| Berkshire Communities Receive Highway Funds
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that MassDOT has received an additional $80 million in funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as part of the annual funding redistribution process.
These redistribution funds represent |
| New Chief Joins Great Barrington Fire Department
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Scott Turner has joined the Great Barrington Fire Department as its new chief.
Turner, who began his job Sept. 1, has 29 years of experience in fire protection service and has served as the fire chief of Three Rivers Fire Department in the Pioneer Valley since 2013.
He succeeds |
| South County Construction Operations on I-90
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, bridge and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, Lee, West Stockbridge, Stockbridge, and |
 | County Stakeholders Push for Housing Solutions from State Senators
State Sen. Lydia Edwards, left, chair of the Joint Committee on Housing, and state Sen. Paul Mark and Berkshire Housing Development Corp. President Eileen Peltier.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Local and housing officials are pleading for solutions to the housing crisis that is driving people out of their hometowns and |
 | Berkshire Art Center Welcomes Community Engagement Director, New Board Members
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center (formerly IS183 Art School) welcomes longtime faculty member, Kristin Grippo, as the new Community Engagement Director and announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors this fall, which includes Milena Cerna, David Gilbert and Cheryl Mirer.
Having taught |
| Behavioral Health Network Receives State Grant
BOSTON — Behavioral Health Network, Inc., which services communities in Berkshire County, received a $772,706 grant to support mental health among young children.
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they are awarding $4.1 million in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Grants to organizations that |
 | Berkshire Green Drinks: Beyond Recycling
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Ferrara, program manager of Berkshire Environmental Action Team's Zero Waste Initiative, will speak at the September Berkshire Green Drinks event at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 12, online via Zoom.
According to a press release: Learn about current projects and groups working to reduce |
 | Lee CTA Offers Free Tennis Clinics
LEE, Mass. – The Lee Community Tennis Association and Western Massachusetts chapter of the U.S. Tennis Association will offer free clinics on Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall.
The program is open to children in grades 3 through 8.
The clinics will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. starting Tuesday, Sept. 12, and |
| South County Daytime and Overnight Hour Construction
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, barrier setting, and joint and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, Lee, West Stockbridge, and |
| Pet Therapy Informational Program
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Fairview Hospital's Volunteer Program will present The Pet Therapy Prescription: How to Become a Certified Therapy Dog, on Monday, Sept. 11 at 3:00 p.m. in the Ground Floor Conference Room at Fairview Hospital, 29 Lewis Avenue.
Honor Blume, Director of Canine Link Therapy Training in Sheffield, |
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