Proposed City Zoning Ordinance Faces Rugged Battle
The fate of the zoning ordinance is in the City Council as it faces strong opposition over garden apartment zones nine of which allow 214 story units. Melbourne Road and Osceola Street are earmarked for low or mixed income housing, with residents pressing council opposition. Planning Board approved after five hearings, but the council may split the map into smaller units for ward hearings, delaying action into 1970. Meanwhile GE contract talks loom, with Local 255's Litano saying no strike machinery yet and mid October offer anticipated before October 26 expiry.
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Atrong
Melbourne Road
Osceola Street
Planning Board
John J. Quinn
John L. Phair
Joseph
Scelsi
the Eagle
Central Labor Council
Crane Avenue
Hancock Road
Churchill Street
Calter Avenue
Colonial Gardens
Oak Hill Road
East Street
Yankee Orchards
Benedict Road
Victory Hill
Wilson Park
West Street
Churchill
Dalton Division Road
Oscelon Street
Gale Avenue
West Housatonic Street
Shaker Lane
Holmes Road
Chapman’s Corners
Richard
Jackson
Phair
Quinn
Francisco R. ‘la Grotteria
Samuel Landa
M. Callahan & Sons
Landa
General Electric
Albert 7
Litano
Pittsfield
New York
Titano
Pittsfield Rotary Club
IUE
TUE
Pittsfield GE
Jewish Succos Festival Opens Tonight at Sundown
The Jewish festival of Succos begins tonight at sundown, observed for nine days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews and eight by Reform Jews. Services at Temple Anshe Amunim and Congregation Knesses Israel are planned, with special festivus rites, meals in the succah, and children’s sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Anshe Amunim
Harold J. Salzmann
Knesses Israel
Wendell Avenue
Sanford D. Shanhlatt
Kenneth Goldblum
Congregation
Ahavath Sholem
Robbing Avenue
Lemuel Schechter
Higher Court Takes Jurisdiction In Dynamiting Cases
Four Salisbury residents were arrested on bench warrants by Litchfield County Superior Court after a Wednesday Superior Court action superseded lower court complaints. Charged with willful injury to a public building by explosives and related offenses, Louis F. Goodwin 20, Lawrence Perkins Jr 21, Amanda Perkins 18, and Beverly Cleaveland 16, all of Salisbury, face charges tied to dynamitings at Housatonic Valley Regional High School and Hartford Electric Light Co canal in Falls Village.
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Jayceny
Louis F. Goodwin
Lawrence Perkins Jr
Amanda Perkins
Beverly Cleaveland
Salisbury
Births Reported for Several Families in Connecticut and New York
Mr and Mrs Charles Bradway of Stockbridge welcomed a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs Carl Sposato of 14 Adam St had a son yesterday. Mr and Mrs David Slater of 611 East St welcomed a daughter yesterday. Mr and Mrs Gary Van Bramer of 223 Pomeroy Ave welcomed a daughter yesterday. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs John N Connor at 223 Pomeroy Ave and Mrs Katherine Vidmoska of Stratford Conn. Mr and Mrs William P Shelly of Torrington Conn had a son yesterday at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William C Hurley of Lenox and Mr and Mrs Patrick Q Shelly of 179 West Housatonic St.
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Charles Bradway
Stockbridge
Carl Sposato
Adam St
David Slater
East St
Gary van Bramer
Pomeroy Ave
John N. Connor
Katherine Vidmoska
Stratford
Conn
William P. Shelly
Torrington
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
William C. Hurley
Lenox
Patrick Q. Shelly
West Housatonic St
39 Seniors Commended for National Merit Scores at PHS and Taconic
Thirty Pittsfield High and nine Taconic High seniors received letters of commendation after taking the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test as juniors. Forty-nine percent advanced to semifinalist status locally, with 26 PHS students named semifinalists, a city record. Commended students include Kathryn J. Beebe and Barbara A. Briggs at PHS and Dennis T. Allen and Donna Archambault at Taconic, joining a large list of peers recognized for high performance.
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Pittsfield High
Taconic High
PHS
Murphy
Carol A. Hall
Cynthia §. Hanley
Susan L. Hardesty
Cecilia A. Hermann
Cynthia L. Hoyt
Carold A. Kresge
Donald R. Lebebre
Deborah A. Luz
Gloria J. Masengo
Paul S. Massimiano
Remington Merry
Catherine Moynihan
Patricia A. Packard
Steven J. Peaslee
Mary K. Peronto
Michael P. Pip
Joint Committee Studies Berkshire Development Commission Plan
A joint committee of county and private agency representatives forms to study merging BCIDC and Berkshire Hills Conference into a Berkshire Development Commission. The plan envisions a private Berkshire Development Corp as a subsidiary with tax exempt bonds, a three-person BDC staff, and budgets near 115000 dollars.
