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Cheshire Select Board Rescinds 171 Percent Youth Center Rent Hike Unanimously
CHESHIRE -- June 22, 2026, Cheshire Select Board unanimously rescinds proposed 171 percent Youth Center rent hike after chair finds data error. Board Chair Michelle Franciscone opened the June 22 meeting by disclosing that the market-rate analysis behind a proposed rent increase from $3,500 to $9,500 per month
Select Board Accepts Williams College's $2 Million Water Street Offer, 4-1
WILLIAMSTOWN -- June 22, 2026, Williamstown Select Board votes 4-1 to accept Williams College's $2 million offer for a long-vacant Water Street lot. The board approved the revised bid at its June 22 meeting, with Secretary Shana Dixon casting the lone dissenting vote. Under the revised terms,
Southern Berkshire School Committee Approves Treasurer Contract Before Five-Town Budget Vote
LENOX -- June 22, 2026, Southern Berkshire School Committee approves treasurer contract and hears 112 budget warning ahead of five-town votes. The committee voted 7-1-1 at its June 22 meeting to approve a contract with district treasurer Kami Lamica, who is transitioning from employee to independent contractor through
Lee Planning Board Continues Marriott Hotel Hearing, Demands Full Technical Responses from Applicant
LENOX -- June 22, 2026, Lee Planning Board opened a special permit hearing for a proposed four-story Fairfield by Marriott hotel at 165 Housatonic Street, the site of the Pilgrim Inn, and continued it to July 13 after an extensive first session. Attorney Jeff Lynch, representing applicant Ibrahim Zia, presented
Lee Planning Board Continues Marriott Hotel Hearing, Demands Full Technical Responses from Applicant
LENOX -- June 22, 2026, Lee Planning Board opened a special permit hearing for a proposed four-story Fairfield by Marriott hotel at 165 Housatonic Street, the site of the Pilgrim Inn, and continued it to July 13 after an extensive first session. Attorney Jeff Lynch, representing applicant Ibrahim Zia, presented
Great Barrington Finance Committee Confronts Structural Deficit, Plans Earlier Budget Work
LENOX -- June 22, 2026, Great Barrington Finance Committee warns town faces structural budget crisis with no easy fix. The four-member panel, meeting by Zoom on June 22, spent nearly two hours wrestling with the town's reliance on roughly $4 million in free cash to balance the fiscal
Dalton Select Board Directs Town Manager to Pursue Sewer Infiltration Federal Grant
DALTON -- June 22, 2026, Dalton Select Board backs sewer infiltration grant pursuit over town hall elevator funding in split priorities debate. The board directed Town Manager Eric on Monday to pursue a Collins Center design grant for a sewer infiltration reduction program rather than a competing application for a town
Lanesborough Select Board Sets $50 Short-Term Rental Fee, Elects New Leaders
LANESBOROUGH -- June 22, 2026, Lanesborough's newly expanded Select Board reorganized, set a $50 short-term rental fee, and endorsed a decade-long open space plan at its June 22 meeting. Deborah Maynard was re-elected chair on a 4-0-1 vote, and Julie Baker was elected vice
This Week in Berkshire County: Jun 15 - Jun 21
4 stories from Berkshire County News this week.