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Pittsfield man pleads guilty to multiple rape and indecent assault charges
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A Pittsfield man will spend more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to multiple rape and indecent assault charges. According to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, in 2021, Douglas Agyeh was working at a youth residential school in Great Barrington where he was responsible for monitoring a student while they were asleep. And that’s when police say he raped the student.
The following is a portion of a letter recently sent to the 1st Selectman
The following is a portion of a letter recently sent to 1st Selectman Todd Carusillo:. I am writing to express deep disappointment in the decision to again rapidly pursue development of 190 Sharon Turnpike when you had, less than two weeks ago, told the public that you were going to build behind the firehouse. Prior to that you were going to put up storage at the existing public works. Both of those options were favorable to the public. Why would you not complete an unbiased needs assessment and use our existing locations in accordance with the POCD?
Great Barrington’s decision to outsource lifeguards at Lake Mansfeld to a questionable Georgia-based company is concerning
I am writing to express my extreme displeasure with the recent decision made by the town of Great Barrington regarding the lifeguard services contract for Lake Mansfield. During the Town Parks & Recreation Committee meeting held on May 13, 2024, it was revealed that the town has entered into a contract with a company from Georgia to supply lifeguards to the lake, sidelining Berkshire South Regional Community Center (BSRCC), which has provided this service for the past 18 years.
Woodridge Green-Lights Speed Humps
On April 27th the Board of Directors of the Woodridge Lake Property Owners’ Association (WLPOA) voted to approve a plan for installing speed humps on Town roads in 3 locations within the community. The plan represented months of research and collaboration between the Woodridge Lake Safety Committee (WLSC) and 1st Selectman Todd Carusillo.
Let’s keep Stockbridge politics civil and truthful
It appears that our national bent towards disinformation and ad hominem attacks has reached our small Town of Stockbridge’s politics. Vote your conscience for your preferred candidates. Keep in mind: “What is my best choice for Stockbridge?” Differences of opinion are healthy and often constructive. Please let’s keep it...
South County Road Maintenance
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, bridge repair, and tree trimming operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, May 20. Lane closures will...
Berkshire region real estate sales
4 Edmunds Street #M102: Jean V Morin Nt and Jean V. Morin of Adams to William M. Gracyk, $165,000 on 05/01/2024. 18 Victory Street: Alexandra Management LLC of Adams to Herion Karbunara, $30,000 on 04/29/2024. Becket. 74 S Cove Road: James E. Laramy and Holly E. Desantis of Becket to...
Board of Selectmen: MIRA Opt-Out, Library Conflict, “Ban”, Human Services, 190 Sharon Tpke (Again), May 29 Town Meeting
NOTICE TO PUBLIC – TOWN MEETING, BUDGET, MAY 29, 2024 AT GOSHEN CENTER SCHOOL AT 8:00 PM. 1st Selectman Todd Carusillo requested a needs assessment from the Public Works Department and Goshen Fire Company for their proposed new storage addition to the back of the Fire Department building. If a needs assessment is not received, the selectmen will have to create a needs assessment task force for the proposal. (Note: The Fire Co. has since advised that they already provided a needs assessment in January and presented it at a Selectmen’s meeting on May 7th).
CBS 6 Rewind: The Berkshires' own Amityville Horror
Lee, MA (WRGB) — No spinning heads or pea soup, but unearthly growls, vicious threats and dancing stuffed bears turning a modest home in the Berkshires into its own version of the Amityville Horror. "I walked into the room. My wife was in a state of shock. It was...
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