 | Wildlife-Friendly Fall Cleanup Tips
Autumn is here, bringing cooler temperatures, falling leaves, and shorter days. As you prepare your yard for winter, help your local wildlife with a few simple steps.
Leave the leaves
Although raking leaves seems synonymous with autumn, allowing some leaves to remain in your yard can provide benefits for plants and local |
 | Dalton Weighs Fitch-Hoose House Repainting Options
An image of what the home used to look like from the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System database.
DALTON, Mass. — The Historical Commission is reviewing financing options so that it can repaint the Fitch-Hoose House museum.
Commission co-Chair Louisa M. Horth had said in August |
| Governor Signs Tax Cuts
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey signed into law Massachusetts' first tax cuts in more than 20 years.
The $1 billion package includes proposals introduced in her tax cuts proposal in March, including an expanded Child and Family Tax Credit that is now the most generous in the country, increases to the Rental |
| Dalton Zoning Board Adopts Conflict of Interest Policy
DALTON, Mass. — The Zoning Board voted to adopt a conflict of interest policy during its meeting last week.
The policy prohibits board members who are invested in or are partners, directors, or officers in a business to vote on a zoning action that may affect that business.
It would also require |
| Dalton Green Committee Discusses Getting Compost Program
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee is mulling the potential of a composting program at the transfer station.
The program would allow residents to bring organic compost to the transfer station without charge.
The compost station would have three sections separated by concrete cubes. Every |
 | Herberg Students Acknowledge Mohican Land with Plaque
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Herberg Middle School students have collaborated to honor the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans in a long-lasting way.
Last week, a land acknowledgment plaque was installed on the school just in time for Indigenous Peoples' Day. The effort stemmed from an eighth-grade civics project and has spanned over a |
| Dalton Cultural Council Accepting Applications for Cultural Initiatives
DALTON, Mass. — The Cultural Council is accepting applications for grant funding that supports annual, local cultural projects focusing on the arts, humanities and sciences.
The Massachusetts Cultural Council awarded the council $7,800 to distribute to groups or individuals to fund qualified |
| Governor Healey Nominates Attorneys to Superior Court
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey today nominated Boston-based attorney Adam L. Sisitsky and Springfield-based attorney Tracy E. Duncan as Associate Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court.
The nominees will now be considered by the Governor's Council for confirmation.
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