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Dalton Board OKs Talks for EV Stations
By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:52PM / Tuesday, March 05, 2024
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board has approved negotiations between the town and Livingston Energy Group for the installation of Direct Current Fast Chargers.    Green Committee member Tony Pagliarulo presented to the board last month a proposal from the energy equipment and solutions business that would install dual-port 180-kilowatt, direct current fast chargers at Pine Grove Park, the Senior Center and Greenridge Park.    This initiative would take two years to complete.   "If we get into the queue the very least we're ahead of the game of some other communities," Pagliarulo said.    The project would install two chargers each at Pine

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Heart & Soil Collective Connects Farmers, Food and Families
By Kim McMann, iBerkshires correspondent
08:09AM / Sunday, February 18, 2024

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The pandemic brought food security to the attention of many people across the globe — including in the Berkshires.    It was a surprise to many to realize how significant the need was despite the many farms, grocers and local restaurants in the region. Once that need became apparent, people like Kristen Tool and Chris Wheeler stepped in to remedy things.   Heart and Soil Collective is one of the Berkshire nonprofits formed during that time with the goal to connect people to the farmers and land and increase food security from every angle. The Community Supported Agriculture project also helps reduce waste and ensure a market for

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