 Lanesborough 2023 Year in Review: Public Safety Building, Yes or No?The town continued to grapple with its public safety facility needs, held an election, and saw promise for the shuttered Berkshire Mall.  Pittsfield 2023 Year In Review: TransformationThe year 2023 was one of transition for the city with a selection of new leaders and multiple transformative projects underway.  North Adams Dealt With Big Projects, Big Challenges in 2023The city is ending a year filled with major projects getting underway, some massive infrastructure challenges and the announced revival of a significant pillar of the community.  Dalton Sees Project Completions, New Initiatives in 2023The town saw a mixture of change, progress, initiatives, and project completions in 2023.  Public Projects Prominent in Williamstown in 2023Three high-profile publicly funded projects that took years to get underway reached or neared the finish line in 2023.  2022: North Adams Year in ReviewThe city ended 2022 with a partial solution to its problematic public safety building, the feds taking interest in the flood chutes, new faces at City Hall and the opening of a $20 million cannabis cultivation facility.  Dalton: 2022 in ReviewDalton saw new initiatives go forward but failed to progress on some larger construction projects.  Adams 2022 Year in ReviewSeveral of these projects have been ongoing or ready to begin for several years. Many of them will be complete or have made significant progress by the end of the new year.  Williamstown Year in Review 2022: Progress and ProcessFor the third straight year, the Village Beautiful dealt with an ugly national legacy of racism as ongoing work to increase diversity, equity and inclusion drove much of the public discourse.  Pittsfield Year in Review 2022Homelessness continued to be a strong presence in the community after it was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the community called for police accountability and mental health resources after a man in distress was shot and killed by police following a 911 call.  Wahconah Boys Lacrosse Made History in 2022The Wahconah boys lacrosse team gave us the top sports story of 2022. |
