Zone Change Is Sought For McDonalds Drive In Great Barrington
George E. Jansen of Pittsfield asks the Great Barrington Planning Board to rezone the Louis Levine property opposite Belcher Square from residential to business to allow a McDonald’s drive in. A public hearing is set for Oct 23 at 8 p.m. in Planning Board rooms. The board tentatively supports the change but will withhold a formal recommendation until after the hearing.
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Great Barrington
George E. Jansen
Pittsfield
Louis Levine
Belcher Square
Jansen
Planning Board
McDonald's
McDonald Corp
State Road
McDonald’s
Giddings Street
William F. Barrett
Oakwood Inn eyed for garden apartment conversion
Mrs Shirl Bartini of Shirl Toolin Bartini told the Planning Board a client may buy the 87 year old Oakwood Inn and convert it to garden apartments though the R 1 A district currently bans multi family housing. Board requests detailed alteration plans and a special permit application. The Oakwood Inn on Brainard Avenue, built in 1882 by Edwin D Brainard, has a 31 room main inn plus two cottages on four acres. Dr Philip Schiffman of North Egremont bought the property in June from the Van Cameriks, who had acquired it in 1955 from Adolf Wendt.
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Great Barrington
Shirl Bartini
Shirl-Toolin-Bartini
Planning Board
Oakwood Inn
Bariini
Philip Schiffman
North Egremont
George R. Osgood
Bartini
Brainard Avenue
Edwin D. Brainard
John P. Pomeroy
Riverside Mills
The
Great Barrington Manufacturing Co
Schiffman
George van Camerik
Planning Board Forms Interim Advisory Council
GREAT BARRINGTON The Planning Board voted to have each member name two residents for an interim citizens advisory council at the next meeting. They seek a full-time advisory board at the annual town meeting to aid in securing federal planning grants. Two proposed members are Raymond Drumm of Housatonic and Herbert Moskowitz of Highland Street. The council would aid zoning decisions around Belcher Square and ensure broad community representation.
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Great Barrington
George R. Osgood
Raymond Drumm
Housatonic
Herbert Moskowitz
Highland Street
Belcher Square
Mrs Tisdale Purchases Starlite Motel on Stockbridge Road
Susan J. Tisdale, owner of the Golden Eagle Motel on Stockbridge Road, bought the Starlite Motel on the same road. The deal, per Southern Berkshire Registry of Deeds papers, sold for about $92,590 with tax stamps. The Thameses retain their adjacent house and garage. the parcel totals about 13 acres.
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Great Barrington
Susan J. Tisdale
Golden Eagle
Stockbridge Road
Starlite
Southern Berkshire Registry of
Cecil M. Thames
Sally Dean Clothing Shop Is Sold
The Sally Dean Shop on Main Street has been purchased by Mrs. George R. Bower of Hillsdale, N.Y., from Mrs. Allen A. Herrmann of Stockbridge. Mrs. Bower has been employed at Sally Dean for six years and manager for three. Herrmann plans retirement after founding the store in 1936.
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Great Barrington
Sally Dean
Main Street
George R. Bower
Hillsdale
N.Y
Allen A. Herrmann
Stockbridge
Bower
Herrmann
Women’s Clothing
Land Offered For Recreation Use In Great Barrington
Edward C. Ashworth informs Planning Board about three acres on the Housatonic River suitable for town purchase for recreation. The site near Cot age Street, opposite Russell Street, could attract National Trust interest and includes the old rubber mill with electricity innovations by William Stanley. The Kellys own the property. the board will refer the proposal to the Conservation Commission for possible acquisition.
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Great Barrington
Edward C. Ashworth
Planning Board
Housatonic
Ashworth
Cottage Street
Russell Street
National Trust For Historical Preservation
William Stanley
J. Richard
Pauline M. Kelly
Local Conservation Commission
George R. Osgood
Big Bridge
Clarence V. Potvin
Raymond Delmolino
Massachusetts Electric Co
Potvin-Delmoeline
Community Fund Drive Under Way
The fourth annual Southern Berkshire Community Fund drive started yesterday aiming for a 48500 goal across 10 communities. Chairman Robert J. Donelan urged swift progress as volunteers mobilize by mail, led by James J. Comerford and local town chairmen including Harold C. Pierce and Mrs. Frank Whisenant to boost payroll deductions and special gifts.
