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Lanesborough Select Board names Maynard delegate for police and DPW union talks

LANESBOROUGH -- January 29, 2026, Lanesborough Select Board designates Chair Deb Maynard as union negotiating delegate as police and DPW contracts near expiration. The two-member quorum, members Michael Murphy and Jason Brio, with Maynard absent, voted 2-0 at the January 29 meeting to seat Maynard as the Select Board&

Dalton Backs $5M Sinecon Factory Expansion

Dalton Select Board backs $5 million Sinecon factory expansion.

Sandisfield Select Board Takes Fire Station, Disputes SFDI Equipment Ownership

SANDISFIELD -- January 27, 2026, Sandisfield Select Board opens FY27 budget review and confirms fire station takeover amid SFDI ownership dispute. At its January 27 meeting, the board worked through early department-by-department budget figures, with the police department's request for a full-time officer, estimated to add

Dalton Municipal Authority Opens Talks on Water Meters Amid Sewer Cost Warnings

Dalton's Municipal Authority debated a possible shift to metered water billing as Pittsfield's $77 million sewer upgrade threatens to at least double local sewer rates.

Lanesborough Planning Board Begins Drafting Short-Term Rental Bylaw for Annual Town Meeting

LANESBOROUGH -- January 20, 2026, Lanesborough Planning Board launches short-term rental bylaw drafting with a February 3 special meeting. Building Inspector Brian told the board that none of the roughly 60 known short-term rentals in town has been permitted legally, and that the town received only about $2,000