Sign in Subscribe

Topic

Government

A collection of 229 issues

Great Barrington Select Board Unanimously Places Three Special Town Meeting Articles on Warrant

LENOX — June 9, 2026 — Great Barrington Select Board places three spending articles on June 29 special town meeting warrant, unanimously, as town's free cash balance barely covers the total being requested. Town Manager Liz Huntsworth told a joint Select Board and Finance Committee session Tuesday that the certified

Williamstown Planning Board defers leadership vote, sets 2027 zoning priorities

WILLIAMSTOWN — June 9, 2026 — Williamstown Planning Board maps out 2027 zoning agenda and advances subdivision rewrite as state grant expires June 30. The board, chaired by Ken Kuttner with members Corey Campbell, Roger Lawrence, Eric Reardon, and Sam Page participating remotely or absent due to a household issue, unanimously approved

Stockbridge Commission Pushes Back on Wetland Mitigation Plan for Rattlesnake Mountain Road Culvert

STOCKBRIDGE — June 9, 2026 — Stockbridge Conservation Commission advances state-funded culvert replacement but balks at wetland mitigation plan. At its June 9 meeting, the commission heard a detailed preliminary presentation from GZA GeoEnvironmental and the Housatonic Valley Association on a proposed replacement of a failing 24-inch culvert on Rattlesnake

Lenox Conservation Commission Continues Rattlesnake Mountain Road Culvert Review to June 23

LENOX — June 9, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission debates wetland mitigation fund over replication at Rattlesnake Mountain Road culvert project. The commission heard a preliminary Notice of Intent presentation from GZA GeoEnvironmental and the Housatonic Valley Association for a grant-funded replacement of a failing 24-inch culvert on Rattlesnake Mountain

Williamstown Select Board Awards Old Town Garage Bid to Williams College

WILLIAMSTOWN — June 8, 2026 — Williamstown Select Board unanimously awards bid for the town's last major downtown parcel to Williams College, opening formal negotiations. The board voted 5-0 Monday to advance the sale of 59 Water Street, a vacant lot known as the old town garage site, which

Lenox Planning Board Reorganizes, Launches Battery Storage Zoning Work Before November Deadline

LENOX — June 8, 2026 — Lenox Planning Board unanimously re-elected Buck Donovan as chair and opened substantive battery energy storage zoning work with a November 14 moratorium expiration looming. The board also endorsed a Form A lot-line adjustment at 140 Woodcock Road allowing property owner Rebecca Zim and Abidor

Stockbridge Bowl Dam Study and Dredging Permits Advance on Parallel Tracks

LENOX — June 7, 2026 — Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Committee hears dam study and dredging permitting updates. Town official Michael Canales told the committee June 7 that engineers from Kyan Bond are conducting a phase two dam safety assessment on the Stockbridge Bowl dam — a structure classified as high-hazard — with topographic

Stockbridge Select Board Votes to Keep Chime Tower at 30 Minutes Daily Despite Neighbor Complaints

LENOX — June 4, 2026 — Stockbridge Select Board votes 2-1 to keep Children's Chime Tower at its current 30-minutes-daily schedule despite complaints from nearby residents. A pastor who lives roughly 250 feet from the tower told the board that for "3,180 minutes" across

Stockbridge Select Board Votes to Keep Children's Chime Tower at Daily 30-Minute Schedule

STOCKBRIDGE — June 4, 2026 — Stockbridge Select Board holds Children's Chime Tower schedule despite neighbor and church complaints. The board voted 2-1 at its June 4 meeting to keep the historic Children's Chime Tower playing 30 minutes daily at 5:30 p.m. through the summer,

Lenox Select Board Adopts Green Burial at Mountain View Cemetery, Updates Permit Fees

LENOX — June 3, 2026 — Lenox Select Board unanimously adopts green burial at Mountain View Cemetery and moves meeting postings online. The board voted 4-0 on both measures at its June 3 regular meeting, capping a process that Board of Health Chair Diane Romeo said began in March 2024 with

All Berkshire County towns we cover · Every Massachusetts town on the Townbrief network.