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HQWD Rescinds Proposed FY26 Budget Over Sludge Disposal Changes

The HWQD's board on Wednesday voted to rescind its approved $1.5 million budget after Casella Waste Management withdrew its option to truck untreated residential sewage from other communities to the Williamstown facility and then distribute the composted product elsewhere.

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Golden Eagle Restaurant in Battle over Toxic Chemicals Threat

The owners of the Golden Eagle Restaurant say they have been dealing with the negative affects of a gasoline spill that happened decades ago.

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PFAS Issue Splits Williamstown Select Board on Sewer Rate

About 20 residents and the majority of the Select Board on Monday sent a message to the Hoosac Water Quality District: importing sludge and converting it to compost is a bad deal and unethical.

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Heating Oil Leaks Into Dalton Brook

A residential oil tank at Wahconah Falls Mobile Home Park leaked heating oil, which entered Wahconah Falls Brook on March 10.

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Dalton Water Chief Says Lead in Lines Unlikely

Some residents received an "alarming" notice from the Water Department about the possibility of lead pipes or solder in some homes, but officials assured them not to worry.

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GE Buildings 12 & 14 Demolished in Pittsfield

General Electric's former Buildings 12 and 14 are demolished and the debris will soon be capped.

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Health, Environmental Officials: Pittsfield GE Landfills Don't Pose Risk

Residents continue to express concerns about PCB exposure from the former General Electric campus but health and environmental experts say there is no risk.

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PCBs Detection Pauses GE Demolition

Elevated levels of PCBs in a single air sample have halted demolition work on the former General Electric site.

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Big Y Closes Delis for Deep Clean

Big Y Supermarkets is closing its deli counters for deep cleaning after an outbreak of listeria in one of the meat brands it sells.

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Two Berkshire Beaches Closed, One for Bacterial Exceedance

Two Berkshire beaches are closed for swimming ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.

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Blackinton Mill Owners: City's Delays Put $17M Hotel Project in Peril

The $17 million expansion plans for the Blackinton Mill are tripping over a 10-foot high pile hides that has been decaying for 60 years.