| Lanesborough Public Safety Committee to Query Residents on Rejected Proposal
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Public Safety Building Committee wants to know specifics of why residents voted down the nearly $6 million dollar police and EMS complex in March.
About a month into its work, the reconstituted committee is mapping out a survey for this purpose.
"This committee was criticized for not being |
 | Pittsfield's Homeless Campers Met with Compassionate Enforcement
Parks manager James McGrath displays a photo of an encampment to the Homeless Advisory Committee on Wednesday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Homeless campers are still prevalent in Pittsfield parks and the city continues to respond with compassionate enforcement.
Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resource Program Manager James |
| The Retired Investor: Government Bond Borrowing Could Cause Disruption
The debt ceiling crisis has come and gone but the financial markets did not get away scot-free. The bond market is facing an avalanche of new bond sales that could pressure interest rates higher.
The government's bank account, called the Treasury General Account, is practically empty in sovereign terms. Today, there is less |
 | Lenox Memorial Names Top Students for Class of 2023
LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Memorial High School has named Maxwell Adam and Jack O'Brien as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2023.
Both students will speak at graduation exercises at 1 p.m. Sunday at Tanglewood.
Adam is the son of Dr. Wendy Adam and Sharon Alpert of Lenox. |
| BCC to Hold Series of Three Culinary Classes for Alumni
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), as part of its Workforce Development and Community Education program, is offering a series of three culinary classes to BCC alumni: handmade pasta making, basic poultry butchery skills and basic bread-making skills.
All classes will be taught in BCC's Berkshire |
| Pittsfield to Host Public meeting on the Wahconah Park Project
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield’s Wahconah Park Restoration Committee will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, June 15 at 7:00p.m.
This meeting will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum located at 1 Wendell Avenue in the auditorium.
At this meeting, the Wahconah Park Restoration |
 | Pittsfield CPA Committee Supports Out of Cycle Arrowhead Application
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee has voted to fund an out-of-cycle application for Arrowhead chimney repairs.
On Monday, the panel approved a $10,000 allocation of Community Preservation Act monies for Berkshire Historical Society to repair a chimney that is compromising the former home of author Herman |
| Central Berkshire School Committee Accepts Donations
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved various money, time, and material donations during its meeting on Thursday night.
A car wash fundraising event to fund the Wahconah Student Activity Fund was approved for June 2.
The committee voted to accept donations of time and |
 | BCHS Hosts Author Lorraine German
PITTSFIELD, Mass. On Wednesday, June 7, the Berkshire County Historical Society will host author Lorraine German when she discusses her book "Soil and Shul in the Berkshires: The Untold Story of Sandisfield's Jewish Farm Colony."
This free event will take place at Herman Melville's historic barn at |
| Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Alfred Drive
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, June 8, paving operations will occur on Alfred Drive.
On-street parking is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
The schedule is subject to change based upon weather conditions.
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