iBerkshires.com wants to see your holiday light display, whether it's traditional red and green or a multicolored extravaganza.
Submit digital pictures of your exterior decorations to our Holiday Lights Photo Contest for a chance to win a cash prize of up to $250!
You have until midnight on Monday, Dec. 19 — plenty of time to get those lights up! — to submit your entry. The contest is open to all our readers in the Berkshires and surrounding towns.
Pick one picture that best captures your home's holiday spirit, give it a title and write a short caption explaining what we're seeing. Are these your first lights? Have you been adding to your collection? Is there something you just love about your display?
Voting will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 12:01 a.m. and end on Christmas Day. All the pictures will be available on the iBerkshires' website for our readers to vote on.
The pictures will show the title and you can vote once a day for your favorite and the winners will be announced the week following Christmas. Tell your friends to click that link every day to win.
The winner will receive a $250 prize; second place will get $100 and third place a $25 restaurant gift certificate. No purchase is necessary. One valid entry per contestant and you must be 18 years of age or older at time of entry to be eligible.
The contest is being sponsored by Berkshire Roots of Pittsfield, which wanted to do something fun for the community this holiday season.
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.
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North Adams Council Looks at Animal Commission, OKs Police Cruiser Deal
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council Tuesday took the first step toward forming a new Animal Control Commission.
Mayor Jennifer Macksey brought the council the request to create a body to help the Police Department "in carrying out their responsibility under [Massachusetts General Law] as well as conduct hearings related to dangerous and/or nuisance dogs."
At Tuesday's meeting, Macksey told the council that state officials recommended that the city establish a commission, a proposal endorsed both by the local animal control officer and the interim police chief.
"As most of you know, we have a new animal control officer, Matthew Reynolds," Macksey said. "Part of his job has been to look at our ordinances and make sure we have enough documentation that when we get ourselves in a situation with a dangerous dog or nuisance dog, that we have enough procedures outlined."
According to a draft ordinance submitted by Macksey, the new five-member board would advise the city's animal control officer after hearing cases regarding concerns or complaints on an as-needed basis.
It also would be empowered to create educational programs, publish statistics on the city's animals and make recommendations to other bodies about a long-range plan to meet the North Adams' "needs in connection with animal control."
The councilors agreed that an Animal Control Commission would benefit the city.
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