Community groups meet amid petitions and events in Great Barrington
Southern Berkshire AARP opens its meeting at Walker Hall Tuesday at 2 with a nominating report and 1970 officer elections. A flag presentation by Veterans of World War I in memory of Harold E. Grant. Separately the Citizens Antifluoridation Committee seeks 61500 signatures by Nov 15 to place a fluoridation ban amendment on the ballot. Nurses group to hear on drug rehabilitation. hospital auxiliary to install officers Oct 20. Local notices include a lost dog and classifieds for jobs and ads.
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Great. Barrington
Southern Berkshire
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Walker Hall
Nev. IL
Harold E. Grant
Great Barrington
Citizens Antifluoridation Committee
Berkshire County
Commonwealth
Guy C. Wright
Maple Avenue
Wright
Southern Bershire Nurses Group
Great Barrington Nursing Home
Kinsman Hall
Hillsdale
N.Y
Albany
Albany Action Party
Appellate Division
The
Supreme Court
County Board of Elections
Action Party
Court of Appeals
Berkshire Hills Regional Faces Cash Crunch If State Reimbursements Delayed
Berkshire Hills Regional School District may confront a financial crisis if state reimbursements due by Dec 1 do not arrive. District Treasurer Michael H. Kinne says more than $200,000 is expected for transportation, special programs, and other state aided functions, but slow payments risk leaving bills unpaid. A similar late reimbursement issue hit Southern Berkshire Regional last year, and borrowing is not possible this late in the year.
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Great Barrington
Berkshire Hills
Michael H. Kinne
Kinne
Southern
Berkshire
Negotiations Set On Teacher Contracts in Berkshire Hills
In Great Barrington negotiations on a new teachers contract for the Berkshire Hills Regional School District begin Tuesday with sessions planned for Wednesday and tentatively Thursday and Friday at Monument Mountain Regional High School. Under the current contract, an agreement must be reached by December 1.
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Great Barrington
Berkshire Hills
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Becket Couple Wed in Holland Patent Ceremony
Miss Doris McDonald of Holland Patent N Y married Leonard Brower of Holland Patent in a Becket Federated Church ceremony performed by Rev Edward C Hempel. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs Harry B Hendriks of Main Street.
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Doris McDonald
Holland Patent
N.Y
Leonard Brower
Edward C. Hempel
Becket Federated Church
Harry B. Hendriks
Main Street
Higgins
Sheffield airman J C Frank G Higgins son of Mr and Mrs Charles F Higgins of Main Street Sheffield is a member of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing US Air Force recently awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with palm for operations in the Vietnam War Higgins is a graduate of Mt Everett High School.
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J.C. Frank G. Higgins
Charles F. Higgins
Main Street
Sheffield
3Rd Tactical Fighter Wing
U.S. Air Force
Higgins
Mt. Everett High School
New Marlboro Town Meeting Sets Warrant Items
A special town meeting in New Marlboro will convene Thursday at 7 30 P M at Town Hall to vote on routine transfers. One article requests a 3000 dollar veterans benefits appropriation and another seeks 500 dollars for free work. An additional item covers war-rant reports from town committees. Umpachene Grange meets Tuesday at 8 P M in Hartsville. Columbus Day closures noted and a PTA Fall Fling Dance October 18 at Barrington House benefits the scholar ship fund. Tickets via New Marlboro School.
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New Marlboro
New Marlboro-Monterey
PTA
Barrinngton House
New Marlboro School
Guests and visitors at John Sandford home
Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Sandford on Lightning Bug Road included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Amott of Islip LL. Mrs. Jane Dill returned to Bay Shore following a week’s stay with the Sandfords.
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Michael Mewton
Banbury
Oxford
England
John W. Tinker
Castle Hill Ave
Maurice Decker
Fairview Terrace
John Sandfords
Edward Amott
Islip, LL
Jane Dill
Bay Shore, L.1
John Sandford
Lightning Bug Road
Lanesboro Woodchucks defend New England muster title
The Lanesboro Volunteer Firemen’s Association Woodchucks defeated South Deerfield to repeat as New England champions in Keene New Hampshire. They also won Cheshire County honors and accumulated 34 trophies this season after traveling over 3,000 miles to muster events in New England and New York.
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Lanesboro
Lanesboro Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Woodchucks
New England
Keene, N.H
South Deerfield
Cheshire County
N.H
New York State
New England Association
North Canaan church group hosts dinner program speaker
Litchfield North Association of United Church of Christ will hold a men's fellowship dinner and program Tuesday at 7 at the Sharon Congregational Church. Rev. Richard Rangoon of Hartford will speak. Reservations due Sunday with Porter Godard or Albert Van Vinck. Alcoholics Anonymous meets Mondays at 9 p.m. at a new location. Republican Town Committee will hear Stewart McKinney on Oct 15 at 8:30 at Town Hall. Residents report local property sales on Church and New Street.
