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Congratulations to Patrick Silk

I hope all voters will come together to support him as Sheffield's newest Select Board member.

Great Barrington says it’s ‘ready’ for ice storm; downed trees and power outages expected

The winter storm warning, which means that significant ice accumulations are likely, takes effect at 5 p.m. today and extends until 7 a.m. Tuesday. Winds could gust to as high as 35 miles per hour.

It’s Not That Simple: Reader questions

To be clear, the town doesn’t recruit specific industries to town. Rather, it attempts to create the right business and development environment in which businesses can start and prosper.

Keep Lake Mansfield Road open: Here’s how

In his letter Steve Farina writes: “Utilize a technology such as Technopost , or similar, to construct a boardwalk from the beach to the boat ramp along the edge of the lake.”

It’s Not That Simple: Coming apart at the seams?

Why are our bridges failing? Whose fault is it and why is nothing done until it’s too late? Not surprisingly, part of the problem is money. It costs $4-5 million to replace a bridge so it isn’t something the town takes lightly.

DPW employee quits after audit uncovers missing fuel

The town has gasoline-monitoring software that provides detailed accounting of gas use, filling and time, accessed by a key and code.

News Brief: Lake Mansfield Road closed Monday, Oct. 23

On Monday October 23rd from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lake Mansfield Road will be closed between the intersections of Knob Hill Road and Dehon Road.

Lake Mansfield forums to outline options for recreation area

Town Planner Chris Remold has launched a web survey for people who can’t come to the forums. He also hopes to record the forum or stream it on CTSB-TV. (See link to survey in this story.)
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