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Lenox Select Board Closes Evidence Phase in Vanderbilt Resort Permit Case

LENOX — March 26, 2026 — Lenox Select Board closes evidence in Vanderbilt Berkshire Estate resort permit case, sets April 9 vote. The board voted unanimously Thursday to end the evidentiary phase of the hearing on Vanderbilt Berkshire Estate LLC's application to redevelop the former Elm Court mansion at 310

Stockbridge Board Closes Elm Court Hearing, Sets April 9 Vote on Resort Conditions

STOCKBRIDGE — March 26, 2026 — Stockbridge Select Board closes evidentiary hearing on Elm Court resort application, continues to April 9. The board voted unanimously Thursday to close the record on Vanderbilt Berkshire Estate LLC's application to amend a special permit for the roughly 90-acre estate at 310 Old

Great Barrington Planning Board Approves Contested Division Street Fence Permit 4-1

LENOX — March 26, 2026 — Great Barrington Planning Board approves six-foot privacy fence permit 4-1 over precedent objections. The board voted Thursday to grant a special permit to Brian and Marcy Bucciolato of 34 Division Street, allowing a six-foot solid front-yard fence in an R2 zone, conditioned

Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Committee Hears Stable 2025 Water Quality Report, Eyes Monitoring Cuts

LENOX — March 26, 2026 — Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Committee hears that 2025 brought stable water quality but persistent deep-layer bloom risk. Dr. Ben Burpee, senior limnologist with GZA GeoEnvironmental, told the committee at its March 26 meeting that no surface cyanobacteria blooms of significance occurred in 2025, though samples at

Lenox Children's Center to Permanently Close August 31 Amid Unaffordable Building Repairs

LENOX — March 25, 2026 — Lenox Children's Center will close August 31, ending decades of child care at the Old Center Street school building. The Select Board's Wednesday meeting was dominated by a joint statement, read aloud by board member Ed Abrahams and co-authored with center

Stockbridge Conservation Commission Approves Brookside Lane Retaining Wall, Schedules Three Site Visits

STOCKBRIDGE — March 24, 2026 — Stockbridge Conservation Commission approves one Notice of Intent and schedules three site visits while a conservation restriction dispute enters its twelfth year. The Commission unanimously approved a Notice of Intent for 6 Brookside Lane, authorizing the renovation of a covered front porch into a mudroom and

Lenox Affordable Housing Trust Tables Seasonal Communities Work, Turns to Land Search

LENOX — March 24, 2026 — Lenox Affordable Housing Trust tables seasonal communities work and redirects focus to land and vacant properties. The board voted 5-0-1 to approve its March 10 minutes — with one member abstaining due to absence — before reaching consensus to table agenda items related to the state&

Lenox Conservation Commission Orders Revised Draft of Long-Stalled Plastail Road Conservation Restriction

LENOX — March 24, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission sends long-stalled Plastail Road conservation restriction back for redrafting over parking dispute. The commission met March 24 and devoted its longest discussion to a conservation restriction more than 11 years in the making for the Laurel Hill Association's Loveless property

Stockbridge Approves Amended Finance Committee Minutes, Reviews Ambulance Startup and Water Rate Plans

LENOX — March 23, 2026 — Stockbridge Finance Committee and Select Board review half-million-dollar ambulance startup and falling water revenue. Meeting jointly on March 23, the two bodies heard from Deputy Fire Chief of EMS Operations Michael Maher Jr. and Town Administrator Michael Canales that fiscal year 2027 will be

Stockbridge Launches Five-Year Ambulance Plan With July 2027 Start Date

STOCKBRIDGE — March 23, 2026 — Stockbridge approves joint ambulance budget plan and eyes 10 percent water rate hike. The Select Board and Finance Committee met jointly March 23 to advance a five-year financial plan for a Stockbridge-West Stockbridge ambulance service targeting a July 1, 2027 launch, with a capital

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