🌱 How Dalton’s longtime CRA leader earned statewide recognition this year
Dalton, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Dalton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dalton’s longtime CRA leader earned statewide recognition this year
- Can new research still save Dalton’s rapidly disappearing ash trees?
- How 1980s United Way drives helped support Dalton Community Chest
Also on today's calendar: TRAVELLER - The Chris Stapleton Experience and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 86, low: 59.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet the four Berkshire women named Commonwealth Heroines (berkshireeagle.com) — Dalton residents may recognize Alison Peters, recently honored as a Commonwealth Heroine for her 16 years leading the Dalton Community Recreation Association that serves the Central Berkshires. The piece also spotlights three other Berkshire women improving youth programs, food access, and human services, showing how local leadership is strengthening families and communities across the county. 
• Can tiny wasps save Berkshire ash trees? Researchers hope to slow the emerald ash borer (berkshireeagle.com) — Dalton’s ash trees were among the first in Massachusetts hit by emerald ash borer, and local stands have already lost more than 90 percent of their ash in a decade. Researchers working in the Berkshires are testing tiny parasitoid wasps and targeted treatments to see if they can slow the insect’s spread and preserve remaining ash pockets.
• Northern Berkshire United Way: 1980s Sees Double the Growth, Double the Need (iberkshires.com) — Northern Berkshire United Way’s 1980s boom years were strong enough that the agency could even send support to the Dalton Community Chest alongside other critical services. This retrospective traces how local volunteers, businesses, and big employers rallied to meet growing needs like homelessness and substance abuse across North County.
📸 Around Dalton
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★ Featured events ★
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Weekly Wednesday Writing Group →
Dalton Free Public Library, 462 Main St #1, Dalton
6:30 pm
Wednesday July 15
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Other local events
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TRAVELLER - The Chris Stapleton Experience →
The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
8:00 pm -
Weekly Wednesday Writing Group →
Dalton Free Public Library, 462 Main St #1, Dalton
6:30 pm -
In Your Eyes →
The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
8:00 pm -
Weekly Wednesday Writing Group →
Dalton Free Public Library, 462 Main St #1, Dalton
6:30 pm -
The Cold Stares →
The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave, Dalton
8:00 pm
Saturday July 18
Wednesday July 22
Saturday August 1
Wednesday August 5
Saturday August 8
📣 Dalton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Circle
Lenox Library MA
10:30 am -
Kids Graphic Novel Club
Lenox Library MA
4:00 pm -
Act on Climate with 350Mass Berkshires
Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc (BEAT) Online
6:00 pm -
Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with Reyna Grande (Virtual)
Lenox Library Virtual Program, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
2:00 pm -
Handbag Pop-Up
Lenox Library Under The Tent, 11-17 Housatonic Street, LENOX, MA, 01240, United States
10:00 am -
Create Your Own Paper! With Crane Museum of Papermaking
Lenox Library MA
1:00 pm
Wednesday July 15
Thursday July 16
Friday July 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing cat.
I’m wondering if anyone in the neighborhood has seen him. 4 years old, friendly and neutered. His name is Cheeto. (Nextdoor Ashuelot Cemeterey)
- Central Berkshire Regional School District posted a job opening for Special Education Secondary Team Coordinator - 2026-2027 School Year in Dalton. Apply here.
- Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dalton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pittsfield
- Pittsfield Launches Applications for the Citizens Academy (iberkshires.com)
- Pittsfield Council Preview: Firework Funds and Morningside Public Safety Request (iberkshires.com)
- BCC Offers Peer Recovery Coach Training (iberkshires.com)
Ok Dalton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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