BCArc Names New Director of Employment Services

12:30PM / Friday, September 18, 2020Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc named Shaun Hall the new Director of Employment Services.

Hall will oversee community-based Employment Services, which include more than 120 Berkshire employers, and the expanding School-to-Career transition services.

The program provides individualized employment services that help people with a wide range of disabilities succeed at work. In turn, employers throughout the Berkshires are afforded a cost-effective way to hire and retain reliable employees.

Hall has led the agency's training department for the past ten years as Director of Staff Development and Training.

Berkshire County Arc provides a broad range of services to individuals with developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and autism throughout Berkshire and Hampden Counties in Massachusetts. The agency offers four day-programs, 43 residential programs, and employment services, with a goal of enriching the individuals' lives through community engagement and more.

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Dalton Will Warn Commercial Vehicles Off Orchard Road

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Tuesday, January 20, 2026

DALTON, Mass. — Now the Orchard Road has been paved, the neighborhood is facing a new problem — commercial vehicles.

The road, which is often used as a connector to Route 9, was plagued with potholes and flooding because of its undersized drainage pipes. This past summer, the Highway Department had it repaved and added sidewalks.

Since then, the road has seen an increase in tractor trailers cutting through from Route 8 to Route 9, during which they have been using their Jake brake, resident Carrie Thomson wrote to the town.

"This is happening all hours of the day and night. Prior to the road being done it was never a problem, I have lived here for over 10 years without an issue until now," she said in her email.

A Jacobs Engine Brake uses a truck's diesel engine to slow down, thereby reducing reliance on brakes. The engine releases compressed air into the muffler, causing a loud sound "brrr" sound.

Thomson proposed the town post signage saying "no Jake brake usage" on multiple spots along the road.

She acknowledged that it may be difficult for the Police Department to enforce the signage because the incidents happen at random times throughout the day.

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