Pittsfield Cell Tower Concerned Citizens

09/17/2025

🛜 People who are exposed to higher levels of microwave radiation report more health symptoms, according to a new Indian study. The connection was especially clear for fatigue, headaches and sleep problems.

The study, published in Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, examined 183 people between the ages of 18 and 80 who had lived in the same home for at least one year in the north-east India city of Shillong. Researchers from Mizoram University in India measured the microwave radiation in every home and then divided the participants into three groups based on the measured values.

The first group had the lowest levels (0–3000 μW/m2) and included 43 participants. The second group had average levels (3000–5000 μW/m2) with 49 participants, while the third and largest group had the highest levels (5000–8000 μ W/m2) with 91 participants.

All participants answered a questionnaire about over 20 different symptoms.

The results showed that people in the highest exposure group reported significantly more health problems than other groups. Even the middle group reported more symptoms than the lowest group. The researchers also discovered that people under the age of 40 reported more inflammation-related symptoms.

Clearer symptoms among diligent mobile users
The most common symptoms in the most exposed group were fatigue, headaches, increased irritability, problems sleeping and anxiety. Symptoms were also clearer among people who used a mobile phone more than five hours per day or lived within 50 meters of a base station.

To put the results into perspective: the Swedish reference value from the Radiation Safety Authority is 10 million μW/m2, which means that all levels of the study were at least 1,250 times below this value.

Researchers found that the level of exposure was the only factor that influenced the number of symptoms for all four examined health categories. The study confirms previous research that has linked health effects to radiation from mobile base stations. According to the Radiation Protection Foundation, fatigue, headaches and sleep problems are especially common symptoms among people living near 5G-masters.

https://nyadagbladet.se/halsa/studie-fler-halsoproblem-vid-hogre-stralningsnivaer/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMxXtNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmaiKs5c7EkqtXvxsB6M05_WPELCUAMSgfU6rUxKPyEhGY7RvJAwU_DQwSxw_aem_e33nZsgGgbPsrWQyQjNuCQ

Personer som exponerats för högre nivåer av mikrovågsstrålning rapporterar fler hälsosymptom, visar en ny indisk studie.

09/16/2025

09/16/2025

Lenox ZBA made the right decision. Thank you Lenox for learning about the issues. So grateful for you.

Radiofrequency Radiation Caused the Microwave Syndrome in a Family Living Close to the Base Stations (open access)

'The family members reported symptoms included in the microwave syndrome to varying self-estimated degrees. The daughter had the most severe health issues, for example sleeping problems, headache, concentration and memory problems, skin disorders, irregular heartbeat, light sensitivity, anxiety and panic attacks.'

Sound familiar? Just watch any city council meeting or Board of Health video testimony to learn about symptoms being reported for five years by residents here in asking for help.



https://www.fortunejournals.com/articles/5g-radiofrequency-radiation-caused-the-microwave-syndrome-in-a-family-living-close-to-the-base-stations.pdf

09/16/2025

170' Verizon Cell tower variance for Lenox Canyon Ranch Health Resort is denied. Tower proposed was to be 130' next to neighbors.

09/16/2025

A 500 study review found that a substantial body of scientific research reported genetic damage from wireless radiation exposure in both humans and animals.

A recent review published in Frontiers in Public Health analyzing more than 500 studies found that a substantial body of scientific research has reported genetic damage from wireless radiation exposure in both humans and animals.In short: Over half of the studies showing DNA damage found impacts at....

09/15/2025

SEPT 15, 2025 - PITTSFIELD CELL TOWER DISPUTE Highest court in state to weigh in
Ruling could set precedent
BY AMANDA BURKE The Berkshire Eagle

BOSTON — The state’s highest court will weigh whether local boards have the authority to rein in cell towers.

At issue is a 115-foot Verizon tower off South Street in Pittsfield. Since it went live in 2020, neighbors have said they’ve suffered headaches, nausea, sleep problems and other negative health impacts attributed to the radio frequency emissions.

The Pittsfield Board of Health issued an emergency cease-and-desist order against Verizon after investigating residents’ complaints. The order called the tower a “public nuisance” that was a “cause of sickness,” the first order of its kind in the country, according to ProPublica. But the board rescinded the order weeks later, after Verizon filed a federal lawsuit arguing the move was preempted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The residents sued, arguing that the board capitulated and abandoned its duty to protect public health in the Shacktown neighborhood.

