News and events in Pittsfield, Mass.
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The Retired Investor: No End in Sight for Airline AgonyBy Bill Schmick, 03:56PM / Thursday, July 28, 2022 | | Missing bags, canceled flights, stranded passengers, and interminable check-in times have made this summers' travel a nightmare. What's worse, the cost of travelling has exploded. Consumers are paying an average 34 percent higher air fares this year versus last. The reasons why range from higher jet fuel costs, increased labor costs and sky rocketing demand among others. As the summer season progresses, it seems that the worse the experience gets, the more consumers are willing to pay. If you watch the horror shows on the news, chaos abounds not only here in the U.S. but in the international airline system overall. Short comings in one location, whether it be 0 Comments Read More >> |
Truck Crashes Into Former Johnny's Beach ClubBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff 01:18PM / Thursday, July 28, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A pickup truck crashed into the former Johnny’s Beach Club on Wednesday night, taking down the front of the building. The crash into the empty building at 87 Wahconah St. occurred at about 9:50 p.m. Two people who were in the vehicle were taken to Berkshire Medical Center for minor injuries and the city's building inspectors were notified. A photo posted to Facebook by a resident showed a white pickup with its front end in the building and its back end on the sidewalk. The brick addition on the front of the building where the accident occurred was destroyed and surrounded with caution tape. It had previously been in
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Dalton, Hinsdale Start Study for Merged Police ForceBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff 05:06AM / Thursday, July 28, 2022 | |
Sean Kelly of Municipal Resources Inc., a consulting firm, explains the feasibility study of the police departments in Dalton and Hinsdale in this screenshot from Dalton Community Television. See the full video here. DALTON, Mass. — Residents seemed open to a merged police force with Hinsdale, but officials are concerned at the low numbers that attended the informational meeting Tuesday at Wahconah Regional High School. Select Board members said they will look into sending a questionnaire to residents to gather more input based on the recommendations of one citizen who raised the concern of lack of attendance and responses from the audience. Only about a dozen 24 Comments Read More >> |
Cannabis Facility Proposed for Berkshire MallBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff 04:52AM / Thursday, July 28, 2022 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The shuttered Berkshire Mall may have a revival of business activity -- in cannabis. The Selectmen on Tuesday authorized negotiations for a Host Community Agreement with JMJ Holdings Corp. for a project that includes making former anchor stores into manufacturing and cultivation facilities. "What we seek to do is basically revive that property to a state of business. We are focused on the supply chain side. I'm aware that Lanesborough does not have any retail cannabis establishments so that's certainly not on the table for us," applicant Blake Mensing said. "The rough outline of the proposal would be to benefit from the mall
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-Year-Olds Win New England ChampionshipBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports 04:24PM / Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | | TRUMBULL, Conn. — After scoring 57 runs in its first four games at the Babe Ruth New England Regional Championship, Pittsfield's 13-year-olds figured to have a whole other challenge in Tuesday morning's title game. Facing a Waterford, Conn., team that allowed four runs total in its first four games, Pittsfield was going to need strong pitching to win the crown and claim a berth in next month's Babe Ruth World Series. Cam Hillard and Connor Paronto were up to the task. The pair combined to strike out eight and allowed four hits in seven innings to pitch Pittsfield to a 6-0 win at Trumbull High School. "I usually come in with a lot of 0 Comments Read More >> |
Bousquet Summer Concert Series Peaks With Mountain DayBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff 12:55PM / Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | |
The music starts at 1 p.m. and ends with a performance by the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Bousquet summer concert series will be hosting its pinnacle event, Mountain Day, on Saturday, July 30, starting at 1 p.m. This daylong family-friendly music event will feature vendors, food trucks, outdoor activities, and live music. Throughout the day each of the five bandmates from Whiskey Treaty Roadshow will be performing solo until they reassemble for the Main Stage concert in the evening. Boston-based folk rock band Session Americana opens for them at 7 p.m. and Whiskey Treaty Roadshow takes the stage at 0 Comments Read More >> |
