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BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Kids 4 Harmony and 18 Degrees—Working together to create hope and light

Sharing the mission "to champion access, opportunity, belonging, and well-being for all people on their journey, helping to build thriving communities."

News Brief: PFAS legislation advanced

Often referred to as “forever chemicals,” they remain in bodies and the environment, and many will not naturally degrade over time.

News Briefs: Sewage legislation advanced; bicycle, pedestrian plans

The bill would establish practices and procedures to require those legally in charge of running sewage overflow outlets to inform the public if and when raw sewage is entering their rivers and waterways, a term known as “combined sewage overflow.”

News Briefs: GB Town Hall reconfiguration; Pignatelli honored by Mass. Rivers Alliance

Pignatelli and Gobi were responsible for the passage of a $2.4 billion environmental bond bill, signed by Gov. Charlie Baker in August, which allocated $55 million in funds for river and wetland restoration programs across the Commonwealth.

EYES TO THE SKY: Mars peaks this week: Seek out Mars, now brighter than Jupiter

View Mars from nightfall to first light. It is particularly lovely as it sinks into the hills to the southwest.

News Briefs: Mass. Senate approves funding for opioid prevention services; Mass. Senate provides funding for Berkshire FLYER; Mass. Senate to review small bridge repair...

The Massachusetts Senate has adopted Hinds' amendments to the fiscal year 2019 state budget to continue the efforts of the Berkshire FLYER Working Group to ensure a pilot train service connecting New York City to the Berkshires launches no later than 2020.

News Brief: Mass. Senate adopts amendment establishing Rural School Aid

A report filed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in January found that rural districts across the Commonwealth face unique challenges that impact their ability to deliver quality services to their students.

News Brief: State Senate passes education reform

The bill implements the recommendations of the bipartisan Foundation Budget Review Commission, which found that the foundation budget formula is drastically underestimating education costs.

News Briefs: MassDOT future projects; Iran nuclear deal debate at Williams; Lyme disease bill hearings

Lyme disease cases continue to be high in southern Berkshire County, at a case rate of over 500 cases per 100,000 population. Berkshire County also has the second-highest rate in Massachusetts for the tick-borne coinfection anaplasmosis.
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