CHESHIRE, Mass. — The Leo Club at Hoosac Valley collected donations and ran a penny drive for the Louison House.
"A Leo member suggested the Louison House as an option and everyone jumped on board immediately," school counselor and Leo Club adviser Megan Sookey said. "She along with other members have donated to the Louison House in the past and thought that this would be a great way to reach out to our community during these tumultuous times."
Sookey said the Leo Club each year makes a monetary donation to a community program. This is the first year in some time that the club donated items.
They also raised $100.
"This opportunity to give back was fulfilling for our members, the student body as well as our staff who were able to donate," Sookey said.
There are about 10 members involved in the program.
Leo members collected shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, floss, hair brushes, tissues, and other like items.
"It is important because we are all in this together," Sookey said. "Now more than ever people need to feel and see the sense of community that we have in the Berkshires."
She said the project fits right in line with the Leo Club motto: Leadership, Experience, Opportunity.
"Being a part of the Leo Club immerses our students in community service as a whole," she said. "It helps shape their experience, build their resume, and to feel a sense of purpose. These skills can then be used in the classroom, on the field, and in the future whether it's in the workforce, in college, or the military."
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LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Traveling 40 mph down a section of Bailey Road is no longer permitted.
The Select Board on Monday voted to change the "questionable" 40 mph zone to a 35 mph speed limit.
Police Chief Robert Derksen came to the panel with the request, as there are currently three speed limits on the road.
It was hard to tell where the 35 mph and 40 mph speed zones were, he said, and there's a section that's 25 mph.
"From Route 7, there's a 25 mph zone and it also depends on what direction you're traveling so if you're traveling, I guess westbound towards Brody Mountain Road, it's 25, 35, and 40. At about Noppet Road is when it changes to 40," he explained.
"Now, the thing I did notice is traveling it from Brodie Mountain towards Route 7, it's not marked until that first sign, and if you're eastbound, right around where it changes from 40. If you're westbound, it's 35 so it's two different speed limits depending on the direction you're traveling."
The Police Department placed radar in the area hoping to gather data but the file was corrupted and unable to be used, Derksen said.
Select Board member Timothy Sorrell was ready to make a recommendation without the data, motioning to change the 40 zones to 35.
"I think keeping it 25 is going to be unrealistic for that road," he said.
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