 | Dalton Green Committee Wants to Help Residents Track Heat Loss
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee on Wednesday voted to request that the town invest in two thermal cameras.
The committee could rent them out to residents so they can find where there is heat loss in their homes and be able to make improvements in a targeted and cost-effective manner, committee member Todd Logan |
| Berkshire 'Point In Time' Count on Homelessness Likely to Increase
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The count that gauges local homelessness was taken on Jan. 31 this year and the number is expected to increase over last year based on city and nationwide trends.
On the day of last year's Point In Time count, Jan. 25, there were at least 221 homeless people: 180 in shelters, 31 unsheltered, and 10 who |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Lt. Col. Brent Finemore
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Brent Finemore served his country in the Army from 1982 to 2002, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
Born in Oakland, Maine, he attended the University of Maine at Orono and joined the Reserve Officers Training Corps in his junior year. ROTC basic training brought him to Fort Knox, Ky., in the summer |
| Market 32 Announces Salvation Army Holiday Kettle Donation Program Results
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Salvation Army bellringers at Price Chopper/Market 32 stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire raised nearly $580,000 through its six week "Red Kettle" holiday campaign.
The money raised, a full $81,000 more than last year, will directly |
| Governor Names West-East Rail Director
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration is naming a director to move forward with the West-East Rail initiative.
Andy Koziol, current director of rail and transit, is expected to lead the charge to extend passenger rail service from Boston to Worcester, Springfield and |
| Six People Displaced, Kitten Rescued After Pittsfield Fire
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Six people are homeless after a first-floor fire in their apartment building Saturday on South Atlantic Avenue.
No one was injured and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Firefighters were called at about 4:11 a.m. on Saturday for a reported structure fire at 17-19 South |
 | Harry's Supermarket For Sale After Severe Fire
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A "gutted" Harry's Supermarket is on the market after a severe fire last year. The store has been boarded up since.
The more than 8,000-square-foot building on Wahconah Street is listed for $799,000 by Coldwell Banker Realty. It sits on a 0.88 acre lot and property taxes last year were |
| DOR: January Revenue Collections
BOSTON — Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that preliminary revenue collections for January totaled $3.594 billion, $268 million or 6.9 percent less than actual collections in January 2023, and $263 million or 6.8 percent below benchmark.
FY2024 year-to-date collections totaled |
| Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Mass
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' (MDAR) Division of Animal Health is informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Essex County.
MDAR and its partner agencies depopulated and disposed of a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock |
 | 'Down Memory Lane' Issues a Success in Dalton
DALTON, Mass. — The reissuing of the book "Down Memory Lane" has been a success, Historical Commission members said during its meeting on Wednesday.
At the time of meeting there were only eight more copies left of the 40 reprints. The commission started to accept orders in |
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