 Hoosac Valley High School is Moving and ShakingThere have been some major shifts within the Hoosac Valley Regional School District recently, all of which have focused on enhancing the student experience to make it a place where ALL students can find their path.  Dalton Health Dept. Develops Temporary Food Event Info SheetBefore this information sheet, health department employees would work with event organizers to determine the vendors. Then reach out to those vendors individually.  Free community Screening of 'Till'The new program, which is centered on classroom-based arts integration instruction, launched in February with a professional development presentation to all secondary teachers and staff in the school district.  Weekend Outlook: ThunderFest Returns SundayThere are a variety of events in Berkshire County this weekend including Thunderfest, Easter Bunny Train Rides, live music, and more. BMC to Hold Free Narcan Training April 24The Berkshire Medical Center Harm Reduction Van is holding free Narcan training on April 24 at 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church. Pittsfield to Host a Community Input SessionThe next community input session will be held on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 6 p.m. at Conte Community School, 200 West Union Street, Pittsfield. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.  MOLARI Welcomes HealthCare Coordinator, Congratulates Promoted SupervisorMOLARI HealthCare Services Welcomes New HealthCare Coordinator and Congratulates Promoted HealthCare Supervisor NAPS Holds Forum on School Closure, New Grade ConfigurationMalkas took the first half hour of the forum Wednesday to present some facts about the budget and financial realities moving the district toward closing Greylock.  Pittsfield CPA Committee OKs Funding Extension, Plans Formal ProcessThe proposal came out of a project that the panel had done on endangered properties funded by the Massachusetts Historical Planning Project. It was considered best practice at the time to identify properties that were in danger of being torn down before they needed to be demolished.  Adams, Cheshire's Flickering Lights Mystery SolvedThe Selectmen two weeks ago had requested the utility appear before the board after receiving numerous complaints over flickering lights, including in Town Hall.  United Counseling Service of Bennington County Mobile Crisis ResponseAt the core of the program is a 2-person, in-person response available around the clock, reducing the need for people in mental health and substance use emergencies to access local Emergency Rooms and providing them with a direct line to immediate help.  Letter: Letter to Williamstown Board of SelectmenWe are distressed to hear that you are planning to make a statement on behalf of the community regarding the Hamas/Israel war. In our opinion, this goes far beyond your mandate as selectpersons. Williamstown Con Comm OKs Waubeeka Repair, Rural Lands Parking LotThe new owner of Waubeeka Golf Links and the executive director of the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation were before the commission seeking negative determinations of applicability under the Wetlands Protection Act for activity on their lands. North Adams Plans to Release an Improved RFP for Airport RestaurantThe Airport Commission voted to re-release the request for proposals (RFP) for the airport restaurant space but only after the city formed a new and improved document. Mass MoCA Shifts Hours After Union Rejects OfferThe Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will close an extra day a week after striking workers rejected the latest offer. CHP Berkshires Offering Second Senior Covid VaccineVaccines are available with the CHP Mobile Health teams whenever they are on the road.  Writers at the Rock: Poetry and Fiction Series at Simon's RockThe Writers at the Rock: Poetry & Fiction Series readings will take place in-person on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Adams Sees Race for Selectmen SeatsVoters will see a five-way race this year for two seats on the Board of Selectmen, as well as races for Planning Board and School Committee. Northern Tier Passenger Rail Study Information MeetingThe study is examining the potential benefits, costs, and investments necessary to implement passenger rail service from North Adams to Greenfield and Boston, with the speed, frequency, and reliability necessary to be a competitive option for travel along this corridor.  Clark Art Screens '84 Charing Cross Road'The Clark shows the film at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.  Williamstown Fire District Shifts to CM at Risk Model for Fire Station ProjectEarlier this year, the station was put out to bid under the "design-bid-build" model, the other process allowable under Massachusetts law for a project this size. Dalton Fire District Starts Drafting BudgetThe district has been tightly budgeting the last three years in an effort to keep the taxes down but prices are continuing to increase so this cannot continue, Water Commission Chair James Driscoll said. Pittsfield Looks to Amending Cannabis RegulationsThis eliminates the 35 retail cannabis store cap and gives the mayor the authority to determine the number of establishments allowed.  Berkshire Athenaeum Celebrates Release of Dog Man Graphic NovelThe Dog Man Party will kick off with a trivia contest on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:30 am. Winners will receive a copy of a Dog Man graphic novel. Select Board Seat Open in Clarksburg ElectionThere are no candidates yet for the Select Board with one week to go before nomination papers are due. |
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