Jun 20, 2020 | Our Stories
To the editor: Recently the neighborhood I grew up in has become a party to concerns regarding the placement of a cell phone tower within a residential neighborhood. Beyond the issue of whether it is right or wrong, is the deeper issue of the city’s totally...
May 30, 2020 | Our Stories
To the editor: Imagine that you have to drop everything, under the pressures of COVID-19, to hire attorneys, rally the neighborhood and fight Verizon and the city of Pittsfield. Imagine also, being on lockdown while you watch Verizon build a massive, possibly...
May 22, 2020 | Our Stories
To the editor: I have learned, much to my dismay, of a 115-foot-tall cell tower being built in my neighborhood. I am listed on documents as an abutter; however, I did not receive any notifications or mailings from the city of Pittsfield or Verizon regarding the tower....
May 21, 2020 | Our Stories
To the editor: When we purchased our house, off of Plumb Street in Pittsfield over 10 years ago, someone at my job chided me for moving into “Shack Town”! I had no idea what she was talking about and we learned the story about how our area was once used to...
