350Mass Berkshires to Host Climate Action Program at Wander

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 350Mass Berkshire Climate Action has announced a public program, "Bringing Climate Action Home," scheduled for April 7, 2026, at Wander, located at 34 Depot St., Suite 101. 
 
The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for a community organization showcase followed by guest speakers at 6:00 p.m.
 
The program is designed to provide resources for individuals involved in home renovations, new construction, or the transition to energy-efficient electrical appliances. The information provided will target a broad demographic, including homeowners, landlords, and renters.
 
Three featured speakers will present during the session:
  • Wendy Brown, AIA, CPHD, of Terra Design-Build, will discuss energy-efficient design for new and existing structures, the Mass Save program, and the local impacts of climate disruption.
  • Joe Carry of Decumanus Green Design-Build will share insights on sustainable building, including net-zero design and construction based on local experience.
  • Amanda Parker from the Green Energy Consumers Alliance will cover the adoption of residential battery storage, window heat pumps, and plug-in balcony solar. Her presentation will focus on the needs of renters and low-income households, including an outline of currently available financial incentives and rebates.
The host organization, 350Mass Berkshires Climate Action, is a volunteer-led group focused on environmental issues at the local and state levels. The group has recently been involved in efforts to convert Pittsfield's "Peaker Plants" to clean energy and advocating for sustainable school building designs.
 
Additional information is available via the organization's website at 350maberkshires.org.
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Letter: Time to retire Maryland's third senator

To the Editor:
 
Time to retire Maryland's third senator
 
Sen. Chuck Grassley visits all 99 Iowa counties every year (not every six years) as does his colleague Sen. Joni Ernst. The media has dubbed this tour "The Full Grassley."
 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar goes to all 87 Minnesota counties annually and Sen. Chuck Schumer shows up in all 62 New York counties each year.
 
Our junior senators from Ed Brooke to Paul Tsongas to John Kerry all made it a point to get to each and every part of the Commonwealth.
 
We have 14 counties (one of which – Nantucket - is a single town) and yet there are dozens of communities from the hilltowns of western Mass to North Quabbin and the Blackstone Valley that Sen. Ed Markey can't be bothered to set foot in. Since joining the US Senate in 2013, he's never visited almost all of the rural towns in the five western counties. This is unacceptable.
 
The fact that he spends more time in his Chevy Chase mansion rather than in Cheshire, Chesterfield and Charlton is why he's earned the disparaging moniker as Maryland's third senator.
 
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