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Scholarship Offered to BArT Graduates| 10:35AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Graduates of Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School (BArT) who have completed their first year of college are invited to apply for the Julia Bowen Bridge to College Scholarship. The scholarship fund was established in 2017 to honor Julia Bowen, BArT's founding executive director. Through her service to the school, Bowen demonstrated her commitment to supporting all students' successful path to and through college. In this spirit, the scholarship was created by and is managed by the BArT Foundation to provide financial assistance to select BArT alumni through their college career. A scholarship of up to $1,250 will be awarded to a 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Senior Tax Work-Off Program Now Accepting| 08:00AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Applications are now available for the city of Pittsfield's Senior Tax Work-Off Program for Fiscal Year 2025. Eligible candidates must be Pittsfield residential property owners 60 years of age and older at the time of the application. Program applications must be postmarked or received by the Assessors' Office by May 31, 2024. Active municipal employees are not eligible for the Senior Citizen Tax Work-Off Program. There will be a limit of two participants per eligible property; however, the total abatement cannot exceed the maximum exemption of $2,000. Income eligibility shall be determined by using the locally adopted 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Officials: Unlimited Trash Not Sustainable, Toters Offer Cost-SavingsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Unlimited trash pickup is not sustainable and will lead to higher taxes, city officials say.
Mayor Peter Marchetti began public outreach on Monday on the proposed five-year contract with Casella Waste Management for solid waste and recyclables. Older residents packed into the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center for the first of three community meetings.
On the table is a move to automated pickup utilizing 48-gallon toters, which would be at no cost to residents unless they require additional toters and would save the city $80,000 per year.
The goal is to execute a contract by July 1, the start of the fiscal year.
"Trash collection is not free. You're
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Dalton Zoning Board OKs Conversion of Zip's Bar into ApartmentsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:49PM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday approved the conversion of the former Zip's Bar & Billiards into four apartments. The owner, Ron Carver, submitted an application for a special permit requesting to convert the first floor of the tavern into residential apartments. "The former tenant went out of business. He was operating a bar/nightclub and had lost business and decided after COVID that it just wasn't worth his while to continue," board Chair Anthony Doyle said. "So Mr. Carver is left with an empty commercial space, and the question is do you try to get another bar in there or do you do something 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Chinese Stock Market on a TearBy Bill Schmick,
04:16PM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
A combination of anti-business government policies, worsening U.S.-Sino relations, and several draconian actions by Chinese authorities have cast a pall over foreign investment and the Chinese stock market. Chinese equities have lost $7 trillion since the market's peak in 2021. That interests me. On Wall Street, the Chinese stock market is now considered "uninvestable." Main Street and the politicians who represent them are just as negative. Anti-China rhetoric and U.S. actions, from the attempt to force a sale of TikTok to forbidding Chinese nationals from buying land here, is just the tip of the iceberg. It is as if we are already at war with China. In a recent 0 Comments
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BCC Jazz Ensemble Presents Free Concert| 03:34PM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Community College (BCC) Jazz, under the direction of BCC music instructor Jeffrey Link, presents its semester-end spring concert on Tuesday, May 14 at 2 pm in Room K-111 of the Koussevitzky Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. The ensemble consists of seven BCC music students and Link on piano. The artists will be performing a variety of songs, from Thelonius Monk to Elton John, and one of Link's original songs. "I'm very proud of all the work they've put in," Link said. "It's going to be a great concert!" 0 Comments
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Red Tee Tournament To Benefit Berkshire United Way| 12:06PM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Red Tee Tournament Committee announced the Second Annual Red Tee Tournament. This women's golf event, sponsored by Berkshire Money Management, will be held on Monday, June 10 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield. Proceeds from the tournament will be divided between Berkshire United Way and Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center. "The Red Tee was the first tournament of its kind in the region. I'm thrilled that as part of our 100th year celebration, Berkshire United Way is leading this great day once again," said Berkshire United Way President and CEO Tom Bernard. "We are happy to partner with 0 Comments
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MCLA to Host Graduate Programs Info Session at BIC| 08:00AM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host information sessions for its graduate programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Education (MEd) on Tuesday, May 14 at 5 p.m. at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield. A virtual session will be held on May 30 at noon. Prospective students are invited to meet with faculty, students, and staff to learn more about how to continue their education in two of MCLA's programs designed to support the rising workforce needs in the Berkshires and beyond. According to a press release: The MBA program is committed to redefining the educational 0 Comments
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Beverly Gans Marks 60 Years & Counting in the Pittsfield SchoolsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:05AM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Public Schools recognized Beverly Gans for her 60 years of service with the district with a lunch and crystal plaque on Friday. Gans will mark 40 years as secretary to principal at Taconic High School in June. "It's been a wonderful experience, and I wouldn't trade it … I've seen generations go through," she said. "I've seen kids go through, I've seen their kids go through, I've seen their grandkids go through … it's just been a wonderful life for me to have this," Her former students will come back to the school surprised to see the secretary they connected with years 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Community Development OKs Airport Project, Cannabis AmendmentBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:04PM / Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Community Development Board has supported plans for a new hangar at the airport and a change to the cannabis ordinance.
Lyon Aviation, located in the Pittsfield Municipal Airport, plans to remove an existing "T" style hangar and replace it with a new, 22,000-square-foot hangar. The existing one is said to be small and in poor condition while the new build will accommodate a variety of plane sizes including a larger passenger jet.
"There's no traffic impacts, there's no utilities to speak of," Robert Fournier of SK Design Group explained.
"I'll say that we did review this at length with the airport commission in the
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1Berkshire Announces Technical Assistance Offerings| 11:12AM / Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, thanks in part to funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, announced their next slate of technical assistance offerings through the Berkshire Economic Recovery Program (BERP). Through a series of three years of cohorts since 2021, the Berkshire Economic Recovery Program Technical Assistance series has been able to support more than 110 businesses through targeted training offerings, resulting in notable business improvements, and quantified by the over $2,000,000 in funding collectively accessed by businesses through their participation. Going into the Spring/Summer of 2024, the series continues with the next two 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Health Board Continues Mosquito Plan ApprovalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
10:12AM / Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Board of Health wants to handle mosquito control as a city, not just as a board.
The panel continued its vote on the 2024 mosquito control plan during its regular meeting on Wednesday, two days after a public hearing with divided input on adulticide spraying.
Rather than approving the same one from last year, Director of Public Health Andy Cambi wants a 2024 plan that incorporates improvements for better mosquito management and collaboration with city officials.
"In writing, what is the board's authority, having the conversations that we are going to have in the following weeks. I'm happy to set those up with everyone to join
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