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December is the Start of Bird Feeding Season| 01:19PM / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Winter bird feeding is a great way to observe and learn about our year-round bird residents such as black capped chickadees, nuthatches and blue jays. This winter is also predicted to be a great year for seeing birds that visit Vermont in the winter, including evening and pine grosbeaks, and red polls. "Currently, limited food resources north of us will pull more birds south in search of cone seeds and berries," said Jillian Kilborn, Vermont Fish and Wildlife's bird project leader. Here are some basic bird feeding tips from Vermont Fish and Wildlife: Make your own feeding mixture to maximize the number of species visiting your 0 Comments
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BEAT Celebrating Founding Director Jane Winn's Retirement | 08:27AM / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The community is invited to join the Berkshire Environmental Action Team in celebrating founding Executive Director Jane Winn's retirement following 22 years of her advocacy for wildlife and the environment. The event will celebrate Winn's legacy and fund raise to support BEAT. The celebration will take place at The Common Room of Zion Lutheran Church, 74 First St., on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. The event will include hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, and remarks from community partners. There is public parking available across the street from The Common Room at the Fenn Street parking lot. The Common Room is wheelchair 0 Comments
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New Housing Units Planned for Historic North Street SiteBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires.com
05:19AM / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Allegrone Companies asking the city for a tax increment exemption for affordable housing units on North Street. The project will consist of the building at 24 North St., the former Berkshire County Savings Bank, as well as 30-34 North St. The City Council on Tuesday referred the request to the Community and Economic Development Committee. Allegrone's affiliate Ace 24 North LLC purchased the historic bank building in September 2023 for $880,000. The company is looking to develop 23 units of housing between 24 North and 30–34 North, with 19 of the units market rate, and four considered affordable. The company is investing $15 0 Comments
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Be Aware of Runners Near BCC During Thursday Morning Fund-RaiserCommunity submission,
04:34PM / Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Residents are asked to be aware of traffic delays on outer West Street along the Berkshire Community College campus down to Meadow Ridge on Thanksgiving morning between 9 and 10 a.m. for the 10th annual MountainOne Thankful 5K. The annual event is a fundraiser for the local Berkshire County food pantries. As of Tuesday afternoon, there are close to 700 runners registered for the race. The event will have walkers and runners and more than 100 students participating for free. Attendees are asked to remain on the left side of the road throughout the event to ensure traffic can flow through the event. The organizers ask the community to have patience 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Firefighters Gunn, Mazzeo Commended for Meritorious Conduct| 03:02PM / Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two city firefighters were among the 170 from throughout the state recognized on Tuesday for valor and meritorious conduct at the 36th annual Firefighter of the Year Awards. Firefighters Clarence Gunn and Mathew Mazzeo received Citations for Meritorious Conduct for their swift actions in rescuing an ice fisherman who had fallen through the ice on Onota Lake last January. Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Public Safety & Security Secretary Gina K. Kwon, and State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine honored 15 local fire departments and two state agencies at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. "This year's awards reflect selfless acts 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council to Vote on Crosby/Conte Feasibility ContractBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:19PM / Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council will take a vote on the Crosby/Conte feasibility study agreement on Tuesday.
Throughout the 2025 municipal election season and previous votes, there has been resounding support for the proposal to rebuild and consolidate John C. Crosby Elementary and Silvio O. Conte Community School on the Crosby property.
School officials in 2024 toured the 69,500-square-foot Conte that opened in 1974 and the 69,800-square-foot Crosby that opened in 1962. At Conte, they saw an open concept community school that is not conducive to modern-day needs, and at Crosby, they saw a facility that was built as a middle school and in need of significant
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State Fire Marshal: Put Fire Safety on the Menu this Thanksgiving| 07:11AM / Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
STOW, Mass. — Thanksgiving is just a week away, and State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is reminding residents to stay safe in the kitchen on the #1 day for home fires in Massachusetts. "Thanksgiving is a cherished time to spend with family and friends, but it's also the leading day for fires at home," said State Fire Marshal Davine. "About twice as many residential fires are reported in Massachusetts on Thanksgiving as on any other day. Don't let a fire ruin this special day with your family and loved ones. Practice fire safety when cooking and heating your home, and be sure you have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that can alert you to
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Thanksgiving Angels Makes Thanksgiving Accessible for EveryoneBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | |
Volunteers from Haddda Auto Group were ready to give walk-ins a ride home with their Thanksgiving feast. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Food insecurity is rising; however, the Thanksgiving Angels are growing alongside it. "It's unbelievable how many people are terrified of losing their SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] benefits and are food insecure to begin with, and trying to pay exorbitant amounts of rent and working two and three jobs just to try and make ends meet," said Gretchen DeBartolo, co-chair of the Thanksgiving Angels. Thanksgiving Angels started signing people up for meal kits during the government shutdown, when it 0 Comments
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Habitat For Humanity Holiday Match Challenge | 02:47PM / Monday, November 24, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity announced that a longtime supporter has once again stepped forward with a 1-to-1 Holiday Match Challenge, offering to match all donations made through Dec. 31, 2025, up to $7,000. Every gift made during this year's Home for the Holidays campaign will go twice as far in helping local families build strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable homeownership. "We are incredibly grateful for this donor and his family, whose continued commitment to Habitat's mission has been essential to our work," said Habitat CEO Carolyn Valli. "This year has been especially challenging for 0 Comments
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Santa Will Be Calling Pittsfield Children This Holiday SeasonBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:22PM / Monday, November 24, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Santa and Mrs. Claus will be calling Pittsfield children to ask them what they want for Christmas. The city of Pittsfield is hosting its 44th annual North Pole Calling Program this December. Children from kindergarten to second-graders, or any children who still believes, will be receiving phone calls from the Clauses on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and Thursday, Dec 11, between 5 and 7:30 p.m. if signed up for the program. The elementary schools sent home forms for parents to sign to get a call from the Clauses this holiday season. "It's definitely a meaningful program. I think it gives kids an opportunity, if they don't have 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Thanksgiving| 10:59AM / Monday, November 24, 2025 | |
Plymouth's statue of Massasoit, who was instrumental in Plymouth Colony's survival, looks out over the Plymouth Rock monument. Image via SeePlymouth.com. Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 27. The day is a national holiday inspired by the first Thanksgiving dinner shared between the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in 1621 at Plymouth. The living history museum Plimoth Patuxet continues the tradition each year with a recreation of the event in which visitors can participate. Thanksgiving was first federally recognized by proclamation in 1863 by President Lincoln at the height of the Civil War. It did not become codified as a national holiday until 1941, when President
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Berkshire Communities Awarded Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants | 08:09AM / Monday, November 24, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced more than $4 million in Sustainable Materials Recovery Program grants to 280 municipalities and regional collaboratives to help communities maximize recycling, composting and waste reduction. "These grants support our communities, expand recycling and composting efforts, and target new materials to remove from the waste stream," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. "We are committed to ensuring our cities and towns have the resources they need to become more sustainable and achieve their goals of reducing disposal costs and the amount of waste in our landfills." In 0 Comments
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