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The town appointed two experienced department employees, Corey Swistak and Brent Lancia, to be interim co-superintendents overseeing operations after the former superintendent, Robert Navin, was fired in late October, according

CHESHIRE, Mass. — The Cheshire Board of Selectmen voted on Tuesday to officially form the Police Chief Hiring Committee. The five-member committee will work to replace current Police...

Berkshire County has more than a dozen volunteers who regularly measure precipitation for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. The projects tagline: "because every drop counts."

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Both debt exclusion articles on the special election ballot passed on Tuesday.   The election was held to determine whether voters would authorize the town...

CHESHIRE â€” Motorists traveling in Cheshire soon can expect a smoother ride between Adams and Savoy. On Monday, the contractor that the town hired, LB Corp. of Lee, began milling the half of Route 116 in town from Maple Drive to the Savoy town line. After the preparation work, that 1.2-mile stretch of the road will be repaved. Weather permitting, the project will be completed by weeks end, according to town Highway Superintendent Robert Navin. "We expect to begin paving on Wednesday and go...

  The small town has traditionally held the parade through town and up to the cemetery on West Mountain Road with veterans, town and state officials, police, firefighters, Shriners, children on red-white-and-blue decorated bicycles and the Hoosac Valley High School band.   Like so many events of the past year, Memorial Day was silent in 2020. But with Gov. Charlie Bakers lifting of capacity limits and mask wearing outdoors as of May 29, town officials are hoping for a parade this year on ...

  The board members volleyed the updated agreement Tuesday to the School Committee to gauge its feelings on a possible rent increase.      The discussion began after the former town administrator gave the district permission to clean out the old library space to house a remote access space for teachers without a stable internet connection for remote instruction.   It was found that the room was not actually part of the central offices lease agreement and, after taking a deeper look ...

CHESHIRE, Mass. — The Selectmen are exploring implementing a senior tax work-off program, however, with an abundance of eligible seniors, the program would likely have to be...