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Great Barrington Board of Health Appoints Collaborative Inspectors Through Fiscal Year 2027

LENOX -- May 14, 2026, Great Barrington Board of Health votes to appoint Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative inspectors as town agents through June 2027. The three-member board, Chair Michael Lanute, Dr. Ruby Chang, and Peter Stanton, voted 3-0 at its May 14 meeting to authorize all inspectors affiliated

Great Barrington Select Board Approves Oak Street Group Home Driveway Permit Over Neighbor Objections

LENOX -- May 13, 2026, Great Barrington Select Board reorganizes, approves group home driveway permit, and confronts override fallout. At its May 13 meeting, the board elected Steve Bannon as chair and Eric Gabriel as vice chair, then unanimously approved a driveway permit for the Oakdale Foundation at 16 Oak Street

Great Barrington Library Trustees Vote to Rebuild Website, Debate Ramsdale Committee's Fate

LENOX -- May 13, 2026, Great Barrington Library Trustees vote unanimously to seek bids on a new library website and debate the expiration of the Ramsdale Building Committee's charter. At the May 13 board meeting, trustees directed Library Director Dawn Jardine to issue a request for proposals for a

Lanesborough Select Board Approves $13.85 Million Budget for Fiscal 2027

LANESBOROUGH -- May 13, 2026, Lanesborough Select Board approves fiscal 2027 budget at $13.85 million, a 10.28 percent increase, on a 2-1 vote. Chair Debra Maynard and member Jason Brielle backed the budget at the May 13 meeting; Michael Murphy voted against, amid tension over the Greylock Regional

Lenox School Committee Approves Over $1 Million in Warrants at May Meeting

LENOX -- May 12, 2026, Lenox School Committee approves $1.1 million in warrants and learns district has shed state special education oversight. The committee unanimously approved four accounts payable warrants totaling $334,607.48 and two payroll warrants totaling $751,630.87 at its May 12 meeting, held in hybrid

Conservation Commission Approves Marian Fathers Stormwater Permit, Dock Replacement on Bowl

STOCKBRIDGE -- May 12, 2026, Stockbridge Conservation Commission unanimously approved a stormwater permit for a redesigned 30-space parking lot at the Marian Fathers monastery property and authorized replacement of an ice-damaged dock on Stockbridge Bowl at its May 12 meeting. The parking lot permit, continued from prior sessions after

Lenox Conservation Commission Approves Marian Fathers Parking Lot Stormwater Permit

LENOX -- May 12, 2026, Lenox Conservation Commission approves stormwater permit for redesigned Marian Fathers parking lot. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to issue the permit for a 30-space lot at the Marian Fathers property, conditioned on a downhill-first construction sequence recommended by consulting engineer David, who said temporary

Peru Board Appoints Interim Code Officer, New Council Member at May Meeting

Peru Town Board approves interim code officer for marina project, fills vacant council seat.

Stockbridge Finance Committee Rejects Ambulance Capital Request, Clears $14 Million Budget

LENOX -- May 11, 2026, Stockbridge Finance Committee approves $14 million budget and clears most of town meeting warrant. Meeting Monday, the Finance Committee unanimously recommended a $14,050,689 operating budget for fiscal year 2027, representing a 4.7 percent increase driven by salary and insurance costs, along with the

Stockbridge Finance Committee Rejects Southern Berkshire Ambulance Capital Funding 4-1

STOCKBRIDGE -- May 11, 2026, Stockbridge Finance Committee recommends against $25,000 Southern Berkshire Ambulance capital contribution ahead of May 18 town meeting. The committee voted 4-1 at its May 11 baby town meeting to decline recommending the ambulance capitalization request in Article 9, Item 19, with Finance Committee Chair

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