Fire chief resigns, interim search begins
From Stockbridge News
- Stockbridge assessors approve minutes, near FY27 sign-off. Stockbridge assessors moved closer to signing off on FY27 property valuations, citing a decade-high run of condominium sales, and raised fresh concern about outsourcing tax bill printing after a trial run drew resident complaints about mail going missing.Stockbridge News
- Planning Board OKs Goodrich Street lot-line plan. Stockbridge's Planning Board weighed a lot-line shift tied to 28 Goodrich Street and 14 Cherry Hill Road, after a member questioned whether it let abutters unfairly recoup losses. The board sent August minutes back for revision and heard of a phishing email impersonating a surveyor's firm.Stockbridge News
- Fire Station panel narrows DPW site design options. Stockbridge's Fire Station Planning Committee kept its DPW-area site alive for a roughly 20,000-square-foot combined fire-EMS station, ruling out one Glendale Road parcel but reaching out to two land trusts about a second, larger one that could still carry a costly two-story design.Stockbridge News
- Stockbridge fire chief resigns, board preps interim search. Stockbridge Fire Chief Vincent Garofoli is resigning effective October 31, leaving the Select Board about seven weeks to name an interim chief and meet jointly with West Stockbridge's fire oversight board. One member said bringing in an outside interim would keep the process neutral.Stockbridge News
- Cemetery Commission OKs $8,500 to reset gravestones. Stockbridge's Cemetery Commission is resetting about 30 historic gravestones after Public Works said it lacked staff for the specialized work, while a stalled $44,575 vault masonry repair remains unresolved after bidders balked at finishing within the town's remaining budget.Stockbridge News
- Fire board backs interim chief after resignation. The joint Stockbridge-West Stockbridge fire oversight board is recommending an acting chief, barred from the permanent job, to lead the department after Chief Vinnie Garofoli's resignation. One firefighter said residents have wrongly blamed paid crew for misusing station funds.Stockbridge News
- Stockbridge Bowl panel orders written bloom study plan. Stockbridge Bowl's Stewardship Committee is asking collaborators to submit a written protocol and budget for a wind-tracking and cyanobacteria study before recommending funding to the Select Board, noting Massachusetts has no in-state testing center for the bacteria.Stockbridge News
Stockbridge on Sat, Oct 3
- Library shares history of Lukeman's Glendale studio. Stockbridge Public Library's local history feature highlighted sculptor Augustus Lukeman, a friend of Daniel Chester French, who bought property between Glendale and Curtisville in 1900 and built a studio there.Stockbridge Public Library
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