Lee Bank Distributes Second Grant Funding Round of 2023

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LEE, Mass. Mass. — Lee Bank Foundation has awarded $50,000 to twelve Berkshire area organizations for their second-round of 2023 community funding. 
 
Recipients were awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to support their local programming.
 
The following organizations received funding from Lee Bank Foundation:
 
Becket Athenaeum
Berkshire Bounty
Berkshire Center for Justice
Berkshire Children’s Chorus
Berkshire Community Diaper Project
Berkshire County Arc
Berkshire South Regional Community Center
Community Access to the Arts
Elizabeth Freeman Center
Greenagers
Mass Audubon- Pleasant Valley
Roots Rising
 
The deadline to apply for the next round of 2023 Foundation funding is Sept. 1. The application and more information can be found on the Community Impact section of Lee Bank's website.
 
To be considered for grant awards, applicants must be a (501)(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Foundation is focused on funding programs that work to bridge income and opportunity gaps in our region. Funding requests should reflect one or more of Lee Bank Foundation’s primary focus areas:
 
Education and literacy
Food security and nutrition
Economic growth and development
Health and human services
Mentorship, internship and "school to work" initiatives
 
Applicants are only eligible to receive funding once in a 12-month period.
 

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Lee Overnight Bridge Painting Operations

LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that bridge painting operations will be performed on the I-90 bridge over Route 20 in Lee beginning Sunday night, Oct. 6. The work will take place Sunday through Thursday nights from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. and will conclude on Friday, Oct. 11, at 5:30 a.m.

Two lanes of traffic will be maintained during the work with a lane shift. The Route 20 eastbound on-ramp to I-90 will be closed at all times during this work. Traffic will be detoured to the nearby Route 20 westbound on-ramp to I-90.

Appropriate signage and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.      

Drivers traveling through the affected area should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.      

All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.      

   

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