Former Hudson treasurer aide charged in tax fund theft
Albert P. Craft, 39, of Hudson, a former city treasurer staffer, was charged with third degree forgery and entering a false statement to conceal larceny after a state audit found a $10,279 shortage in city funds. He bailed out and faces a preliminary hearing October 20. a grand jury will probe possible wider testimony from about 60 taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
N.Y
Albert P. Craft
Joseph May
Samuel T. Wheeler
Columbia County Dist. Atty
John G. Connor
Craft
Connor
Voter roll totals 1135 in New Lebanon election area
New Lebanon New York reports 1135 residents eligible to vote on November 2, up 11 from 1964. Registrar reports about 50 additions during registrar on duty days at Town Hall. Names removed for moves or deaths yield only a slight gain over last year’s 1124.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
George B. Miller
Edith Liscinsky
Lewis Harper
Frank J. Havranek
Stephentown Burglars Target Agway Store in Robbery
State police from New Lebanon and state Bureau of Investigation probe a burglary at the Agway Store on Route 43 in Stephentown New York. About 400 dollars of merchandise was stolen as intruders used a moved trucking van to smash the side door lock while store checks had occurred earlier. The store, formerly G L F, has a history of prior breaks including a February 18 theft of electrical tools and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephentown
N.Y
New Lebanon
State Bureau of Investigation
Agway
Harry Christman
Agway Store
Grange installs officers in Stephentown NY
Ta conic Valley Grange officers were installed by Rensselaer County Deputy State Master Carleton Philpott at last week's meeting. Philpott praised the Grange as top county scorer for excellent ritualistic work and management. The group voted to enter a float in the Halloween parade. Master Elmer Conklin named Mrs Conklin chair of service and hospitality, and Mrs Rotrude MacVeigh chair of community service. All other committees remain as last year. Refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephentown
Taconic Valley Grange
Rensselaer County
Carleton Philpott
Philpott
Elmer Conklin
Conklin
Rotrude MacVeigh
High land Agricultural Society Meeting With Magic Act
Middlefield society hosts its annual meeting after a 6 30 chicken supper in the church parlor. At 3 p m Douglas Wisner of Dalton performs a magic act and the Pinker Tones, a women’s barbershop quartet, sing. A business session with officer elections follows. Public invited to the entire event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefield
Highland Agricultural Society
Douglas Wisner
Dalton
Wahconah Regional appoints Ferris associate superintendent
Melvin Ferris of Chester is named associate superintendent of the Central Berkshire Regional School District. He leads School Union 4 and succeeds Vincent Nevins who earned 500 annually. No salary for Ferris set yet. Wahconah shop teachers seek budget funds for new equipment and talks are planned on 1966 faculty salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Melvin Ferris
Chester
Central Berkshire
Ferris
School Union 4
Becket
Wahconah
Vincent Nevins
Lewis Bleil
Richard Czarnec
Herbert Mosman
Philip Messer
Confirmation Prayers Set for St Patrick’s Parish
Altar boys of St Patrick parish to meet at the church Tuesday for rehearsal of Friday confirmation exercises. General rehearsal Wednesday at 7 pm. Confirmation will be administered to parishioners of St Patrick and St Matthew Becket Friday at 7:30 pm at St Patrick’s Church.
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Hinsdale
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick’s Parish
St. Matthew's of Becket
St. Patrick’s Church
Kittredge School Weekly Notes and Events
Tuesday no school. Wednesday menu includes vegetable beet soup crackers potato chips cheese stick tuna egg salad sandwich fruit cocktail. Thursday orange juice American goulash buttered beets tomato slice. Friday macaroni and cheese spinach cabbage apple raisin salad cookies. St Patrick's card party at Kittredge School 8 pm bring cards door prizes, refresh ments to benefit church organ fund. Rosary Sodality and United Fund workers meet. house-to-house canvassers to attend weekly drive briefing by David I Hubbard. Conservation Commission meets. Columbus Day observances lead to store, school, welfare office closures. post office open as usual. Clubs may sell alcohol. package stores open 1 pm to 11:30 pm. Edward Klein of South Street leaves for Long Beach California. Mrs Carl A Pierce back from New York City wedding in New Rochelle. Edward W Klein leaves for Long Beach to visit Milo Kent family.
