CHP Names New Dentist to CHP Neighborhood Dental Center

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Dr. Alexandre Dias
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Community Health Programs (CHP) has named Dr. Alexandre Dias to the CHP dental team. He will be based at CHP Neighborhood Dental Center in Pittsfield.
 
Dr. Dias' appointment reflects CHP's plan to expand its dental health network in Berkshire County, in order to reach and care for more patients who may have difficulty accessing dental care.
 
He earned his dental medicine degree from University Vale do Rio Verde in Brazil (UNINCOR). He completed further training in implant and oral surgery, sedation dentistry at CETRO Surgery Training Center in Brazil, and he completed oral and maxillofacial surgery and traumatology training, also at CETRO. He completed additional oral surgery training and assistance at Oral Surgery And Implants Associates of Greenville, S.C.
 
Dr. Dias earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from University President Antonio Carlos (FUPAC/UNIPAC) in Brazil and attended Cape Cod Community College for business studies.
 
He has previously worked recently with Alludi Dentistry Aesthetics and Surgery and at Harbor Health Services on Boston's South Shore. He has also worked as an oral surgeon at Claris Dentistry in Brazil.

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Housatonic Water Works Penalized for Delayed Treatment Facility

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a $2,500 demand for payment of suspended penalty to Housatonic Water Works Co. for failure to comply with a July 2025 Administrative Consent Order with Penalty. 
 
The order required the company to complete a manganese treatment plant at its drinking water treatment facility by June 1, 2026. 
 
"It is unacceptable that Housatonic Water Works has failed to meet the required deadline for completing and placing the manganese treatment system into operation," said Michael Gorski, director of MassDEP's Western Regional Office in Springfield. "MassDEP expects the company to accelerate construction of the treatment plant and make it operational without further delay." 
 
Under the terms of the 2025 order, the water company agreed to complete the manganese treatment plant by March 1, 2026, to mitigate ongoing seasonal drinking water discoloration affecting the company's service areas. 
 
MassDEP agreed to suspend the full penalty of $12,360 on the condition that it complied with the requirements of the order. The company subsequently requested an extension of the March 1 deadline, citing pending litigation and related delays in acquiring required construction funding. MassDEP extended the completion date to June 1. The company requested an additional extension; MassDEP denied that request. 
 
Housatonic Water Works had failed to complete construction of the treatment plant. Based on that violation of its order, MassDEP demanded partial payment of the suspended penalty in the amount of $2,500. Penalty costs may not be passed along to ratepayers in any way. MassDEP will continue to track this matter closely until compliance is achieved. 
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