East Brookfield News

There is much to like about Reza Namin, the final candidate who emerged from the Pittsfield School Committee's search for a new superintendent, but his rsum raised real concerns in a community burned not that long ago by the hiring of a superintendent who was never fully committed to the job.

Voters at tonight's annual town meeting approved joining with 26 other Massachusetts communities in seeking to gain lower residential electricity costs.

There were no contests on the annual town election ballot today, but 104 voters came to the polls, according to Town Clerk Virginia Allen.

A 22-year-old East Brookfield man sustained serious injuries when his motorcycle ran into a parked tractor trailer on Mechanic Street in the Gilbertville section of town today.

The closing of the Shore Road bridge will mean at least a six-mile detour for the next seven months.