Taconic High roof defects tied to $85,000 redesign change
City officials and candidates clashed over Taconic High and South Junior High roof flaws. Councilman Bunt cited rain ponding and a design shift saving about $85,000, while Diefendorf argued for full investigation. debates also touched fire station relocations and city coverage plans.
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Public Buildings
Bunt
Taconic High
South Junior High
High School Commission
Company of Public Buildings
Harold T. Grandshaw
Planning Board weighs border line zoning near Yorkshire Avenue
Residents near Dal ton Avenue seek end to a moving company’s nuisance level and dust. Castine Inc. operates under a 1964 variance and plans expansion to Downing Industrial Park. Neighbors push for variance revocation or stricter performance rules as inspections show progress but don’t solve core issues.
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Yorkshire Avenue
Dalton Avenue
F. L. Castine, Inc
Planning Board
Castinne’s
Zoning Board of Appeals
Castine
Downing
Castine’s
Archille B. Lamoureux
Frank W. Miller
Hutchinson Sand & Gravel Co
Miller
Missing Student Returns to Berkshire Christian College
Richard Searles, a Berkshire Christian College student, returned to the campus after a two day trip with friends in Albany New York. College President Ernest Palmer said Searles re registered Friday and believed he was free until classes started today due to unfamiliarity with campus rules and the 1030 p m curfew. Police had issued an all points bulletin after his disappearance.
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LENOX
Richard Searles
Berkshire Christian College
Ernest Palmer
Searles
Albany
N.Y
Palmer
David N. Lane
Yellow Coach Stays In Business Despite Insurance Threat
The bankrupt Yellow Coach Lines Inc of this city remains operating after a Boston judge restrained Transit Casualty Co of St Louis from canceling its insurance. Judge John W Coddaire Jr granted the order and the Yellow Coach receiver's attorney M Arthur Gordon expects a new insurance agreement with Transit Casualty before week’s end. Transit Casualty had sought to cancel the policy effective August 31 but was barred by a temporary restraining order issued in Suffolk Court.
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Yellow Coach Lines, Inc
Boston
Transit Casualty Co
St. Louis
John W. Coddaire Jr
M. Arthur Gordon
Tansit Casualty
Insurance Company
Sufeee Court
Berkshire Life honors 37 employees for studies
Berkshire Life Insurance recognizes 37 employees in a training ceremony for self development through education. CLU qualifications awarded to C Robert Inwin Omer F Lusier Jr and Robert C Plageman with CLU key diplomas. LOMA fellowships awarded to Ezoh lifting total LOMA graduates to nine.
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Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Berkshire Life
Lawrence W. Strattner Jr
Chartered Life
C. Robert Inwin
Omer FE. Lussier Jr
Robert C. Plageman
CLU
Bruce E. Hodsoll
George L. Turkington, Jr
EDP
Life Office Management Association
Ezoh
LOMA
Dalas
Bylico
St Josephs Sodality Plans Drug Abuse Manuals
The Rosary Sodality of St Josephs Church will publish two pocket book manuals on drug abuse for parents and teenagers. The parents guide covers symptoms and parental approaches, while the teen guide outlines drug types and dangers. Editor Rev John H McDonnell solicits interest from local parents and youths to indicate desired copy quantities.
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The
Rosary Sodality
St. Joseph’s Church
John H. McDonnell
St. Joseph’s
St. Joseph’s Rectory
Grandshaw criticizes Taconic roof at high school
Grandshaw blasts Taconic High School roof for ponding water and low pitch, citing a $7.1 million project and a past bid change aimed at saving $85,000. He asks for action and a meeting with the commission and architect William Wiese IT. City officials debate the issue amid ongoing roof concerns downtown.
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Harold T. Grandshaw
Taconic High School
Grandshaw
High School Commission
William Wiese
Wiese
Burlington, Vt
Freeman, French
Freeman
A.L. Freedman
Springfield
Insurance firm names two managers in Berkshire county
Reynolds Barnes Hebb Inc announced William S. Smith and Paul A. Dambek as new staff members. Smith becomes manager of financial services after roles at Paul Revere Life Insurance and Paul Revere Variable Annuity in Western Massachusetts. Dambek advances to manager of personal insurance, formerly Berkshire County sales rep for Allstate.
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Chimney Corners
Becket
Howard C. Smith
Mystic Lodge of Masons
Marine Corps
Elizabeth Clifford
Woodbridge, Conn
Maple Grove Drive
Walker-TUE Showdown Produces a Stalemate
The county NAACP leader and IUE Local 254 clashed over alleged racial bias at GE plants in Pittsfield. Both sides claimed no concrete bias after a lengthy meeting with 63 attendees. The article also notes a correction about Dr. Mary Barber and her husband, stating they are parents of a son, Christopher, age 8.
