Downtown Pittsfield Announces Photo Challenge

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This prior second-place winning image by Jason Stimpson is composed of 17 photographs taken over the course of an hour and 45 minutes.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown Pittsfield Inc. is once again holding the Pittsfield Photo Challenge to find the photo that best captures why downtown Pittsfield is the "Heart of the Berkshires." 
 
Entrants are encouraged to capture photos that showcase the beauty and personality of downtown Pittsfield, keeping in mind the theme. Creativity is encouraged. 
 
The first-place winner, as determined by a panel of local judges, will have their photo featured in Pittsfield's 2024 Downtown Guide and a Downtown Pittsfield Inc. social marketing campaign. The two top winners will take home a prize package donated by local downtown businesses including artist Diane Firtell, Berkshire Mountain Distillers, Dory & Ginger, Downtown Pittsfield Inc., Phoenix Theatres, and Soma's Aromas. 
 
Downtown Pittsfield Inc. will accept photo submissions through Aug. 31. Winners will be notified by Sept. 20. One image submission will be accepted per person, and the image must be taken in downtown Pittsfield. Entrants must fill out a Google form and email their photo to Downtown Pittsfield Inc. Full contest rules and entry information can be found at downtownpittsfield.com.

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Dalton Town Meeting May 6 Preview

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Voters at the annual town meeting on Monday, May 6, will decide 22 articles, including articles on sidewalks and the authorization of a number of spending articles, including an approximate $22 million budget. 
 
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at Wahconah Regional High School. Town meeting documents can be found here.
 
A little more than a dozen voters attended the nearly two-hour town meeting information session on Monday. 
 
"That budget is going up about 8 percent from what it was last year. Sounds like a lot, it is a lot, the majority of that is coming from increases in insurance, and schools, and other things the town does not have direct control over," Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said.
 
"So, the actual town increase is a little under 4 percent. Everything else we're at the mercy of outside forces."
 
Of the $22 million budget, $10,537,044 is the assessment for the Central Berkshire Regional School District and about $10 million is the town operating budget.
 
"Last year, that part of the budget went up 10 percent. So, we're going in the right direction. It's not as low as we'd necessarily like to see, but I think both the Select Board and the Finance Committee did a great job this year of trimming away where they could," Hutcheson said. 
 
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