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Dalton United Methodist Church to Host Dinner Fundraiser
DALTON, Mass. — The Dalton United Methodist Church, located at 755 Main St., has announced plans to host a chicken parmesan dinner on Saturday, June 15. The event will run from 4 to 6 p.m., offering attendees the option to dine in or take out. Tickets are $20. The...
Miss Hall's School Graduates 46
PITTSFIELD — Forty-six students, including 22 students from Berkshire County and nearby communities, graduated on Sunday, June 2, during Miss Hall's School's 126th Commencement. The ceremony took place under a large tent behind the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the School's Holmes Road campus and was shared worldwide...
Letter: Berkshire State Delegation Needed to Pass Ban on Puppy Mills
The public may be aware that I spear-headed local legislation in Pittsfield and Lenox banning the sale of puppies from puppy mills at pet stores. Berkshire Voters for Animals and the Massachusetts Humane Society were strong advocates and helped immensely. I have received an email from Berkshire Voters for Animals...
Cheshire Goes for Prop 2 1/2 Override to Fund School District
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town will have to vote on a Proposition 2 1/2 override to raise taxes in order to fund its portion of the budget for the Hoosac Valley Regional School District. That outcome was reached at town meeting on Monday only after nearly an hour of...
Berkshire DA hires special investigator in Miss Hall’s School misconduct case
The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office has hired a special investigator to look into allegations of “inappropriate misconduct” at a Pittsfield girls boarding high school. The district attorney’s office previously confirmed that there is an open investigation into 62-year-old Matthew Rutledge, who formerly taught history at Miss Hall’s...
Vito Perrone, who sparked 'ladies' email controversy, gets new job offer
The five school committees for the Hampshire Regional School District chose Vito Perrone last week as their next superintendent of schools, according to reports in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and New England Public Media. Perrone, of Westhampton, is the current assistant superintendent in West Springfield. If you purchase a product...
Abandon your plan to participate in a schismatic action—or not
July 29, 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church. “Abandon your plan to participate in a schismatic action” is the bad advice these brave women faithfully ignored. Thus, “The Philadelphia Eleven” tells the story of the first group of women who became Episcopal priests in 1974.”
Pittsfield City Council approves fiscal year 2025 budget
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City Council on Tuesday night approved the final budget of almost $216 million but it came with a cut of $200,000 to the Pittsfield Public Schools budget. The budget passed 10-1 with an amendment from the City Council to reduce the Pittsfield schools budget by $200,000.
Lanesborough Passes 32 of 34 Articles at Town Meeting
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Voters approved 32 of the 34 articles on the warrant at the annual town meeting on Tuesday night at Lanesborough Elementary School. More than 100 registered voters attended the meeting, which lasted a little more than two hours, to vote on the proposed fiscal 2025 spending plan, board and committee seat procedures, three articles related to short-term rentals, and various spending items. Voters rejected expanding a tax exemption to military parents and referred an accessory dwelling bylaw to the Planning Board.
Local Bowlers Compete at National High School Championships
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Pittsfield High's Matt Dupuis placed 64th out of 388 boys competing at last weekend's U.S. High School Bowling National Championshps. Dupuis Monday rolled games of 194, 166 and 185, missing the cut to qualify to the second stage of the day's "survivor rounds" competition. At the end...
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