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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1965
Page
15
Pittsfield High School and a proposed new comprehensive high school are the focus as the High School Commission prepares a detailed plan to the School Committee. The report will cover total and category square footage for both campuses and list courses to be taught, with the current PHS figures to be presented at the November 22 meeting.
City officials and consultants weigh Victory Hill, Coolidge Park, and Petricea lands for a new high school to house 1250 students rising to 1500. Opposition from Berkshire Eagle owners looms over park land take. Development costs, site feasibility, and a finalized curriculum plan outlined ahead of a formal site decision.
The district attorney seeks a Superior Court hearing to determine if Raymond A Wood Jr. should be held as a dangerous person. Wood, 48, formerly of Washington and near release, was sentenced in 1961 for an unnatural act and has a morals offense record. Attorneys may ask Judge David A. Rose to recommit him to Bridgewater State Hospital for an indefinite sexually dangerous person term.
Alex Goguen of 71 McArthur Street claimed a six point buck yesterday as Massachusetts bow season opened on Mt Greylock. This marked his third deer of the fall, following an 81 pound doe in Vermont and a small doe last week in Dutchess County New York, as a member of the Central Berkshire Bowmen.
Probate filings in Pittsfield reveal Ernest R Rash and Mary E Rash died last year leaving shares to heirs Doris Wigglesworth Donald Rash and Robert Rash plus two grandsons Raymond and Robert Risley Jr with grandchildren to share one fourth of the estate. The remaining shares go to the three children. The Noonan residuary estate is divided among two cousins and a nephew with specific cash gifts and mission gifts listed. Willard J Butler of Stockbridge inventory values show five thousand plus and a 13 gun collection valued over six hundred.
District Court today issued parking fines to Peter A. Cornaggia Lee Charles R. Gattuso 37 Boylston St Welch Electronics 194 Bartlett Ave Maureen DeForest Dalton Ruth Lovgren Becket Judith A Exford 545 West St Judge Frank W. Cimini filed a parking charge against George A. Brown 970 West Housatonic St and Edward Printiss 7L Lincoln St Speeding fines of 25 were imposed at the clerk's office on Chester W. Snow Otis Edward E. Hemphill Jr. of Lee and Eugenius Pligavko Lenox Fines of 10 were paid by Michael T. Furey 86 Francis Ave for driving an uninspected motor vehicle and Ernest J. De Marco 241 Second St for being a minor with alcoholic beverages in a vehicle.
A city brochure approved by the High School Commission argues for a new comprehensive high school. Consultant John E. Marshall prepared the brochure and chart showing Pittsfield High School crowding with 2,650 ninth to twelfth graders and 555 tenth graders at Crosby Junior High. The plan calls for a 1968 ready school accommodating 1,250, expandable through affordable additions.
Joseph H. Kasuba, marshal of the Veterans Day parade, announced three divisions including the Eagles Band and Pittsfield High School Band will participate. Units assemble at 10 a.m. at the Polish Community Club parking lot and march at 16:20 down North and South streets to Memorial Park. Edward Maylan will be master of ceremonies.
Joseph H. Taylor 73 of Dickinson Ave. dies at Pittsfield General Hospital after a World War I service, GE career, multilingual talents, and active fraternal affiliations. Caroline Wojtaszek 58 of 69 Summer St. dies in Adams, formerly with Sprague Electric, with Masses and services planned. memorials list veterans' groups and ceremonial parade details.
Donovan's Black Top Service submitted the lowest bid of 1693 dollars to excavate and regrade a 450 foot parking area behind Pittsfield High School. Three other bidders valued the project at 1782 1890 and 1940 dollars. The School Committee will review the proposal to extend the west side parking area to the east side and ease safety hazards by replacing the current courtyard and driveway blocks.
Mrs Rosemarie Snow received a solemn high mass at St Marys Church with Rt Rev Msgr Eugene F Marshall presiding and assistance from Rev John F Egan and Rev Frederick Moore Deacon and subdeacon Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery Webster Bearers included Joseph Stater Henry J Niedziewski Frank H Crowley and Walter F Murcy
Sixty five representatives from forty Berkshire County industrial and retail firms attended a labor legislation seminar at the Haliday Inn. The event, sponsored by the Association of Business and Commerce of Central Berkshire County, featured state officials outlining the labor department functions and discussing the Civil Rights Act impact on equal employment opportunities through apprentice training programs.
Mercer School hosts an open house tonight and tomorrow from 7 to 9 p m. Parents may confer with teachers during the event. The Parent Teacher Association will offer school sweatshirts and banners for sale during conference hours.
Natural Resources officer Milton Perkins announced the gun safety class for minors at Pittsfield High School scheduled for Thursday night has been canceled due to the Veterans Day holiday.
Campaign chair James J. Smith urged all solicitors to turn in reports immediately as 10571 remained to reach the United Fund goal of 3498 739. Anyone missed in solicitation should call 442-6948. The drive closes at a breakfast Friday at the Red Feather House and the office opens Thursday morning.
The School Committee will discuss shifting the regular meeting from the second Thursday at 7 45 p m to the second Wednesday at 7 30 p m because Thursday is Veterans Day An agenda of 14 items includes a parking project at Pittsfield High School a National Defense Education Act Title 3 project to fund language materials for eight thousand six hundred eighty one dollars and eighty six cents and expansion of the elementary science curriculum used by 71 teachers in 19 schools with 3 189 needed for books A motion to upgrade Charlotte Gero s position and a resolution mourning Cornelius J McMahon who taught 35 years are among items also on the docket.
Mrs. Francis A Mancari of 8 Holmeswood Terrace won the mink store grand prize in M Salomon's 60th anniversary promotion. Her entry drawn from the chain's four stores, Manny Solomon presented the store at the Pittsfield outlet.
Superintendent Fred Fahey announced the preholiday Boys' Club dance scheduled for tomorrow night is canceled to prevent a conflict with the football rally dance at the Girls Club the same evening. The next Boys' Club dance is set for Friday at 7 30 p m.
Springfield Professor Frederick L. Schuman warned that President Johnson will push to bomb Hanoi, risking a Chinese intervention and potential nuclear confrontation. He argued U S policy misreads Vietnam, underestimates South Vietnamese leadership, and refuses to curb broader war aims.
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