North Adams Airport vote under scrutiny as expansion eyed
City Solicitor Benjamin Apkin questions the legality of an airport commission vote to expand Edward Pringle’s air taxi service and add a flight school at Harriman Airport. The meeting lacked posted notice, raising open meeting law concerns. Mohawk Valley Aviation’s George West warns of service cutbacks if expansion proceeds. Taft enters mayoral race against Patsy DiMauro. Patenaude seeks re election amid a crowded field of 12 candidates for two seats on the nine member council.
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North Adams
Benjamin Apkin
Airport Commission
Edward Pringle
Harriman
Apkin
George A. West
Mohawk Valley Aviation Co
Pringle
Coda
John R. ‘Taft
Taft
McCann School Committee
Patsy DiMauro
R.J. Widen Co
Robert E. Patenaude
Patenaude
Explosion blamed for injuries at Northfield Mountain tunnels
Northeast Utilities officials say a belated dynamite explosion caused injuries to two men drilling underground tunnels at Northfield Mountain while cutting for a pump storage project to supply hydroelectric power. Francis Perini and Jerry Clark suffered leg and head injuries respectively.
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Northfield (Ap
Northeast Utilities Co
Northfield Mountain
Francis Perini
Otter River
Jerry Clark
Troy
N H
Health Board Meets to Discuss Drainage and School Closures
The Board of Health met at Dr. Fred H. Vohr's home to review drainage issues on Paul Drive and Marietta Avenue and plans to meet with town officials next week to determine jurisdiction. The board also noted no response from Philip Feltman about alleged plumbing code violations at the former Lee Academy. The town dump on Willow Hill Road remains in good condition but is rapidly filling, with Ed Murray predicting completion within two years.
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Board of Health
Fred H. Vohr
Paul Drive
Marietta ‘Avenue
Vthe
Tas
Philip C. Feltman
Clifton
F Feltman
Lee Academy
Summer Street
Charles Ganrity
New York City
Willow Hill Road
Selectman
Edward F. Murray
Permit Denied For Mobile Restaurant in Lee
Thomas H. Truran Jr. of Pine Street Stockbridge saw his plan for a traveling mobile restaurant named Big Daddy denied by Lee Selectmen who said the operation would not benefit Lee and would cause litter. He plans an appeal to state authorities in Boston after prior common victualer licenses were granted in Pittsfield Great Barrington and Stockbridge.
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Lee
Hile
Pharmacy
Thomas H. Truran Jr
Pine Street
Stockbridge
Pittsfield
Great Barrington
Boston
Truran
James B. Hannon
Big Daddy
George IF
Burt
Church Street
South Lee
Desert Flower Lotion Annual Price Sale at Rexall Drug
McClelland Rexall Drug advertises a price drop on Desert Flower Lotion. The $2 size is now $1 in a limited annual sale offered by Ady.
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McClelland Rexall Drug
Ady
Leaders Named In UCS Drive in Lenox Pittsfield and Lenox
Lenox RALPH CONROY announced the UCS fund drive leaders during a meeting at the Community Center. Theodore Hill chairs commerce and industry, Raymond Trabold heads public schools, Mrs Phyllis Hardy handles advance solicitation, Dr Wendell Stearns oversees private schools, Joseph Nolan covers town and federal employees and clergy, and Atty Hugh Cowhig leads in-plant campaign. The chairmen will contact area residents for support.
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LENOX
United Community Services
UCS
Pittsfield
Lanesboro
Theodore Hill
Commerce and Industry
Raymond Trabold
Phyllis Hardy
Wendell Stearns
Joseph Nolan
Hugh Cowhig
Regional Plan To Be Presented At Open Meeting
Lenox regionalization proposal to be presented by the Regional School Planning Committee to the Lenox School Committee at an open meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Lenox Memorial High School.
