Richmond Votes Zone Change and New Meeting Date
A special town meeting approved a zone change from light industrial to residential, set a new annual town meeting date, and allocated 6500 for added school expenses due to Taconic High School in Pittsfield. Also approved were a 10000 transfer to buy a new dump truck and a land transfer to settle a 1934 taking with plans to secure a town land right of way on Perrys Peak.
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Richmond
Wilson E. Sagendorph
West Stockbridge Town Line
Penn Central Railroad
St. John
Arthur Yerkes
Kimple Brothers
Yerkes
Washington
Aron
Taconic High School
Pittsfield
William Crane
Crane
Perry’s Peak
William Dickson
Becket to Elect 2 Selectmen in Special Town Election
Becket will hold a special town election Saturday from 1 to 7 pm at Becket School to elect two of five candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Selectmen. The seats open due to the resignations of Albert R. Palmer and Peter L. Trudeau. Roland A. Daigle remains. The Nov. 15 winners serve until next year’s town election. Candidates include Arthur L. Johnson, Robert A. Mason, Hubert S. Salvini, Susan Tucker, and John H. Young Jr., with varied backgrounds in local government, law enforcement, education, and industry. The race follows tie votes at the Oct. 14 caucus.
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Arthur L. Johnson
Benton Hill Road
Becket
Boys Scout
McSweeney- Gage-Runz Post
American My Legion
County Legion
Europe
Asia
Johnson
Chester High School
American International College
Springfield
Warner Brothers, Inc
Sunderland
Lanesboro Lyon Retiring From School Board Post
Maurice N. Lyon of Baglee Avenue announces he will not seek re election to the local School Committee. He has served as chairman for two years and as Mt Greylock Regional School Committee representative for three years. He also leads Mt Greylock School Union and works at GE Pittsfield.
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Hubert S. Salvini
High Street
Red Men
Selective Service Board
Lee
Globe Lodge
AF & AM
Lanesboro
Maurice N. Lyon
Baglee Avenue
Lyon
Mt. Greylock
Union
Hancock
New Ashford
Richmond
Pittsfield
Burress Named To Succeed Mrs. Ouelette
Victor D. Burress was named by the Lanesboro Selectmen to replace resigning Mt Greylock Regional School Committee member Mrs Claire Ouelette. Burress, formerly of Sacramento California, is an engineer at GE and has lived in Lanesboro three years with his wife and three children.
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Lanesboro
Victor D. Burress
Claire Ouelette
Mt. Greylock
Ouelette
Sacramento
Calif
Burress
California Polytechnic Institute
Navy
Ordnance Systems
Pittsfield
Park Drive
Worthington Firemen Honor Carl Joslyn in Service Testimonial
The Worthington Volunteer Fire Department held a meeting honoring charter member Carl S. Joslyn. Speakers included Chief Ashley Cole and Kenneth Osgood who praised his long service and duties answering one of the department’s three fire phones. A plaque crafted by Frederick J. Reid commemorates Joslyn with Santos Domingo mahogany and inlaid lettering noting 1946 to 1969 service.
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Lanesboro Iisnur Main Street
Ugh
Mary Beck Cratty
Robert A. Mason
Mason
Boston University
General Electric Ordnance Systems
U.S. Geological Survey
Boston University Physical Research Laboratory
Army Air Force
Jean Thomas
Becket School
Gion
Boy Scouts
Marine Corps
St. Joseph’s High School
Wechter
Eaton Paper Co
Eaton Quarter-Century Club
Berkshire Management Club
Eaton Paper Supervisors Club
Lorraine Myers
John H. Young Jr
Brooker Hill Road
U.S. Army
Germany
Young
Becket Consolidated School
Cortland Grinding Wheels Corp
Chester
Ellen M. Burns
Legion Hall
McSweeney-Gage-Runz
American Legion Post
Women’s Society of the Federated Church
Finance Committee
The
Federated Church
George A. Weehler
Main Street
Cadet
Eagle
Linda Graham
Narragansett Avenue
Martin Plumbing & Heating
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Berkshire
Andrea Masacchio
Reid County
Dominic Musacchie
Gremfield
Franklin
Toranoon
F. Anthony Manton
Esquire
Tey
James W. Carolan
Register
Hayes, Callahan & Shea
Main St
Greenfield
Mass
Sealy
Florence Anne Copeland
Sid Dee
PirttRelé National Bank
Berkshire
Wittess
F. Anthony Hanton
John €. Burns
North St Pittsfield, Trans
Commonwealth OF
Camp Jets
Round Pond
Great Barrington
Long Pond
West Stockbridge
Board of Set Sten
Uni
Fe Arene
Wiereas
Somerly
Lony Pond Road
Alexander Stoller
Brier W. Stoller
Burdette Gifford
Rene K. Gifford
Claire Mager
Laumonier
Sally Joyner
Said
Long Pond Road
Manning Gurian Etux
de Relden
Berkshire Eagle
Berkshire Courier
Nelson A, Foot Jr
Melson A
Foot
John Silen
She
Abdaila’s
Stockbridge
Bilodeau’s
Linden St
South End Market
South St
Boyd's
Samel’s
Bradford St
Nagelschmidt’s Market
Potsaid
Elm St
Bartlett
BRIGHT _ MAINE CHICKEN NO BACKS
Contadina
Chef Boy-Ai-Dee
Wohrle
Maine
Buckeli
Planning Board
Town of
West Center Road
Faul
Maria Widmann
Douglas L. Miller
Partridge Rd
Zoning Board OF Appeals
West Road
Arthur Q. Smith
Harvey Road
Grant Knapp
Merton Cottrell
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