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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

Stockbridge Bowl Committee Sets July 2 Date to Present Lake Management Plan to Select Board

LENOX — May 28, 2026 — Stockbridge's lake advisory committee finalizes format of long-pending Bowl Management Plan and schedules July 2 Select Board presentation. The committee, meeting in hybrid format on May 28, reaffirmed a prior vote to replace the original GZA-authored executive summary in the 2022 watershed-

Cheshire Awarded Two Bridge Grants, Pursues Federal ADA Bathroom Funds

CHESHIRE — May 27, 2026 — Cheshire Select Board receives two state bridge grants and pursues federal ADA bathroom funding. Town Administrator Jennifer Morse reported Tuesday that the town was awarded grants under both the Small Bridge Municipal Program and the Community Culvert Grant Program for two Lanesboro Road crossings, with MassDOT

Williamstown Planning Board Backs Two-Context Framework for Subdivision Regulation Overhaul

WILLIAMSTOWN — May 26, 2026 — Williamstown Planning Board advances sweeping subdivision regulation rewrite at special May 26 session. The board heard two-plus hours of recommendations from consultants Dodson Flinker and Berkshire Design Group, who proposed reorganizing road standards around two geographic contexts — the town center and rural neighborhoods — and eliminating

Williamstown Board of Health finalizes nitrous oxide regulation, extends Hearthway housing order

WILLIAMSTOWN — May 26, 2026 — Williamstown Board of Health unanimously adopted a revised nitrous oxide sales regulation and extended a housing compliance order against affordable housing manager Hearthway Inc. at its May 26 meeting. Chair Devin Bartels and the three-member board approved amendments drafted with town counsel guidance, adding language

Stockbridge Commission Votes to Convene Special Session on Loveless Property Impasse

STOCKBRIDGE — May 26, 2026 — Stockbridge Conservation Commission votes to hold special joint session on stalled Loveless property conservation restriction. The commission voted unanimously at its May 26 meeting to convene a special joint session with the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Laurel Hill Association on June 30, after a member

Conservation Commission Votes to Convene Special Meeting on Stalled Loveless Property Restriction

LENOX — May 26, 2026 — Stockbridge Conservation Commission sets June 30 special meeting to break Loveless property conservation restriction impasse. The commission voted unanimously at its May 26 meeting to convene a special public session with the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Laurel Hill Association after a years-long dispute over

Lanesborough Select Board Restructures Fire Truck Financing Articles Ahead of Town Meeting

LANESBOROUGH — May 26, 2026 — Lanesborough Select Board restructures fire truck financing articles and tables mall district dissolution ahead of June 9 town meeting. The board voted 3-0 on each of three reorganized warrant articles that would transfer $225,000 from free cash into a fire truck stabilization account, then

Williamstown Select Board Approves Response to State Open Meeting Law Complaint

WILLIAMSTOWN — May 21, 2026 — Williamstown Select Board votes to answer Open Meeting Law complaint over 59 Water Street executive session. The board voted 4-0, with member Nate Buddington abstaining, at a special May 21 midday meeting to approve a formal response drafted by KP Law municipal counsel addressing a

Adams Select Board skips special election, saves $6,000 with four-member board

ADAMS — May 20, 2026 — Adams Select Board votes to leave vacant fifth seat open until May 2027. The four-member board, down one after the May 5 resignation of John Duval, rejected calling a special election Wednesday, citing an estimated $6,000 cost to fill a seat with only nine

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