Chapters Bookstore Welcomes David Carriere

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Pittsfield - Chapters Bookstore welcomes publicist and author David Carriere to the event room on Friday October 10 at 6PM. While the rest of the world’s media-seekers go mad about blogging and tagging and social networking, professional publicist David Carriere recommends first asserting a little good-old common sense in his new book, PUBLICITY: 7 Steps to Publicize Just About Anything.

“People are concentrating on the medium so much these days, but in my opinion, it’s the story and the content that you have to share that remains the primary connector,” states Carriere. “New media social space offers amazing opportunities for clever flacks, but if you don’t first understand your own message or how and when to communicate it, then it doesn’t matter what medium you choose.” Carriere believes that the basic fundamentals needed to generate publicity are timeless, and that to be successful, a good publicist needs to understand these principles first before launching into new spaces without the tools or experience to know why they are there in the first place.

In PUBLICITY: 7 Steps to Publicize Just About Anything, Carriere reveals all of the basics needed to mount a successful publicity campaign and shows the reader how to publicize just about anything from anywhere to anyone. Written for budding professional publicists as well as for ordinary individuals who want to produce press attention, PUBLICITY decodes what many newcomers consider the mystifying process of generating publicity and explains how to move with ease from the early conceptual stage of a campaign to its execution and on through to its wrap-up.

In today’s media-mad world, PUBLICITY: 7 Steps to Publicize Just About Anything gives the reader license to be creative and the know-how and managerial skills needed to execute their vision.. According to Carriere, “First comes the message, then comes the medium – whether striving for success in print, online or on the air, more often than not, it all boils down to first making human connections the old-fashioned way – by communicating.”
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Lanesborough Passes FY 2027 Budget, Warrant Articles

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Town meeting on Tuesday approved an almost $14 million fiscal 2027 budget, and approved bylaws for short-term rentals and signage, and for public safety vehicles. 
 
Of the 20 warrant articles, one, Article 7, to use free cash to pay prior fiscal year bills of $941.27 was indefinitely postponed by Moderator David Rolle because the bills were for the fire association.
 
Some 247 of the town's more than 2,600 registered voters filled Lanesborough Elementary School, debating articles during a meeting that lasted more than three hours. 
 
The town's 2027 spending plan is up more than 10 percent, with the main increases from higher enrollment in the regional schools and the McCann Technical School renovation project.
 
Voters approved the assessment of $7,586,284 for Mount Greylock Regional School. They also approved Article 11, which was the use of $16,298.48 in free cash for the McCann's roof and window replacement project so as not to impact the budget. 
 
Ambulance Director Jen Weber is planning 24-hour coverage, which means more staff and a hike in her budget. Article 5 asked the town to appropriate $234,100 to operate the Ambulance Enterprise Fund for salaries and expenses, which passed.
 
Fire Chief Jeff DeChaine spoke to the audience on his articles and the need for a new truck to replace the 1996 fire truck, listed on the warrant articles for a total $813,366, which includes a $100,000 contingency cost on whether a 2026 model-year chassis can be secured before new emissions standards in 2027. If they get the 2026 chassis, that contingency likely won't be needed.
 
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