Market 32 Plush Chickens Support Double H Ranch

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Three new plush chickens are available to purchase for $10 at local Price Choppers and Market 32 stores with proceeds supporting Double H Ranch.
 
Double H Ranch provides specialized programs and year-round support for children and their families dealing with life-threatening illnesses. Its purpose is to enrich the lives of those it serves and to provide camp experiences that are memorable, exciting, fun, empowering, physically safe, and medically sound.
 
The three newest members of the Price Chopper/Market 32 plush family, Alfredo, Noodle, and Nugget, each have unique backstories and personalities they bring to the table. 
 
According to a press release:
 
Alfredo is grey and white, and the sauciest of the bunch. He can run up to nine miles per hour in short bursts and loves to practice flying. That’s right, chickens aren’t completely flightless birds; they can fly for short distances, long enough to perch in a tree or clear a fence to escape danger. Alfredo has perfected his technique and likes to hang out on low tree branches for a better view. He’s at the top of the pecking order and can get a bit bossy, but Noodle and Nugget keep him grounded.
 
Noodle is brown and white and the dreamer of the flock. When he’s not running, jumping, or jousting with Alfredo and Nugget, he’s deep asleep, dreaming of all his favorite snacks. Chickens experience REM sleep as well as another sleep phase humans don’t have, where one half of the brain is asleep, and the other is awake. This means Noodle can sleep with one eye open, so he doesn’t miss any fun with his friends.
 
Nugget is black and brown, and while he might be the youngest of the brood, what he lacks in size, he makes up for in smarts. He has telescopic eyesight, a great memory, and can recognize up to 100 faces. He can be found at the watering hole telling Alfredo and Noodle all about how chickens are dinosaurs and the closest living relative to the T Rex.
 
Alfredo, Noodle, and Nugget are available at local Price Chopper/Market 32 stores while supplies last. Three dollars from every plush purchase will support Double H Ranch. 
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Lanesborough to Vote on 34 Articles at ATM

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Voters will decide 34 warrant articles at the annual town meeting on June 11.

The Select Board endorsed a long list of articles during its regular meeting on Monday, most without discussion. 

A $11,846,607 spending plan has been proposed for fiscal year 2025, a 4.3 percent increase from the this year. The budget includes a net increase of $237,129 in education costs for the Mount Greylock Regional School District and McCann Technical School, less than the $271,478 increase in FY24. 

Three articles are related to short-term rentals, or Airbnbs: To impose a local excise tax of up to 6 percent of the total amount of rent for each occupancy, a 3 percent impact fee on "professionally managed" short-term rentals, and a 3 percent impact fee on short-term rentals in two- or three-family dwellings.

"These are the proposed language as provided by town counsel," Town Administrator Gina Dario explained.

Included in the 34 articles is one citizen's petition, which the board was not required to endorse. If passed, this petition would increase the Select Board from three to five members with an annual election of the chair. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in that election would serve a three-year term, the candidate receiving the second highest number of votes would serve a two-year term, and the candidate receiving the third highest number of votes would serve a one-year term, with three-year terms to follow.

Two articles needed clearance from the Planning Board before coming to the Select Board, one being a request to amend the town's zoning bylaw to raise the cap on accessory dwelling units from 900 to 2,500 square feet.  

The proposal is in response to the lack of housing availability in the community and is the second go-around.

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