MassDOT: Overnight and Daytime Construction on I-90

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.  — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing overnight drainage work and daytime bridge and guardrail repair work on I-90 eastbound and westbound in the towns of West Stockbridge, Becket, Otis, Blandford, Montgomery, and Russell.

All work is weather dependent and will take place at the following locations and times:

West Stockbridge:

• Drainage structure cleaning will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 2.0 to mile marker 3.5 nightly from Monday night, Sept. 29, through Thursday night, Oct. 2, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning.

Becket:

• Bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4 daily from Monday, Sept. 29, through Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Bridge painting work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 20.0 daily from Monday, Sept. 29, through Thursday, Oct. 2, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Guardrail repair work will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 21.0 on Monday, Sept. 29, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Becket/Otis/Blandford:

• Guardrail repair work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 15.0 to mile marker 29.0 daily from Monday, Sept.29, through Thursday, Oct. 2, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Montgomery/Russell:

• Bridge repairs will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 35.9 to mile marker 36.5 on Monday morning, Sept. 29, through Thursday morning, Oct. 2, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Dalton Fire District Voters OK 'Surprise' Building Purchase

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Wednesday, May 13, 2026

An image of 30-32 Flansburgh from the town's assessor data. 

DALTON, Mass. — For several years, the district has been working with limited space, and a vote at the annual meeting is expected to help ease those constraints.

 

During the meeting on Tuesday at the Stationary Factory, 48 voters approved 24 of the 25 articles on the warrant, including the purchase of 30-32 Flansburgh Ave., directly next to the current station. 

 

If the property passes the home inspection, the district would purchase the multi-family home from its current owner Richard Olsted for $350,000. 

 

The property is a two-family duplex built in 1920 with more than 6,000 square feet on a fifth of an acre. Its assessed value according to information in the town's database is $305,200. It's estimated on Zillow at $312,500, with a potential high of $350,000.

 

As part of the agreement for the purchase cost, the district agreed to allow Olsted to reside in one of the building's units for as long as he chooses, with the understanding that he will be responsible for utilities and will not be required to pay rent.

 

The foreseeable purpose of the other units will be to create proper housing for emergency services personnel. 

 

The department currently has three makeshift bedrooms in the fire station that were described as not well suited for a regular ambulance service.