 | Pittsfield Man Facing Prison on Firearms, Drug Convictions
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man was found guilty on Wednesday on drug and firearms charges.
A jury in Berkshire Superior Court convicted Jason McFadden, 43, on counts including illegal possession of a large capacity weapon and a firearm, possession of those weapons during commission of a felony, improper storage |
 | GD Mission Systems Union Rejects Contract, Negotiations Continue
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Union negotiations will continue at General Dynamics Mission Systems after a proposal was rejected by workers earlier this month.
A couple of weeks ago, the IUE-CWA Local 81255 membership voted not to accept a package negotiated between IUE-CWA and General Dynamics representatives.
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 | 80 Years of Baker's Golf Commemorated by Lanesborough Officials
Debbie Storie is congratulated by the Select Board on Monday.
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Baker's Golf Center has been recognized for its long history of providing recreational fun to the town and beyond.
The Select Board presented owner Debbie Storie with a plaque on Monday to commemorate the golf center's |
| Dalton Water District Gets Lead Service Line Project Update
DALTON, Mass. — The Water Department has been working with Tighe & Bond on collecting data for the Lead Service Line Inventory Project.
The engineering consultants have been building a database using the GIS (Geographical Information System) and developed a mailer that will be sent to water customers, Water |
 | Box Lacrosse Team with Berkshire Flavor Heads to National Championship
DALTON, Mass. — As coach of Wahconah Regional High School's state championship boys lacrosse team last year, Joe O'Neill helped put Berkshire County on the map in the sport.
But coaching "field lacrosse," as he calls it, was not even on his radar until fairly recently.
"Wahconah |
| NRG Energy Supports Farm Resiliency Fund with $10K Donation
BOSTON – NRG Energy, one of the leading energy suppliers and home services companies in Massachusetts, has announced a donation of $10,000 to the recently created Massachusetts Farm Resiliency Fund.
The fund, which was launched to support central and Western Massachusetts farms damaged by last month's historic flooding, |
 | Title Match-Ups Set in Giorgi Summer League
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Keiland Cross scored 38 points on Monday to lead Giardina and Bresett PC to a 91-80 win over Cold Hearts in the A Division semi-finals of the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League.
Giardina and Bresett pulled away in the second half in the final of the league’s four semi-final |
 | Pittsfield Art Partnership Plans New Mural at 348 North St.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local artist Cara Petricca will paint an original mural this week on the north-facing side of 348 North St. (the alleyway facing St. Joseph's Church).
Part of the Let It Shine! Public Art Partnership, the mural is funded by a MassDevelopment Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Creative |
| Dalton Select Board Determines Two Dogs a Nuisance
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board last week determined that two dogs housed at 109 Elmore Drive are a nuisance.
The order requires owner Marisa Washburn to humanely restrain both her pug and Yorkshire terrier whenever they are outside of the home.
Washburn, who attended the meeting, was issued |
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