PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to the contractor being ahead of schedule, additional roads are slated for milling on Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19 including:
Fairway Avenue
Kirkwood Drive
Livingston Avenue
Cleveland Street
Saratoga Drive
On-street parking is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Use caution when traveling on these roads. This schedule is subject to change based upon weather conditions.
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Taconic High Closed Wednesday for Cleanup
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A sewer backup forced the closure of Taconic High School on Tuesday afternoon and canceled all afternoon activities and classes on Wednesday.
According to a message sent to the school community by Principal Matthew Bishop, plumbers working at the school removed a drain cap at about 1:50 p.m., which allowed sewage to spill into the Career Technical Education hallway.
Students were taken to the gym and auditorium, and then released from the building at about 2:25 p.m., a few minutes earlier than normal. The girls basketball team did meet at the school to take the bus to the game at Putnam Vocational in Springfield.
Bishop had messaged that crews were being coordinated to clean the building and reopen it on Wednesday but by early evening that was found to not be possible.
Classes were canceled Wednesday, he wrote, "to allow for the sewer drain issue in the building to be fully resolved.
"Professional sanitation and cleaning teams are on site in cooperation with city maintenance officials, to ensure our building is thoroughly cleaned before students and staff return."
The school community will be updated if there are any changes.
As the district prepares to restructure its middle schools in the fall, administrators are considering transition activities that will best meet the needs of Pittsfield students. click for more