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Berkshire County’s tourist attractions have begun to see younger visitors, more year-round traffic, more digital guests and more interest in outdoor recreation.
Burlington appoints Assistant Chief Brian Long its permanent chief of police.
Unchanged city property tax rate of $0.5973, or just under 60 cents, per $100 of taxable value Revenue increases projected Catch up on deferred capital spending Increases in travel and training budgets post COVID June 1, final proposed budget presented Thank you for supporting local journalism as a Times-News subscriber $62,479,639 General Fund Pays for most visible government functions like public safety, inspections and public works Top revenue sources $27.9 million, 44.7% of General Fund, property taxes, increases based on projected growth, especially in new houses $14.4 million proj...
"I am going to make some adjustments to placemaking priorities and reformat them to fit into the rest of the document," Chairwoman Anna Farrington said last week. "I'm going to make a final review through the document and identify any other areas where I think we're lacking information. And then perhaps we can review those elements, next time. I think we are very close to having a public give us feedback on the master plan. Maybe if not in March, perhaps we can target the April or May meeting." The placemaking was one of the last elements and the topic of the first meeting in Febr...
NORTH ADAMS â Roads? Who needs roads? Barring major setbacks â and there probably will be setbacks â years from now someone could ride their bicycle from Bennington, Vt., through Pownal and Williamstown, and into North Adams without spending much time on roads. In fact, the route mostly would flow alongside the Hoosic River, passing through valleys, meadows and forests, under railroad tracks using a former drainage route and through the Blackinton Mill. An earlier proposal that took it through The Spruces and along a route in the Chenaille Terrace neighborhood to the airport pr...