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Pittsfield group launches home energy assistance program
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) has launched a new program to help Pittsfield residents cover repair costs that can prevent them from accessing home energy-efficiency upgrades. The organization announced its new Community Chest program, which offers forgivable loans of up to $4,000 to help...
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‘Mud-pie’ roads, library moves, orchard closes
The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library. Herzog Passes on $498,370 “Mud-Pie” Projects in Townships. A $498,370 “mud-pie” road program for Dutchess County was approved last week by Lester W. Herzog, upstate WPA administrator. Part...
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Lee Chamber Celebrates Local Community Members
LEE, Mass. — Longtime teacher, coach and community activist Thomas Cinella was the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lee Chamber of Commerce. Cinella was one of four individuals and one organization who were celebrated at last week's gathering at the Greenock Country Club. "We have...
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Empress outlines EMS plans for northeast Dutchess
MILLERTON — Empress Executive Director Robert Stuck provided details of a proposed regional emergency medical service system to North East Town Board members on Wednesday, Nov. 4. He said the changes would save participating towns hundreds of thousands of dollars in EMS costs by pooling resources with neighbors. Stuck...
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Millerton trustees consider usage-based water billing
MILLERTON — Village trustees are considering a change to water billing and the first rate increases since 2019. Mayor Jenn Najdek presented preliminary findings from a water rate study produced by engineering firm Tighe & Bond at the Board of Trustees’ workshop meeting on Monday, Nov. 9. The study outlines a potential usage-based fee system, at a rate of $4.50 per 1,000 gallons of water used per quarter plus a flat rate based on the size of a user’s water meter.
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MSBA: No Stearns in Proposed West Pittsfield School
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Stearns may not be part of the proposed consolidated West Side elementary school after all. During the School Building Needs Commission meeting on Monday, the owner's project managers, Skanska, reported that the Massachusetts School Building Authority would not fund a three-school project. Stearns Elementary School had...
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Lee begins search for new fire chief
Lee — If all goes according to plan, the town will seat its new fire chief early next year. In a telephone interview with The Berkshire Edge, Town Administrator Christopher Brittain detailed the hiring process that will begin with a seven-member search committee to be approved by the Lee Select Board on November 17. That committee will include Brittain, Human Resources and Payroll Administrator Vanessa Horne and Building Commissioner Matt Kollmer, as well as representatives from the town’s Police Department, Career Firefighters Union, and volunteer call firefighters, in addition to a member of the public.
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Adams Eyes 2031 Construction for Howland Avenue Safety Improvements
ADAMS, Mass. — For several years, the town has been working on plans to improve safety along Howland Avenue, with the reconstruction project now anticipated for inclusion in the 2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The overhaul to Howland Avenue is aimed at reducing speeding, improving roadway safety and expanding...
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Agawam Council Narrowly Creates Housing Trust After Weeks of Pushback
Rosewood Way & Mill St. — Approximate Site of 62-Unit Housing Development. Agawam's City Council voted Wednesday to create a municipal affordable housing trust, a plan that squeaked through on the strength of six supporters on the 11-member board after public skepticism about handing new powers to an unelected panel. The vote followed discussion over whether the city needs another mechanism to steer affordable housing — or whether it's inviting bureaucracy and political interference it doesn't need.