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DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board has decided to create a group that will help determine the fate of the 130-year-old Town Hall.   The ad hoc committee will consist of a few...

Officials in Dalton were already mixed about asking taxpayers to kick in another $100,000 next week for a Town Hall renovation. On Tuesday, the board held to that, deciding to

DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board has decided to reduce spending on the Town Hall renovation project and "revision" what it should look like.    The board...

The hungry Town Hall bats flew, as hoped, out specially installed one-way tubes. Now, the town of Dalton hopes to pay for that flight, and keep a major renovation project

Sentiments often characterized as “not in my backyard” — or NIMBY — are common in the Berkshires, particularly when it comes to pot businesses, as The Eagle’s April 15 editorial

DALTON, Mass. — The Planning Board last week recommended 4-1 that town meeting adopt an accessory dwelling units bylaw, with Planner Daniel Esko voting against.   The proposed...

DALTON, Mass. — The Board of Selectmen on Monday voted for a single tax rate for residential and commercial properties. It was a quick and unanimous decision that did not yield much...

For Carrie Geibel, Matthew Porter and Angela Earl, what loomed as a winter of discontent began in September, when letters arrived from Town Hall saying Dalton would stop plowing River

1 of 7 photos by STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE Marc Strout, who is a detective sergeant in the Pittsfield Police Department, is the first to salute the new Dalton police chief, his wife, Deanna Strout, at her swearing-in ceremony on Saturday. photos by STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE Deanna Strout is sworn-in as Dalton’s new Chief of Police on Saturday, February 27, 2021. STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN...

"I think shes the best fit for our community," Chair Robert Bishop summarized the consensus. Strout, who said she has wanted to be a police officer "since I was 5 years old," has been acquainted with the local force for most of her life. Her uncle, George Wendling, served on the force for 30 years, and Strout became more involved through the Dalton Police Explorers in her youth. The Dalton candidate had emerged as one of three finalists interviewed earlier this week from a crop of 24 applica...