Letter: Re-Elect Gordon Hubbard to Lanesborough Select Board

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To the Editor:

I support the re-election of Gordon Hubbard to the Select Board in the town of Lanesborough.

Mr. Hubbard prepares himself well by reading all the agenda materials before the Select Board meetings. He is very transparent, has no personal agenda, has an open mind and the business acumen that has worked well with the fiscal responsibilities of the Board of Selectmen.

Gordon has attended Planning Board, Zoning Board, Finance Committee, Recreation Committee, Board of Health, and Economic Development Committee meetings and every Business-to-Business Event while serving as a selectman in this town. He is very sincere in his desire to continue serving the community and he has always been courteous and a true gentleman when responding to the public at these meetings.

Given my roles in town government serving on the Economic Development Committee as the chair, member of both the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals and having attended just about every Select Board meeting over the past several years, I’ve witnessed firsthand the differences in the candidates in their preparation for the meetings they are involved in. I've also read Mr. Hubbard's platform, goals, experience, and education on www.reelectgordonhubbard.com.

Gordon is by far the more prepared, experienced, and professional of the two candidates in this race.

The town of Lanesborough has some very serious issues that require the best, most qualified person for the job. Transparency and accountability are very important when running for public office at this high level! Gordon Hubbard is by far that person.

I'll cast my vote on Tuesday, June 21, for Gordon Hubbard, Select Board member for three more years! Your vote is important – remember to vote – get the vote out – remember, every vote has an impact on the future of our town.

Barbara Davis-Hassan
Lanesborough, Mass. 

 

 

 

 


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Pittsfield Health Officials to Present Outreach Program

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wheels are moving on local health officials' plan to implement an outreach program that connects unhoused individuals with resources. 

The controversial camping ordinance was sent to the Board of Health in September 2025, and they have determined it is not the best approach for Pittsfield. It was officially scrapped by the City Council last month. 

After months of consideration and a visit to the Northampton Division of Community Care, the BOH recommends piloting an alternative community response program with two new homeless service coordinators who would begin work in the spring.  

On Wednesday, Cambi presented the board with a draft plan. It aims to strengthen the city's public health response to substance use and related community challenges by implementing a peer outreach program that provides harm reduction support services, navigation, and relationship building with vulnerable residents.  

This includes improving coordination with community partners and enhancing health and environmental conditions in the downtown area. 

The immediate priorities, Cambi said, are to rebuild trust and engagement, promote community understanding, and reduce stigma. 

"The context behind this is that there was a policy put in place that was set as a solution. We heard from community members and service providers about how this wasn't the right approach, and now there's been a shift," he said. 

"The city, including the Health Department, needs to own that change and how we need to rebuild those relationships, because we definitely lost the trust of the public." 

He pointed out that the department has already been doing this work with its public health nurse and community health worker, but this program would expand that outreach. A system will need to be put in place for data and program tracking. 

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