
Skole
Springside
Bertha M. Young
Valley View Nursing Home
Lenox
Francis Plaza
Wahcanal Heights
Legality of State Marijuana Laws Said Not Affected by Leary Ruling
A local official said Supreme Court ruling on Timothy Leary affects only federal marijuana tax and import laws, not state anti marijuana statutes. Massachusetts Berkshire County cases show state possession or sale laws remain in force. analysts warn federal change does not grant release from state convictions.
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Leary
United States Supreme
Thal
Timothy F. Leary
Asst
Dist
William R. Flynn
New York Times
Fred P. Graham
Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Congress
Massachusetts
Houses of Correction
Sion
Berkshire County Superior Court
LWY Annual Meeting Set for Wednesday Night in Lenox
The League of Women Voters of Central Berkshire will hold its annual meeting Wednesday night at the Holiday Inn in Lenox. State chairman Mrs. Mark Bradford of Arlington will present a program that includes a film of the White House kickoff with President and Mrs. Nixon. Local programs for the coming year will be chosen and officers elected.
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League of Women Voters
Central Berkshire
Holiday Inn
Lenox
Mark Bradford
Artington
White House
Nixon
Cheshire Post Office to close Memorial Day week
Cheshire Post Office will stay open Monday May 24 with limited service and close Friday May 20 for Memorial Day observance. Postmaster Charles L. Jepson announced the schedule in the local notice.
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Charles L. Jepson
Cheshire
Berlin Central valedictorian and salutatorian named
Miss Suz anne Stephens and Mrs Audrey Jones Guimarra headline Berlin Central School awards with high GPAs and scholarships. Stephens tops class with four dollar average and national Merit finalist status. Guimarra holds ninety one average and Regents plus nursing scholarships.
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Berlin
N.Y
Suzanne Stephens
Berlin Central School
Audrey Jones Giamatrra
Stephens
Donald Stephens
New York
Girls‘ Athletic Association
Miss Stephens
Syracuse University
Guimarra
Duane Jones
Petersburg
Ivah Hartnett
Bennington
Albany Medical Center School of Nursing
School Board Social Draws Over 200 Attendees
More than 200 Berkshire Hills attendees packed a School Committee social at Berkshire Hills Country Club last night. Debate centered on legality of using public funds for punch and sandwiches with city officials weighing opinions, while supporters praised the gathering for improving communication between the board and educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Hills Country Club
John J. Quinn
Planning Board
Donald G. Butler
Quinn
Anthony W. Sottile
State Department of Corporations and Taxation
Bureau of Accounts
Richard S. Clement
Clerment
James W. Collins
S. Rocco Scullary
Basilio Henriques
Anne E. Wojtkowski
James R. Clary
Butler
Jank Disposal Sparks Town Hall Debate on Waste Areas
GREAT BARRINGTON residents debated long term disposal of refrigerators and junk cars at a Town Government Study Committee meeting. Dr. Arthur H. Cassel said a sanitary landfill might not cover such items, while others pressed for a separate disposal area and a consolidated public works plan. The panel also discussed future solid waste from planned sewage facilities, with estimates of 6 to 7 tons daily. City officials differed on whether the town should fund junk car disposal, noting individual responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
E. Harper Holbrook
Arthur H. Cassel
Board of Health
Consolidated Public Works Department
Wealth Board
Cassel
John Modole
Area College Graduates Honor Students in Diverse Fields
Area graduates include Stanley J. Pekala Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Pekala, earning a University of Vermont B A in botany and valedictorian honors at Cornwall Academy. Gerald M. Moynihan, a Pittsfield High and St. Leo College alum, with a B A in economics and business, joining Continental Can in New York. Anthony R. Valenti Jr., a Detroit-area mechanical engineering graduate, slated to work with Michigan Consolidated Gas Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Maxon
BCS
Lamphere
Adminstrative Management Society
State University of New York At Albany
Stanley J. Pekala Jr
St. Leo (Fla.) College
Moynihan
Continental Can Co
New York City
Anthony R. Valenti Jr
Planning Board weighs R-5 zoning changes and airfield ban
Planning Board last night took under advisement a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance for R-5 zones. The ABC backed allowing landowners to petition for R-5 changes while prohibiting airfields kennels and veterinary hospitals. garden apartments would be the primary use. Opposition argued the change saves developers only a few hundred dollars in plans and may invite harassment through shifting proposals. The board also considered a zone change request for 10 acres off West Housatonic Street to C-4, citing potential multifamily dwellings and questions about seeking R-5 or R-6 instead. The panel plans to invite supporters and opponents of Mill Street discontinuance to a future meeting before the City Council acts.
