| Pittsfield OKs $226M Budget for FY26
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council passed a $226 million "best that they could" budget for fiscal year 2026.
On Tuesday, the unanimous vote was taken quickly after four nights of departmental budget hearings over the last month. The $226,246,942 spending plan is a nearly 4.8 percent increase from the previous |
 | Lanesborough Passes Budgets, Leasing Funds for EMS & Gold Star Exemption
Town Administrator Gina Dario picks a raffle ticket with Town Counsel Jeffrey Blake of KP Law. Voters were handed tickets for a chance to win one of nearly a dozen Lanesborough history books.
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Town meeting on Tuesday night approved an amended fiscal 2026 budget of $12,565,654, |
 | Zion Church Apartments, Resource Center Nearing Completion
The church is one of two locations tapped for a supportive housing model. Hearthway is developing 28 other units on West Housatonic Street.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The housing resource center and supportive units at Zion Lutheran Church are nearly complete, and the operators will launch a fundraising campaign to support |
 | Woodlands Partnership to Host 'How Do Forests Grow?' Webinar
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts is scheduled to host a free Zoom webinar titled "How Do Forests Grow? (Up, Down & Sideways!)" on Thursday, June 12, from noon to 1 p.m. This event marks the first in a series of educational webinars focusing on forests.
Tom Worthley, an |
| Overnight Gas Work to Cause Lane Closures on Route 7, Route 20
LENOX, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced scheduled overnight gas work on Route 7 and Route 20 in Lenox and Pittsfield.
The work, which involves trenching across the highway at four locations, is set to occur from Sunday, June 8, through Thursday, June |
| Lanesborough Annual Town Meeting Preview
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Tuesday's annual town meeting includes a $12.5 million operating budget, the acquisition of Old Williamstown Road, and some free cash appropriations.
Voters will gather at the Lanesborough Elementary School on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to decide on 24 warrant articles.
The proposed |
| Dalton Special Town Meeting Postponed
DALTON, Mass. — The special town meeting scheduled for Monday, June 9, has been postponed to a tentative date of June 26.
Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson explained that the rescheduling is because the warrant was not posted within the state-required 14 business days in advance.
There will be a |
 | Pittsfield Subcommittee Mulls Controversial 'Camping Ordinance'
Kameer Taliaferro, a member of the Affordable Housing Trust, says the ordinance would have a discriminatory impact.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A proposed ordinance to ban camping on public property has put a spotlight on housing instability in Pittsfield.
It has sparked both outrage and a drive to collaborate across |
 | From student to cardholder: What every new grad should know about credit cards
As the strains of pomp and circumstance fade, many new grads are trying to figure out how to manage life in the 'real world.' Not surprisingly, money management is—or should be—at thetop of the list of things to consider. While it's true that having savings provides financial security, credit cards play a bigger role in |
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