Lee Republicans Set Town Election Caucus

01:20PM / Monday, March 23, 2026Print Story | Email Story

LEE, Mass. — The Lee Republican Town Committee will hold its caucus from 11 to noon on Saturday, April 4, in the Town Hall Courtroom.

Anyone with 20 percent of the caucus vote will be nominated and listed on the town's election ballot. The town election will be May 18 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Republicans from the Town of Lee may submit their name for the following positions:

Moderator: one for one-year term
Selectman: one for three-year term
Planning Board: one for five-year term
School Committee: three for three-year terms
School Committee: one for two-year term
Housing Authority: one for five-year term

To be considered for a caucus nomination, contact Thom Swift at 413-281-9495 or thomswift@hotmail.com. Requests for inclusion on the ballot must be received by Friday, April 3.

Any registered Republican or unenrolled voter is welcome to apply for one of these seats. Voting is open to registered Republicans as well as registered unenrolled voters.

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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Saturday, September 12, 2026

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.

Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.

"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said.

"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."

The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris.

Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.

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