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THE OTHER SIDE: Trump woke the world

The new Trumpian America, led by an authentic American "hero," is determined to put others in their place.

‘Berkshire Flyer’ is the only viable rail route to New York City

In his letter to the editor, Eddie Sporn of West Stockbridge writes: "That train to Danbury, Connecticut, has left the station and it ain’t coming back."

Proposed ‘Berkshire Flyer’ rail service needs to serve Berkshire residents, too

In a letter to the editor, Mark Shapp writes, "... if the service, should it ever see implementation, starts as small as I think is being indicated, it will in all likelihood not operate at times that meet Berkshire residents' travel needs.'

News Brief: Over $8.5 million awarded in MassWorks grants

The MassWorks program allocates 10 percent of awarded funds to assist municipalities with populations of 7,000 or less in completing roadway safety and transportation improvement projects.

News Briefs: Senate restores funding for arts, education, services; Complete Streets funding award for North Adams; study finds invasive species crossing oceans

The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to restore nearly $2 million in funding for the arts, humanities, and sciences through the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Panel reimagines passenger rail service — once again — between New York and the Berkshires

The Berkshire Flyer, seasonal weekend passenger rail service between New York and Pittsfield, would have free wifi, accessible stations with parking, a café car and a bicycle storage car.

News Briefs: Pignatelli secures funds for Berkshires; Cohen launches city council campaign

Pignatelli was the lead sponsor of and secured a number of items in the budget specifically for Berkshire and Hampden counties.

News Briefs: Fairview receives grant to develop rural network; Baker-Polito administration awards $10.2 million for transportation options for seniors, paratransit customers

The purpose of the program is to assist in the development of an integrated healthcare network, specifically in communities where such programs have never previously existed.

Daniel Toomey, 91, of Lee, MassDOT surveyor

While Toomey saw action at both the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, it was the fact that the peace treaty was signed in Tokyo Bay in 1945 aboard the very ship on which he was serving that he was most proud.

News Briefs: Cities, towns honored for ‘Complete Streets’; League of Women Voters chapter forms again

First founded as a chapter for Pittsfield in the early 1960s and later for all of central Berkshire county, the League of Women Voters of Central Berkshire County is one of many Massachusetts chapters of the national League of Women Voters that influences public policy through education and advocacy.

News Brief: MassDOT encourages Memorial Day travelers to plan ahead

MassDOT is taking several steps to ensure safe and reliable travel for all citizens who utilize transportation systems across the Commonwealth and will be shutting down scheduled roadway construction for the Memorial Day travel period effective at noon on Friday, May 26.

News Briefs: Tribal Historic Preservation Office requests rehearing; Acupuncture Day at the State House; all-electronic tolling update

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not only failed to engage in meaningful consultations with the Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office, it also delayed studying the cultural resources until it was too late to protect them.

MassDOT to build temporary Route 183 bridge; existing bridge to remain closed

The existing bridge will remain open to pedestrian traffic throughout these operations and the temporary bridge is expected to be open to traffic by the beginning of May.

News Brief: Temporary overnight bridge closure

The signed detour utilizes Route 7, Route 102 and Route 183 in Great Barrington and Stockbridge.

News Briefs: Temporary overnight closure of Route 183 bridge

The closure of the bridge is to facilitate the partial removal of the existing concrete beams.

Aviation magazine gives clues to Koladza Airport’s expanded future

The plans for the Walter J. Koladza Airport in Great Barrington now being considered at Town Hall are for three 149-foot by 50-foot hangars with 18 bays inside, 18 parking spaces and an access road. But according to one of the owners, the airport also wants to add a charter service and an LSA (light sport aircraft) dealership and air shows.

Koladza Airport owners plan expansion but the neighbors disapprove

Berkshire Aviation Enterprises Inc. is asking the town for a special permit for three new, prefabricated metal hangars 147 feet long by 50 feet wide, 18 parking spaces, a new taxi way and an access road off Seekonk Cross Road.
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