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Berkshire Development Commission
BDC
James R. Sloane
Berkshire County Industrial Development Commission
BCIDC
Berkshire Hills Conference
Robert J.M. Matteson
Bennington
Sloane
BHC
Association of Business and Commerce of
Pittsfield
Northern Berkshire Development Corp
North Adams
Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
Matteson
Berkshire Development Corp
James A. Bowes
Agricultural Bank May Buy Cooper Building
The First Agricultural Bank today took an option to buy the four story Cooper Building at the corner of Irenn Street and Renue Avenue. Gardner L. Brown, president, said plans for use are not yet set, but space allocations will be studied for long range planning. The option runs to December 1. The building covers about 24,000 square feet with three storefronts on the main level, offices on the second floor, and the top two stories used as a warehouse by Cooper Building, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Agricultural National Bank
Cooper
Irenn Street
Renue Avenue
Gardner L. Brown
Brown
Fenn Street
Cooper Building, Inc
Program Tomorrow At Berkshire Fair
At Berkshire Fair events run in sequence featuring exhibit halts, dairy and sheep judging, midway rides, and a 4-H All-Stars chicken barbecue with pari mutuel betting. Evening hours show 19 00 start for exhibits and judging, with rides and barbecue completing the day.
Chicken Barbecue Tomorrow at Berkshire County Fair
Berkshire County Fair in Hancock will host a chicken barbecue organized by the Massachusetts 4-H All-Stars chapter. The 25 member honor society will raise funds to support construction of a state 4-H conference center in Ashland.
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Berkshire
Hancock
Petricea Crew Praised by Garden Club Chairman
The Petricea Construction Co. crew working on the Sackett Brook sewer project was praised by Mrs. Richard H. Bailey, chairman of the East New Lenox Road Garden Club roadside committee. She said the crew's speed and efficiency have resulted in a minimum of inconvenience to residents.
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Petricea Construction Co
Sackett Brook
Richard H. Bailey
East New Lenox Road
Local Advertisements Pack West Shore Club to Country Listings
A collection of small ads from West Shore Club and local businesses. Offerings include dinner service, roofing adverts, blacktop drives estimates, turkey and barbecuing services, ice vending, organ lessons, painting classes, art sales, rummage and food sale, season tickets for Town Players, rest home and hotel listings, ladies night at Moby Dick Lounge, entertainment by George Morrell, Country Kitchen diet ad, and hip lifting offer. Numerous phone numbers and addresses accompany each item.
Nonprofit Housing Fund Topic Set for Oct 1 Meeting
The Pittsfield Urban Coalition will host leaders from 80 organizations to discuss a nonprofit housing development fund. Urban America executives will attend to assess feasibility and potential study. If approved, a demographic housing study and organized action plan may follow, funded by coalition partners.
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Pittsfield
John Kagan
Greater Hartford Housing Development Fund
Ford Foundation
United Church of Christ
United Presbyterian Church
United Methodist Church
The
Episcopal Church
Hartford Housing Development Fund
Donahue
GE Plastics Plans 2 Story Addition at Headquarters
General Electric plastics department announces a $400,000, two story addition to Building 105 on Plastics Avenue. Construction starts immediately with completion next spring for a 16,000 square foot facility providing 52 offices and two conference rooms. Lexan glazing will be used in the entrance. Bankoff Construction, Inc. is the general contractor and Robert B. Deloye, Inc. is the architectural engineer.
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General Electric
Plastics Department
John ¥. Welch
Plastics Avenue
Welch
Wieeb
Bankoff Construction, Inc
Albany
N.Y
Robert B. Deloye
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Rotary Club Task
Board Wits
Litang
955
Litana
Berkshire Medical Center
Lawrence J, Murphy
Bowes
Development Corporation
Berkshire Panel
County Commission
Williams College Center For Environmental Studies
Philip C. “Ahern
John V. Geary
Geary
George A. Bisacca
Proposed Development Commission
Agricultural Bank
Cooper Building
Berkshire Fair
Petricea Crew
Garden, Club
West Shore Club
Pittsfield Roofing Co
Park At
J. Wilkes
al Gaviorno
Blacktop Corp
Wahcouah
North St
Leonard Weber
the Picture Box
Dalton Methodist Church
the Lion
Town Players
Adv
Willow Manor
George Morrell
Paul
Ellie
Country Kitchen
Canaan
Ady
Association of Business and Commerce
Northern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
Donate
Urban America
Regional Planning Commission
Albert A. Bogdan
Coalition
Blue Heaven
Dial
Yellow Door
Main St
Dalton
Shaker
Hancock Shaker Village
Secum Brook Club
Lanesboro
Fri
Bob Knapp
GE Plastics Dept
ENT
Tertisemen
del Gallo
Richard D. Tierney
Thomas A. Campoli
Mario Cassinelli
Robert Smith
Chester Hanford
A. Richard Roberts
Robert Sullivan
Evid Menia K. John Sykes
Walter Buksa
John D. Courtney, Jr
Second St. Pittsfield, Mass
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