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Planning Board
The
Association of Business and Commerce
ABC
Robert F. Chadwick
Philip J. Tully Jr
Partridge Road
L. F. Matawite
Crane Ave
Richard §. Jackson
E. Boris Stahm
Tully
Ernest P. Marchisio
Housatonic Street
Osceola Street
Santino
Cornelio
Cornelia
Mill Street
Pittsfield
Banking Institute to Honor County Bankers Banquet Tonight
About 250 are expected at the Berkshire Hills chapter annual banquet at the Lenox House. William J. Judge will preside. The chapter sponsored nine banking courses this year for about 150 county bankers participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Hills
American Institute of Banking
Lenox House
William J. Judge
Marvin Freadman Wins Top Honors At Dean Junior College
Marvin A. Freadman, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Freadman of 106 Brown St Pittsfield, was chosen by the trustees of Dean Junior College Franklin to receive the highest honors for the class of 1969. He earned a dean's list designation for two years and the award included a $250 stipend. He plans to continue studies for a bachelor’s degree.
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Marvin A. Freadman
Samuel Freadman
Brown St
Pittsfield High School
Dean Junior College
Franklin
District Court fines and pleas in Savoy speeding cases
Omar Martell of Savoy pleaded not guilty in District Court this morning to speeding and was allowed to plead. Judge Frank W. Cimini fined him ten dollars. Michael B Potts, seventeen, of Pittsfield-Lenox Road pleaded guilty to speeding and driving without a valid license and was fined twenty five dollars on each of two similar charges within a year. The court office also lists prior fines: Robert E Eckart of Alden Avenue ten dollars for speeding Denni son Shattuck of Salem twenty six dollars plus one cent for an improper chain on a trailer Gerald Monka of Stoddard Avenue five dollars for a stop sign violation.
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Omar Martell
Savoy
Frank W. Cimini
Michael B. Potts
Pittsfield-Lenox Road
Robert E. Eckart
Alden Ave
Dennison Shattuck
Salem
Shattuck
Gerald Monka
Stoddard Ave
Catholic Charities Appeal Reaches 37 Percent of Goal
The 11th annual Catholic Charities Appeal reports $378,057 raised on opening day, 37 percent of a $1,025,000 target. Some 16,000 volunteers participate across the Springfield diocese as agencies including Catholic Youth Center in Pittsfield receive $14,160. The drive runs through May 27 with final tallies presented then. Area results list multiple parish contributions across Berkshire, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington, Housatonic, and surrounding towns.
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Catholic Charities Appeal
Springfield
Catholic Youth Center
Pittsfield
David J. Power
City May Start New Class for Disturbed Children
Howard J. Gherwein Jr. announced at a Berkshire NSAC meeting in Dalton that Pittsfield may start a new special education class for disturbed children aged 7 to 11 next fall. The program would begin with two students and expand to about 10, serving those excluded from existing classes.
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Pittsfield
Howard J. Gherwein Jr
Eherwein
Berkshire
National Society For Autistic Children
NSAC
Datton
Eberwein
Real Estate Transfers from Local Owners to New Buyers
George A and George C Allegrone transfer house and two lots on Palomino Drive to Morgan P and Alice B Hatch. Ronald L and Clementina C Manteleone sell house and lot on Asci Drive to Lawrence A and Joan T Tousignant. Amaly J Simon sells house and lot on Elmhurst Avenue to Vincent J and Margaret T McKeever. Gladys M Gargan sells land on Charter Road to Ernest E and Florence B Lavicka. Yokun Brook Forest Inc transfers land on Yokun Brook Lenox to George J and Ruth B Bisacca.
