North Adams housing talks unfold in 14 hour session
Mayor James F. Cleary pledged to relieve housing problems before leaving office after a 14 hour session with three mothers facing eviction. A state relocation director will survey relocation issues September 9 for three days, while city officials plan meetings with VISTA volunteers tenants and eviction cases to review needs.
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North Adams
James F. Cleary
Bureau of Relocation
State Department of Community Affairs
Cleary
VISTA
Petricca Construction Co
Pittsfield
Robert B. Deloye
Connecticut drive targets LaSeiva bosses and Cufari outfit
U S Department of Justice planned probe to crack organized crime in Connecticut names the Buff brothers Joseph and Anthony LaSeiva and Salvatore Cufari as targets. ITT bidding to control Hartford Fire Insurance amid merger opposition connects to wider anti takeover actions.
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Hartford
David Margolis
U.S. Adly
Stewart H. Jones
U.S. Justice Department
Connecticut
Thomas
Joseph
Anthony LaSeiva
Buff Brothers
Torrington
Bridgeport
Salvatore
Big Nose
Sam) Cufari
Longmeadow
Mass
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
ITT
Hartford Fire Insurance Corp
American Broadcasting Co
Massachusetts Racing Draws Crowd to Northampton Fair
A large crowd attended the Tri-County Fair in Northampton as pari mutuel racing began on Monday, contrasting with a small Sunday rodeo. A separate report from Springfield notes Western Massachusetts Electric states heat and humidity caused a 24 hour power outage, leaving East Springfield and Longmeadow dark Monday night as air conditioning use surged and peak demand tripped transformers.
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Northampton
Springfield
Western Mass
East Springfield
Longmeadow
Opposition to New York school dress code policy sparks debate
In Schenectady, the Schenectady Taxpayers Association claims the state Department of Education aims to curb dress codes, suggesting girls could attend in bikinis or topless. Albany reactions say the association overstated the case, while the state library ends evening hours due to budget cuts and patronage decline as more books move to local libraries. Water stocks in state reservoirs remain high, with Albany at 84.7 percent and New York City at 94.2 percent capacity.
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Albany
State Library
New York City
Stockbridge Selectmen weigh mobile hot dog license request
The Stockbridge board expects conditional approval for Thomas H. Truran Jr. to operate a mobile restaurant called Big Daddy selling hot dogs coffee and soda. The license with restrictions is likely, with Truran to return for the final decision and possible licensing at Friday’s meeting. A notice on defective Fabric Fire Hose prompts a lab test and possible replacement. The town also receives a $10 donation from the 4 11 Happy Wanderers for Procter Hall use while junior exchange students visit from Pennsylvania.
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Stockbridge
Selectmen
Thomas H. Truran Jr
Pine Street
Truran
Big Daddy
Pittsfield
Great Barrington
Lee
Robert G. Williams
Ronald E. Oliveira
Happy Wanderers
Procter Hall
Pennsylvania
Stockbridge Town Meeting Warrant Nine Articles Planned
Stockbridge selects nine articles for the September 15 special town meeting including three new appropriation requests totaling 1942 dollars. Highway repairs seek 675 dollars, 500 for a truck, 175 for cement posts. 431 for a two inch water line installation at the town garage. 606 for a deluge gun for the fire department used by Interlaken and Glendale companies. Other items include 1000 to Lee Volunteer Ambulance, 1300 for Town Hall roof and gutter repairs, unspecified Interlaken Dam repairs, 482 for Youth Building equipment, 175 for park swings, and 200 for fall baseball field renovations. The board also advances Cherry Hill Road improvements under Chapter 90 with DPW input and house conversion permits receive unanimity.
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Stockbridge
Highway Department
Interlaken
Glendale
Lee
Shanrock Street
Cherry Hill Road
John B. Swann
Department of Public Works
DPW
Swann
Larrywaug Man Faces Drug Charge in Stockbridge
Barry B. Buntell of Larrywaug Road Stockbridge is charged with illegal possession of a narcotic drug. Judge John J. Dwyer continued his case to Monday enabling counsel to be retained. Police say hashish was seized in a 1:30 a.m. raid conducted with Stockbridge and state police.
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LEE
Stockbridge
John J. Dwyer
Lee District Court
Barry B. Buntell
Larrywaug Road
Bunnell
Berkshire County
William J. Obanhein
Walter M. Sullivan
Peter A. Risatti
William J. Shea
Middlefield groups schedule meetings this week
Middlefield Highland Agricultural Society officers and directors convene Wednesday at 8 in the president Charles E. Cook home to approve fair bills. Ladies' Aid Society meets Wednesday at 1 3 at Mrs. H. Francis Pease residence. Planning Board meets Thursday at 8 at the school to study current zoning bylaws. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in Middlefield Congregational Church for Miss Margaret Augusta Smith who died recently in Greenfield with Rev. David J. Julius officiating and committal at Pine Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Howard L. Hosford has returned from weeks in Europe and is at her summer home, after visiting England, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.
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Highland Agricultural Society
Charles E. Cook
Middlefield Congregational Church
Margaret Augusta Smith
Greenfield
David J. Julius
Pine Grove Cemetery
Howard L. Hosford
Europe
England
France
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
The Highways Are Yours. Are You Littering Your Olun?
The fragment reads a provocative question about highways and littering. It lacks clear people or organizations, but hints at a public interest or urban issue. Without concrete names or dates, the item presents a reflective prompt rather than a full report.
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North Berkshire
Bruos Plenk
Plenk
Joseph R. Bianco
First Baptist Church
Arthur D. Ellison
Williamstown
Rudnick
Magnolia Realty Co
Atty
James W. Lilly
The
Redevelopment Authority
John R. Taft
Board of Health
Taft
Petricca
Airport Commission
Edward Pringle
Adams
Harriman
Genge A. West
Mohawk Valley Aviation Co
Pringle
West
Picard
J. Whwood Lamphear
Harry B. Smith
Leroy Picard
Lamphear
Smith
Massachusetts
New York
Bly
Aly
the Beard
William Cole
Fabric Fire Hose Company
Sandy Hook
George Ripley
Devon Road
Velveeta
Cube
Ki Coles Cole
Reas
Mrs. Smith Tee A Eo
FBI
Larrywaug Man
Middlefield
Ladies’ Aid Society
H. Francis Pease
Planning Board
South Berkshire
Ler
Town Hall
Wanton
Business Bowling League
Lee Lanes
Grange Booster Night
LEE — Grange 88
Academy Street
Elizabeth Shields
Harry McNulty
Don Nealon
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