Pittsfield, Dalton Hosting Hazardous Waste Collection Oct. 15

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A household hazardous waste collection, organized by the city of Pittsfield in conjunction with the town of Dalton, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15.
 
The collection will be held at the city’s Highway Facility, 81 Hawthorne Ave.; please enter through the rear entrance. A wide range of unwanted household products with labels indicating the need for special handling or disposal will be accepted, as well as rechargeable button, other non-alkaline batteries and mercury-bearing thermostats and thermometers.
 
Online pre-registration is required by midnight on Oct. 12 and can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/2022HazDaySignup, along with a complete list of accepted and unaccepted items.
 
As space is limited, participants will select a 30-minute appointment window for drop-off. Patrons are asked to place materials in the trunk of their vehicles. Additionally, for safety purposes, participants are asked to remain in their vehicles and refrain from smoking for the duration of the visit.
 
Additional instructions will be provided to registered participants.
 
Residents without computer access may call 413-499-9330 (Pittsfield) or 413-684-6115, Ext. 11,
(Dalton) for registration assistance. No drop-ins will be accepted.

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Gulf Road in Dalton and Lanesborough Re-Opens

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — After being closed for more than two years, Gulf Road reopened on Wednesday for the season.
 
For the last week, the town Highway Department has been clearing up fallen trees and graded the stretch of road on both its side and Dalton's side on Wednesday, Lanesborough Department of Public Works Director Charlie Durfee said. 
 
The seasonal dirt road closed because of flooding caused by what was initially thought to be from a beaver dam that was located on the Pittsfield stretch. 
 
It was initially assessed that the beavers were blocking the culvert, but this may have been incorrect, Shedd said.
 
"The logs were clean-cut on each end, which suggested they were cut by a chainsaw," Shedd said 
 
The road often serves as a shortcut between Lanesborough and Dalton by drivers to avoid retail-related traffic at Allendale Plaza and Berkshire Crossing in Pittsfield. It runs about 1.7 miles from Route 8 near the Connector Road in Lanesborough, through Pittsfield and around the Boulders Reserve and comes out in Dalton, where it turns into High Street. 
 
A pool of water overtook the roadway last year, causing surface damage. The flowing water eroded the gravel road, creating rills and gullies that cut into the roadway, Pittsfield City Engineer Tyler Shedd said. 
 
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