Legal threats fuse with dump dispute in Great Barrington
Great Barrington faces a wave of legal actions over Route 7 waste disposal. A Springfield law firm warns Caesar's Restaurant in Sheffield of civil action if the dump operates, while opponents press mandamus against the Selectmen and zoning board. The town seeks a court ruling on zoning and landfill uses as state resources allow a course change at the dump.
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Great Barrington
Springfield
Santaniello, Ponih, Basile & Fontana
Caesar's Restaurant
Health Board
Monument Valley Road
Berkshire County Superior Court
Zoning Board of Appeals
Appeals Board
State Department of Natural Resources
Berkshire Hills school budget shows 13.6 percent rise
Great Barrington Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee tentatively approves a 1970 gross budget of 2,605,820 a 13.6 percent increase over last year. About 2,218,882 would be tax raised with 396,948 expected in state and federal funds.
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Great Barrington
Berkshire Hills
MEC Moves To New Site
Massachusetts Electric Co. moved to a new operations center on Route 7 south of town. The transfer from the old 55 Main St. site began over a week ago, while the 280 Main St. store and office remain open. The old center lot will be sold. The new 16,009 square foot facility sits on a W6 acre parcel bought over two years ago.
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Great Barrington
MEC
Human Relations Unit To Meet Sunday
The Southern Berkshire Human Relations Council will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at Clinton AME Zion Church. Arthur Green of West Hartford Conn director of the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities will speak. Green is past vice president of the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Public invited.
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Great Barrington
Southern Berkshire
Alford Town Meeting Sets Monday at Town Hall
Alford residents plan a 7 pm special town meeting at the Town Hall with two articles on the warrant. Voters will decide on accepting a gift of land at the Alford Egremont crossroads for a new firehouse and whether to spend 350 to expand the cemetery including land acquisition and fence relocation.
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Alford
Brittain F. Payne
Alford-Egremont
Middlefield Church Sets Annual Meeting For Nov 19
Middlefield Congregational Church changes the annual meeting from Nov 20 to Nov 19 due to a date conflict. Women’s committee will serve supper before the business session. A nominating slate was drawn up by the committee. Also noted are local climate and community updates including hospital visits.
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Middlefield
Congregational Church
George E. Platzer
Chelsea Firm Low Bidder for Salt Contract
Eastern Mineral Corp of Chelsea submitted the low bid for rock salt to the town Highway Department at 17.70 per ton for 15 to 20 tons delivered, with Chemical Corp of Springfield and International Salt Co. each bidding 17.90 per ton. The board tabled bids on highway sand to study samples. bidders included J. Donovan & Sons at 1.30 and Berkshire Engineering at 1.15 per ton. Other actions included issuing an auctioneer license to Howard Ehrenman, a permit to Harold Beckwith to sell ammunition, a Sunday motion picture permit for Interstate Theatre Corp, and a Berkshire Gas Co service line permit.
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Great Barrington
Eastern Mineral Corp
Chelsea
The
Chemical Corp
Springfield
International Salt Co
Clarks Summit
Carl Davis
Davis
J. Donovan & Sons
Stockbridge
Berkshire Engineering
Howard Ehrenman
Division Street
Harold Beckwith
Lake Buel Road
Interstate Theatre Corp
Berkshire Gas Co
South Main St
Onetime Leary pupil warns UMass students about psychedelics
Allan Cohen, a former student of LSD activist Timothy Leary now teaching at Berkeley, tells a University of Massachusetts audience that psychedelic drugs are a dead end. He says psychedelics misrepresent reality, blur self awareness, and do not expand consciousness, urging students to seek inner clarity without external drugs.
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Amherst
Mass
LSD
Timothy Leary
Allan Cohen
University of Massachusetts
Cohen
University of California At Berkeley
Leary
Harvard
Mt Greylock Regional Open House Tomorrow
Williamstown The School Committee faculty and administration hold the annual Mt Greylock Regional High School open house tomorrow at 7 30 pm A briefing in the auditorium precedes classroom visits with teachers present to discuss the school program This year district residents will tour the new addition to the school.
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Williamstown
Mt. Greylock Regional High School
Diary of Anne Frank
American Field Service Committee
Mt. Greylock
Parents Invited to Discuss Mt Greylock Programs
Mt. Greylock Regional plans fall parent meetings to explain school programs and gather parent input. The tentative topics include physics, senior history, Grade 7 learning lab, and junior high social studies, with topics proposed to Dr William Clark or Supt Robert Osterman.
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Williamstown
Mt. Greylock
William Clark
Robert J. Osterman
Worthington 4-H Achievement Program and Local Notes
Worthington District 4-H clubs held their annual achievement program in Cummington last week. Jerry Mollison received a six year 4-H seal while John Mollison earned a four year seal. Jerry Mollison was chosen from the Fabulous Farmers club as Heads for clear thinking. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine has about 25 children in released time classes and seeks volunteers, with classes on Tuesdays from 10 30 to 11 40. Work continues on a new home for Mr and Mrs Kerry Donovan on Sam Hill Road. Robert Mason injured his right hand while adjusting a hay baler. treated for a compound fracture and serious cuts, he is convalescing at home on Kinne Brook Road.
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Cummington
Worthington
Jerry Mollison
John Mollison
Fabulous
Farmers Club
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Raymond Dunlevy
Henry Bartlett
Kerry Donovan
Sam Hill Road
Robert Mason
Howard Mollison
Kinne Brook Road
Welchs sell home. Welchs move to Westfield town
Mr and Mrs Walter Welch sold their Middlefield Street house to Mr and Mrs Marvin Friends and five children formerly of Holyoke. The Welchs plan to move to Westfield via Metcalf Testoni brokers. Mrs Laura Vincent of Huntington Street is a patient at Noble Hospital. Mr and Mrs Raymond M Siwinski Sr of Rockville Conn are parents of a son Peter Joseph born Nov 1. Mrs Siwinski is formerly Jane Salvini of Chester. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Francis Salvini and great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joseph Salvini of Middlefield Street. Miss Marcia Ferris of North Adams weekend guest of Miss Lisa Piergiovanni of William Street.
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Walter Welch
Middlefield Street
Marvin Friends
Holyoke
Welchs
Westfield
Metcalf-Testoni
Laura Vincent
Huntington Street
Noble Hospital
Raymond. M. Siwinski Sr
Rockville
Conn
Peter Joseph
Siwinski
Jane Salvini
Chester
Francis F. Salvini
Joseph Salvini
Marcia Ferris
North Adams
Lisa Piergiovanni
William Street
Towns Fined Over Apportionment Notices Issued On Time
Judge Macaulay ruled that apportionment notices to Williamstown and Lanesboro were timely despite a snow postponement. The district committee faced no fault in delays and errors on preliminary sheets were canceled by later corrections. The challenge to the election of Moesley Jr. and McGowen was rejected, and the postponement by 24 hours was deemed not by the towns but by local officials.
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Williamstown
Lanesboro
William G. Moesley Jr
John W. McGowen
Macaulay
New Freedom Shares Offer U.S. Savings Bonds Plan
Article promotes Freedom Shares as a new path to support government savings bonds. It highlights mutual benefits for citizens and the nation, urging public interest and participation in the savings program.
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U.S. Savings Bonds
NEW Freedom Shares
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