See more photos of the graduation here. SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The 48 graduates at Mount Everett Regional School were urged to find their truth and not to race too.
NEW MARLBOROUGH â Residents approved nearly all items Saturday at New Marlboroughâs annual town meeting, endorsing a budget that raises a range of employee salaries and increases one-time spending.
Approximately 65 to 70 residents attended the meeting, said Steven Klein, who chairs the Finance Committee. All items passed, except a proposed change to a town bylaw concerning abandoned or unregistered motor vehicles, boats and trailers.
In fiscal 2022, the townâs operating budget is up 3 percent, to $2,931,376, its school budget is down 6 percent, to $2,785,867, and its stabilization/capital expenses are up 300 percent, to $305,758.
The $177,735 decrease in the school budget â about 6 percent â is because of a decline in the number of New Marlborough students attending Southern Berkshire Regional School District schools.
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The state of disrepair of the former Housatonic School is one major issue that newly elected Great Barrington officials will have to grapple with. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
GREAT BARRINGTON â The only contested seats during town elections next week are those on the Select Board, and a newcomer with extensive banking and investment experience is the lone candidate on the ballot for Finance Committee.
Town elections will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the fire station and the Housatonic Community Center.
Select Board incumbent Kate Burke, and newcomers Eric Gabriel and Garfield Reed, answered questions about hot and controversial topics at Tuesdayâs candidates forum, via Zoom. Burke is running to hold her three-year seat for a second term, and another seat is vacant, since Bill Cooke is not running for reelection.