Berkshire Humane Joins Clear the Shelters Campaign

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Humane Society has joined NBCUniversal Local's 12 th annual pet adoption and donation campaign, Clear The Shelters Presented by Hill's Pet Nutrition, which is scheduled for Aug. 1 to 31.

As part of the nationwide initiative, NBC and Telemundo stations partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to promote pet adoption and raise funds that support their animal welfare operations. Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has helped more than 1.3 million pets find new homes and has raised more than $5.6 million for participating shelters and rescues.

"We are once again so excited to partner with NBC-and Telemundo to highlight so many awesome animals that need great homes," Berkshire Humane Executive Director John Perreault said. "It's a great time of year to adopt. So, please stop by the Dr. John Reynolds Adoption and Education Center, Pittsfield, and Purradise, Great Barrington, to see some amazing companion animals."
 
Donations to individual shelters can be made directly on their website www.berkshirehumane.org or from Aug. 1 to 31 at ClearTheSheltersFund.org

Hill's Pet Nutrition, a global leader in science-based pet nutrition and leading supporter of animal welfare, is returning as the campaign's national sponsor for the ninth consecutive campaign. For the first time, Hill's is serving as the presenting sponsor of Clear The Shelters this year.
 
 

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Dalton Considers Updating its Municipal Code

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The town is considering updating its original 18-year municipal code to 2026 standards. 
 
During a recent Select Board meeting, General Code New England account manager Zach Dumont outlined the 18- to-24 month process. 
 
General Code New England is a division of the International Code Council, which writes all the statewide building codes across the United States. For the last 18 years, the organization has been the codifier for municipalities. 
 
"We work with communities to build, maintain, and update your local municipal code. That is your collection of bylaws, ordinances, regulations, and any other legislation you've ever adopted," Dumont said. 
 
Once the project is complete, the town would have a fully updated set of books and an improved eCode360 site, he said. 
 
"The way the process would work is we would put together a scope of work, a timeline, a price point, and everything that we would want to touch or do as a part of the code project," Dumont said. 
 
When a municipal code is built, it has a general lifespan of about 15 to 20 years, and although that is a long time, it goes by very quickly, he said. 
 
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