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"The car almost struck the restaurant. It was this close," said King, who measured a length with his fingers 6 inches wide. Police sectioned off Wahconah while rescue crews feverishly worked on Chal-ifoux's chest. They placed him in an ambulance and rushed off to Berkshire Med- CRASH. continued on A4 A car crash yesterday on Wahconah Street in Pittsfield killed Adrien Chalifoux, the founder of Adrien's Diner.

By Benning Yt. De La Mater Berkshire Eagle Staff PITTSFIELD Adrien Chalifoux, 77, the founder of Adrien's Diner on Wah-conah Street, a popular late-night eatery, was struck by a car and killed in front of his home last night, just feet from the old-school diner that bears his name. The accident happened around 6:30, when a maroon Ford driven by William M. Shepard, 66, of North Adams was traveling toward North Street on Wahconah and veered out of the lane, striking Chalifoux. Witnesses said Chalifoux was getting into a dark blue Ford Explorer with Connecticut plates when Shepard's car smashed into him, pinning him between the two vehicles.

"We were driving the other way, and I heard a huge screech and then said Cody Quail, 17, who was heading in the opposite direction on Wahconah with his friend Lance King at the' time of the $i20s in coupons in the paper. fcshire Eagle Staff Wahconah Park Pondering next pitch Airport terror plot foiled With many tears of joy and under sunny skies, Mount Everett Regional School graduates 44 students. Page Bl. By William K. Rashbaum New York Times NEW YORK Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn yesterday charged that a retired cargo worker at Kennedy International Airport plotted with a former member of the Guyanese parliament and two other men to blow up terminal buildings, fuel tanks and the network of fuel pipelines that run beneath the airport complex.

Three of the four men, including the former airport worker and the former parliament member, were Cheap airfares from one cent to $10 offer passengers a bargain, but not much else. Page D8. arrested yesterday and Friday by agents from the FBI and police detectives, the authorities said. The fourth man was being sought, and officials said addi 1950s tional people Russell Defreitas may face charges. The airport worker, Russell Defreitas, 63, through the assistance of the member of parliament, Abdul Kadir, was in the process of seeking the financial backing and blessing of a Trinidadian terrorist group, Jamaat Al Muslimeen.

The group was behind a failed 1990 coup attempt in that country, officials said. Several law enforcement officials said that there had been no direct threat to the airport, which handles an average of 1,000 flights a day and 45 million passengers a year, and that Defreitas, a U.S. citizen who was born in Guyana, and his co-conspirators had yet to obtain financing or explosives. But the officials said that Defreitas, who had long worked at the airport, developing a thorough knowledge of its layout and its vulnerabilities, sought an Listener helps DJ after his cry for help SHELBY, N.C. (AP) A radio listener helped save a disc jockey who suffered an on-air seizure and pleaded for help before passing out in his studio.

WOHS DJ Tim Biggerstaff, who has suffered from diabetes since childhood, has always been candid about his health. When he felt a seizure about to strike Monday, he called out to his listeners. Gerald Weathers heard the plea and raced to the nearby studio. Since Biggerstaff was the only person working on the holiday, officials contacted another WOHS radio employee to unlock the door. Biggerstaff was found unconscious inside.

"It's quite frankly a bloody miracle that I am here at all," said Biggerstaff, 46. Berkshire Eagle Staff photos At top, Pittsfield Mayor James M. Ruberto, right, and City Councilor Anthony Maffuccio, whose ward covers Wahconah Park, stand on the field, which is in need of an upgrade. Above, the park's grandstand, which is still used today, was installed in 1950. The historic park relies on its past, but the debate continues over its future.

By Tony Dobrowolski Berkshire Eagle Staff PITTSFIELD Sugar Ray Robinson boxed at Wahconah Park. Bob Dylan has played there twice. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show even made an appearance at Pitts-field's historic stadium 60 years ago. It's quite a list of events: pro wrestling matches, outdoor theatrical performances, firemen's musters, the circus and square-dance festivals. And, of course, there's baseball.

