| The Retired Investor: Auto Insurance Premiums Keep Rising
Forget fuel and food, auto insurance leads the way in areas where inflation is ramping higher. The rise in premiums has far outpaced the overall inflation rate and we could see further gains in 2024.
Auto premiums are up 43 percent in the past three years and there is no sign the rate increases are over. In 2023 alone, auto |
| Dalton Town Hall Lift Out of Order, ADA Picnic Tables
DALTON, Mass. — The Town Hall lift is still out of order so public meetings are only being held when the library is open.
ADA coordinator Alyssa Maschino told the Americans with Disabilities Committee this week that although someone from Garaventa Lift came out to repair it, during a test ride it stopped working |
| Berkshire Fire Departments Awarded Safety Equipment Grants
STOW, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $5 million in awards to 321 Massachusetts fire departments through the state’s Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant program.
"Every single day, firefighters across Massachusetts put themselves in harm’s way to protect their communities," |
| BCC to Hold Open House
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Learn more about Berkshire Community College (BCC) on Saturday, March 9 from 9-11 am, including a financial aid workshop at 10 am.
The event takes place in the Connector on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield.
Prospective students and |
| Pittsfield Has Allocated Almost All ARPA Funds
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city has allocated $40.4 million of its $40.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds and the rest must be committed by the end of the year.
More than $24 million of the funds went toward addressing the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes housing initiatives, assistance to |
| Lanesborough Police See 3-5 Years In 'Temporary' Station
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Police Department will likely be in its "temporary" location for three to five years and now wishes to expand the space.
The Select Board voted on Monday to give Chief Robert Derksen and Town Administrator Gina Dario the authority to have conversations with the 545 South Main St. landlord about |
| Pittsfield Subcommittee Supports Paint Stewardship Efforts
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The discussion of paint stewardship has reached the City Council.
On Monday, the Public Works and Utilities subcommittee voted to draft a letter in support of paint stewardship legislation that diverts unwanted paint from waste streams. Paint stewardship is part of the product stewardship approach, in which |
| Searchers Recover Human Remains on Lenox Mountain
LENOX, Mass. — Human remains recovered on Lenox Mountain are being investigated in the disappearance of Susan Lockwood.
The District Attorney Timothy Shugrue's office on Tuesday confirmed the discovery of the remains and said the State Police Detective Unit was in the process of identifying |
 | Fire Truck Vote Sparks OML Complaint, Dalton Board Rejection
DALTON, Mass. — The decision by the Board of Water Commissioners to renegotiate the ladder truck contract is at risk of being invalidated as a result of an Open Meeting Law violation filed against it.
The complaint was filed by Select Board Chair Joseph Diver following the Jan. 23 meeting, when the Water Commissioners |
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