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Minsdale
St. Patrick's
Kittredge School
Church Organ Fund
The
Rosary Sodality
Edward Klein
South Street
Long Beach
Calif
Carl A. Pierce
New York City
Dorothy Pierce Racquot
Herbert V. Lee
New Rochelle
N.Y
Edward W. Klein
Milo Kent
Hinsdale
Dalton Culverwell Sells Brush Contracts and Truck
Dalton Culverwell sells his evergreen brush business to Joseph Rosso of Pittsfield. Culverwell has hauled brush since 1937 and sold one truck to Rosso while owning the Mid Town Motel and other local interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Albert W. Culverwell
Joseph Rosso
Pittsfield
Mr. Culverwell
New York City
Town installs red and silver trash cans citywide
Dalton reports three 50 gallon red trash cans with silver domed tops in Union Block Community House area. Selectman Thomas Callahan says they are working well amid litter complaints on Main Street. New receptacles aim to curb disposal in gutters or on private property and will be placed at other strategic locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Union Block
Thomas Callahan
Main Street
Callahan
Boot Camp Graduates Two From Dalton
James Stevens son of Mr and Mrs Delmar W Stevens 20 Chestnut St and Donald Wilson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Pine St recently graduated from boot training at the U S Coast Guard Training Center Cape May New Jersey Both are 1965 graduates of Waheonah Regional High They will report to the commander First Coast Guard District after leave for duty in New England Both enlisted under the buddy program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
James Stevens
Delmar W. Stevens
Chestnut St
Donald Wilson Jr
Wilson
Pine St
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center
Cape May
N.J
Waheonah
First Coast Guard District
New England
Coast
Tirrells Mark 25th Anniversary at Dalton Dinner
Mr and Mrs Merle C Tirrell of 6 Hillside Ave Dalton were honored at a dinner at Lenox House as they approach 25 years of marriage They wed in Springfield with Patricia Stevens a daughter named Mrs Peter Cullen and three sons Ian Peter and Chris along with three grandchildren Mr Tirrell a GE ordnance division foreman Also notes Dr Daniel J Carlin will be away for a Tufts course and Seaman Recruit Richard J Callahan 19 begins Navy basic training at Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Merle C. Tirrell
Hillside Ave
Lenox House
Tirrell
Columbus Day
Springfield
Hughes Wagner
Patricia Stevens
Peter J. Cullen
Peter
Springfield College
Ian
Wahconah Regional High School
Chris
Ordnance Division
Daniel J. Carlin
Tufts University
Boston
Richard J. Callahan
John Callahan
Hinsdale Road
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes Training Center
Becket Scouts Plan Paper Drive Under Gillette
Becket Boy Scout Troop 26 conducts a paper drive tomorrow under acting Scout Master Kenneth Gillette. Papers must be tied in bundles and set by the road. Theodore Cameron will run a concurrent paper drive in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop
Kenneth Gillette
Theodore Cameron
Washington
Lenox Couple Observes 50th Wedding Anniversary
LENOX Arthur E. and Mrs. Ruisseaux of West Mountain Road celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the New Lenox home. About 100 guests, including sons Edward and William E. Ruisseaux, attended. Married Oct. 12, 1915, at St. Vincent de Paul Church Lenox Dale, they are longtime Lenox residents active in St. Anne's Church and community activities.
