Household Hazardous Waste Collection Planned for Pittsfield

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A household hazardous waste collection, organized by the City of Pittsfield will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
 
Those interested must pre-register to drop off designated household hazardous waste items. No walk-ins will be allowed.
 
The collection will be held at the city’s Highway Facility, 81 Hawthorne Avenue. Participants are asked to utilize the rear entrance on Hawthorne Avenue not the entrance from West Housatonic Street.
 
Online pre-registration is required by midnight on October 25 and can be accessed here:
 
Please review the complete list of accepted and unaccepted items prior to registering.
 
As space is limited, participants will select a 30-minute appointment window for drop-off. Patrons are asked to place materials in the trunk of their vehicles. Additionally, for safety purposes, participants are asked to remain in their vehicles and refrain from smoking for the duration of the visit.
 
Additional instructions will be provided to registered participants.
 
A wide range of unwanted household products with labels indicating the need for special handling or disposal will be accepted, as well as rechargeable button and other non-alkaline batteries, and mercury- bearing thermostats and thermometers.
 
Residents without computer access may call the Department of Public Utilities at (413) 499-9330 for registration assistance.

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Dalton, Other Communities See High, Peaceful Turnout

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

DALTON, Mass. — The Senior Center parking lot was overflowing around 5:30 p.m. as voters cast their ballots. Town Clerk Heather Hunt said there were people waiting outside of the door at 7:45 a.m. and it had been a constant push since.

Of the town's 5,000 registered voters, about 1,600 voted by mail, about 500 voted early in person, and so far about 1,500 had voted on Tuesday.

Supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump co-existed peacefully while sign holding from the time the polls opened, multiple sources said.

"There was no animosity here today. It was a good crowd of people," said Robert Collins, who was holding a sign for state representative candidate Marybeth Mitts.

Michele Marantz, chair of the Dalton Democratic Town Committee, said Harris is the candidate who is looking to the future and whose dynamic is to join people together, as opposed to drive people apart.

"We have a very, very diverse community in this country and we're not going to function as a community unless we can all learn to work together and I think that that needs to be a priority," she said.

"I also have to mention that I'm supporting her because I think it would be fantastic for us to have a woman president and very exciting moment in our history and long overdue."

Marantz said she is passionate about environmental issues, which also influences her vote. She emphasized that climate change is taking a toll on the earth and peoples' pocketbooks and that "we are not going to be able to afford repairing the destruction that seems to be in our future."

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