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In Clarksburg, water isn't coming out of the faucet. Fixing the problem is expensive, and nobody's getting paid. | News


Faucets in Berkshire County’s smallest water district sometimes just stop flowing.
The volunteers who run the Briggsville Water District in Clarksburg know what s wrong â€” but can’t yet afford the full fix, despite mandates from the state DEP.
The district gets scant outside help, but plenty of reminders from the state about needed repairs.
Carl McKinney, a longtime district volunteer, puts it this way: “People want government to fix things? . We are the government.”
CLARKSBURG — Every week through the winter, water stopped coming out of the faucets at John Barnes’ house.
Each time, he grabbed two buckets and trudged to the side of a nearby hill, where water spilled from overflow pipes located just below the spring and storage tanks that supply the Briggsville Water District. ....

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Year in Accountability: 2020


Improving Police Training
One of the most significant issues faced by Massachusetts lawmakers this year was police accountability. The work of the OSA helped to inform this debate and point the way on steps the Commonwealth can take to bolster public trust in law enforcement. 
A study released last year by the OSA looked at municipal police training in Massachusetts. It found the state had no way of holding police accountable for meeting training standards, did not provide enough opportunities for them to meet training requirements.
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states, including Massachusetts, currently do not have a police licensure or decertification process, such as POST. ....

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