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Lenox
Lenox Memorial High School
Lunches To Start For Grade Pupils Lenox
Lenox public schools will start a school lunch program on Monday. Due to higher food costs elementary lunches rise 30 cents and milk costs five cents in all schools. Also listed is an Eagle Motor Route for sale in the Stockbridge Glendale area with about 18 current customers. Contact 274-3887 after 5.
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Eagle Motor
Stockbridge-Glendale
Lenox
New 4-H Horse Club Formed in Landsboro
Landsboro reports the creation of a new 4-H horse club that joins the 4-H Dairy Club. The group plans to enter the Williams town Grange Fair horse and cattle show this Saturday, following the dairy club’s recent success with five trophies at an earlier fair. Miss Jo Anne Phelps won a show halter for herdsmanship and a trophy for senior showmanship at the Cumming ton Fair.
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Landsboro
Williamstown Grange
Jo Anne Phelps
Cummington Fair
Scout Leader Wanted in Lanesboro
Mrs. Norman Durfed, Girl Scouts neighborhood chairman, seeks a junior high girls leader for one night weekly and an assistant leader for Grades 4 to 6. Interested helpers may call Mrs. Sylvester Peniuk or Mrs. Durfee. A planning meeting is set for next Wednesday at 8 PM at Mrs. Peniuk’s home.
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Lanesboro
Norman Durfed
Girl Scouts
Sylvester Peniuk
Durfee
Fire damages Tyde barn complex in Stephentown NY
A major blaze destroyed a 30 by 60 hay barn a 20 by 40 dairy barn and three quarters of a 40 by 80 storage barn on Richard W. Tyde’s Goodrich Hollow Road property. Stephentown and Hancock fire crews aided by water from Wyomonack Creek fought the flames delaying spread to the Tyde house. Swaths of hay and a hay elevator were lost along with two cars a tractor and 1200 bales of second cutting hay. State troopers probe suspected arson. Tyde found no unusual activity earlier in the day.
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Stephentown
N. Y
Richard W. Tyde
Goodrich Hollow Road
Sylvester Close
Hancock Fire Department
Andrew D. Pease
Tyde
Hinsdale Tax Lien Filed Against Mountain Machine Co
A federal tax lien for 3332 dollars was filed Wednesday by IRS Director William E. Williams against Mountain Machine Co Inc of Hinsdale. The lien covers withholding taxes and was placed on June 20 1969 in federal court.
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Boston
Mountain Machine Co., Inc
Hinsdale
Internal Revenue
William E. Williams
Stockbridge Eagle Motor Route for Sale
Advertisement notes sale of the Stockbridge Eagle motor route with contact phone 274 3387 after 5 p.m. unclear company details and location given.
Housatonic Hagle Motor Route for Sale
Advertising note offers a motor route sale with contact number 274-3387 after 5 PM for more information. Includes a terse after hours call instruction and credit to advertiser.
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North Berkshire
N. Adams
Massachusetts
New York
Heath
Mass
Harlem
Carl Davis
Greenfield
Camp Marigold
Hampshire Community Action Committee, Inc
Springfield
Welfare Department
Winchester Square
Lawrence Durkin
Department
Durkin
Monsanto
Monsanto’ Chemical Co
Loeb
Foodtown
Lenox, Ma
Atlantic
L.H. Bull Fuel Oil, Inc
W. B. Bull Sons Inc
Housatonic ST
Lenox Dial
Health Board
Lea
Main St
Jack
Selectmen
Highway Department
Planning Board
Feltman
Ralph Conroy
Dona Schwetzer
Ottavio B. Giardo
Birch Street
Edna Fyfe
Stephentown, NY
Hagle
St. Mary's School
J. T. Owens Apparel
Lenox Savings Bank
Main Street
Chrysler
Chevrolet
Alter
Jung
Sence Pratt Eive
New Freedom
Fairfield Collection
Ney
Kelly Furniture
the Berkshires
Pontiac
Bonneville
Volkswagen
Dr. 6 Cyl. Ltd
Trans
Ford
LEE Auto Sales
Pike Lee
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