Market 32 Campaign to Raise Money for Muscular Dystrophy Association

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Price Chopper/Market 32 has launched a campaign to help raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
 
During the month of March, customers have the opportunity to round up their change at checkout, 100 percent  of which will go directly to MDA. Price Chopper/Market 32 will match all funds raised, up to $10,000.
 
MDA is committed to saving and improving the lives of children and adults living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related life-threatening diseases. MDA funds groundbreaking research for promising treatments and provides families with the highest quality care from the best doctors in the country.
 
"Price Chopper/Market 32 has a decades-long relationship with MDA that began when our then president, Neil Golub, co-hosted the annual telethon. We are pleased to join with our customers and teammates to continue to fuel MDA's research efforts and provision of care and assistance to those impacted by muscular dystrophy and other related diseases," said Pam Cerrone, Price Chopper/Market 32's director of community relations.
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CBRSD Makes Cuts to Lower Town Assessments

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — School officials say reductions in the Central Berkshire Regional School District's budget will be felt, but remain optimistic that it will not prevent them from being "the best regional district in the state."
 
Throughout the budgeting season, officials said they strived to keep the seven member towns informed amid contractual increases outside their control and concerns with a state aid funding formula described as "remarkably wrong."
 
The initial budget was about a 9 percent increase, but with "strategic reductions" the district was able to cut that down to 2.99 percent, bringing the total budget to $37,740,005. 
 
"This was no small feat," said Paul Farella, district's Finance Committee chair.
 
In earlier budget drafts, towns voiced concerns over significantly higher assessments, which ranged from approximately 7 to 15 percent, compared to prior years, when it was about 2 to 7 percent. 
 
With the revised budget, projected net town assessments are: 
  • Becket for $2,859,205, an increase of 5.49 percent
  • Cummington for $670,246, an increase of 5.11 percent 
  • Dalton for $10,106,445, an increase of 5.86 percent
  • Hinsdale for $3,277,495, an increase of 10.54 percent 
  • Peru for $1,083,751, an increase of 6.11 percent 
  • Washington for $826,774, an increase of 6.64 percent
  • Windsor for $995,438, an increase of 9.37 percent
"[The cuts] will be felt, but we believe that it is what is necessary for the time being to not overburden our towns while still being able to provide a quality education to our community," Farella said. 
 
Delivering high-quality education while responsibly managing public funds in a district, which like many rural areas, faces financial constraints is a duty Superintendent Michael Henault said he takes very seriously.
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