Dalton Rotary Club Provides Soldier On With Super Bowl Meal

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DALTON, Mass. — The Dalton Rotary Club provided a meal to residents of Soldier On in Pittsfield on Super Bowl Sunday.
 
Club members prepared and delivered chili, cornbread, wings, chips, and brownies for approximately 60 veterans. 
 
Michelle Pullano, Club president, stated the meal was intended as an expression of gratitude to veterans.
 
"It was just our way of saying thank you to those who have served this country," said Pullano. "We hope others will follow our lead and support this worthy organization."
 
Soldier On, established in 1994, is a non-profit organization that provides housing and support services to veterans. The organization serves veterans across four northeastern states. Veterans who have served at least one day of active duty, without a dishonorable discharge, are eligible for assistance.
 
In Pittsfield, Soldier On provides services to an estimated 250 to 300 veterans annually, including transportation and housing assistance.

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Dalton Police Station OK for Zoning, Once Location Is Chosen

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The proposed police station is eligible for a special permit in all zones except a Planned Industrial Development zone, following a public hearing and board consensus. 
 
The town has been exploring solutions to address the station's needs, forming the Public Safety Advisory Committee in July 2024 after reports highlighted the department's deteriorating condition.
 
Now more than a year into the initiative, progress seems to have stalled because of conflicting opinions on where the proposed station would go, Police Chief Deanna Strout said during previous meetings. 
 
The sticking points have been cost and location, which has had the advisory committee in gridlock for months. Several public officials have expressed their desire to have a new station constructed on town-owned land for the cost savings. 
 
However, the only land sizable to fit the facility is next to the Senior Center, but some neighbors have conveyed their disapproval for that space, which had been earmarked for affordable housing.
 
So, the committee sought guidance from the Zoning Board but left with few answers. 
 
"We wanted to have a discussion with you as a board about where you would consider this and what your thoughts as a board were specifically,"  Town Manager Eric Anderson said to the board at the Tuesday meeting. 
 
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