Nomination Papers Available for Annual Clarksburg Town Election

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CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Nomination papers are available for the annual town election to be held on Tuesday, May 31, from noon to 7 p.m. at the Community Center. 
 
There are 11 seats up for election this May, including two three-year terms on the Select Board. One of the seats is currently held by Danielle Luchi and the second is vacant after the resignation of Allen Arnold, who's term would have ended in May. Another vacant seat was filled in a special election in December by Jeffrey Levanos, who will serve out the full term of former board member Ronald Boucher who left in late summer. 
 
Also on the ballot is a one-year term for moderator, currently held by Boucher, and one-year term for tree warden, held by Jeffrey Williams.
 
There will be one three-year seat on the School Committee, currently held by Eric Denette, and a three-year seat on the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee (McCann) held by Richard Bernardi.
 
Two other three-year seats are for library trustee, held by Patricia Denault, and Board of Health, held by Michael Rivers. There is also a three-year seat for War Memorial trustee, held by Edward Denault, and two five-year seats on the Planning Board.
 
Nomination papers can be picked up Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon in the town clerk's office at Town Hall. Papers must be returned with signatures to the town clerk's office by Tuesday, April 12. 

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Police Grant Raises Concerns for North Adams Council

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council postponed action on a federal policing grant until the city solicitor could weigh in on several clauses referring to federal investigations. 
 
A motion to accept the grant failed 4-2; a motion to postpone to the Oct. 13 meeting and refer to the solicitor passed unanimously. 
 
The fiscal 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is in the amount of $14,231. Mayor Jennifer Macksey explained that this grant is for the construction of an evidence room — not for technology or equipment — but to meet "best practices for secure storage documentation and then long-term holding."
 
Police Chief Mark Bailey said anyone brought into the station is under constant video and audio surveillance and that the goal was to ensure a continuity of evidence from the time it is taken from a suspect until it appears in court. 
 
"This buildout is to actually make our current evidence room into something more efficient for us, and to make sure that we're following the the accreditation process," he said. 
 
The current evidence room is not big enough or secure enough internally for storage of evidence, including drugs and firearms, that might be kept for years as cases work their way through the court system. 
 
"My goal is to eventually get accredited with the state. In order to do that, we have to have certain parameters for our evidence room, not just cameras or locking mechanisms, but within the evidence room as well," the chief said. "So this buildout is to actually make our current evidence room into something more efficient for us, and to make sure that we're following the the accreditation process."
 
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