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Dalton Takes First Steps to Meet ADA RequirementsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:00PM / Friday, October 14, 2022 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission presented an Americans with Disabilities Act self-evaluation and transition plan to the board on Tuesday night to determine the town's priorities and paths to improvement. The state mandated this self-evaluation to enhance the town's opportunities for grant approval. The town has already completed three steps to meet this standard. The town completed the first step by designating Executive Assistant Alyssa Maschino as the ADA coordinator. The town is also required to post notice that it abides by Title II of the federal act in "perpetuity located in at least one prominent public 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Deadline Extended for Halloween Parade| 08:45AM / Friday, October 14, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield’s Department of Community Development Recreation Program has announced that the application deadline for the Halloween Parade has been extended to Thursday, Oct. 20. This year's parade will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 on Tyler St. The entry form and additional parade information is available through the "Halloween 2022" link under Hot Topics on the home page of the city's website. For more information, please call Becky Manship, Recreation and Special Events Coordinator, at 499-9371 or email parks@cityofpittsfield.org. 0 Comments
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Dalton Boards Split on Wahconah Track ProjectBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Friday, October 14, 2022 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee advocated against including a new track in the Wahconah Regional High School project just days after the Select Board voted to recommend it. A special town meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19, to decide whether to expand the scope of the high school project to include a new track at an added cost of up to $45,000 a year to the town. The other six communities in the regional school district have or are going to weigh in on the issue. There are so far three acknowledged approvals with Becket and Cummington (which voted Thursday night) and Peru (which declined to vote); Washington and Windsor voting on Monday and 0 Comments
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Homeless Pittsfield Residents Ask City Council for Respect, SolutionsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:25AM / Friday, October 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With a requested update on the city's efforts to address homelessness in Tuesday's City Council agenda, unsheltered residents took the open mic stand. Randy Ruusukallio, who resides in the St. Joseph's homeless shelter, called for more resources that serve people in a similar situation to his own.
"I feel like we should be treated with way more compassion, sympathy, respect," he said. "Less hypocrisy and contradictory. It's like a steady basis. We deal with that every day."
He described the perils of living in the shelter and said that something needs to be done "as soon as possible."
Ruusukallio said people
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The Retired Investor: Communities Key to Survival of Local journalismBy Bill Schmick,
04:32PM / Thursday, October 13, 2022 | |
 "… and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." — Thomas Jefferson (1787) The internet has introduced a brave new world for consumers worldwide, but it has also created enormous challenges for local journalism. Whether or not your local newspaper survives in the years ahead is up to you. We are in the third decade of a continuing collapse in print media. Suffice it to say that without outside help, thousands of communities will end up with no access to local news. This is happening at a time when threats such as climate 0 Comments
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Dalton Man Sentenced to State Prison| 01:37PM / Thursday, October 13, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven Santana, 32, of Dalton, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Berkshire Superior Court to assault charges and was sentenced to state prison after severely beating a Pittsfield man. He pleaded guilty to single counts of mayhem, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery to collect a loan, witness intimidation, and four counts of threat to commit a crime. Judge John Agostini sentenced Santana to serve seven to 12 years in state prison. The commonwealth requested a sentence of 12 to 15 years and defense counsel requested five to seven years in state prison. The state sentencing guidelines recommend a 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Cider Tastings, Comedy Nights, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:54PM / Thursday, October 13, 2022 | |
 Berkshire County has a variety of events this cool fall weekend including cider tastings, comedy nights, and more. Transformer Comedy Festival The Transformer Comedy Fest will feature three days of comedians from across the nation at Flat Burger Society and Dottie's Coffee Lounge. The event runs from Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with headliners Caitlin Cook, Anthony DeVito, and Josh Gondelman. On Thursday, Oct. 13, Caitlin Cook kicks off the festival at the Comedy Grotto at Flatburger. On Friday, Oct. 14, writer and comedian Anthony DeVito takes the stage of Dottie's Coffee Lounge. On Saturday, Oct. 15, author, producer, and comedian Josh Gondelman 0 Comments
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MCLA, Berkshire County STEM Network Celebrate STEM Week | 12:03PM / Thursday, October 13, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire County Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Week will be held on Oct. 17-22. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and the Berkshire County STEM Network will offer virtual programming for local public-school students, K-12 educators, and the general community. Berkshire County STEM Week's theme is "See Yourself in STEM." The week is free and open to the public and will feature a virtual series of panels, workshops, speakers, virtual tours, and information about opportunities that exist in science, technology, engineering, and math in the Berkshires and beyond. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Awarded LAND Grant | 08:26AM / Thursday, October 13, 2022 | |
BOSTON — During Climate week in September, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded the city $280,000 to fund the Saw Mill property acquisition. The Baker-Polito administration announced the awarding of $12,013,525 in grant funding for park improvements and open space acquisitions in 43 communities across the state. "Investing in these important open space projects will make Massachusetts parks more resilient to climate change, increase the availability of open space and improve access to the outdoors for people in communities across the state," said Gov. Charlie Baker. "Our administration is proud to assist communities and land trusts acquire new 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Experiencing Mini COVID SurgeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:00PM / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is experiencing a "mini" COVID-19 surge, Director of Public Health Andy Cambi confirmed on Tuesday.
"Pretty big news today," he said to the City Council. "For the COVID update for this month, [I'm] here to report that we are experiencing a mini-surge for our fall season with COVID cases."
On Monday, the positivity rate was 9.8 percent and there were 41.6 daily cases per 100,000 people, compared to an 8 percent positivity rate and an average daily case rate of 28.6 one month ago.
There are 103 estimated actively contagious cases in the city.
Pittsfield remains in the red incident rate, meaning that there are 10 or more
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Pittsfield Council Continues Starbucks Proposal Over Curb Cut ConcernsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:43PM / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council wants a better solution for the proposed Starbucks curb cut on Route 7. On Tuesday, the panel continued a request to build the coffee shop and drive-through at 1030 South St.
Councilors were concerned about the entrance and exit being close to the curb cut for Guido's Fresh Marketplace and the Hilton Garden Inn. After hearing concerns from abutters, they urged the applicant to "be a good neighbor" and reconfigure it.
The popular suggestion was to move the access point south toward Jiffy Lube.
"I'm thankful to all my loyal customers that make the store so popular, especially in the summer but as busy as we are in the
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Fire Prevention Week: 'Fire Wont Wait. Plan Your Escape' | 08:22AM / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | |
STOW, Mass. — Fire Prevention Week marks its 100th anniversary with a theme that reflects a challenge in modern fire safety: "Fire won't wait. Plan your escape." "Modern residential fires burn much faster than they did in past decades," said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. "Changes in building construction, manufacturing, and furnishing mean you could have less than three minutes to escape a fire at home today, compared to 15 minutes or more in the 1970s. That's why it's so important to have working smoke alarms and a practiced escape plan that includes two ways out." Smoke Alarms "Over 60 percent of Massachusetts fire 0 Comments
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