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National Grid Prepared for February Winter Storm
01:42PM / Monday, February 12, 2024
WALTHAM, Mass. — National Grid is prepared for a powerful winter storm to impact Massachusetts Monday evening through Tuesday, bringing significant snow, strong winds, and possible coastal flooding into the region.    Some areas across the state have the potential for snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.   The primary concerns associated with this storm include heavy snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding from high tides, with the majority of the state experiencing potential snow accumulations of 8-12 inches, and some areas in Central and Western Massachusetts could experience accumulations of up to 18 inches. In addition, the storm is expected to bring gusting

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Dalton Green Committee Wants to Help Residents Track Heat Loss
By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:46AM / Monday, February 12, 2024
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee on Wednesday voted to request that the town invest in two thermal cameras.   The committee could rent them out to residents so they can find where there is heat loss in their homes and be able to make improvements in a targeted and cost-effective manner, committee member Todd Logan said.    The thermal camera attaches to smartphones and costs approximately $230. The committee is interested in buying one for IOS devices and another one for android users.    The committee will coordinate with Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson so he can obtain clarification from the town counsel on any liabilities issues.    If this

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Berkshire 'Point In Time' Count on Homelessness Likely to Increase
By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Monday, February 12, 2024

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The count that gauges local homelessness was taken on Jan. 31 this year and the number is expected to increase over last year based on city and nationwide trends.

On the day of last year's Point In Time count, Jan. 25, there were at least 221 homeless people: 180 in shelters, 31 unsheltered, and 10 who were couch surfing or in other temporary shelters.  

On Wednesday, Director of Community Development Justine Dodds told the Homelessness Advisory Committee that generally, the city has noticed an upward trend that is likely attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic that disproportionately affected the most vulnerable populations.

In 2021, the PIT count

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Veteran Spotlight: Lt. Col. Brent Finemore
By Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
05:40PM / Sunday, February 11, 2024
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Brent Finemore served his country in the Army from 1982 to 2002, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.    Born in Oakland, Maine, he attended the University of Maine at Orono and joined the Reserve Officers Training Corps in his junior year. ROTC basic training brought him to Fort Knox, Ky., in the summer of 1980.    "It was great, got me indoctrinated into the Army. I won a scholarship out of basic and did really well on my leadership skills," he remembered. He volunteered for expert marksmanship and with a class of 800, shot 48 out of 50 targets, attributing it to hunting all his life and was an expert in grenade throwing, attributing that

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Market 32 Announces Salvation Army Holiday Kettle Donation Program Results
04:14PM / Sunday, February 11, 2024
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Salvation Army bellringers at Price Chopper/Market 32 stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire raised nearly $580,000 through its six week "Red Kettle" holiday campaign.    The money raised, a full $81,000 more than last year, will directly benefit those in need throughout the communities where the funds were collected.   "The annual Red Kettle campaign has become an integral part of the holiday season – both in our stores and our communities," said Pam Cerrone, Price Chopper/Market 32 director of community relations. "Being able to extend ourselves and welcome our

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Governor Names West-East Rail Director
11:59AM / Sunday, February 11, 2024
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration is naming a director to move forward with the West-East Rail initiative.     Andy Koziol, current director of rail and transit, is expected to lead the charge to extend passenger rail service from Boston to Worcester, Springfield and Pittsfield.   In her first budget, Gov. Maura Healey worked with the Legislature to secure funding for staff support for the project, including creating the director position.    The state Department of Transportation recently received a $108 million federal grant toward undertaking the necessary trackwork to enable two daily Amtrak round trips between Boston and New

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Six People Displaced, Kitten Rescued After Pittsfield Fire
11:50AM / Sunday, February 11, 2024
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Six people are homeless after a first-floor fire in their apartment building Saturday on South Atlantic Avenue.    No one was injured and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.   Firefighters were called at about 4:11 a.m. on Saturday for a reported structure fire at 17-19 South Atlantic. They found heavy fire was showing from the first floor, according to Deputy Chief Matthew Noyes.    A second alarm was called and, in all, in Engines 1, 3, 5 and 6 responded. Crews performed primary and secondary searches of the building and a kitten was located and transferred to a medic crew for care.   The fire was brought under control in

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Harry's Supermarket For Sale After Severe Fire
By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
09:53AM / Sunday, February 11, 2024

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A "gutted" Harry's Supermarket is on the market after a severe fire last year.  The store has been boarded up since.

The more than 8,000-square-foot building on Wahconah Street is listed for $799,000 by Coldwell Banker Realty. It sits on a 0.88 acre lot and property taxes last year were nearly $15,500.

The commercial space is described as having a "large open floor space" that is the "gutted former Harry's Supermarket" with two parking areas. Currently, the 1950s building is boarded up, as the windows were broken to release smoke at the time of the fire in July 2023.

On Friday, the Pittsfield Fire Department

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DOR: January Revenue Collections
08:24AM / Sunday, February 11, 2024
BOSTON — Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that preliminary revenue collections for January totaled $3.594 billion, $268 million or 6.9 percent less than actual collections in January 2023, and $263 million or 6.8 percent below benchmark.   FY2024 year-to-date collections totaled approximately $21.460 billion, which is $212 million or 1 percent less than collections in the same period of FY2023, and $263 million or 1.2 percent less than the year-to-date benchmark.   "January collections decreased in income tax withholding, non-withheld income tax, corporate and business tax, and 'all other' tax in comparison to

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Mass
04:00PM / Saturday, February 10, 2024
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' (MDAR) Division of Animal Health is informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Essex County.    MDAR and its partner agencies depopulated and disposed of a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Essex County due to HPAI. Birds on the affected premises died suddenly without exhibiting any other clinical signs consistent with HPAI and samples tested positive for the disease.   MDAR advises backyard and commercial poultry owners to practice strong biosecurity measures to prevent domestic poultry from having contact with wild birds, their

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'Down Memory Lane' Issues a Success in Dalton
By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:56PM / Saturday, February 10, 2024
DALTON, Mass. — The reissuing of the book "Down Memory Lane" has been a success, Historical Commission members said during its meeting on Wednesday.    At the time of meeting there were only eight more copies left of the 40 reprints. The commission started to accept orders in December.    Commissioners voted to order another 20 copies.   This is the second time they ordered more copies. They initially ordered 20 from Adams Specialty & Printing Co. but voted to order another 20 during their last meeting due to the high demand.    The commission is interested in selling the books at elections where they hope to be able to accept cash.

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FEMA Awards Funds to Massachusetts for COVID School Testing Costs
08:00AM / Saturday, February 10, 2024
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $64 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of contracting to provide testing services in public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.   The $64,144,440 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services for the cost of contracting to provide testing at schools and in public buildings in surrounding communities between February 2021 and June 2022.   The contractor provided services which included operations and logistics of pooled testing, training, software, and technical assistance to school personnel.   The

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