By Hannah Shirley SHEFFIELD — So far, two people have filed papers to run for Dave Smith’s soon-to-be-vacant select board seat. Martin Mitsoff, a Bushnell Sage Library trustee, Board of Health and Conservation Committee member and volunteer firefighter will run against native son James Collingwood Jr., chairman of the Sheffield Planning Board and co-owner of […]
By Hannah ShirleySHEFFIELD — Following budget frustrations, representatives from the five member towns of the Southern Berkshire Regional School District agreed that if they were going to get the attention of the state they needed a plan of action. “We need to do some advocacy for this group, because we are slipping through the cracks,” […]
By Hannah Shirley GREAT BARRINGTON— A power line fire on Route 41 between Division St. and Sheffield caused power loss to 677 Sheffield customers at 7:42 p.m. Thursday night. The fire was likely the result of damage caused by a lightning strike made worse by water leaking into a power transmitter. Great Barrington Fire Chief […]
GREAT BARRINGTON— A billboard on State Road across from Plaza Package askes the question, “Did something happen to you in the janitor’s room at Sheffield Center School?” The mother of a man who was a student at the Sheffield Center School back in the 1970s leased the billboard for $2300 a month at least until […]
SHEFFIELD — Jeffrey Collingwood, a member of the town’s Conservation Commission, has agreed to pay a $2,500 fine for violating the state ethics law. According to Gerry Tuoti, a public information officer for the state Ethics Commission, Collingwood violated Section 17 of interest law. Collingwood was found in violation of the conflict of interest law […]
SHEFFIELD — Jon Bruno has been appointed to the Southern Berkshire Regional School District’s school committee. Bruno was officially appointed to fill the final open seat by the appointing body that consisted of two of the select board members from Sheffield and the three school committee members from Sheffield. The committee comprised David Smith, chairman […]
From midnight until 8 a.m., no one’s on duty EGREMONT—During many overnight shifts, from midnight to 8 a.m., the phones in the Egremont police station will ring but there’s no one to answer. There is often no overnight coverage and Egremont residents are left to rely on the state police or Great Barrington and Sheffield […]
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story misstated Egremont Police Chief Erik Josephson’s role at the scene. He alerted Mary Brazie about the situation at Mt. Everett and assisted the Sheffield police at the scene. SHEFFIELD — Early Friday morning a bomb threat was reported to Mt. Everett Regional High School and students were […]
By Theodore Nappo SHEFFIELD—Beth Regulbuto, superintendent of the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, released a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 13, explaining that inappropriate posts on social media had been made by students from the district. “These posts were promptly investigated by the School Resource Officer and Mt. Everett Administrators. It was determined that no criminal […]
By Christopher McDermott SHEFFIELD — The muscle cars of mid-century America can drive an entire generation back to the days of their youth, but the enthusiasm for a car with personality or just a Labor Day weekend with friends is timeless. Old Yankee Street Rods, a club of classic car enthusiasts based in Great Barrington, […]
