Letters
<POST LETTER>Letter: City Needs to Support Local Artwork
Over the past year, I have joined a number of North Adams residents in an effort to restore the schoolchildren's paintings of Berkshire County mill workers that were depicted on the cement pillars on Marshall Street in North Adams until workers from Mass MoCA illegally painted over the historic work.
Letter: Police Union Endorses Caccaviello for District Attorney
The IBPO Local 447 (Pittsfield Police Officers Union) and IBPO Local 447S (Pittsfield Police Superior Officers Union) formally endorse Paul Caccaviello for the office of Berkshire County district attorney.
Letter: Recent Article on BRTA Cuts
So much money from Berkshire County goes to fund eastern Massachusetts transportation and so little comes to BRTA, even after our Berkshire delegation has secured increased funding.
Letter: 180 Households Are Saving With Community Solar
Solstice announced that only 20 spots remain in a set of Barre solar gardens, giving Berkshire County households the chance to support local, clean energy and save on their electricity costs.
Letter: Mount Greylock Educators Want Current Contracts Honored
Educators from what will be a unified Mount Greylock Regional School District are demanding that the transition committee handling contract negotiations honor existing agreements until a new contract is settled, as well as establish a more realistic time frame for negotiating a regional agreement.
Letter: Vote - For Susan
The Nov. 6 statewide election is just around the corner, and VFS has set its sights on a 50 percent voter turnout. Thank you to all those wonderful folks who wore buttons and ribbons and displayed lawn signs; please be sure to pull them out again this fall.
Letter: Caccaviello Clear Choice for DA
My family and I were the victims of a housebreak, so I know who I would choose, who I will choose in the upcoming election. Paul Caccaviello, in my mind, is the only possible choice for district attorney.
Guest Column: Tobacco Industry Targeting Teens With Vaping
Why are so many youth vaping? E-cigarette liquids come in more than 8,000 different flavors — from Swedish Fish, to s'mores, to bubblegum — that are familiar and attractive to young people. And it's working.
Letter: Mike Goodwin for Williamstown Planning Board
To be effective, a planning board member must think creatively to solve problems. In addition, as a member of a committee, an effective individual must work cooperatively with others. Mike Goodwin is such a person.
Letter: Support Stephanie Boyd for Williamstown Planning Board
Ms. Boyd's skills and experience will translate well into service on the Planning Board, and we will all benefit from her participation there.
Letter: Boyd Will Bring Fresh Perspective to Planning Board
I am writing to endorse Stephanie Boyd for the Williamstown Planning Board.
Letter: Stephanie Boyd for Williamstown Planning Board
I write to urge fellow Williamstown residents to vote for Stephanie Boyd for the Planning Board on May 8.
Guest Column: Massachusetts Can Help End Campus Violence
One of the most important aspects of the bill is the outline of how proceedings shall be conducted when an incident of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking is reported. Both the reporting party and responding party are given equal rights, notices and opportunity for representation throughout the proceeding.
Letter: Bring Back the Mill Children
We have been told a number of times that meetings and decisions were to occur in the attempt to bring the historic paintings back to life.
Letter: North Adams Going to Pot
This writer is amazed that this legislation might pass and has, thus far, drawn little opposition. It is my belief that the sale of this drug is chiefly about money while disregarding the overall effects on the people who will use it for recreational purposes.
