Osceola Street rezoning advances for 100 low income apartments
The Planning Board recommended re zoning Osceola Street land from manufacturing to R-6 high density, backing 100 townhouse apartments by Hodgson Houses for Pittsfield Housing Authority. Council will hold a hearing. previous Melbourne Road proposal was rejected. Public debate featured opposition concerns over welfare and neighborhood impact.
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Osceola Street
Melbourne Road
Hodgson Houses of
Millis
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Planning Board
West Housatonic Street
Atty
Frank R. Sherman
Sudburt
Hodgson Houses
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
la Grotteria
Richard S. Jackson
John J. Quinn
Francis E. Devanny
Essex Street
Osceola
John L. Phair
Hodgson
Quinn
Northeast Utilities Cuts Advertising
Northeast Utilities has eliminated all electric and gas sales advertising for the fourth quarter. A spokesman cited economies amid inflationary pressures and a lower than planned reserve capacity this winter. The move aims to avoid public relations issues while may allow savings of about $200,000. Western Mass Electric Co. serves Pittsfield.
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Northeast Utilities
Western Mass Electric Co
Pittsfield
Births at Berkshire Medical Center and Fort Bliss Region
Mr and Mrs Renata Smith Dalton welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Bruce Mc Kinney 190 Montgomery Ave welcomed a son yesterday. Lt David J Baker and his wife had a daughter Laura Michelle born in Oct at the Air Force Hospital Wiesbaden Germany. Lt Baker is son of Col and Mrs Wesley Tl Baker of San Antonio Texas. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Neary 2 Baker of Rose Manor and Mrs Roy J Lann of Clearwater.
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David J. Baker
Laura Michelle
Air Force Hospital
Wiesbaden
Germany
Baker
Wesley Tl. Baker
San Antonio
Tex
Neary 2. Baker
Rose Manor
Roy J. Lann
Clearwater, A
Lipez Appeals to Berkshire Students on Zoning Law
Richard S. Lipez of Action for Opportunity urged Berkshire Community College students to circulate petitions supporting a proposed Pittsfield zoning ordinance. He argued housing declines harm low income residents, noting evictions and condemned housing, and sought volunteers for Saturday and Sunday petition drives with maps and fact sheets to improve Pittsfield.
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Richard S. Lipez
Action For Opportunity
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
Lipez
Uval
Health Department
Urban Coalition Office
Rainstorm Triggers Power and Phone Outages in Western Mass
Last night storm disrupted electric service and telephone lines in Pittsfield area. Western Mass Electric Co reports three outages with 83 customers affected by an underground cable failure in West Center and Worthington streets from 11:55 p.m. to 1:36 a.m. In Lee 32 Cape Street customers were out from 1:35 to 2:40 a.m. and 146 on Narragansett Avenue in Lanesboro lost power from 5:53 to 7:05 p.m. New England Telephone Co. worked on Tangview Terrace. radio station WBRK was the main customer served with reduced power.
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Pittsfield
Western Mass. Electric Co
Center
Worthington Streets
Lee
Cape Street
Narragansett Avenue
Lanesboro
New England Telephone Co
Tangview Terrace
WBRK
Four Housatonic youths hurt in Route 7 crash near Monument Mountain
GREAT BARRINGTON four Monument Mountain Regional High School students were injured when their car went out of control on Route 7 near the Monument Mountain recreation area. Laurie de Vos 15 and James de Vos 17 were taken to Albany Medical Center in critical condition with head injuries and leg fractures. Stephen de Vos 14 was listed in fair condition with ankle and elbow fractures, while Gerard Fogarty 15 was in good condition with multiple lacerations and chest injuries. Police said the car crossed the road and crashed into a tree. driver unknown. The incident occurred about 8:30 AM. details remained unavailable at noon.
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Great Barrington
Housatonic
Monument Mountain Recreation Area
Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Albany
N.Y
Laurie de Vos
James de Vos
North Plain Road
Stephen de Vos
Fairview Hospital
Gerard Fogarty
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Esperanto Course To Be Shown On Berkshire TV
A week long Esperanto course will air on Cable TV Channel 2 in Pittsfield Dalton Great Barrington Lee Stockbridge beginning Jan 18. John Lewine of West Stockbridge will teach and the course carries one credit from North Adams State College. Each lesson airs twice weekly with future intermediate and advanced classes planned for fall 1970 and spring 1871.
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John Lewine
West Stockbridge
North Adams State College
Channel 2
Pittsfield
Dalton
Great Barrington
Lee and
Stockbridge
Boys' Club Rink Closed Temporarily
The Boys' Club skating rink will be closed until further notice due to a compressor failure. It may be ready by week’s end, and the Parks Speed Skating Club practice planned for tonight has been canceled.
