Kelly Urges Installation of Computer at High School
Pittsfield School Board may order an IBM 1130 or GE 115 computer for Pittsfield High School by October for use in the next school year. The Data Processing Advisory Committee urged purchase funded partly by federal aid, replacing leasing of three IBM machines, with cost around 70 to 75 thousand dollars. The plan emphasizes educational value, programming and maintenance courses, and a qualified instructor, with further visits planned to GE and IBM facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Kelly
Pittsfield High School
Kelly
Horace Cauffman Jr
Norman Lusignan
James Whitton Jr
Cauffman
IBM
General Electric
Taxpayer Group Highlights Unequal Property Assessments
The memo notes wide gaps between assessed values and actual taxes across towns. Richmond and North Adams show disparities where low per thousand rates still yield higher taxes due to different assessment ratios. West Stockbridge carries the highest rate, making a $20,000 home worth about $464 in tax versus $683.28 in Pittsfield despite Pittsfield’s lower rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Taxation and Corporations
Bulletin
Richmond
West Stockbridge
Brance
Pittsfield
North Adams
Berkshire
Conn. Resident Stars in Ox Draw At Hancock Fair
Norwich man Alan Rainville won first place in two ox drawing divisions at Hancock Fair driving Durhams with 8 700 and 11 350 pound loads. He claimed $50 in the lightweight division as well, with his team pulling 7 200 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conn
Hancock Fair
Hancock
Norwich
Durhams
William Pike
Huntington
Arthur Hine
Harwinton
Treadwell
John Hall
East Hampton
Urban Renewal Vital to City says Minafra
Minafra, president of the House of Carpets, campaigns for an at large City Council seat. He argues urban renewal will revive Pittsfield by attracting new industries and business and improving architecture, while noting relocation of residents in renewal areas as a major challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Minafra
Minafra
House of Carpets
Pittsfield
Three Motor Tort Settlements Do Totals $63,000 in Damages
Superior Court reports three motor tort actions settled out of court by agreement totaling 63,000 in claims. Mario and Mary Raspuzzi and Joseph Angelini of West Stockbridge plus Felice T. Brier of Brooklyn were involved in a Richmond collision on February 20, 1984. Harold Levesque of Savoy settled against Ernest C. Dubois of Williamstown for an undisclosed sum from a October 1963 accident. Willard A. Rodsa of Lenox settled against Roxy Cleaners, Royal Cleaners and Dyers, and Shirley Frenkel of Pittsfield. judgment against Frenkel on one count. cleaning firm count dropped. settlement amount not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario
Mary Raspuzzi
West Stockbridge
Joseph Angelini
Linda
Raspuzzis
Richmond
Plantiff
Harold Levesque
Savoy
Ernest C. Dubois
Williamstown
Willard A. Rodsa
Lenox
Roxy Cleaners, Inc
Royal Cleaners and Dyers
Pittsfield
Shirley Frenkel
Ecumenical Open House Scheduled at St Joseph’s
The Rev. Thomas Curran hosts an ecumenical open house at St. Joseph’s Church in the Berkshires on September 24 from 2 to 5 pm. Protestant and Jewish clergy and parishioners are invited to tour church furnishings, vestments, and sacramentals with guides from St. Joseph’s High School. The event is planned with the Central Berkshire Deanery Board of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and features leaders from 13 area parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Curran
St. Joseph's Church
Berk Shires
Central Berkshire
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Joseph’s High School
Fred J. Callahan
St. Mark's Church
St. Joseph's
Restaurateur Assault Case Continued In District Court
