Poll workers in Lanesborough on Tuesday. As with most of the county, turnout was light on primary day with just one contested race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. South County voters had a local race to decide, picking the Democratic nominee to replace long-term State House Rep. William 'Smitty' Pignatelli.
Leigh Davis will run on the Democratic party line in November to fill the 3rd Berkshire House seat being vacated by William "Smitty" Pignatelli.
At just after 10:30 on Tuesday evening, with 97 percent of the votes counted, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary for Davis, a member of the Great Barrington Select Board.
She had 56 percent of the votes, well ahead of her nearest challenger, Patrick White, who had 37 percent. Jamie Minacci was running a distant third with 6 percent of the votes that were in.
Davis in November will face Lenox Select Board member Marybeth Mitts, who is running as an independent to serve South County in the House of Representatives on Beacon Hill.
Pignatelli, of Lenox, served the district for more than 20 years.
The other major contested election on the ballot for Berkshire County voters on Sunday was the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
The AP called that race early in the night, projecting that John Deaton of Swansea will carry the GOP banner into November's election against incumbent Elizabeth Warren.
As of 11 p.m., Deaton had 65 percent of the vote with 73 percent of the ballots counted. Robert Antonellis of Medford had 26.2 percent. Quincy's Ian Cain had just 9 percent.
According to the unofficial returns from Pittsfield, Deaton had 409 votes out of 591 ballots cast in the GOP Senate primary on Tuesday.
Warren, who was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination, sent out a news release at just after 9 p.m. Tuesday night saying she had agreed to two October debates against her Republican challenger.
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Nighttime Construction Operations in South County
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that crews will be conducting nighttime milling, paving, guardrail, and bridge repair work at various locations on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Tuesday, Sept. 3, through Friday, Sept. 6.
Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations, and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures is as follows:
Otis/Blandford
Milling and paving operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 22.0 to 27.0 on Tuesday night, Sept. 3, and Wednesday night, Sept. 4, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5.
Milling and paving operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 25.5 to 27.0 on Thursday night, Sept. 5, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 6:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6.
Bridge work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 22.5 from Tuesday night, Sept. 3, through Thursday night, Sept. 5, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6.
Stockbridge/West Stockbridge
Guardrail work will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 2.8 to 3.2 from Tuesday night, Sept. 3, through Thursday night, Sept. 5, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. This work will include the closure of the Exit 3 ramp, and a detour will be in place. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6.
At just after 10:30 on Tuesday evening, with 97 percent of the votes counted, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary for Davis, a member of the Great Barrington Select Board.
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