 | Dalton Voters to Decide Green Burials at Annual Town Meeting
DALTON, Mass. — Voters will decide whether to allow green burials at Ashuelot Cemetery at the annual town meeting in May.
The Select Board approved including the article on the annual town meeting warrant during its meeting on Monday.
For the last two years, the cemetery trustees have been |
| @theMarket: A Roller-Coaster Week in the Markets
As January ended, the pace of activity across global financial markets had traders lurching from one event to another. If this is a prelude to what investors can expect from 2025, fasten your seatbelts because this could be a bumpy ride.
Monday opened with a huge move down led by technology stocks. The trigger for the decline was |
| Updated Guidance on Suspected Avian Flu Cases Reported
BOSTON — State environmental and health officials are informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, which rarely infects humans, is suspected to be the cause of death in cases of both wild and domestic birds in several Massachusetts municipalities.
The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), |
| Central Berkshire Habitat Offers Free Tax Assistance
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity (CBHFH) is once again offering free income tax preparation services for households earning $67,000 or less, as well as for individuals with disabilities and elderly residents, through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
The program, staffed by IRS-certified |
 | Pittsfield Councilor Skeptical of New Berkshire Carousel Plan
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— While the Berkshire Carousel is no longer being offered to the city, a councilor believes it will be back to square one without local control.
"This will have more unnecessary sequels than the Fast and Furious series and we will be discussing this issue in the fall," Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren |
 | Letter: Carsell Running in Dalton Special Election
To the Editor:
My name is Patrick Carsell, and I'm a candidate for the Dalton Select Board in Monday's Feb. 3 special election. For over 30 years, I've lived in Dalton with my wife, Laurel, and our two children, running a dental practice in town. In my retirement, I recently determined that now is the right time for me to give |
| The Retired Investor: Trump and the China trade
It was supposed to be Agamemnon. Sixty percent plus tariffs on all Chinese products imported into the U.S. levied on Day One. What happened? Nothing.
Investors are still waiting for the first shoe to drop on the world's second-largest economy and America's No. 1 enemy. China has been the nation's punching bag ever |
 | UNICO Holding Souper Bowl Community Food Drive
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — UNICO of Pittsfield is holding its Souper Bowl Community Food Drive that will end on Feb. 9, Super Bowl Sunday.
All donations will be distributed to local food pantries.
The club is accepting donations of nonperishable foods, any food that can be eaten from a |
 | Karen Sargent Joins Pittsfield Co-op as Dalton Branch Manager
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Co-op Bank) announced the hiring of Karen Sargent as the new AVP/Branch Manager of its Dalton branch location.
With a track record in banking and a commitment to community engagement, Sargent brings experience and leadership to her new role.
Sargent joins |
| Senator Mark February Staff Office Hours
BOSTON — State Senator Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will host office hours at four locations in Berkshire County in February.
Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Senator's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District are encouraged to share ideas on current or potential state legislation, |
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