Tag: Rising Paper mill

Mr. Evans recently retired from Interprint in Pittsfield, in January 2016 and was a longtime employee of the former Rising Paper Mill in Housatonic.

He worked at New Britain Machine Company for many years, and later moved back to Pittsfield and worked at Rising Paper Mill.

Jim was a graduate of Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 1973.

Zip worked as an electrician for Rising Paper Mill, Barrington Electric and Berkshire Hills Regional School District, and was the wire inspector for the Town of Great Barrington for many years–he was the longest serving town officer in Berkshire County.

The $300,000 Brownfields Community Wide Assessment grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be used to perform Phase One and Phase Two environmental assessments of several properties, most of them in and around the village of Housatonic.

The solar field below the Rising Paper Mill in Housatonic, built last year on a brownfield, is saving the town and the Berkshire Hills Regional School District each between $70,000 and $90,000 in annual electricity costs.

The Housie Dome — a gym and community center - -will “remain as community facility” as will the neighboring park and playground." -- Great Barrington Town Manager Jennifer Tabakin