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I WITNESS: Erasing democracy is easier than you think

Donald Trump is a zero-sum kind of a guy. He only feels that he has won if everyone else loses, and in order for everyone to lose, they have to be destroyed.

News Briefs: Fairview disaster exercise; GBPD mental health first aid course; Mass Pike lane closures

Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety provides officers with more response options to help them de-escalate incidents and better understand mental illnesses so they can respond to mental health-related calls appropriately without compromising anyone's safety.

Great Barrington eyes funding for five ‘complete streets’ projects: They’re not just for cars

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission senior transportation planner Eammon Coughlin said the town will be notified in late December if it is awarded funding.

News Briefs: Mass Pike bridge deck repairs; Municipal police training fund legislation heads to governor

This is the third time the Massachusetts Senate has attempted to create a dedicated funding stream for this critical public safety need during the 2017-2018 legislative session.

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: MassDOT capital investment plan public meeting

The draft capital investment plan includes all MassDOT highway and municipal projects, regional airports, rail and transit, including MBTA and regional transit authorities as well as the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Berkshire Flyer will strengthen Berkshires’ economy

In their letter to the editor, Cortney Dupont and Sandra Carroll write, "The Berkshire Flyer is nothing less than an investment in our future, as to build an infrastructure for growth is certainly a prerequisite for growth to take hold."

Panel issues report on restoring passenger rail from New York to the Berkshires

The service would start out as a pilot program. The plan is to run one round-trip train each weekend during summer and fall weekends between New York City and Pittsfield via the Rensselaer Station, just east across the Hudson River from Albany.

Could ‘complete streets’ make Great Barrington more user-friendly?

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation defines a complete street as "one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes - walking, biking, transit and vehicles – for people of all ages and abilities."

News Brief: RMV temporary closure

All RMV services, with the exception of law enforcement, will be unavailable from Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. until Monday, March 26, at 8 a.m. due to a changeover to a new computer system.

News Briefs: Hinds to speak in Sheffield; Complete Streets funding awards

The Sheffield Democratic Committee urges all Berkshires residents, regardless of their political affiliations, to take advantage of the opportunity to meet Hinds in person and discuss issues facing Massachusetts and the nation.

News Brief: No fuel at Mass Pike Lee service plaza

Beginning Monday, Feb. 26, fuel area renovation work will be occurring at the I-90 westbound service plaza in Lee and no fuel will be available to travelers for approximately eight to nine weeks.

Options now abound for potential passenger rail to the Berkshires

Three different ideas for three different routes to get people to the Berkshires. And it's anyone's guess as to which one will win the day.

News Brief: No fuel at Mass Pike Westborough service plaza

MassDOT has announced that its vendor is installing new fuel tanks at the service plaza.

Berkshire rep added to key state transport panel; study on Pittsfield-to-New-York rail link chugging along

Reps. William 'Smitty' Pignatelli and John Barrett worked to lobby Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, who agreed to place a Berkshire County resident on the commission.

News Briefs: Hinds weighs in on Berkshire Museum controversy; Route 183 bridge closure; Berkshire Flyer meeting

The closure of the Route 183 bridge is to facilitate the installation of the new concrete beams for the final phase of construction.

News Brief: Temporary closure of Route 183 Housatonic bridge; Mass. Senate passes legislation to curb campus sexual violence; Mass. Ranked fourth most bicycle-friendly state

The closure of the bridge is to facilitate the removal of the temporary bridge and implement a new traffic pattern onto the newly constructed Phase I bridge.
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