On Wednesday, the panel mapped out its path forward after unsuccessfully recommending that the city resume mosquito spraying, which was discontinued in 2021.
A statewide one-stop source for networking, collaboration and resources for innovative entrepreneurs was launched on Wednesday with support from state and local officials.
There are a lot of unknown variables that the committee is attempting to make clearer including the cost and scope of the project to the most feasible funding options available to them.
Utilizing the existing infrastructure, the planners feel they may be able to install a small gazebo for shade, a pickle ball court, and a Whiffle ball field. It was also designed with easy accessibility with paths, nearby parking, and handicap-accessible tables.
New board members were elected, and recognitions of achievement in programming and community service were awarded. More than 50 people attended the event.
The Planning Board on Monday put off deciding on two special permit applications that proponents say will add jobs and contribute to the city's tax base.
Hudpuckers Pub and Grill opened on Monday in the former Tahiti Takeout. The name is a nod to Bobby Hudpuckers, a popular eatery that closed more than 10 years ago.
The School Building Committee has met twice this month to review in more detail the three options still on the table — a Greylock renovation/addition, a completely new Greylock or a Brayton renovation.
The fiscal 2024 budget that Governor Healey signed on Aug. 9, 2023 delivered $172 million in permanent state funding to provide universal free school meals for K-12 students.
Berkshire County Historical Society honored the Berkshires' first known environmentalist, Lucretia Williams, by planting an elm tree at Park Square on Thursday, Tree Planting Day.
Great Barrington's Lake Mansfield project is one of 79 projects to have received action grant funding in the latest round of applications. Last year's award was nearly $1 million.
The Clark currently offers a county-wide program, Rx for Wellbeing at the Clark, through local mental health practitioners as a means of encouraging engagement with art as part of a therapeutic treatment plan for those dealing with issues like depression, anxiety, and social isolation.
Residents complained of the yard's long-standing condition and reported vermin that encroached outside of property lines. The first complaint was in 2020.
Concerns that were voiced about the project include odor and impacts to the surrounding area but Casella says the new operation will be less of an impact than the former.