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 […]
SHEFFIELD — State marijuana regulators have ordered the state’s first outdoor grow facility to cease all of its medical and adult-use cannabis operations. The Cannabis Control Commission issued a summary suspension order to Nova Farms LLC, which holds six licenses between its site in Sheffield on Kellogg Road and a site in Attleboro, on Friday […]
PITTSFIELD — A Southfield man who was allegedly drunk when he caused the death of a 70-year-old Connecticut motorcyclist entered a not-guilty plea Tuesday at Berkshire County Superior Court. On May 22, 39-year-old Kristopher Laine was traveling eastbound near 199 Canaan Road in Sheffield around 3 p.m. when his pick-up veered out of his lane […]
LENOX — For much of the Junior American Legion schedule, Sheffield Post 340 ran roughshod over its competition. But after a lopsided loss at the hands of East Longmeadow Wednesday set up a do-or-die final of the double-elimination district tournament. With home-field advantage on its side, Sheffield cruised past East Longmeadow this time, winning 9-2 […]
SHEFFIELD — A local police officer was treated for smoke inhalation Tuesday after a West Road hay field went up in flames. Sheffield and Great Barrington fire departments responded to a reported brush fire at the Larkin Farm on Lime Kiln Road around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. When the first units arrived, they found a hay […]
SHEFFIELD — The town quietly achieved a milestone for local lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) people Friday with a modest Pride block party held in conjunction with the regular farmers market. The event, hosted by two local churches, was the first of its kind in Sheffield. “You’re starting to see more rainbow flags […]
SHEFFIELD — A special town meeting that was to be held on May 30, Thursday, will give voters the chance to decide on a local excise tax, a senior workoff program, funding for the transfer station and establish a contract with a recycling facility in Springfield. The 6- percent room occupancy excise tax that appears […]