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Great Barrington
Casey
James J. Comerford
Melvin J. Katsch
Edward J. Higgins
Donelan
Harold C. Pierce
Frank Whisenant
Alford
Harry Weiss
Ashley Falls
Robert Gauthier
John Carlson
Monterey
John JL Witzpatrick
Stockbridge
Walter F. Atwood Jr
Housatonic
Myles Stevens
Scott Hill
New Marlboro
Paul J. Skorput
West Stockbridge
Robert W. Brunner
Norman I. Holt
Egremont
William Silk
John R. Downie
Sheffield
Berkshire Hills Students Named National Merit Semifinalist
Seven Monument Mountain Regional High School seniors from Berkshire Hills are honored by the National Merit Corporation for the 1969 competition. Wayne Gannett is named a semifinalist among top state and national scorers. six others receive Letters of Commendation from Housatonic Stockbridge West Stockbridge and Stockbridge seniors. Commended students do not advance further but gain consideration from other scholarship bodies using National Merit facilities.
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Great Barrington
Monument Mountain
National Merit Corporation
Wayne Gannett
Ernest Gannett
Castle Sr
Michael P. Flynn
Charles B. Flynn
Main Street
Housatonic
Paul E. Martin
Lester Martin
Hawthorne Street
Stockbridge
Bonnie L. Nielson
Robert F. Nielson
East Main Street
David C. Pressnar
Frank Pressnar
East Street
Marjorie Stark
Meta Stark
Swamp Road
West Stockbridge
Peter C. Webber
William Webber
Knob Hill
Monument Mt High Considers Allowing Girls in Slacks
Monument Mountain Regional High School principal Eugene Balazs said the administration may allow girls to wear slacks after a Student Council vote of 7 to 1 approving the idea. About 20 girls have recently worn slacks to school as the decision looms next week.
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Monument Mt. High
Great Barrington
Eugene Balazs
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Balazs
Booster Course Grant To Allow Expansion In Reading Dept
A federal grant of 20307 has been awarded to the Berkshire Hills Regional School District reading department to fund a series of learning disabilities programs. The grant extends the current reading program to a full year and adds two teachers to the staff under department head Marianne E. Rud.
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Great Barrington
Reading
Berkshire Hills
Marianne E. Rud
HVRHS seniors named National Merit semifinalists
HVRHS Falls Village Conn principal Edward M. Kirby reports two seniors, James E. Blake and Jan L. Connery, have earned National Merit Scholarship semifinalist status. They are among 15,000 semifinalists vying for about 3,000 scholarships, with winners announced April 20.
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Falls Village
Conn
Housatonic Valley
Edward M. Kirby
James E. Blake
Robert C. Blake
West Cornwall
Jan L. Connery
Donald §. Connery
Kent
Blake
Miss Connery
Raise in Rates Foreseen For Plunkett Hospital
Adams plans a rate rise at Plunkett Memorial Hospital to align with Berkshire Center and nurses’ organization plans. Hospital will likely raise semiprivate and private room rates, while maternity services remain uncertain. Officials cite budget gaps, personnel issues, and a delayed intensive care unit project as factors. The town’s annual 50,000 appropriation is exhausted, delaying action until March.
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ADAMS
Plunkett Memorial Hospital
Woodrow G. Cummings
Plunkett
Berkshire Medical Center
Cummings
Berkshire County
Massachusetts Nurses Association
North Adams
Leonard A. Turgeon
Turgeon
McAndrews
ARA Advances Project Progress Site Transfer Plans
Adams Redevelopment Authority moves to sell Parcels 1 and 2 at Myrtle and Dean streets after FHA approval for Overland Development Corp middle income housing. They seek a definite Parcel 3 deposit and prepare surveys for Project Pleasant Park with new consultants.
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Adams
Overland Development Corp
Boston
Adams Redevelopment Authority
Myrtle
Dean Streets
ARA
Overland
Federal Housing Authority
Mildred Hoffmann
Park Street
Sommer
PAC
South Adams Savings Bank
First Agricultural Natonal Bank
Adams Super Market
Housing Authority and Planning Board
Stockbridge Clearance Sale Ads Highlight Jewelry Deals
Stockbridge announces a clearance sale offering costume jewelry of all kinds up to 50 percent off at The Picture Boy Lenoy.
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the Picture Boy
Lenoy
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