| Lanesborough Facing Over 6% Budget Increase
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget is a 6.27 percent increase from this year.
On Monday, Town Administrator Gina Dario presented a $12,669,203 operating budget to the Select Board, noting that it is subject to minor changes before the annual town meeting on June 10.
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 | Community Hero: Retired Senior Volunteer Program
Administrative assistant Sherry Reardon, Director Lisa Torrey and volunteer coordinator Diane Monterosso.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For more than 50 years, generations of seniors have donated their time to community organizations in the Berkshires through the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
In 2024, its |
 | Longtime Fire Chief Robert Czerwinski Passes Away
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Longtime Fire Chief Robert Czerwinski died Tuesday morning after losing his battle with cancer.
Czerwinski was a firefighter in Pittsfield for 32 years, his last nine as chief. He most recently had stepped in as interim chief for the Dalton Fire Department.
Several fire departments that |
 | Central Berkshire Record Show Spins Back on May 4
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Record Show is returning on Sunday, May 4, for its fourth consecutive year.
Hours are 10 to 4 at The Stationery Factory with VIP entry beginning at 8:30.
This popular event has attracted music and vinyl record enthusiasts from all over the Northeast, with previous shows drawing in |
| Pittsfield's Tavern at The A Facing License Revocation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Licensing Board has started a six-month timer before revoking the Tavern At The A's liquor license.
Operators of the General Electric Athletic Golf Course have a new tenant and liquor license lined up to reopen the tavern, but must settle the existing one first. The restaurant has been shuttered since last |
| Pittsfield Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city resident Monday died after being struck by a car on Barker Road.
Shawn Oullette, 62, was hit mid-afternoon by a 2009 Lincoln Town Car driven by Ricco Dus, 85, of Pittsfield, according to a news release from the Pittsfield Police Department.
Both Dus and Oullette were traveling north |
| State Orders Release of Pittsfield High Investigation Report
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Public Schools have been ordered to release non-exempt parts of the PHS investigation report by May 8 after a community advocate filed a public records request.
"Pittsfield residents deserve transparency when it comes to the actions of public officials within taxpayer-funded institutions," |
 | Lenox Home Decor Shop Offers Design Ideas, Annie Selke Products
The Albert & Dash rug library is still available and Hayden can order rugs and Pine Cone Hill items.
LENOX, Mass. — The former Annie Selke store on Main Street is now Home on Main, another home decor venture.
"I had previously worked for seven years as on-site manager at Annie Selke and loved my job and got |
| BCC Players to Present Musical 'Lucky Stiff'
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Community College (BCC) Players will present the musical "Lucky Stiff" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty during the weekends of May 2 and May 9 at the Robert Boland Theatre. The production is directed by BCC alumnus Joseph Sicotte.
"Lucky Stiff" is a musical farce about a British |
| Pittsfield Announces Street Improvement Project Schedule
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield has announced scheduled street improvements from April 28 through May 2.
From April 28 to April 30, structure lowering will occur on Daniels Avenue, Newell Street, and Meadow Lane. Milling is scheduled for Daniels Avenue on April 29, followed by the first course of paving on April 30. Milling |
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