Yale Hill Road History and the Kampoosa Brook saga
A reflective account traces Yale Hill Road from the historic Yale Hill butchery era to modern safety and modernization, detailing Kampoosa Brook’s role, the stream’s many names, and the surrounding mills. It recalls Mrs Nina Duryea’s trout tale and local industry from the 19th century tannery to the old grist mill, highlighting enduring change and nostalgia on Stockbridge’s hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale Hill
Kampoosa Brook
Walter Prichard Eaton
Stockbridge
Eaton
Yale Hill Road
Brook Bridge
Lee Road
Route 102
Yale Will
Kampoosa
Mill Brook
Marsh Brook
Sepoosa Brook
Rattleshake Mountain
East Street
East Main Street
Housatonic
Duryea
Ansoz Vale
Eleanor Wilson
Daniel Chester French
Yale
Comstock
Hil
James C. Root
Yale Mill
Tannery Brook
Berkshire Week in Review Highlights Local Changes and Controversies
Berkshire Week in Review covers Holden & Stone shop closure in Pittsfield, ownership shift to William E. Davidson, upkeep of Great Barrington branch, local student protests over flag salutes, distribution policies for New Leaf, and a policy requiring prior consent for distributing materials on school property. It notes a fatal airplane crash near Sandisfield, a Pittsfield municipal pay raise, Hinsdale fire department dispute, and multiple local job changes and honors across Berkshire towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden & Stone, W
Chicago
Prince Marshall Field
Pittsfield
William E. Davidson
Florida
Great Barrington
South
Berkshire
Great Barrington Selectmen
New Leaf
New
Monument Mountain Regional High
Berkshire Hills Regional School Committee
Monument Mountain
Quotes on education and juvenile life from 1960s figures
Andrew I Brimmer urges academics to focus on educating disadvantaged youths for an open society. Jerome Lettuin of MIT criticizes the misuse of youth, contrasting with battlefield harms and homefront concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew I. Brimmer
Federal Reserve Board
Phi Epsilon Pi
Prof
Jerome Lettuin
Mit
Tornting
The
Boston Globe
Yale Hill Road's storied past and looming future
The Hill Road area near Stockbridge hosts Yale family ventures from a 1790 mansion to a century of rural development. The Yale clan ran shops, expanded farming and lumbering, and built a notable water system for Wyndcote and Nettleton. Once quiet, the road faces renewed traffic pressure from the 1969 Yale Hill Massac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Yale
Hillfields
Marie Kobbé
Sherwood
Eaton
Warrin Estate
Wyndcote
Church Street
South Lee
Stockbridge
Berkshire Street Railway
Warrin's
Nettleton Home
Hill Road
Tee- Stockbridge
East Street
Yale Hill Road
Yale, Hill
North Berkshire Water: A Private Concern?
Cheshire residents voice ongoing water woes with a privately owned system run since 1875 by Leo Willett. Only about 40 percent of locals receive town water, while others rely on private wells or springs. A 1930s style monopoly, aging pipes, slow extensions, and scarce dividends fuel calls for municipal takeovers or a water district, amid a stalled town study and rising sale prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Kitchen Brook
Berkshire Village
Briggs Trailer Court
Briggses
Department of Public Utilities
DEU
Water Company
Leo V. Willett
South Adams Savings Bank
Case In Point
Hoasae Lake
Berkshire County
Stockbridge
West Stockbridge
Housatonic
Monterey
Sheffield
Egremont
Dalton
Fiveanember Water Study Committee
Local Variety Stores and Pharmacies Across Several Towns
A catalog of numerous retail names appears, listing variety stores, pharmacies, and newsrooms in towns including Canaan New York and Conn under scattered headings. Many entries resemble small businesses such as shops and grocers with scattered partial names like Kirby's, Owezorski's, Buell Store, and Harper's, plus multiple press and newsroom mentions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nina Duryea
South Berkshire Weekly
Comstock's
Berkshire Week In Review
Barrington
Sandisfield
Art Meyer Jr
Springfield
Selectmen
Hinsdale Fire Department
Selectmen's
Howard M. Sluiltis
WBRK
Walter Kearsey
Joseph J. Walsh
Berkshire Community College
Thomas
Reynolds, Barnes & Hebb
Isabel M. Parker
Lenox
Thomas F. Condron
Hoosac Valley
Joseph J. Sielski
Marian Fathers
Order
Ladislaus F. Pelczynski
Adams
Stockbridge House
Richard J. “Drabik
Association of Marian Helpers
Maryland
Arthur L. Teikmanis
Columbus
Ohio
First Church of Christ, Congregational
Roy Burchell
Robert G. Barrow
Wiliams College
First Baptist Church
Rita Payson
Aline R. Woniger
Gloria Brazie
Payson
Joseph R. Blanco
North Adams
Robert E. Berube
Dalton’s Zoning Board of Appeals
Norman L. Elser
Ralph E. Boody Jr
Windsor
Harold W. Tilton
William R. Basinall
Lee High
Vietnam
Patrick J. Muraca
Chandler M. Holmes
LeRoy Picard
Williamstown
Rockford (i.) College
Arthur W. Maskell Jr
Morida
Sheffield Egan
Anne Q
Pitsfield Ensign
Raymond P
Monterey Flourpoy
Jon M
Pittsfeld Fraser
Eleanor A
Pittsfald - Fraval
Jerome L
Lenox Fuller
Allyn
Set H
Pitted Giles
Joseph J. Sr
Great Barrington Soderstrom
Jessie A
Pitsfield Soleiliant Malss Emilie
Lenox Stafford
P. B
South Lee Tale
Misa
Florence Fe
Pittsfiele Tatro
Frederick
Pittsfield Torretta
Feler V
Pitsfield Trimble
Frente
John Schwelzer
Kay
Frigidaire
Iberkshire Electric Appliance, Inc
Eves
North St
Pitts
Franklin St
Lee
Wahconak St
North Berkshire Weekly
Cheshire Water Company
Metcalf & Daddy
Willett
Berkshire Eagle
Lanesbo Preedy Store
Lanesboro
Super Market
LEE Lee News Room
Shaker Store
Coffee Break
Haggard’s Pero’s
New Lebanon
N.Y
Mill Oeli River
Monimaey Jessperson
Heneson
Brackley’s Nassit's Pharmacy
Nini’s Card & News Room - Pop's Variety
North Egremont
Old
Keremont
Berkshire News
Colonial News
Dalton Ave
Dick's
George’s
Kirk’s
Legault
Liggett
Allendale Nichols
Palmer's Reilly's
Simon’s Food Center
South St
United
Richmond
Wheeler’s
Salisbury
Maserio
Leo’s
Montgomery’s
T&sh
William’s News
SOR Estes
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