Government

New Ashford Select Board tackles Fire Department unresponsiveness. Chair Jason Jayko reported that Fire Chief Frank Speth failed to follow through on assigning a street number to a property owner delayed in connecting electricity, describing it as part of an ongoing pattern of unresponsiveness;

New Ashford Board of Health approves nursing contract increase, elects new chair. The board unanimously elected Helen Majchrowski as Chair following the resignation of Richard George; Emilee Gagliardi remains Vice Chair. The board approved a 4 percent increase to the public health nursing contract

New Ashford Select Board approves $3,250 contract to remove dangerous trees from Cemetery Road by month's end. Chair Jason Jayko and member Mark Phelps voted unanimously to authorize Tree Warden Mario Gagliardi to hire the contractor. The Board also reviewed a Berkshire Alliance Board of Health

New Ashford Select Board unanimously authorizes Fire Station door repair. Chair Jason Jayko, selectman Mark Phelps, and MLP Manager Ken McInerney approved purchase of a door shock absorber for $75 on motion by Phelps, seconded by McInerney. The board reaffirmed its prohibition on personal Fire

New Ashford Select Board approves spending and planning measures at January meeting. Chair Jason Jayko and board members Ken McInerney and Mark Phelps authorized a $60 annual wi-fi app plan for the Fire Station generator and approved reimbursement of $150 to Animal Control Officer Keith Beebe from