A Berkshire Art Association exhibition exploring "unfinished work" opens in West Stockbridge, featuring artists Ilene Spiewak, Marie Rudden and Sean Mccusker, according to a Berkshire Eagle report. The non-juried visual-arts show will include an artists' talk and an opening reception, t…
West Stockbridge boards approve Police Department budget transfer to cover investigator invoice. The Select Board and Finance Committee jointly voted unanimously to move excess funds from the Police Department salary line to the operating budget, addressing an approximately $20,000 investigator
West Stockbridge Planning Board approves two prior meeting minutes and confirms hybrid Zoom sessions for July and August. Chair Dana Bixby reported that a joint Select Board and Planning Board meeting is being proposed to discuss the Seasonal Communities Grant and a likely vote to hire BRPC as
Select Board approves permanent Police Chief and HR software, green-lights grant application. The board unanimously appointed Michael Renton, who served seven months as Acting Chief, to Police Chief. In separate unanimous votes, the board authorized member Tobias Casey to sign a contract with
West Stockbridge recorded 14 deeds between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only three carried disclosed sale prices: $250,000 at 44 Main St., $35,000 for a property with no street address on record, and $25,000 at 17 Albany Rd., producing a median of $35,000 among disclosed transactions. T…
West Stockbridge recorded 11 deed transfers between May 31 and June 29, 2026, but sale prices were disclosed on only two of those transactions, making a reliable market assessment difficult. Among the two priced sales, the range ran from $25,000 at 17 Albany Rd. to $35,000 in a transfer…
West Stockbridge recorded 10 property transfers between May 28 and June 26, 2026, but only two carried disclosed sale prices — $25,000 and $11,880 — yielding a nominal median of $18,440 that does not reflect open-market conditions. Both priced transactions involved financial institution…
Affordable Housing Trust schedules joint meeting to finalize grant scope. The trust agreed that the Select Board should require minimum attendance for all town committees to ensure continuity of business. Chair Christopher Powell is awaiting word on an MHP Technical Assistance Grant request
Select Board approves appointments and grants amid fiscal-year budget shortfall. The board unanimously appointed John Orloff to the Vision Committee and Kadin Shafiroff as a West Stockbridge Police Officer; approved renewal of the Berkshire Health Alliance community health services contract; and
Planning Board adopts exemption finding for consultant hire. The board voted unanimously to adopt a formal finding on June 16 exempting a $10,000 contract with J Tab Consulting LLC from formal quotation requirements under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30B, based on the consultant's municipal