Senator Mark Announces April Staff Office Hours

• Adams: Tuesday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. Town Hall, 8 Park St., Adams.
• Dalton: Monday, April 7 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.. Senior Center, 40 Field St., Dalton.
• Great Barrington: Monday, April 7 and Monday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to noon. Town Hall, 334
• Main St., Great Barrington.
• North Adams: Tuesday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 15, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. MCLA Alumni Relations Building, 228 E. Main St., North Adams.
• Pittsfield: Thursday, April 10, and Thursday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. District Office. 773 Tyler St., Pittsfield.

Dalton Health Board Orders Dust-Abatement Plan for Concrete Site

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:36PM / Monday, April 14, 2025

Residents protest on Wednesday ahead of a Board of Health meeting. 

DALTON, Mass. —  Residents urged for quicker action to address the dust and particulates affecting their neighborhood allegedly from Berkshire Concrete's dig site.

 

During Wednesday's meeting, the Board of Health voted to send a letter to the company requiring a comprehensive plan by April 25. 

 

This letter establishes a formal deadline for submitting a detailed plan to address the dust nuisance and notes that failure to comply with this requirement could lead to financial penalties and potential legal action.

 

The board also recommended to request that a third-party review the dust mitigation plans and ongoing air quality monitoring as conditions of the special permit for Berkshire Concrete.

 

Resident David Pugh argued that Petricca Industries, the parent company of Berkshire Concrete, has shown a generational disregard. 

 

"The history speaks for itself," he said. A petition submitted by residents argues this point, using newspaper clippings dating back to 1976. 

 

"What we need with [the board's] action, is the same level of reaction by the people who created the problem to begin," Pugh said.