SHEFFIELD — With a score of vacancies on several of the town’s appointed municipal boards, there may be no better time than the present for residents to get involved in local government. The need for volunteer members on specific municipal boards has reached a point, Town Administrator Rhonda LaBombard says, where handling certain town business […]
SHEFFIELD — A three-month municipal investigation into the potential purchase of a property for the use of housing a new highway garage has ended with the town declining the opportunity, citing excessive cost concerns. Situated at the intersection of Home Road and County Road, the four-acre parcel is currently owned by Pexco LLC, an Atlanta-based […]
SVNA Home Assistance, the private duty arm of Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association has opened an additional location in Sheffield. SVNA Home Assistance has provided non-medical homecare to residents of Northwestern Connecticut since 2012. And on Dec. 1, it crossed the state line and opened its doors in Southern Berkshire County. SVNA Home Assistance is a […]
SHEFFIELD — In the summer of 1961, Bill Clark received a phone call that he would never forget. At the age of 19, Clark, a resident of Sheffield, was asked to come interview for a seasonal bellhop position by the manager of the Red Lion Inn, in Stockbridge. At the time, Clark was self-admittedly shy […]
SHEFFIELD — An unpaved and seasonally unmaintained stretch of road in town has routinely closed for the winter and the Select Board has begun to mull over the possibility of permanently closing the road. On Nov. 1, Lower Barnum Street was closed to the public until the Spring, due to no winter maintenance planned for […]
SHEFFIELD — A school committee meeting scheduled for Thursday night could be met with pickets who are calling for the superintendent’s removal from the school district. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, a meeting for the Executive Evaluation Subcommittee was slated to include discussion about a possible contract renewal for Beth Regulbuto as the superintendent […]
SHEFFIELD — Equipped with 10 years of active duty service in the U.S. Air Force, Doug Daponde has officially taken flight as the newest Eagle at Mount Everett Regional School. With a background as a teacher for 13 years, Daponde joins the staff at Southern Berkshire Regional School District with nearly eight years in administration. […]
SHEFFIELD — Joining other local and state governments around the country, the town is pursuing litigation against pharmaceutical companies for their role in the ongoing opioid crisis. At an Oct. 7 meeting, Select Board member Martin Mitsoff said that he has been following “thousands” of communities in the pursuit of a class-action lawsuit that alleges […]
SHEFFIELD — While at the town fair two weekends ago, the head of the select board recalled seeing a trampoline and an overflow of parking that appeared to be on Town Park property. Out of concern for legal responsibility of the town, the select board set up a meeting with Sarah Gulotta, a resident of […]
SHEFFIELD — At the start of the new millennium, town officials were tasked with figuring out how to celebrate their community. Dave Smith Sr., a former member of the select board, with Kathy Orlando, a longtime and current member of the town’s agricultural commission, came up with the idea that started with a couple vendors […]