Two Assessors View On Osceola Area Values
Two Pitsfield assessors Emil Metropole and Ruth Sisman told The Eagle that a proposed LO unit public housing project off Osceola Street would likely lower values on Oswald Avenue but not on other nearby streets. They cited site isolation and generally low local housing values as reasons. They noted Oswald would bear the impact depending on project quality and resident profile, while surrounding streets such as Essex Gale and Trymouth would largely escape value shifts. The Planning Board has not ruled the project would hurt values, though opponents argue it would. The NAACP housing committee Urban Coalition and other groups supported the rezoning.
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Pitsfield
The
Eagle Today
Osceola Street
Oswald Avenue
Emil Metropole
Ruth E. Sisman
Planning Board
Ronald E. Oliveira
Francisco R. la Grotteria
Oliveira
Trymouth Street
Wilson Park
Wahconah Street
Osceola
Osceola Playground
Edmond Ferriter
Essex Street
Evelyn Burke
Gale Avenue
Urban Coalition
Naacp Housing Committee
Antipoverty
Berkshire County Savings Bank posts six million dollar deposit gain
Berkshire County Savings Bank reports deposits up about $6 million for the year, a bit over 9 percent growth. President Thomas R. Carrington announced at the quarterly trustees meeting, noting total assets rose by about $7.7 million to a record $90,081,000. Dividends remain unchanged with rates of 4.5 and 5 percent on various accounts.
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Berkshire County Savings Bank
Thomas R. Carrington
Carrington
Happy Hour
Holiday Inn
Hearings Set Here on Bus Issues in Pittsfield
The state Department of Public Utilities schedules two hearings in Pittsfield this week over Berkshire Gray Line Inc. The first hearing on Thursday 10 a.m. concerns a charter license limited to trips from Berkshire County. The second Friday 10 a.m. considers Yellow Coach Lines protest against Gray Line’s school-service permit. Gray Line has added limousines for handicapped and other small-ride runs.
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State Department of Public Utilities
Pittsfield
Berkshire Gray Line, Inc
BPU
Berkshire Gray Line
Berkshire County
DPA
Yellow Coach Lines, Inc
Gray Line
Mixer Night restricted to 21 and over at Brodie Broun tain
Rawleigh Products H N Hubbel advertises a Mixer Night at Brodie Broun tain Clubs starting Tuesday October 21 limited to persons 21 years of age or older. The notice includes contact details Box 43 Lanesboro and phone 443 3718.
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Rawleigh Products
H. N. Hubbel
Lanesboro
Brodie Brountain
Sir Cass of Piccadilly at Edgewood Lounge
Ronnie Taylor promotes Sir Cass of Piccadilly in a Tues through Sat performance at Edgewood Lounge Pittsfield Lenox Road with cocktails snacks and a reminder of tonight's special plus contact Sey Shop Dalton 684 3393 Ay
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Ronnie Taylor
Sir Cass of
Piccadilly
Sat
Edgewood Lounge
Pittsfield-Lenox Road
Sey Shop
Dalton
Barrington Weighs Action Over Du Bois Memorial Park
The Barrington Selectmen consult Town Counsel William P. Murtagh to decide legal steps to prevent the W.E.B. Du Bois boyhood home site on Route 23 from becoming a memorial park. Owner neighbor Theodore Hitchcock challenged the use as not allowed in R-2 zoning. Murtagh says dedication ceremonies may proceed as peaceful assembly is guaranteed by the Constitution.
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Great Barrington
William P. Murtagh
W.E.B. du Bois
Route 23
du Bois
Theodore C. Hitchcock
Murtagh
U.S
IUE Changes GE Contract Demands Amid Strike Fears
The International Union of Electrical Workers and the United Electrical Workers modified some contract demands with General Electric in New York, keeping economic asks intact while withdrawing a reduced work week sick leave and vacation increments. A nationwide strike looms as negotiations stretch toward a Sunday deadline and local leaders plan midnight action.
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International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
General Electric Co
New York
John H. Shambo
Schenectady
James Compton
Afl-Cio
Westinghouse Corp
United Electrical Workers
Burke
Union
Butler
John J. Killeen
Gis
Pittsfield
Tom
Bob Phillips
Adv
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Greenberg
Joel S. Greenberg
Victory Hill
Sherman
Lf Hodgson
Berkshire Medical Center
Renata Smith
Bruce McKinney
Montgomery Ave
Lipes
Joel Librizzi
Hegon
Juke Local 255
Tyley Street
Noo
Connors
Oswald
Metropole
Benedict Road
Flo
Mrs. Ferritee
BCSB
DPU
Barrington
du Bois Park
IUEGE
Francis W. “Fritz’ Burke
Shambo
Compton
Ady
Berkshire Gas Company
Fered
Aca
Berkshire Gas Co
P.S
Berkshire
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