Nicholas T. Lambert III 38 of Cromwell Avenue denied assault on Berkshire Restaurant proprietor Frank T. Rose 42 of 20 Euclid Avenue. Lambert pleaded guilty to drunkenness after a Friday night disturbance that injured Rose and Edward Teehan 63 of 24 Edwin Street. Teehan was treated for a possible concussion at St Luke’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas T. Lambert III
Cromwell Avenue
Berkshire
Lambert
West Street
Edward Teehan
Edwin St
St. Luke's Hospital
Rose
Bobby Kidney Drive Falls Short of Goal
The Bobby Kidney Sunshine Club annual fund drive closed with 2908 dollars raised toward a 4200 dollar goal. Chairman James M. Richman announced a Wednesday meeting at 8:30 p.m. to plan ways to boost the total and noted negotiations for a plant gate collection at GE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Kidney Sunshine Club
James
M. Richman
Bobby Kidney
Fire crews respond to water leak at Sacred Heart School
At 11 34 a m three pieces of fire apparatus were summoned to Sacred Heart School to handle a water leak. Firemen were still mopping up early this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Brown Favors Separation Of Housing And Renewal Duties
Pittsfield mayoral candidate Roy F. Brown called for separating the Pittsfield Housing Authority from urban renewal tasks. He proposed a new independent Urban Renewal Agency staffed by community leaders and professionals to dedicate focused effort, with housing and renewal each receiving proper attention and input. He stressed the need for creative thinking on location, dispersal, and public participation to improve public housing and broaden the tax base through diversified industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Roy F. Brown
Brown
Pittsfield Housing Authority
Royal Blue Angels Win Place Third in Out of State Contests
The Royal Blue Angels all girl drum corps earned a first place in the Yankee Circuit championship at Norwich Conn. in the Rose City Festival of Music. They also placed third in the Mardi Gras of Champions in Malta N Y while five corps competed in the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Blue Angels
Firettes
Norwich
Conn
Blue Angels
Malta
N.Y
Interstatesmen
Troy
District Court fines widen with speeding and parking charges
In District Court Judge Frank W. Cimini fined teens and adults for speeding and parking violations across several addresses. William Wendell paid 15 dollars after a reduced charge from driving to endanger. Jenny Scott paid 10 dollars for two dog licensing faults. Multiple others paid small fines for parking and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Wendell
Sheffield St
Wendell
Frank W. Cimini
Peck’s Road
Atty. S. C. Cornelio
Joseph Lucida
Merrill Road
Tyler
Brown
Jenny Scott
Francis Ave
James M
Josephine Scalise
Pittsfield
Cimini
John P. Mercuri
West St
Frank J. Doty
High St
Joseph T. Kelley
Lexington Ave
Joseph Russo
Elizabeth St
Raymond Bishop
Kent Ave
Irene A. Filps
Howard St
James P. Walton
Clinton Ave
Fred P. Garner
Holmes Road
Eugene R. Grant
Weller Ave
Eldon L
LaDouceur
Zoar St
Francis F. Demary Jr
Hinsdale
Arthur Pero
Baxter Lane
Spadina Pkwy
Lawrence Cobb
Cliff Ave
John W. Trudeau
Dalton
Tra A
Brooklyn
N.Y
William E. Wilson
Lakeway Drive
Ralph R. Pannone
Utica
Nly
David J. Jefferson
Ventura Ave
Gene R. van Bramer
Elm St
Dennis W. Gian
Linden St
Joan Balakier
Chicopee
B.F. Perkins
James Wilk
Concord
Judith Hopf
Natick
David W. Hansen
Wilbraham
Taylor
James A. Fabrino
Bradford
Gagne Resigns As GOP Head
J Ovila Gagne of 98 Lincoln Street resigns as Pittsfield City Republican Committee chairman due to work pressures. He has held the post since spring 1964. term would have run to 1968. Albert H. Parker, vice chairman, acts as chairman until a special election fills the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ovila Gagne
Lincoln St
