| 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 |
| Dalton Select Board OKs Nonresident Board Policy
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board voted last week to allow nonresidents to volunteer on town committees.
The town does not currently have a policy restricting non-residents from serving.
Nonresidents have been serving on some of board and committees because they have been able to provide certain |
 | BHS Receives Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) announced that it has been recognized as a 2024 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor.
According to a press release, this achievement, along with being a 5-Star |
| BCC Students in Nursing Programs Maintain High Pass Rate for Licensure Exam
PITTSFIELD, Mass —?Berkshire Community College (BCC) reports that its Practical Nursing (PN) students had a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) licensure exam in the 2023 calendar year, while Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) students had a 91.43 percent pass rate for first-time |
 | Berkshire Running Sets Full Year of Charity Runs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Running Foundation has released the 2024 Race Calendar for the local nonprofit with several new events scheduled throughout the county.
Following its first official year operating as a nonprofit entity in 2023, the 501c3 organization, which has a mission of advancing and expanding on the positive |
| CBRSD Eyes Nearly 2M Increase in FY25 Operating Budget
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is now anticipating a nearly $2 million increase to its operating budget for fiscal 2025.
This year's budget is $33,561,243, and next year is forecast at $35,391,797, a difference of $1,839,554 or 5.45 percent.
District |
 | Pittsfield ConCom OKs Testing for Bel Air Dam Removal
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ahead of its demolition, the state will begin to test soils at the problematic Bel Air dam next week.
The Conservation Commission on Thursday approved a request from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation for sediment core sampling at the dam impoundment off Wahconah Street. These activities |
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