Berkshire artist Douglass Truth featured in two new books

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Artist Douglass Truth will be featured in two new books
PITTSFIELD - Berkshire artist Douglass Truth is best known locally for his paintings featuring unorthodox perspectives and vivid colors. But two new books featuring both his visual and written work show different aspects of his work. This December Great Barrington publisher Lindisfarne Books releases “A Way of Seeing: Perception, Imagination, and Poetry,” a book that explores how imagination can be a path to real knowing by Australian poet and writer John Allison. The cover of the book features one of Truth’s early prints called “She Floats.” A luminous and subtle piece, “She Floats” was created using the doroto printmaking process that was invented by Truth and a colleague, Heinz Insu Fenkl. At the same time, Vertical Pool Publications of Berkeley, CA has just released “Towards an Archeology of the Soul: A Paratheatrical Workbook” by Antero Alli, with an afterword by Robert Anton Wilson and contributions from other writers. Truth contributed a written piece entitled “Chinese Handcuffs of the Mind.” The book details the principles, techniques and underlying ethos of a paratheatrical medium developed over twenty-six years in non-performance labs and public performance rituals based on a fusion of physical theatre, dance and standing zazen meditation techniques. An avid reader and published writer whose pieces have appeared in magazines such as bOING! bOING!, Talking Raven Quarterly, and PDXS, Truth also recently designed an installation for the storefront windows of Inkberry, a non-profit literary organization. The installation, located at 63 Main Street in North Adams, is a tribute to some of his favorite books by Philip Dick, Chogyam Trungpa, Flann O’Brien, William Burroughs, E.J. Gold, Julian Barber and others. Douglass Truth works out of the North Street Studio at 397 North Street in Pittsfield, and is a participant in the Storefront Artist Project. His studio is available for visits by chance or appointment. For more information call 413-499-3497 or visit www.douglass-truth.com . Currently he has paintings and prints on view at Uncommon Grounds Café and Woggafers Coffeehouse in Great Barrington.
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Dalton Announces New Supplier for Energy Program

DALTON, Mass. – The Town of Dalton has signed a thirty-four month contract with a new supplier, First Point Power.
 
Beginning with the January 2026 meter reads, the Dalton Community Choice Power Supply Program will have a new rate of $0.13042 per kWh. The Program will also continue to offer an optional 100 percent green product, which is derived from National Wind Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), at a rate of $0.13142 per kWh.
 
For Dalton residents and businesses who are enrolled in the Town's Program, the current rate of $0.13849 per kWh will expire with the January 2026 meter reads and the new rate of $0.13042 per kWh will take effect. This represents a decrease of $5 per month on the supply side of the bill given average usage of 600 kWh. Additionally, this new rate is 3 percent lower than Eversource's Residential Basic Service rate of $0.13493 per kWh. Residents can expect to see an
average savings of $3 per month for the month of January 2026. Eversource's Basic Service rates
will change on Feb. 1, 2026.
 
Dalton launched its electricity program in January 2015 in an effort to develop an energy program that would be stable and affordable. From inception through June 2025, the Program has saved residents and small businesses over $1.7 million in electricity costs as compared to Eversource Basic Service.
 
It is important to note that no action is required by current participants. This change will be seen on the February 2026 bills. All accounts currently enrolled in the Program will remain with their current product offering and see the new rate and First Point Power printed under the "Supplier Services" section of their monthly bill.
 
The Dalton Community Choice Power Supply Program has no fees or charges. However, anyone switching from a contract with a third-party supplier may be subject to penalties or early termination fees charged by that supplier. Ratepayers should verify terms before switching.
 
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