Pittsfield
Republican Committee
Gagne
A.H. Rice Co
GOP
Albert H. Parker
Revaluation May Up Taxes in Pittsfield Race
Mayoral candidate Ray mond L. Haughey warned that the city revaluation could raise taxes for average homeowners. He pressed opponents Councilman Roy F. Brown and Mayor Del Gallo to state their positions, noting Attleboro’s chaotic results and questioning abatements granted to North Street owners amid a wrongful-assessment suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Raymond L. Haughey
Roy F. Brown
del Gallo
Haughey
Attleboro
Brown
North Street
Testimony Heard In Two Cable Theft Cases
Two men charged with stealing AT&T cable in Lenox and Washington had cases continued to Monday in District Court. Judge Frank W. Cimini ordered the delay after Commonwealth evidence was heard. Prosecutor Lt. Detective Milo F. Brown led the case. defendants Richard J. Powers and William M. Stroshine denied the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Lenox
Washington
Frank W. Cimini
Milo F. Brown
Richard J. Powers
Dalton
William M. Strashine
Red Cross Blood Drive Collects 268 Pints
The Red Cross bloodmobile gathered 268 pints at the Masonic Temple over two days, 42 pints shy of the 155 pint daily quota. Friday yielded 163 pints and Thursday 105 with 30 replacements and 30 first-time donors. Next visit is November 29-30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Masonic Temple
Becket Baskets Returns Era of Local Craft Work
Becket Baskets owners plan to revive the Becket operation with Becket property purchase by Becket residents Rossi and Hazel Peck Rossi. They cite regional wood availability and local artisans as factors, tracing the business lineage to Hersey W. Tower and M. E. Ballou, with the factory rebuilt after the 1927 flood and later lasting into the 1940s before closing around 1851.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame University
Springfield College
Bostitch Co
Willis D. Ballou
Ballou Basket
Becket
Rossi
Hazel Peck Rossi
Springfield
Munson
Hersey W. Tower
M. E. Ballou
Jerry Dwyer
Tower
McCaherty Seeks Ward 3 Council Seat in Pittsfield
Patrick A. McCaherty, a GE transformer division designer, announces his candidacy for Ward 3 Council. He pledges cost consciousness and tax relief for property owners while supporting higher taxes to fund better city facilities and services. Born in Cork, Ireland, and resident in Pittsfield since 1928, he has a wife Louise Fournier and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick A. McCaherty
McCanherty
McCaherty
Cork City
Ireland
Pittsfield
Louise Fournier
Michigan
Becket Lee Girls Win Ponies At Halock Berkshire Fair
Becket girl Clair Engner and Lee girl Provence won Shetland ponies at Berkshire County Fair after a ticket drawing. The horse show on Berkshire Downs featured bending, Western jumping, and barrel racing with about 3000 visitors. Kent Lappis won the one-eighth mile Western race, Norman Rudzewski second, Donald Goyetile third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancoch - Clair Engner
Becket
Ally Provence
Lee
Berkshire County Fair
Berkshire Downs
Circle K Riding Club
Dalton
Kent Lappis
Norman Rudzewski
Donald Goyetile
Probate Court Names Heirs in Several Massachusetts Estates
Probate entries show Margaret V. Beattie of Great Barrington leaving her entire estate to Frank Beattie. Elinor Hitchcock of Bronxville filed a foreign will of Torr Hitchcock with Sandisfield property divided between son Peter T. and daughter Elinor Anne Hitchcock. Hitchcock estate valued at 365000 in personal property and 35000 in real estate per Surrogate Court records. Maddalena Morelli of Adams estate appraised at 11100. Sabina V. Zucchi administration granted for Lee estate with heirs John H. Zucchi and Gazella V. Mougin. Frances M. Madden of Pittsfield granted administration. heir at law is daughter Helen M. Callahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret V. Beattie