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Lenox
Arthur E. Ruisseaux
West Mountain Road
Edward Ruisseaux
William E. Ruisseaux
New Lenox Road
St. Vincent de Paul
Lenox Dale
John Fitzgerald
St. Anne's Church
Ruisseau
Rosary Society
Ruisseaux
Marie Zimmerman
France
Becket
Pittsfield Road
Yokun
Lanesboro Turkey Shoots Prize Winners List
American Legion Post 446 held a turkey shoot at Rhinehart Farm with 12 winners from Lanesboro and Pittsfield. Next Sunday 15 nonwinning participants will receive a bonus shoot. Lions Club event at West Shore Club produced 13 winners including several Lanesboro and Pittsfield names. A prize for a beatnik costume at Mt Greylock High follows tonight’s 8 PM dance.
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Lanesboro
American Legion Post
Rhinehart Farm
Rita Wigglesworth
Joseph Sicotte
Joseph LaRose
Pittsfield
Ronald Andrews
William Rogers Jr
David Chapman
Daniel Drumm
Joseph Zatorski
Ronald Janic
Carl Behar
Joseph Scelsi
Craig Coppela
Lions Club
West Shore
Barbara Regan
Alfred Boruta
Louis Welch
Frederick Vittone
Gerald Middlebrook
James Schnapp
Norman Taylor
Thomas Scagliarini
John L. Smith
Lindwood Aldem
Joanne LaFavre
Williamstown
Mt. Greylock Regional High School
Lenox Equine Imps Elect New Officers At Aspinwall
At Aspinwall Stables the Lenox Equine Imps 4-H club elected Pamela Wade president Marcia Bunt vice president Elizabeth Shaker secretary Ellen Kennedy treasurer Lynn Gillette news reporter Debbie Rubenfine properties manager Maureen Kelly hospitality hostess. The group also planned a food sale and more performances by their precision drill team at area horse shows and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Aspinwall
Lenox Equine Imps
Pamela Wade
Marcia Bunt
Elizabeth Shaker
Ellen Kennedy
Lynn Gillette
Debbie Rubenfine
Maureen Kelly
Town Population Increases 1,069 Since '55 Census
LENOX The state secretary confirms the 1985 census shows the town population rising to 4,661, up 1,069 since 1955. The 1960 count was 4,253, with 1955 and 1985 census figures being state counts while the 1960 figure was federal.
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LENOX
Farewell Reception for Rev Moore Attended by 150
About 150 people attended a farewell reception for the Rev and Mrs David F E Moore at the Church on the Hill chapel in Lenox. A delegation from Braintree, where Mr Moore will serve, joined local clergy representatives including Rev Robert S B Whitman Rev Patrick Sullivan Rev George B Healy and Rev Joseph T Cavanaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
David FE. Moore
Church-on-the-Hill
Braintree
Moore
Robert S. 8. Whitman
Patrick Sullivan
George B. Healy
Joseph T. Cavanaugh
Richmond School Committee Sets 7 30 Meeting Time
RICHMOND The School Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the local school The panel voted at its last session to advance the hour from 8 p m to 7 30 p m for future meetings The agenda includes policies proposed by Supt Donald P Cande observance of National Education Week November 7 13 and award of the current year fuel oil contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Supt. of
Donald P. Cande
Town offices closed for Columbus Day by Lenox ad
Mobility free of work due to holiday. Halpin's Service Station Lenox offers Mobil anti freeze at 1.80 per gallon. Ad item.
