 | Healey Announces Housing Development Supports at Former Pittsfield Bank
Gov. Maura Healey poses with the bank's old safe. The building is being refurbished for housing by Allegrone Companies. The project is being supported by a commercial tax credit and a $1.8M MassWorks grant for infrastructure improvements.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gov. Maura Healey stood in the former Berkshire County |
| Dalton Select Board to Hold Q&A Session on DCTV
DALTON, Mass. — Time and again residents have asked for more transparency from town government and now, thanks to a new series on Dalton Community Television, they will have just that.
At a recent Select Board meeting, Chair Robert Bishop pitched that the town hold question-and-answer sessions to be filmed by the |
| Pittsfield Seeks Public Input for CDBG Annual Action Plan
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield, through its Department of Community Development, is preparing to draft its Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan, which will help to determine how the city allocates its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the next program year, beginning July 1, 2026.
CDBG |
| Christian Center Surveys Needs, Proposes Changes
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Christian Center wants community feedback to fuel a potential name change and expanded programming.
The nonprofit, whose origins date back to the early 1890s, has held community listening sessions at 193 Robbins Ave. and released a survey to help bring the center into 2026 and beyond. The survey |
| Arrest Made in Pittsfield Hit-And-Run
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- A Hancock man Monday was arrested in connection with last week's fatal hit-and-run accident in Pittsfield, police said.
Pittsfield Police arrested William Gross, 65, of Hancock, according to a Monday night news release.
The crash on Feb. 10 at the intersection of Francis Avenue and Linden |
 | Dalton Trustees Want to Restore Chapel as Columbarium
DALTON, Mass. — The cemetery trustees are slowly working to make the Main Street Cemetery's chapel usable again.
The vacant limestone building was discussed at last Monday's meeting. The trustees hope to restore the structure that sits in the middle of the cemetery.
Edward "Bud" Hall, the |
 | East Housatonic Bridge Restricted to One-Lane
The town is considering making it one-way and detouring traffic.
DALTON, Mass. — Structural concerns have closed one side of the bridge on East Housatonic Street, making that section of the busy road limited to one lane.
The 25.5-foot-long girder bridge is considered structurally deficient, |
 | No Drought Conditions in Berkshire County
BOSTON, Mass. — The Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared the Southeast Region has worsened to a Level-2 Significant Drought, and the Millers River Basin has improved.
All other regions remain unchanged, including Berkshire County that remains at a normal drought |
| CBRSD Budget Decreases; Dalton Assessment High
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District has decreased its initial operating projections from nearly 10 percent down to 4.9 percent, but the Dalton's budget is still strained because of its high assessment.
During a School Committee in January, a tentative budget was presented, which |
| Big Y Donates 1 Million Meals to Local Food Banks
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Big Y's annual Sack Hunger campaign provided 1 million meals to food banks serving families across Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Through Sack Hunger, every $5 customer donation helps deliver 10 meals to neighbors in need. This impact is amplified by Big Y's additional contributions, |
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