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George A
George C. .Allegrone
Morgan P
Alice B. Hatch
Palomino Drive
Ronald L
Clementina C. Manteleone
Lawrence A
Asci Drive
Amaly J. Simon
Vincent J
Margaret T. McKeever
Elmhurst Avenue
Gladys M. Gargan
Ernest E
Florence B. Lavicka
Charter Road
Lee
Yokun Brook Forest, Inc
George J
Ruth B. Bisacca
Yokun Brook
Lenox
Marines and soldiers listed in service notes from area towns
Thomas J. Lange of 141 Pine St Dallon serves in Vietnam after basic training at Parris Island and advanced training at Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton. Dennis N. Chestnut, son of Mr and Mrs Merlin J Chestnut Sr, graduates field music school at Parris Island. Donald E. Sweeney, son-in-law of 47 Fort Hill Ave, promoted to Army master sergeant near Aschaffenburg Germany. Seaman Michael W Angelo aboard USS Springfield in Caribbean exercise Operation Exotic Dancer 0. Thomas L Little returns to Norfolk aboard USS Forrestal after nine month Med deployment with the 6th Fleet.
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Thomas J. Lange
Alcide J. Lange
Pine St
Dallon
Marines
Vietnam
Parris Island
S.C
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
St. Joseph’s High School
Berkshire Hills
Lance Cpl
Dennis N. Chestnut
Merlin J. Chestnut Sr
Copley Ter
D.C
Donald E. Sweeney
Vernon A. Rowe
Fort Hill Ave
Aschaffenburg
Germany
3Rd Infantry Division
Virginia
Michael W. Angelo
USN
Willam J. Angelo
Lanckton Court
Springfield
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Thomas L. Little
Nelson D. Little
Forrest Place
Norfolk, Va
Forrestal
6Th Fleet
France
Maly
Turkey
Greece
Spain
Developers Seek Time To Study New Road Rules Hearing
A public hearing on Public Works Commissioner Gerald Doyle’s street construction specs ran half finished as developers’ attorney Santino C. Cornelio requested more study time before opposing the plan. The June 2 continuation will review three inches of asphalt, gravel beneath, and side sewer lines, with city engineers endorsing stricter oversight to curb maintenance costs.
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Public Works
Gerald
Doyle
Santino C. Cornelio
Public Works Department
New England
Ernest A. Bruneau
City Sewer Department
Albert J
Année E. Wojtkowski
Recruiting Office Open Monday on Memorial Day
The recruiting office at 40 West St will be open Monday while Memorial Day is observed by the state, but closed Friday May 30 for federal observance. Next year the holiday will shift to the Monday before May 30 under a new federal law. BENNERPOLIS AP Hubert Humphrey joins AAUP. he teaches at Macalester College and the University of Minnesota after his AAUP application was promptly accepted.
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Management Association
Bricklayers Union Local 2
Pittsfield
Masons
Carpenters
Local 444
Berkshire County
Carpenters Union
North Adams
Berkshire
Vermont
Prudential Insurance Co
Pittsfield-Lenox Road
Wellington Arms
Anderson-Little
Allendale
Williams College
Hoosac Valley
Armed Forces
West St
Bennerpolis
American Association of University Professors
Hubert 4. Humphrey
Macalester College
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
AAUP
Washington
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Grafton
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South Berkshire Bureau
Jank Disposal
Paul J. Gibbons
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Area College
Gerald M. Moynihan
Institute of Banking
Marvin Freadman
Dean Jr. College
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St. Matthew's
Becket
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St. Mary's
St. Patrick's
St. Charles
St. Joseph's
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