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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Housatonic Water Works Penalized for Delayed Treatment Facility

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a $2,500 demand for payment of suspended penalty to Housatonic Water Works Co. for failure to comply with a July 2025 Administrative Consent Order with Penalty. 
 
The order required the company to complete a manganese treatment plant at its drinking water treatment facility by June 1, 2026. 
 
"It is unacceptable that Housatonic Water Works has failed to meet the required deadline for completing and placing the manganese treatment system into operation," said Michael Gorski, director of MassDEP's Western Regional Office in Springfield. "MassDEP expects the company to accelerate construction of the treatment plant and make it operational without further delay." 
 
Under the terms of the 2025 order, the water company agreed to complete the manganese treatment plant by March 1, 2026, to mitigate ongoing seasonal drinking water discoloration affecting the company's service areas. 
 
MassDEP agreed to suspend the full penalty of $12,360 on the condition that it complied with the requirements of the order. The company subsequently requested an extension of the March 1 deadline, citing pending litigation and related delays in acquiring required construction funding. MassDEP extended the completion date to June 1. The company requested an additional extension; MassDEP denied that request. 
 
Housatonic Water Works had failed to complete construction of the treatment plant. Based on that violation of its order, MassDEP demanded partial payment of the suspended penalty in the amount of $2,500. Penalty costs may not be passed along to ratepayers in any way. MassDEP will continue to track this matter closely until compliance is achieved. 
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