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Select Board Interview: Balancing Taxpayer Needs and High Costs
Most Becket full and part-time residents don’t attend Select Board meetings. Nor do they attend the Annual Town Meeting held each May. Select Board meetings generally draw a handful of folks and the recent Town Meeting recorded just 113 registered voters or about 10% of total registered voters. That means that the Select Board draws largely on their own work and life experience and sense of civic duty to manage the Town responsibly and to make decisions that affect all of us in some way or another.
Wahconah Park Committee Moving Forward with $28M Design
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The proposed reconstruction of historic Wahconah Park has been trimmed by $2 million. "We do have a budget issue," architect Salvatore Canciello told the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee on Thursday. The panel has recommended a move from the schematic design to the design development phase for...
Pittsfield Panel Supports $280K Winter Maintenance Deficit
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The finance subcommittee recently OK'd a $280,000 transfer to the Department of Public Services for winter maintenance overages with the understanding that the ask may be higher when it goes to the full City Council. The account is permitted to operate a deficit and has overspent...
Traffic stop leads to illegal gun possession arrest in Albany
On Monday, patrols from the Albany County Sheriff's Office pulled a car over near Central Avenue and Quail Street after witnessing a traffic observation. Deputies say an investigation led to the finding of a loaded Hi-Point 9mm semi-automatic firearm that he didn't have the right to possess. Deputies also say Mott was driving while impaired by drugs.
Maple Center Shopping Plaza, once home of Armata’s, takes shape for fall reopening
LONGMEADOW — Construction continues on a new Maple Center Shopping Plaza in Longmeadow replacing a strip mall — once home to Armata’s Market — destroyed by fire just before Thanksgiving 2021. The plaza will be ready for occupancy by late fall, according to leasing agents at...
Sarno announces nearly $3M in Springfield neighborhood investments
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno joined members of his staff, City Councilor Lavar Click-Bruce and representatives of neighborhood councils citywide at Greenleaf Park to announce nearly $3 million in funding that will be directed specifically toward neighborhood projects and initiatives. At the June 25 press event, Sarno introduced...
Look! Legendary Longfellows in Saratoga Becoming Brookmere Resort
Construction is well underway for the legendary Longfellows Hotel and Restaurant to be reimagined as Brookmere Resort. After twenty-five years, Longfellows closed in November of 2022. Brookmere Resort will open by the end of 2024. This $30 million-plus project by Bonacio Development expands the property to 90,500 square feet on...
Sam Waterston Says This Is Killing Buzzards Bay
A nationally recognized voice is advocating for clean water off of Southeastern Massachusetts. Sam Waterston, best known for playing Jack McCoy on 19 seasons of NBC's Law & Order, narrates a new video released by Buzzards Bay Coalition. His famously friendly tone is tempered by urgency as he targets the bay's No. 1 enemy.
New York State’s “Over 8″ Law Is In Effect
As we begin July, and get ready for the Independence Day holiday, people across New York State are planning their weekend fun! However, before you hit the road, there is one law that you need to be aware of and follow. By all accounts, this should be the busiest Independence...
Criminal Justice Master’s Alum Named Chief of Pittsfield Police Department
Thomas C. Dawley II (MET’05), who graduated with from Metropolitan College with a criminal justice master’s, has been named permanent chief of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Police Department, nearly a year after stepping into the role on an interim basis. A veteran of the department for more than twenty...
Mass. stabbing spree suspect Jared Ravizza held, mental health eval extended
A judge has ordered that the suspect in a Memorial Day weekend stabbing spree continue being held at Bridgewater State Hospital while an evaluation of whether he’s competent enough to stand trial is extended, court records show. Martha’s Vineyard resident Jared Ravizza, 26, is accused of stabbing four girls...
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