Richmond Pond Scheduled for Chemical Treatment on July 16

11:48AM / Tuesday, July 14, 2026Print Story | Email Story

RICHMOND, Mass. — Richmond Pond will undergo chemical treatment on Thursday, July 16, 2026, to control the growth of nuisance aquatic vegetation.

Local authorities have issued a warning detailing temporary restrictions on the use of the pond's water following the application.

According to a public notice issued by Solitude Lake Management, recreational activities including boating, fishing, and swimming will be restricted until Friday, July 17, 2026. A longer restriction is in place for using the pond water for irrigation purposes, which is prohibited until August 29, 2026.

The environmental project is being conducted under a permit from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), along with an order of conditions issued by both the Richmond and Pittsfield Conservation Commissions.

Residents seeking more information can contact Solitude Lake Management at 508-865-1000.

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South County Farm Grows Community

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:50PM / Wednesday, August 05, 2026

TYRINGHAM, Mass. — Woven Roots Farm offered the ideal venue for the message Massachusetts' commissioner of agriculture wanted to deliver: the barn.

That is where Commissioner Ashley Randle addressed a group of about two dozen attendees at Berkshire Grown's Berkshire Farm Tour.

"With everything that is happening around us, it can feel very disheartening and very heavy," Randle said Wednesday after the group shared a meal in Woven Roots' community gathering room. "And two things that I've talked about have been leading in community and with compassion.

"And, certainly, Woven Roots has embodied that every day."

Jen and Pete Salinetti founded Woven Roots at the turn of the 20th century on a quarter acre of land they owned in Lee.

Today, they have almost 850 garden beds on 2 and a half acres in Tyringham, where they moved full-time in 2014.

The community-supported agriculture farm produces 70 crops and produces enough food for 1,600 people per week, Jen Salinetti said while leading a tour of the property the couple leases on McCarty Road.

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