 Dalton Select Board Approves ARPA Funds for Easement AppraisalsThe Select Board last week approved utilizing $7,500 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the appraisal of three easements.  State Wants to Give Clarksburg $1.2M for a Safe Route to the SchoolThe students can now reach the town field through a rough path in the woods and walk the field until crossing the road or walk along the sidewalk-free Cross Road, a heavily traveled way with no shoulders.  Patriot Armor Systems Awarded $200K State Grant for EquipmentPatriot Armor Systems has been granted $200,000 from a state program for manufacturers.  Dewey Hall Gets $15K Donation Boost Toward Preservation and PlanningHousatonic Heritage has granted a $15,000 Heritage Partnership grant. This will go toward a $35,000 matching grant for feasibility and planning from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities fund announced in July.  BCC Celebrates Free Tuition Program for Nursing StudentsThis news was celebrated in Berkshire Community College's SIM lab on Monday with legislators, students, and staff. College President Ellen Kennedy explained that the new program allows students to attend nursing and pre-nursing programs for free.  Berkshires Gets $8M in State Economic Development GrantsNorth Adams received the highest amount in the county: $2.25 million for public and private development projects. Pittsfield is getting $540,000 for six projects and Cheshire, Dalton and Great Barrington up to $1 million each for road projects.  Stockbridge-Munsee Gets $2M to Reclaim Indigenous LandThe Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is one of the first tribes to receive state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding, a historical feat that will go toward the reclamation of indigenous homeland. 5 Berkshire Farms Getting $550K in Grant FundingFive farms in Berkshire County are benefiting from more than $26.3 million in agricultural grants announced by Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday.  Arts & Cultural Groups Celebrate Millions in Local Grant AwardsArtists and creative organizations from around Western Massachusetts celebrated on Friday the awarding of more than $9 million in grants through the Massachusetts Cultural Council to help with recovery after the pandemic. Lenox Receives $180K State Grant to Assist Municipal Sewer ExtensionIt will support design and engineering costs to bring a municipal sewer system into north Lenox and serve a 65-unit mixed-income rental housing project, developable land, and existing businesses.  Congressman Neal Touts $350k Grant for BCC Nursing EquipmentNeal credited part of Berkshire Medical Center's high-quality care to its link with BCC, which provides hands-on experience to medical professionals in training. Gov. Baker Visits Pittsfield, City Receives State GrantsThe state granted Pittsfield awards for all five of its applications totaling $3.6 million in awards. Pittsfield Awarded LAND GrantThe parcel includes 52.3 acres that protect approximately ΒΌ mile of frontage on the Housatonic River and directly serves the city's efforts to develop a greenway of protected lands for hiking, bird watching, and fishing at the river's edge.  MVP Grant Funds Flood Resiliency in Berkshire CountyCommunity partners gathered at the Churchill Brook culvert on Hancock Road on Thursday to highlight flood mitigation efforts assisted by the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program grant. Adams Gets $240K in Shared Streets FundingThis is the largest round of funding to date with $16.4 million being distributed and 138 awards with Adams receiving more than $240,000.  North Adams Awarded $200K for Mohawk Marquee RestorationNorth Adams was awarded $200,000 from the Regional Economic Development Organization program, which is administered through the Massachusetts Office of Business Development.  Roots Rising Awarded $430K State Grant for EquipmentThe nonprofit was awarded $430,219 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs for the purchase of farm and industrial kitchen equipment during its land acquisition process. |
