Below is a preview of the major stories the Transcript staff is working on for the weekend edition. The Transcript posts breaking news and updates on Twitter (@natranscript), on Facebook www.facebook.com/natranscript, on our mobile app and here on our homepage. Have a story idea or have something to contribute to a story below? Feel free to reach out to reporters or contact Editor-in-Chief Michael Foster at mfoster@thetranscript.com or 413-663-3741, ext. 223.
E. coli found in Adams brooks: ADAMS -- Traces of E. coli have been found in the Tophet and Reed brooks during testing performed by Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, prompting officials to advise residents to stay out of the water from East Street to Hoosac Street.
Testing will continue, and Town Administrator Jonathan Butler said that if higher concentrations of the bacteria are found, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will take the reins. Butler speculated that the cause is the area’s high concentration of farmland and this year’s hot, dry summer.
Phil Demers is writing this story and can be reached at pdemers@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalPhil, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 225.
Stand up, be counted: The last day to register to vote in the presidential
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
Dirt is still dirty: WILLIAMSTOWN -- The results of soil testing are in and the development of the Photech site on Cole Avenue for affordable housing isn’t being recommended unless contamination at the site is cleaned up first.
Catherine Yamamoto, chairwoman of the Affordable Housing Committee, said they’re waiting for an estimate as to how much the clean-up would cost before proceeding.
Meanwhile, the committee has approved the use of $15,000 to $20,000 to determine what would be involved in cleaning up contamination at 59 Water St., which is the primary site where the Affordable Housing Committee would like to have low-cost housing developed.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
A necessary step: WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Williamstown Affordable Housing Committee is sending out requests for proposals for a study to be done of the town’s housing demographics.
Catherine Yamamoto, chairwoman of the Affordable Housing Committee, said the study is something developers and funding organizations will look at prior to moving forward with a project.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
Where the sidewalk starts: STAMFORD, Vt. -- The project to replace the sidewalk along a section of Main Road will move forward.
In 34-10 vote by means of paper ballot, residents approved the continuation of the project, which will replace the sidewalk from Mill Road south to across from the southwest corner of the Stamford Elementary School property, at a special town meeting Thursday night.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
With their hearts on their sleeves: WILLIAMSTOWN -- Employees at Village Ambulance Service are trading in their uniform white shirts for something pink this month to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
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