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Lenox Tree Committee Targets State Biodiversity Grants, Postpones Applications to Next Year

LENOX -- June 1, 2026, Lenox Tree Committee defers two state grant applications to next year, eyes tribal partnership. Meeting June 1, the committee agreed not to apply in the current cycle for either the Massachusetts Community Biodiversity Grant Program, which awards between $20,000 and $150,000, or the MassWildlife

Sheffield Approves Fall Festival Sponsorship, Awards Library Elevator Contract to Alpine Elevator

SHEFFIELD -- June 1, 2026, Sheffield Select Board approves $2,000 fall festival sponsorship and awards $180,500 library elevator contract. The board voted unanimously Monday to become the lead sponsor of a Sheffield Fall Festival planned for October 17, backing a proposal from Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Executive Director

Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $58,300 in year-end fund transfers

LANESBOROUGH -- June 1, 2026, Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $58,300 in end-of-year transfers and raises questions about mall legal costs. The five-member committee voted unanimously Monday to transfer $15,000 from the reserve fund to the law account, which carried a balance of just $4,182.35

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Peru Town Board Approves Salt Grant, Planning Board Shifts, and $1.1 Million in Bills

Peru's Town Board unanimously approved an $86,299.48 Lake Champlain Basin Program grant for highway brine-salt equipment and cleared more than $1.1 million in town bills at its May 28 regular meeting.

Lenox Select Board Enters Executive Session on Forensic Audit Litigation

LENOX -- May 28, 2026, Lenox Select Board votes 5-0 twice to close all business from the public, citing a forensic audit and possible litigation. The board, meeting virtually on May 28 with all five members present, Chair Steve Field, Phil Heller, Ben Cosgriff, Garfield Reed, and Eric Morales, conducted

Conservation Commission Approves Rural Lands Driveway Overhaul on Cold Spring Road

WILLIAMSTOWN -- May 28, 2026, Williamstown Conservation Commission clears Rural Lands Foundation to relocate Cold Spring Road driveway in 5-0 vote. The commission first found a 2023 order of conditions invalid because no work had ever been started on a previously approved parking expansion at the 671 Cold Spring Road

Southern Berkshire School District Directs $462,000 Toward Reinstating Cut Staff Positions

LENOX -- May 28, 2026, Southern Berkshire Regional School District finds $462,000 to begin restoring cut teaching staff. The School Committee voted 7-2 at its May 28 meeting to maintain town assessment increases at 6 percent, then voted unanimously to set aside $200,000 of a newly certified $933,

Southern Berkshire School District Directs $462,000 Toward Reinstating Cut Staff Positions

LENOX -- May 28, 2026, Southern Berkshire Regional School District finds $462,000 to begin restoring cut teaching staff. The School Committee voted 7-2 at its May 28 meeting to maintain town assessment increases at 6 percent, then voted unanimously to set aside $200,000 of a newly certified $933,

Planning Board flags thin agriculture goals in draft Open Space and Recreation Plan

LENOX -- May 28, 2026, Great Barrington Planning Board calls for stronger agricultural action steps in draft Open Space and Recreation Plan. The board spent the May 28 meeting reviewing the draft plan, which is in a 30-day public comment period ending June 20 and must receive state approval for

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