Great Barrington
Frank Beattie
Elinor T. Hitchcock
Tennor T. Hitchcock
Bronxville
N.Y
Sandisfield
Peter T
Elinor Anne Hitchcock
Sabina V. Zucchi
Lee
John H. Zucchl
Gazella V. Mougin
Frances M. Madden
Pittsfield
Helen M. Callahan
Obituaries Highlight Gallant and Hancock Widow
Edward W. Gallant, 28, of Vergennes, died after being struck by a car while walking near his home. Alice Margaret Cook of Hancock, widow of William B. Cook, died at Pittsfield General Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Mary Jane Bates, 94, Worthington’s oldest resident, died at home on Brown Hill Road. she left five daughters, three sons, 25 grandchildren, and 50 great grandchildren and planned a private funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward W. Gallant
Vergennes
Edward Gallant
Pittsfield High School
Lance
New Castle
Del
James
Peter
Rose Mary Gallant
Hancock
Alice Margaret Cook
Michael
Mary Dee
William B. Cook
Pittsfield General Hospital
New Brunswick
N.J
Madison
San Antonio
Fla
Brooklyn
N.Y
New
England
John Cook
Bloomfield
George Whitman
Lawrence Dee
St. Joseph’s Church
Stephentown
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Whitman
Worthington
Mary Jane Bates
Brown Hill Road
Frank Bates
Uxbridge
Ireland
Batesville
Goshen
Northampton
Francés
Marhington Health Center
Louise Goodwin
East Templeton
Ruth Porter
Catherine Taylor
Cambridge
Bernice Bartlett
Scotia
Rowena
Volunteers' Work for the Elderly To Be Explained
Theodore Herberg chairs an exploratory conference on volunteer services at St. Luke's Hospital Madonna Hall on Wednesday at 2 pm. The program will feature sketches of elderly aid by volunteers and reporters from the Bobby Kidney Sunshine Club, Visiting Nurse Association, Public Welfare, local shut-ins, and parish visitors, under the Council for the Aging. Winners of the Royal Blue Angels drum corps drawing include Harold Enright, Judy Wager, and Mrs. Jessie Head with gift certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Herberg
St. Luke's Hospital
Madonna Hall
Frieda M. Marcoux
Bobby Kidney Sunshine Club
Eugene M. Phillips
Visiting Nurse Association
Natalie Trager
Public Welfare Department
Ruth §. Grace
Margaret H. Medlyn
Council For the
Royal Blue Angels Drum and Bugle Corps
Harold Enright
North St
Judy Wager
Memorial Drive
Jessie Head
Copake Falls
N.Y
Area Residents Pass Civil Service Test Results
A Civil Service examination on March 13 produced 214 women and 2 men eligible for senior clerk and stenographer roles. Of the 549 women and 6 men tested, area residents named include Rose A. Miller, Mary A. O'Brien, Jean E. Salzarulo, Thelma Maefsky, Louise G. Melle, Dorothy F. Sammut, Rhode F. Tajem, and Barbara C. Ayanzato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Test
Boston
State Civil Service
Rose A. Miller
Bay State Road
Mary A. O'Brien
Cliffwood St
Lenox
Jean E. Salzarulo
South Mountain Road
Thelma Maefsky
Pomeroy Ave
Louise G. Melle
Woodleigh Road
Dorothy F. Sammut
Montgomery Ave
Rhode F. Tajem
Roanoke St
Barbara C. Ayanzato
Reuter Ave
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Cauffmann
Berkshire County
Yates
Pia
Cheshire
Clarksburg
Serrinaton
Hinsdal
Pfashington
Ashford
New Marlboro
Otis
Steck
Washinaier
Superior Court
Mr. Callahan
James D. Manning
St. Agnes’ Church
Edward J. Barry
Sacred Heart
Donald I. Kisselbrock
St. Agnes
Therese C. Cote
Notre Dame
Margaret Stanton
Eleanor M. Goggins
Mary A. Conroy
St. Teresa's
Anne Marie Stenger
St. Charles
Philip B. O'Laughlin
Thomas J. O'Connor
Rev
Restaurateur
Nets
Powers
Ally
Ralph Cianflone Jr
Stroshine
Atty
Anthony D. Tagliente
Probate
Maddalena Morelli
Adams
Mrs. Alice Cook
Mrs
Hag
Thurs
Pittyfield
Lonor Reed
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