PITTSFIELD - A North Adams woman has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a local woman two years ago.
Dawn Cote, 42, of Liberty Street was arraigned Thursday in Berkshire Superior Court. She had not-guilty pleas entered on her behalf for single counts of manslaughter and of distribution of fentanyl.
Cote allegedly sold fentanyl, a potent painkiller, to 32-year-old Carlen Robinson of North Adams sometime in the three days before Robinson's death on Nov. 11, 2005. Robinson allegedly died from a fentanyl overdose, say prosecutors.
The investigation was conducted by members of the North Adams Police Department and state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office.
Cote was released on personal recognizance by Judge Daniel Ford.
A Pittsfield man also was arraigned Thursday before Ford.
Lucas S. Marion, 18, of East New Lenox Road, had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of dissemination of visual material of a child in a state of sexual conduct and 23 counts of possesion of visual material of a child depicted in sexual conduct.
Ford released him on personal recognizance.
It is alleged that Marion possessed and distributed child pornography in Pittsfield between May 17, 2005, and July 26, 2007.
The investigation was conducted by state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office.
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Pittsfield Schools Consider Enhanced Bus Surveillance
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Pittsfield Public Schools are considering a couple of companies for enhanced bus safety surveillance after a spring pilot.
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Bonnie Howland reported that they have met with BusPatrol and Gatekeeper Systems, which offer automated stop-arm enforcement and video surveillance.
It is illegal for drivers to pass a school bus when the red warning lights are flashing, and the stop-sign arm is extended. This protects children exiting and entering the school bus.
A stop-arm camera pilot program was conducted in May.
"We currently have a four-camera system on the interior of the bus, so Gatekeeper is sort of better as far as functionality. It's a little more of an upfront investment," Howland told the School Committee last week.
"BusPatrol works where you basically have an installation of the cameras, and then as tickets are issued to people, you sort of regain your investment, so it's two different sort of cost profiles."
Gatekeeper would cost about $100,000 to purchase, while BusPatrol has no upfront cost and a monthly charge.
PPS is interested in putting cameras in all of its buses, about 30. Howland said that Gatekeeper has a little more robust system that fits into our current system, and Mayor Peter Marchetti reported that the company with no upfront cost helps secure a grant for implementation: $1,200 per camera and $250 a month per bus.
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