Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty to 2019 Kidnapping

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, June 16, Glen A. Chadwell, 52 of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to three charges related to a 2019 kidnapping in Berkshire Superior Court.

The charges and sentences are as follows:

Count 1 - Kidnapping, 2.5 years House of Corrections
Count 2 - Indecent Assault and Battery over 14, 2.5 years House of Corrections: On and After Count 1
Count 3 - Indecent Assault and Battery over 14, 2.5 years House of Corrections: Concurrent with Count 2

In late August 2019, the victim in the case left Berkshire Medical Center to walk home. The Defendant and a second individual, not yet identified, pulled the victim into their car and drove her to a second location where she was assaulted. The victim was able to escape Chadwell and the second perpetrator and seek help nearby.

Chief of the Special Victims Unit Rachael Eramo represented the Commonwealth. Director of Victim Witness Advocates Jane Kibby Peirce served as the advocate on behalf of the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office. Pittsfield Police served as the lead law enforcement agency.

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CBRSD Budget Decreases; Dalton Assessment High

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Monday, February 16, 2026

DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District has decreased its initial operating projections from nearly 10 percent down to 4.9 percent, but the Dalton's budget is still strained because of its high assessment.

During a School Committee in January, a tentative budget was presented, which included a pessimistic look at the uncontrollable costs. Since then, updated figures have come back and substantial reductions were made.

Preliminary projections had the district's operating budget at $36,375,938, however, the it is now eyeing a significantly lower operating budget of $33,767,460.

The original budget included $2,881,285 in increases and just $454,040 in decreases.

Further adjustments — such as a $621,000 reduction in insurance costs, a $70,000 decrease in state charter school assessments, and several cuts to staff positions, curriculum, Chromebooks, insurance, capital projects, and other post-employment benefits — resulted in additional reductions totaling $1,824,915.

Despite these efforts, the town's assessment is at $1,148,177 — a $126,838 increase, or 12.42 percent.

However, when factoring in capital assessments, the increase drops to 10.1 percent. Dalton's capital assessment stands at $1,529,099, representing a decrease of $56,119.

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