William Pitt Sotheby's Announce Team Addition

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — William Pitt Sotheby's is proud to announce that Richard G. Aldrich has joined the company.
 
Aldrich will be working with Steven J. Weisz, to expand the company's current market leadership role in commercial property sales and leasing. 
 
"We are excited and proud of the partnership of Rich Aldrich and Steven Weisz," said Stephanie Mc Nair, Berkshire brokerage manager at William Pitt Sotheby's. "These two talented and experienced real estate professionals are already the leaders in their field and will bring a higher level of service to the commercial, development & business community." 
 
Aldrich has been in sales since 1971. As a real estate broker in the Berkshires, he has become a leader in commercial property sales, leasing and business brokerage. Rich has notably been involved with the sale of the countryside landscaping building in Williamstown, camp half moon in Monterey, country curtains in Lee, and Patricks Pub in Pittsfield. he is currently representing the Fuel Coffee Shop and The Gorham & Norton market.
 
Mr. Weisz has been in the commercial real estate business since 1985. He has grown the commercial property business at William Pitt Sotheby's to its #1 status in sales, in 2023 and #1 status in listings, in 2024. Steven is known for the sale of the Santarella Inn in Tyringham, the custom extrusion industrial campus in Sheffield, and the historic Baldwinbuilding in Great Barrington. He is currently representing the former Egremont Country Club, the Hillsdale Supermarket and Baba Louie's Pizza.
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Meeting on Potential Purchase of Housatonic Water Works

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town will set an October outreach meeting to gain residents' feedback on draft findings from an investigation into the feasibility of the town acquiring and operating Housatonic Water Works. 
 
The decision over a town acquisition of HWW would ultimately be made by voters at a town meeting. 
 
The outreach discussion will follow several years of legal and financial study into the town's possible acquisition of the water company, due to water quality issues for many HWW customers. The town hired DPC Engineering from Longmeadow and Harwich Port to evaluate the potential operation and acquisition of HWW.
 
Town Manager Mark Pruhenski said he also hopes to clarify the role of the town manager and Selectboard in the HWW matter. 
 
"We are responsible for representing customers of Housatonic water in a pending rate case with the state Department of Public Utilities and for investigating the possibilities for a long-term solution to the ownership and operation of the company," said Pruhenski. 
 
The town Board of Health is accepting and forwarding water quality complaints to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
 
"While the Selectboard is focused on questions of potential future ownership and operation of HWW, we urge town residents to contact the Board of Health and state DEP regarding water quality," said Pruhenski.
 
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