Central, South County Paving and Road Work

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LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, bridge and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, Lee, West Stockbridge, Stockbridge, and Blandford.  
 
The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Monday, Sept. 18, through Friday, Sept 22. 
 
Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones.  The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: 
 
Becket/Otis 
Slope stabilization operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 21.0 and mile marker 22.0 from Monday, Sept. 18, through Friday, Sept. 22, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22. 
  
Lee 
Milling operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 7.8 and mile marker 11.4, from Monday, Sept. 18, through Friday, Sept. 22, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22. 
Paving operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound between mile marker 13.0 and mile marker 7.4, from Monday, Sept. 18, through Friday, Sept. 22, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22.  
 
West Stockbridge 
Drainage repairs will be conducted on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 3.0 and mile marker 5.0 on Monday, Sept. 18 from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  
 
Stockbridge 
Bridge repairs will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound near mile marker 7.5 from Monday, Sept. 18, through Thursday, Sept. 21, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21. 
 
Blandford 
Drainage repairs will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 20.0 and mile marker 28.0 from Tuesday, Sept. 19 through Thursday, Sept. 21, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The work is expected to conclude by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21.  
Drainage repairs will conducted on I-90 westbound between mile marker 28.0 and mile marker 24.0 on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  
 
MassDOT also announced overnight closures are scheduled for the ramp that carries traffic from I-495 southbound to I-290 westbound in Hudson and Marlborough. These temporary closures will take place nightly starting on Sunday, Sept. 17 through Thursday, Sept. 21 between the hours of 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the following morning.  
 
During the overnight work, the following detour will be in place: 
 
  • When the I-495 southbound exit 65B ramp to I-290 westbound is closed, traffic will be directed to use exit 63A (Route 20 eastbound) and reverse direction onto I-495 northbound from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning. 
MassDOT announced paving operations at I-90 westbound mile marker 10 (Interchange 10) in Lee, which will require the closure of the I-90 westbound on and off ramps. The closure will be in place on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning. During the closures, detours will be in place.  
 
The detours will be as follows: 
 
  • I-90 westbound off ramp: Detour will be I-90 westbound to Interchange 3 off ramp, to Interchange 3 eastbound on-ramp, onto I-90 eastbound and back to Interchange 10 eastbound off ramp. 
  • I-90 westbound on-ramp : Detour will be Route 102 westbound to I-90 Interchange B3 westbound on-ramp.
 
Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area. 
  
Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.  
 
All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ADOPTED! Companion Corner: Cali and Kyzer at Berkshire Humane Society

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

Great news, Kyzer and Cali found a home for Christmas already! Still looking for a new friend for the holidays? There are plenty of dogs and cats and small animals at Berkshire Humane who would love to go home with you.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a bonded dog pair awaiting a new family at the Berkshire Humane Society.

Kyzer and Cali are both poodles. Kyzer is the male and is 7 years old, a quite a bit bigger than his sister Cali, who is a miniature of Kyzer and 8 years old.

Canine adoption counselor Rhonda Cyr introduced us to the two.

"They came from a household that couldn't hold on to them, and it sounds like they may have been abandoned by their previous owner with somebody else, and so they came to us looking for a new home," she said.

The two love to be around you and snuggle. But both are very happy dogs.

"Kyzer is 7 years old, and his personality is that he kind of wants to be in everything. He's very loving, very snuggly, as you can tell. And Callie here, she's 8 years old, and she is kind of like the life of the party," said Cyr. "She wants to tell you everything about her day, and she's a little bit of a little ham."

The two are considered seniors and really like soft treats as Cali just had a few teeth removed and Kyzer has a tooth procedure coming up.

"Currently, they really like soft treats, because they are both on the senior side of things. So they have had some dental work, so they are really in need of something softer. They are not big chewers at this age, really, their main focus right now is just really socializing and cuddling," Cyr said.

The two would love a quiet home with someone who wants to snuggle. They shouldn't go to a home with bigger dogs but if you have a dog, you can bring them in for a visitation with the poodles to see if they will get along. Cats will be fine and the preference is for older and more responsible children so that the pups don't get hurt, as they are senior citizens.

"The perfect home for them would be a quiet home that's not too active. Like I said, they're very social, so they could handle some visitors," she said. "They're very friendly, but I don't think that they would really enjoy any other dogs in the home."

Poodles need to be regularly groomed, and the prospective adopter will have to keep an eye on their health. Kyzer has a heart murmur that needs to be monitored. This doesn't mean he is in bad health, as he could live a perfectly normal life, but he will need to be checked by a veterinary specialist routinely.

"Ideally, he would go to a home that could provide further health care with a specialist in cardiac care. And you know, he could very well live out the rest of his life comfortably and happy," Cyr said. "We just don't have all that information at the moment, but I think that you know the way he's going right now. He's got a good spirit, and he seems to be pretty happy."

The shelter is hoping the to get them a home for the holidays.

"We would love to get them a home in time for the holidays. They've been here since the eighth of November, and they're really, really looking as much as the staff loves them here, we're really looking to get them into a home and somewhere nice and cozy so they can spend the rest of their life together," she said.

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