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NAACP
IUE
Nicholas J. Speranzo
General Electric
Pitts- Held
Frank T. Walker
Walker
Speranzo
Eagle
Mary K. Barber
Mary K. Haughey
Union St
Department of Economics
University of Massachusetts
Mr. Barber
Christopher
Day-Care Services Help To Be Explained
Federal support for day care will be explained at a Wednesday 7 30 p m meeting at Crosby Junior High School. Massachusetts official Mrs Gwen Morgan will describe the Community Coordinated Child Care Four Cs program and its Berkshire applications. Granville Riddick, business manager of the planned Early Childhood Development Center, is organizing the Four Cs effort and has invited all concerned with day care to attend.
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Crosby Junior High School
Gwen Morgan
Massachusetts
Berkshires
Granville Riddick
Francis Avenue
Riddick
District Court Today in William Hubbard Case
William Hubbard charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and nonsupport had his case continued to Sept 13 after failing to post $500 bail. John R Fallon, assistant to American International College admissions director, will visit 13 Berkshire schools starting Sept 15 meeting seniors at Mt Greylock Drury North Adams Adams Memorial Wahconah Pittsfield St Josephs Lenox Cranwell Rockwood Lee Monument Mt Everett. AIC, founded 1885, has 1700 day students and over 1100 evening students. In other sessions Judge Frank W Cimini fined several locals for DUI, driving to endanger, or related charges and continued others to later dates.
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William Hubbard
John R. Failon
American International College
Berkshires
Fallon
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Drury
North Adams
Adams Memorial
Wahconah
Dalton
Pittsfield High
Taconic High
St. Joseph's
Pittsfield
Lenox High
Cranwell
Rockwood Academy
Frank W. Cimini Monay
Daniel. Cusick
Essex St
Cusick
Robert M. Reid
Cliffwood St
Reid
William J. Betinis
George E. Thomas
West St
Thomas
Noto
Alan J. Skotwron
East St
David M. Tuohey
Tuohey
John S. Blair
Lanesboro
Civic group meetings at Millcrest Hospital tonight
Millcrest Hospital hosts auxiliary meeting at 7:30 p.m. Kiwants Club plans follow up tomorrow at 12525 and Stanley Club gathering is noted.
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Wmillcrest Hospital
Kiwants Club
Tomorr
Stanley Club
NEPCo backs Bear Swamp plans with wildlife work
The New England Power Co agrees to fund recreation and wildlife protection at its Bear Swamp hydro project on the Deerfield River, with Berkshire County Commission endorsing the deal to the company and the Federal Power Commission. The pumped storage site spans Florida and Rowe, amid ongoing wilderness and wildlife concerns prompted by regional planning reviews.
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New England Power Co
Bear Swamp
Berkshire County Commission
Federal Power Commission
Deerfield
Florida
Berkshire County
Rowe
Franklin County
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
Edward A. Plumley
Sherman Reservoir
Savoy State Forest
State Department of Natural Resources
Cnaremont
Fife Brook
Department of Interior
Plumley
New England
Commission Committee On
James A. Bowes
FPC
Washington
Karl A. Hekler
BCRPC
Power Company
Williams, College
Edwin H. Clark
Store Closing Contention and Real Estate Shifts
The article outlines continuing store closings with two branches in Williamstown and Great Barrington. It traces Holden & Stone’s Florida real estate expansion since 1987, noting 99 units and more in negotiation. Changes to corporate structure threaten management of both branches, with the Great Barrington store’s future under review and Textile Store negotiating to take over. It mentions Shipton Realty Co. and demolition plans in urban renewal, plus a possible transition of the Textile Store to occupy the vacated space.
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Florida
Vero Beach
Holden & Stone
Great Barrington
Shipton Realty Co
Textile
Inc
North SL
Halden & Stone
Gymkhana Winners At Dalton Named
Chris Brielman and Sherry Mickle won the senior class at the Circle K Riding Club gymkhana in Dalton yesterday. Jimmy Scott took the junior division and Raymond Spear the midget division. Eighty riders participated.
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Chris Brielman
Sherry Mickle
Circle K
Dalton
Jimmy Scott
Raymond Spear
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William A. Bunt
Cate
North Street
Public Buildings Committee
Lee
Diefendorf
Morningside
Philip J. Tully
Somerset Avenue
Tully
Romo Bel Gallo
Newell Street
Allen F. Babcock
del Gallo
Tyler Street
Central
Peck
Road
Grier Horner
Stiit
BLICO
St. Joseph’s Sodality
William S. Smith
Paul A. Dambek
Librizzi
Paul A. Dombek
Williams, Smith
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IUE Lo
Cals
GIS
Frank Walker
District Court Today
AIC
Allendale Shopping Center
Et Union Surat
Fourth Sts
Nepco
County Commission
Sears
American Express
Cheshire Road
First National Jets
Adams
GT. Barrington E Lee
Fittsfield
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