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Lenox School Committee Adopts Amended Tech Policy in 8-1 Vote

LENOX -- June 4, 2026, Lenox School Committee approves technology use policy with amendment, flags growing capital needs. The committee voted 8-1 on June 4 to adopt Policy GBEE governing personal use of technology by school staff, after first unanimously amending the policy to clarify it applies to "paid

Lenox School Committee Adopts Amended Tech Policy in 8-1 Vote

LENOX -- June 4, 2026, Lenox School Committee approves technology use policy with amendment, flags growing capital needs. The committee voted 8-1 on June 4 to adopt Policy GBEE governing personal use of technology by school staff, after first unanimously amending the policy to clarify it applies to "paid

Stockbridge Select Board Votes to Keep Children's Chime Tower at Daily 30-Minute Schedule

STOCKBRIDGE -- June 4, 2026, Stockbridge Select Board holds Children's Chime Tower schedule despite neighbor and church complaints. The board voted 2-1 at its June 4 meeting to keep the historic Children's Chime Tower playing 30 minutes daily at 5:30 p.m. through the summer,

Lenox Select Board Adopts Green Burial at Mountain View Cemetery, Updates Permit Fees

LENOX -- June 3, 2026, Lenox Select Board unanimously adopts green burial at Mountain View Cemetery and moves meeting postings online. The board voted 4-0 on both measures at its June 3 regular meeting, capping a process that Board of Health Chair Diane Romeo said began in March 2024 with

Southern Berkshire School Budget Passes Unanimously After Failing 5-4 Same Night

LENOX -- June 3, 2026, Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee passes $21.4 million FY27 budget unanimously after a dramatic same-night reversal. The committee first failed to pass the budget on a 5-4 vote, falling short of the seven-vote supermajority required under the district's regional agreement,

Stockbridge 250 Committee Plans September History Event, Scrambles to Distribute Passports

LENOX -- June 3, 2026, Stockbridge 250th Anniversary Committee charts a possible September community history event with roughly $8,000 remaining in its budget. Meeting in hybrid format June 3, the committee reviewed sluggish circulation of its bicentennial passport booklets and agreed on a multi-front distribution push: passports will be

Lenox Conservation Commission Orders Peer Review of Proposed 75-Room Hotel Near Barnes Brook

LENOX -- June 3, 2026, Lenox Conservation Commission orders peer review of proposed 75-room Housatonic Street hotel. The commission voted unanimously at its June 3 meeting to require an independent technical review of a notice of intent filed by Garden Management Incorporated for a four-story, 75-room hotel at

Lenox Planning Board Elects Officers, Approves East Street Lot Division

LENOX -- June 2, 2026, Lenox Planning Board unanimously approves East Street lot division and conditionally OKs coffee-shop sign. The board endorsed a Form A Approval Not Required application for 11A East Street, where surveyor Patrick McCulkin presented plans to divide a parcel owned by Vincent Cavillow to create a

Stockbridge Planning Board Elects Officers, Approves East Street Lot Division

STOCKBRIDGE -- June 2, 2026, Stockbridge Planning Board approves lot division, conditionally OKs coffee shop sign, and reorganizes leadership. The board voted unanimously at its June 2 hybrid meeting to endorse a Form A lot division at 11A East Street, presented by surveyor Patrick McCulkin on behalf of owner Vincent Cavillow,

Great Barrington Calls June 29 Special Town Meeting, Moves to Tax Simon's Rock Campus

LENOX -- June 1, 2026, Great Barrington Select Board moves to challenge Simon's Rock nonprofit tax status and calls June 29 special town meeting. The board reached consensus Monday to direct Town Manager Liz and Assessor Emily to draft a letter to Bard College at Simon's Rock

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