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Mobil
Halpin
Lenox
Heavy weekend foliage traffic seen in the Berkshires
Erie reported very heavy weekend traffic as tourists crowded area highways to view foliage despite poor weather and dull colors. North Adams State College replaces The Student Voice with Nascot after a censorship dispute, requiring four student editors and faculty adviser unanimity for items. Two Williams College economists join 23 in urging Gov Volpe to drop the sales tax, favoring income taxes. Police Capt Charles W Morse Jr named director of the North Adams Housing Authority, succeeding James B Ruane who retires December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown Erie
State College
North Adams
the Student Voice
North Adams State College
Nascot
Eugene L. Freel
Williams
Williamstown
Williams College
Volpe
John H. Powers
John B. Shehan
Charles W. Morse Jr
Cheshire Rod and Gun Club Supper Dance Planned
Cheshire Rod and Gun Club will host a supper dance at the club house on Saturday. A turkey supper at 7 followed by dancing. music by Iced Anton. Tickets from Roman Novak, Theodore Novak, Lawrence Toporowski, and Fred Bienick. Past Matrons of Stafford Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star meet at Masonic Hall Wednesday at 8. Edith Pike, president, in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod and Gun Club
Cheshire
Cheshire Rod and Gun Club
Iced Anton
Roman Novak
Theodore Novak
Lawrence Toporowski
Fred Bienick
Stafford
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Edith Pike
Association
Sew Happy 4-H Club Elects Officers and Adds Crafts Project
Cheshire 4-H Club names Ann Driscoll president Susan Lepine vice president Mary Rowe secretary Karen Kittler treasurer The group voted to add a crafts project benefiting the annual Catholic Christmas bazaar with displays guided by junior Mary Ellen Wilk They meet each Tuesday after school The meeting closed with a Coke party for Karen Kittler celebrating her 14th birthday.
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Cheshire
Ann Driscoll
Susan Lepine
Mary Rowe
Karen Kittler
Mary Ellen Wilk
Legion Auxiliary Installs Officers in Cheshire
About 60 people attended the joint installation services for the William M. Ogden Post American Legion and its Auxiliary at the Grange Hall on October 3. Sylvia Kowalski was installed auxiliary president with District Director Lorraine Barnes presiding. other officers named include senior vice Patricia Langer and secretary Helen Fredericks, among others. Herbert Farnam became Legion commander, with Louis D. Barnes and team members from nearby towns. A memorial service for Cheshire veterans and a student-tapped taps closed the ceremony, followed by a luncheon. Also in Cheshire, the church board unanimously authorized a modernization renovation program for the Methodist Church, including roof, bell tower, exterior painting, new doors and entrances, narthex and sanctuary updates, and expanded facilities for church school and fellowship hall. Completion is planned for early next year with formal dedication by Bishop James Mathews and Pastor George Warriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Kowalski
Lorraine Barnes
Lanesboro
Mina Toupence
Adams
Patricia Langer
Anna Farnam
Helen Fredericks
Margaret Leroy
Pauline Kulas
Verlie Andrews
Gertrude Scholz
Marion Emerson
Mary Jezyk
Dorothy LeBeau
Herbert Farnam
Legion
Louis D. Barnes
Charles Persip
Pittsfield
Kenneth A. Gillette
Becket
Francis Lannon
John Andrews
Tedward Kulas
Felix Scholz
Francis Cone
Francis
Cheshire
Methodist
Lynnce Littlejohn
James K. Mathews
George T. Warriner
Knitters Elect Cheshire Leaders for 4H Club
The 4H Happy Knitters elected Nancy Morin president Susan Gajda vice president Barbara Bailas treasurer Patricia Kuta secretary and Paula Berti song and game leader. Meetings are held every Friday from 5 40 to 8 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Happy Knitters
Nancy Morin
Susan Gajda
Barbara Bailas
Patricia Kuta
Paula Berti
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Lebanon Valley
Clifford Framvach
Tel. Leb. Sp
Lebanon Valley Lion Club
Queechy Lake Inn
Michael Tinger
Hal and Valley Council of Church Women
Friendship House
Church of Our Saviour
Charles L. Danewitz
Grange
Agricultural Society
Wahconah Regional
Kittredge
United Fund
David I. Hubbard
Conservation Commission
Dalton Culverwell
Tirrells
Camp Fire Girls Board of Directors
LenOx Robert 'S
Raymond Purcell
Lee
Joseph McDonough
Paul Zimmerman
Mahan
Ruth Bass
School Board
North Berkshire
Halpin’s, Inc
Lenox, Mass
Lorraine Marcis
Legion, Auxiliary
William M. Ogden
American Legion
Grange Hall
Methodists
Knitters
Joyce Wilding
Kenneth Magnant
Cheshire Lions
Judith Randall
Betty Poplaski
Berkshire County
Massachusetts
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