New England News

By Paul Tuthill

By Charlie Deitz

Lenox, Ma – The Upper Housatonic River, in Central Berkshire County, has been nominated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern, or A.C.E.C. On Thursday night, the community was given the chance to make any final comments before the final decision by the Massachusetts Department of Energy and the Environment.

By Charlie Deitz

Berkshires – As part of the federal bailout package from late last year, banks were offered cash injections from fethe federal reserve. These funds are known as Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP funds.

By Charlie Deitz

Berkshire County – Cities in Berkshire County are running on a deficit for Veterans Affairs services.

By Charlie Deitz

Berkshires – The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will be hosting a series of lectures and workshops to teach the community about sustainable agriculture practices.

By Charlie Deitz

Great Barrington, Ma – In 2007, a survey taken at both Monument Mountain and Mount Everett High Schools in South Berkshire County, found that more than 20 percent of students had come to school either drunk or high in the past year. The South Berkshire Youth Coalition has been working with the community to bring down the numbers of drug use among teenagers

By Charlie Deitz

Berkshire County, Ma – The Massachusetts Unemployment numbers are up over 2 points from this time last year.

By Charlie Deitz

Berkshires – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced last week that education programs might be looking at some cut backs. In spite of this gloomy forecast, several Pre-Kindergarten schools have received state funding to expand services in the Berkshires.

By Charlie Deitz

Berkshires – The U.S. Census Bureau has already started to hire people for the 2010 head count. In Berkshire County, test sites are filling up every week with people eager to get hired.

By Charlie Deitz

Williamstown, Ma – This week President Barack Obama swore to defend the Constitution, one of the founding documents of the United States. The Williams College Museum of Art has an exhibit featuring an original copy of the Constitution and several other authentic pieces that make up the founding documents of the government.