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Litchfield North Association of United Church of Christ
Sharon Congregational Church
Richard Rangoon
Hartford
North Canaan Congregational
Porter Godard
Albert van Vinck
North Canaan
Republican Town Committee
Stewart McKinney
Connecticut
House
Town Hall
Middlefield 4-H Club Holds Cookie Sale Goal
Middlefield 4-H Club members plan a cookie sale aiming to move 480 packages, per town chairman Mrs. Betty Oligny. The group netted 37 dollars from a similar fundraiser last year.
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Middlefield 4-H
Betty Oligny
Middlefield
Lanesboro Soccer Remains Undefeated in Strong Week
Lanesboro School soccer team has three wins and one loss after recent 3-0 win over Williamstown and 6-0 victory at Cheshire. Nathan Cleveland Laurin Douillet and Edward Hubbard each scored in the first match while Evie Gurney and Douillet netted two goals apiece in the Cheshire game. Powers and Torricelli added one each. Upcoming games include Williamstown on Wednesday and Berkshire Country Day on Friday. recreation group meets Wednesday at 7 at the Lanesboro School. Legion Auxiliary 444 names Mrs. Marie White chair of a November 17 card party at the West Shore Club with tickets from members.
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Lanesboro
Jeffrey Daury
Williamstown
Nathan Cleveland
Laurin Douillet
Edward Hubbard
Lanes Rore Sohol
Cheshire
Evie Gurney
Douillet
Michael Powers
Michael Torricelli
Williams
Fall Service Set at West Center Chapel
WEST STOCKBRIDGE The Congregational Church will hold a fall foliage service tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the West Center Chapel as a union observance with no service in Canaan or church school in West Stockbridge A pulpit committee will be elected Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the church social rooms to discuss matters including the recent resignation of Rev Loren House.
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West Stockbridge
Congregational Church
West Center
Canaan
Loren House
Bicentennial Planning Committee Sought by Selectmen
Selectmen will consider appointing members to a proposed bicentennial planning committee for the town in 1974. Queensborough Association President Richard Denniston urged early start for observance celebrations as the local community improvement group begins independent planning efforts.
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West Stockbridge
Queensborough Association
Richard Denniston
Denniston
Beach Cleanup Set Tomorrow at Card Pond Beach
The annual fall cleanup of the town beach and picnic area at Card Pond is set for Sunday at 10 am. Volunteers are needed to remove park equipment tables benches and debris with assignments given by Edward Desaulnier of the Parks and Recreation Committee.
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West Stockbridge
Card Pond
Edward Desaulnier
Parks and Recreation Committee
Bazaar and workshop plans in West Stockbridge
A PTA and Queensboro Association meeting will be held Wednesday at 7 30 in the Congregational Church social rooms to finalize plans for a bazaar and workshop set for November 14. Attendance is open to anyone interested.
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West Stockbridge
Congregational Church
PTA
Queensboro Association
Sermon at First Baptist Church Opens With Question
The First Baptist Church will host the Rev. Donald Ashmall's first sermon titled Who Has Ears to Hear. The service is set to begin shortly. Congregants may contact Cheshire MRS Carolyn Rueger at 743 5851 for details.
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Cheshire
Carolyn Rueger
Donald ‘Ashmall
First Baptist Church
Public housing to start in Troy with 100 apartments
New York reports South Troy to begin a $1.8 million turnkey public housing project this month. The nine garden-apartment buildings will deliver 100 units by next summer to be sold to the Troy Housing Authority.
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Troy
South Troy
Troy’ Housing Authority
Union College names first woman dean in 175 year history
Schenectady New York Union College has appointed Sheila Jayne Beam as assistant dean of students becoming the institution’s first female dean in its 175 year history. Beam a Russell Sage College graduate previously counseled students at Sage last year.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Union College
Sheila Jayne Beam
Beam
Russell Sage College
Russell Sage
North Berkshire Air Show Sunday in North Adams
North Adams hosts a National Air Show at Harriman Airport Sunday at 1 pm with hundreds of airplanes and pilots. Sponsored by Harriman Squadron Civil Air Patrol. Events promise an old-time air display and public viewing atmosphere.
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North Adams
Harriman Airport
Harriman
Civil Air Patrol
Colt plant standstill as workers refuse to return
Hartford reports 2,000 Colt Industries employees stop work after 300 West Hartford members staged a wildcat walkout and were suspended. UAW says strike unauthorized by Local 376 and international union. company will not talk until workers return and union is engaged. Waterbury notes Anaconda American Brass develops a new process to clean Naugatuck River effluent and recover copper, funded by Connecticut Research Commission.
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Hartford
Colt Industries
West Hartford
United Auto Workers
Waterbury
Brass Mills
Anaconda American Brass Co
Connecticut Research Commission
Naugatuck
Anaconda
South Hadley Falls Man Named Ambassador to Honduras
The Senate confirmed Hewson A. Ryan of South Hadley Falls Massachusetts a career diplomat as ambassador to Honduras in a move announced from Washington AP.
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Washington
Senate
Hewson A. Ryan
Mass
Honduras
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