Thunder 10U Team Edges Berkshire Force in Summer League SemisBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports 09:27PM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | | NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Greylock Thunder 10-and-under softball team Tuesday outlasted the Berkshire Force for a 25-24 win in the semi-finals of the Berkshire County Softball playoffs at Alcombright Field. Maliyah Todd came home on a pitch that got to the backstop in the bottom of the fourth to complete a nine-run rally that sent the Thunder into the championship round of the summer travel league’s season-ending tournament. The Thunder Wednesday will visit the top-seeded Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Swat to decide the league crown. Tuesday’s semi-final featured patience at the plate and opportunistic base-running as the teams combined for more than 40 walks 0 Comments Read More >> |
Springfield Man Found Guilty of Shooting Pittsfield Woman in 202006:06PM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | | PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Springfield man has been found guilty of shooting a woman two years ago. Judge John Agostini found Myron Crapps, 31, guilty of assault and battery with a firearm and illegal possession of a firearm after a two-day trial. Agostini scheduled sentencing for Sept. 28. "I thank the victim and witnesses for their powerful testimony, the Pittsfield Police Department for their diligent investigation into this daytime shooting, and our trial team for giving a strong presentation of the evidence," District Attorney Andrea Harrington said. "My office prioritizes holding those who commit violence in our community accountable for 0 Comments Read More >> |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Reach New England Title Game04:06PM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | | TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Eddie Ferris hit a two-run double in a seven-run seventh inning Tuesday as the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars pulled away for an 11-4 win over Tri-County, Maine, in the semi-finals of the New England Regional Championship. The Maine state champs scored three runs to take a 3-1 lead in the top of the third inning, but Pittsfield scored three in the bottom of the fourth to retake the lead for good. Goo Stannard hit a line drive single to score Boo Socie to make it 3-3, and Christian Barry singled to drive in Stannard and give Pittsfield a 4-3 lead. Barry finished the game 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Connor Paronto, Ferris, Andrew Hammill, 0 Comments Read More >> |
Taconic's Student Voice Club Has Successful School Year, Looks for New MembersBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff 01:30PM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Taconic High School's new student government organization had a number of accomplishments in the 2021-2022 school year and is looking to recruit more members for the next. Founder William Garrity gave a presentation on the Taconic Student Voice Club at the last School Committee meeting. The club's first project involved ensuring the future of a theater program that was seemingly at risk. In late October it was announced that the nonprofit that provides funding to the school for theater programming, Save Our Shakespeare, was dissolving. This made students concerned that the school would not be able to participate in Shakespeare & Company's Fall
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Thrilling Music at Tanglewood, SevenarsStephen Dankner, 05:43AM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | |
With the arrival of August, we are at the mid-point – the height of the classical music festival season. Programs at Tanglewood this week offer as the artistic highlight an enthralling full traversal of all five Beethoven piano concertos performed by the luminous pianist Paul Lewis, and accompanied by the BSO, led by maestro Andris Nelsons – two each on Friday (Nos. 2 and 4) and Saturday (Nos. 1 and 3), and concluding with No. 5 (the magisterial "Emperor") on Sunday. The week’s other prominent occasion, on Tuesday, August 2, will showcase each of the entities that comprise the Tanglewood Music Festival during the all-day ‘Tanglewood on Parade’
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Christian Center Holds Community Day, Celebrates 130 YearsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff 05:02AM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | |
The Civitan Club has been providing picnic food for the event for a number of years. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A portion of Robbins Avenue was filled with a celebration on Saturday as the Christian Center held its annual Community Day and marked 130 years as an organization. "To be honest, for the last 130 years, the Christian Center has done essentially the same thing," Executive Director Betsy Sherman said, explaining that the center offers food, clothing, paths to jobs, and referrals to housing with the goal of helping people have a more secure life. It was founded in 1892 as the Epworth Mission by the Methodist Church and has been at its current location since 1906.
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