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Weather Advisory: Sleet, Freezing Rain to Fall on the Berkshires

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You could get whiplash trying to keep up with weather in the Berkshires: from minus temperatures last week to glorious temperatures 60s on Monday, it's hard to figure out what to wear. 
 
So, after a few nice, bright mild days, it's time for a turnover. Starting this evening, freezing rain and sleet will cover the Berkshires with ice and slush. 
 
The National Weather Service is forecasting that a mainly freezing rain event with some sleet mixed-in will develop starting between 6 and 9 p.m. and the freezing rain will continue through Thursday morning before tapering off and transitioning to drizzle by midday Thursday. Up to a quarter of an inch of ice accretion is possible, especially in central and Western Massachusetts.
 
Daytime temperatures will stay in the 40s but expect that to drop to the 20s by the weekend.
 
There have already been some cancellations: Pittsfield Public Schools is canceling activities scheduled to take place after 5:30 p.m., including sporting events and PTO meetings. Southern Berkshire Regional School District has canceled all after-school events (except Ski Butternut) and tonight's Voice of Democracy Awards ceremony in Pittsfield has been postponed. 
 
The biggest concern is the conditions of the roads on Thursday morning, so be prepared for icy roadways and sidewalks. There also could be isolated power outages and downed tree limbs.
 
And more rain is expected Thursday night into Friday, along with above-freezing temperatures and snow melt leading to rises on area rivers that could cause ice jams. 
 

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Clarksburg FinCom, Select Board Agree on $1.9M Town Operating Budget

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town is looking at an operating budget of $1,859,413 for fiscal 2025, down a percent from this year largely because of debt falling off.
 
Town officials are projecting a total budget at about $5.1 million, however, the School Committee is not expected to approve a school budget for two more weeks so no final number has been determined.
 
Town officials said they've asked the school budget to come in at a 2 percent increase. Finance Committee member Carla Fosser asked what would happen if it was more than that. 
 
"Then we would need to make cuts," said Town Administrator Carl McKinney, adding, "I'm a product of that school. But at the same time, we have a town to run to and, you know, we're facing uncertain weather events. And our culverts are old, the roads are falling apart. ... ." 
 
The assessment to McCann Technical School is $363,220, down about $20,000 from this year.
 
The major increases on the town side are step and cost-of-living raises for employees (with the exception of the town clerk at her request), the addition of a highway laborer, an increase in hours from 16 to 24 for the town accountant, and insurance and benefits that are about $70,000. There is a slight increase for employee training and supplies such as postage.
 
Select Board Chair Robert Norcross at Wednesday's joint meeting with the Finance Committee, said the town's employees are hard-working and that wages aren't keeping up with inflaction.
 
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