“I just feel terrible because, from my point of view, the law is very clear. It’s preempted,” said Lord one of three lawyers from Donovan O’Connor & Dodig, a firm representing the Pittsfield Board of Health. “I’m not at all saying that we don’t believe them, I’m saying we’re not the right place.”

Gilardi disagrees with the city’s assessment (and believes the Board of Health is the right place because not only does the board have a state mandate and police power to remedy a community health issue, but because sickened residents have exhausted all others avenues of help) and said the “move to the Supreme Judicial Court does signal that these issues will be seriously and fairly considered and resolved,” which the plaintiffs are grateful for.

Follow the link below to view the entire article, without Courtney's commentary on it.

Thank you to Attorney Buffy Lord for standing with those sick and displaced, supporting the Board's findings and believing the victims.

Pittsfield Cell Tower Concerned Citizens
Environmental Health Trust Environmental Working Group Environmental Media Association MA for Safe Technology No Towers Near Our Homes SafeTech Westchester Legal Action Against 5G Americans for Responsible Technology Electrosensitivity Australia - ES-Au Safe Tech For Schools Maryland SafeTech International Safe Living Technologies Inc. Safe Technology Vancouver Safe Tech International Safer EMF 5G Health Risks American Academy of Pediatrics

Highest court in state to weigh in
https://berkshireeagle-ma.newsmemory.com/?publink=1dc591d44_134fb47

09/14/2025

Because of the studies showing harm and the lived experiences of those sickened by cell towers, please urge your local representatives to ban 4G cell towers near homes and schools and pause the rollout of 5G until all the scientific evidence, or lack thereof, is considered.

Please help protect both your children and ours, elderly, immune compromised and anyone who does not consent to dangerous exposures 24/7.

Easton CT, Encinitas CA, Jersery City, NJ along with so many others have done this work. Berkshires, we can, too.

Please follow us, like and share so we can learn together. Thank you, good people!

09/14/2025

Thank you!!!! Everyday we are getting closer to our fundraising goal because of good people like you who donate to the Go Fund Me, make a deposit at Lee Bank for StopTower or bring by cash in a card telling us we can do hard things!

Our hearts (and our hope!) are full with your love & support for getting us home!

We are so grateful.
Thank you.
A thousand times, thank you.

We put out the call to action and you all have responded and it truly means the world to us.

Thank you for helping to get us home and bringing this nightmare to an end.

Pittsfield Cell Tower Concerned Citizens

09/14/2025

"Amazing news!! 67% funded!!! Please, keep sharing & donating to stop the Pittsfield tower!!

"Friends, supporters and followers,

Our cell tower case is now in the Supreme Judicial Court and we need to raise $18,000 immediately to cover much needed medical care and legal expenses. After five years of litigation and a cell tower that continues to leaves a legacy of sickness, displacement, cancer, cardiac, endocrine and neurological issues and death, we are asking for your help.

Your generous donation of $25, $50, $100 or $500 invests in our health, the safety of our homes and helps to end this horror.

We will share updates, such as when our new court date is, but in the meantime, for all of those who know our story and the nightmare we've lived, please donate, like, share... every dollar counts, every prayer matters and every push to stand up for health and safety in our neighborhoods makes all the difference.

The kids just want to go home and sleep in their beds. The neighbors who are left just want to be healthy in their own homes.

No one should have to have this way of life be their "new normal."

This stopped being a sprint, a marathon and a tough mudder 1,825 days ago and became a fight for our lives and what is right, not just for us, but for everyone.

We never thought this could happen to us until it did. And now it's happening all over the country and around the world despite the requests and calls for policy change and protections of our medical associations, pediatricians, nurses, scientists and legislators.

If you are local and want to direct deposit a check, our bank account is STOP TOWER at Lee Bank, or come find us, or email us here or [email redacted] hello@stoptower.com for details. We are grateful for the love, support and resources you have all provided over the last five years of this ordeal.

And if you can't donate this time, please think of us next time.

Please share this with your circles, and follow us on Facebook at Pittsfield Cell Tower Concerned Citizens

Every like, every share, every prayer, every dollar makes a world of difference to us here in Shacktown.

Thank you so much for your generosity and for all your love and care."

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