Lee Kohlenberger Jr., a man known for donating comfort dogs to Berkshires schools and police departments, faces a possible larceny charge for defrauding a customer of his poodle-breeding business. He
PITTSFIELD, Mass. City Clerk Michele Benjamin wants City Council meetings to end by 11 p.m. Council meetings have often stretched into the wee hours of the morning and her request by petition was discussed during Tuesday s meeting which went 4 1/2 hours. I just feel strongly that after 4, 5, and 5 and a half hours of a meeting nobody s thinking clearly when it s midnight or 12:30 in the morning, Benjamin said. We ve gone until 1 in the morning and I just feel strongly that we should be able to process and get through and deliberate and have good strong meetings in four hours. The petition would cap meetings to fours hours and was referred unanimously to the Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee since it would require a charter change.