The game was first played on the Wahconah Street site in 1892. Lou Gehrig hit one out of the park in 1924; Casey Stengel was thrown out of a game at the stadium one year later. Jim Thorpe and GregMaddux also have played there. Wahconah Park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, but the 115-year-old Pittsfield landmark, built in the floodplain of the west branch of the Hous-atonic River, is deteriorating. The mostly wooden structure is a fire hazard, the park's electrical and plumbing systems need to be replaced, the lights are spotty, the field needs a do-over, and the bathrooms and locker rooms could use a major upgrade.

Is Wahconah doomed? As the New England Collegiate Baseball League's Pittsfield Dukes prepare to begin their third season at the park on Saturday, At a glance vjjl'. Pittsfield Dukes Home field: Wahconah Park Season: Third in a long line of Pittsfield professional baseball teams, the Northern League's Berkshire Black Bears, left town. With the exception of Wahconah Park plans to renovate the ballpark and bring an independent-league team to Pittsfield three years ago, no one has offered to bring professional baseball back to the city since the Black Bears left, Mayor James M. Ruberto said. "I think it's unrealistic to think we can play pro baseball at Wahconah Park again.

The costs to upgrade the field are staggering," Ruberto said, putting the estimate at "millions of dollars." "We were planning to spend $1.25 million WAHCONAH, continued on A4 Section World Nation Section The Berkshires Section Sports Section Business Section LifeArts Section Classified Season opener: Friday at North Adams, 7 p.m. Home opener: Saturday, 7 p.m. some community leaders say yes; others say no. Twenty years ago, Wahconah was home to a Class AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. A decade ago the Class A Pittsfield Mets of the New York-Penn League called the park home.

But it's been five years since the last TV Week USA Weekend TERROR, continued on A5 Local author pens hit By Benning W. De La Mater Berkshire Eagle Staff GREAT BARRINGTON How does a comedy writer who has published a mystery series with Elvis as the detective come up with the idea for a book on philosophy? With a joke, of course. It all started when Great Bar-rington's Daniel i We built a park on swampland, and we've never been able to solve the problem for the past 50 or 60 years. AdviceDear Abby E6 Books E10 Bridge EU Community Notes B5 Crossword Ell Editorials A6 Entertainment E3 Letters A6 Movies E4 Obituaries B2 0Ed A7 Travel E8 Weddings ES World of Wonder E12 Tomorrow: Katie Couric delivers the keynote speech at Williams College. For home delivery at less than 47 daily, phone Eagle Circulation at 496-6355.

2007 New England Newspapers Inc. Park Commission Chairman Charles P. Garivaltis Klein recited a quip to his col Baseball at Wahconah Park through the years lege buddy and fellow author, Tom Cathcart. "A guy's in bed with his best 1892: George Burbank, a carpenter and builder who constructed 300 homes in Pittsfield between 1885 and 1908, builds the first baseball diamond and grandstand. The first game, between a semipro team from Albany, N.Y., and a 'rapidly assembled' Pittsfield squad, takes place in August of that year (Pittsfield won).

1949: Rumors that the Wahconah Park site was once used as a city dump are proved false by an excavator. 1941-51: Canadian-American League teams call Wahconah home: the Pittsfield Electrics (1941-48), Pittsfield Indians (1949-50), Pittsfield Phillies (1951). friend's Daniel Klein Klein, 68, tells 0: The first 1909: The secon 1919: The Wahconah Cathcart. "They hear a car door. He gets out of bed naked and goes into the closet.

The husband comes in, opens the closet door and says, 'Lou, what are you doing in 'Well, AUTHOR, continued on A5 1924: Lou Gehrig hits a home run into grandstand is built 1950: The grandstand still in use today is constructed. CONTINUED on A4 night game is played. the Housatonic River during a minor-league game for the Hartford Senators. Park property is deeded to the city of Pittsfield. ill IP olio 2.