Lee Lions Club Memorial Day 5k

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LEE, Mass. — Lee Lions Club will be hosting their first Memorial Day 5K Monday, May 27 preceding the Lee Memorial Day Parade.  
 
Under the direction of the Berkshire Running Foundation the event will be splitting  Money raised will be split between the Southern Berkshires Lions Foundation and in honor of Memorial Day, One Call Away Foundation in Agawam. One Call away supports military veterans with PTSD. 
 
The mission of One Call Away is to directly affect the lives of veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  The foundation aids in PTSD awareness and to further the aid in the prevention of veteran suicide. 
 
The race will begin and end at the Lee High School and start time is at 8:30AM. 
 
Registration for the event can be found on the Berkshire Running Foundation website www.berkshirerun.org. 
 
Students under 18 run for free. Tech t-shirt and the signature Lions S'mores to all registered runners. 
 
Online registration will close on Sunday, May 26th at 5pm.  In person registration can be done prior to the event at the high school from 7:00AM-8:15AM.
 
 

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MassDOT Advisory: South County Construction

LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, pavement marking, and bridge repair operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, June 3.  
 
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:   
 
Otis/Blandford   
  • Guardrail and drainage work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound between mile marker 21.0 to 26.6 from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7.  
Blandford 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound from mile marker 26.0 to 27.0, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7.   
Stockbridge/West Stockbridge  
  • Bridge repair work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 1.0 to 6.0, on Tuesday, June 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.  
Stockbridge  
  • Guardrail repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 westbound, from mile marker 3.7 to 6.0, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 7.5, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
  • Drainage repair operation will be conducted on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 6.0, on Thursday, June 6, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
  • West Stockbridge  
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 0.6, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
  • Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 2.0 to 3.0, from Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7. 
Lee  
  • Pavement marking operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 7.3 to 15.8, on Monday, June 3, through Thursday, June 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7.  
  • Drainage repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound at mile marker 13.4, on Monday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 4, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. 
Becket 
  • Drainage repair operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 16.5, on Wednesday, June 5, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
   
Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.   
 
Drivers traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.     
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