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Lee School Committee Approves $13.9 Million FY27 Budget Unanimously

LENOX — April 7, 2026 — Lee School Committee approves $13.9 million FY27 budget and authorizes $120,000 emergency water heater replacement. The committee voted 6-0 Tuesday to adopt the fiscal year 2027 operating budget of $13,914,836, a 3.33 percent increase over the current year and well

Lenox Select Board Appoints 13 Residents to Two New Advisory Committees

LENOX — April 6, 2026 — Lenox Select Board appoints 13 residents to two newly formed town committees at April 6 meeting. The board unanimously filled six of seven seats on the Community Preservation Committee — drawing nominees from the Historical Commission, Conservation Commission, and Planning Board, with a seventh housing-related seat

Great Barrington Parks Commission Approves Full Spring Field and Park Use Slate

LENOX — April 6, 2026 — Great Barrington's Parks and Recreation Commission approved a full slate of spring and summer field and park use requests at its April 6 meeting and introduced a mandatory field maintenance protocol for all user groups. Chair Karen unveiled a written usage requirements document — developed

Lenox Finance Committee Accepts Clean FY2025 Audit With No Material Weaknesses

LENOX — April 6, 2026 — Lenox Finance Committee unanimously accepts clean FY2025 audit and reviews four new warrant articles. Dave Irwin and Joe Collins of Adelson & Company presented the fiscal year 2025 audit to the Finance Committee on April 6, reporting an unmodified opinion with no material weaknesses and no

Stockbridge Select Board Approves $50,000 for Ambulance Service, Closes Town Meeting Warrant

LENOX — April 2, 2026 — Stockbridge Select Board approves $50,000 for struggling ambulance service and closes town meeting warrant. The board voted unanimously April 2 to allocate $25,000 from free cash to the Southern Berkshire Voluntary Ambulance Service for Furnace District 911 coverage and added a second $25,000

Lenox CPC Extends Cove and Historic Commission Grants to New 2026 and 2027 Deadlines

LENOX — March 31, 2026 — Lenox Community Preservation Committee extends two stalled grants and debates a tighter deadline policy. The committee voted unanimously to extend the deadline for a roofing and energy-efficiency project at The Cove bowling alley to December 31, 2026, after the applicant, Craig, described three years of

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

Berkshire Hills Schools Rank 12th in State for AP Exam Pass Rates

LENOX — March 26, 2026 — Berkshire Hills Regional School District ranked 12th in Massachusetts for Advanced Placement exam pass rates, the School Committee learned at its March 26 meeting. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Colin presented five-year trend data showing Monument Mountain Regional High School placing in the top 15

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

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