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Chipotle in Pittsfield Evacuated for Hazmat Leak| 06:54PM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A carbon dioxide leak forced the evacuation of Chipotle on Hubbard Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Around 2:14 p.m., firefighters responded to the eatery for a possible refrigerant leak and found a liquid CO2 tank inside with frozen lines and off-gassing because of over-pressurization, according to the report by Deputy Chief Neil Myers.
All employees had evacuated the building and it was requested that the company responsible for the CO2 system and the Pittsfield-based state hazardous materials team respond. The company had reportedly filled the system a few hours prior and found a small leak in the pressure relief hose outside of the restaurant when they came
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First Annual Transformer Comedy Fest Comes to Pittsfield| 02:23PM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 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. The festival is independent and homegrown festival with local and regional comics in supporting roles at each show. It is being produced by the Comedy Grotto at Flat Burger Society, a monthly professional comedy production, in cooperation with Dottie's. Flat Burger Society is located on McKay Street and Dottie's is located at the corner of North Street and Maplewood Avenue. Thursday, Oct. 13 Caitlin
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Big Y Program Will Raise Money For Breast Cancer Support Groups| 01:02PM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — In order to continue to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer, all Big Y Supermarkets will be raising funds for 31 local breast cancer support groups throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. In Berkshire County, Berkshire Medical Center's Women's Imaging Center will receive funds. Since 2007, the chain has raised more than $2.7 million dollars for the program, Partners of Hope. Customers can donate directly to Partners of Hope here, or they can purchase a $1 ribbon at each register. "Thousands of women and many men are impacted each year by breast cancer," said Big Y CEO, Charles D'Amour. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Police Nab Robbery Suspect on North StreetStaff Reports,
12:50PM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested an unarmed robbery suspect in under an hour over the weekend after a woman had her purse snatched.
On Sunday, a 77-year-old Pittsfield resident entered the police station and reported that she had just been forcefully robbed of her purse while walking on the 200 Block of North Street. She was uninjured from the incident.
Patrol officers initiated an investigation that focused on a Hamlin Street residence and within one hour, they located the victim’s belongings and arrested 30-year-old Felix Rios.
Police did not say what time of the day the event occurred. Rios is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday in Central Berkshire District Court on
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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Trust Meets for the First TimeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:06AM / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's Affordable Housing Trust had its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, starting its journey to create and preserve accessible housing in the community. "There's just not housing for the people that need to be in Berkshire County," Chair Betsy Sherman said.
"We need to attract young families. We need to attract working people. We need to expand our horizons in terms of the ability to create new industries, new business, whatever it is to bring more people to Berkshire County and to make lives better for the people that are here."
The seven-member board aims to help the city address housing needs that disproportionately
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Pittsfield Community Preservation Committee to Host Public HearingBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:05AM / Monday, October 10, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee voted to hold its annual preservation plan review public hearing on Monday, Nov. 7, in Room 203 at City Hall. The hearing will also be broadcast on Pittsfield Community Television. The purpose of this hearing is to review the planning work priorities from when the Community Preservation Act was adopted in Pittsfield, to receive feedback from the public on the planning work they have done, and to review how the funds have neem utilized over the last several years. The CPA was adopted in Massachusetts in 2000 to "enable a locally supported fund supplemented with a partial match from the state that 0 Comments
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Top Five Spooky Activities for Adults This Fright SeasonBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:22PM / Sunday, October 09, 2022 | |
All year long Halloween enthusiasts hide away their pointed hats and pause their D Minor music awaiting their beloved holiday's return. What better way to celebrate its return than by visiting a few of Berkshire County's Halloween activities; here are our must-do Halloween activities in Berkshire County. 13 Nights at Jiminy Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, Hancock Many locals fly to Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort for its "13 Nights Haunted House" to be scared out of their wits. The resort's grounds and buildings are decorated to instill terror as hidden actors give the willing participants a fright every Friday through Sunday from 6:30 to 0 Comments
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BCC Gets Over $1 Million Grant for Health and Human Services Students| 02:34PM / Sunday, October 09, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College has been awarded a $1,080,231 grant from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program called Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training. The four-year grant will provide stipends, partial reimbursement of tuition and fees, and supplies for up to 15 students per year enrolled in BCC's Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, and Human Services certificate programs. Grant funds will also support hiring a project coordinator and a mentor/coach for students. "We’re ecstatic to receive this grant, which will allow us to provide Berkshire County with a steady stream of human service professionals," said Gina Stec,
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Pittsfield Residents File New Litigation Over Cell TowerBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:33PM / Saturday, October 08, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shacktown neighborhood residents have filed new litigation against the city in relation to a Verizon cell tower at 877 South St. On Wednesday, they filed a suit to disqualify Donovan O'Connor & Dodig law firm from representing the city and a request for default after the defendants did not answer a suit filed in July.
It alleges that the law firm, with whom City Solicitor Stephen Pagnotta is a managing partner, has "disqualifying conflicts of interest" because Pagnotta is one of the defendants and has admitted to not having expertise in cell tower litigation in the past.
This comes after the residents' lawyer Scott McCollough received a
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Berkshire Immigrant Center Hosts Swearing-In Ceremony at NaumkeagBy Brittany Polito,
12:27PM / Saturday, October 08, 2022 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Berkshire Immigrant Center will host a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 12, for more than two dozen immigrants who are becoming naturalized U.S. citizens. The formal legal ceremony will take place on the grounds of Naumkeag. Immigrants living throughout the state, including those in Berkshire County, are expected to take part in the ceremony, along with their families. "Many immigrants aspire to become US citizens so they can gain the security that citizenship provides, and so they can vote," BIC Executive Director Michelle Lopez said. "We congratulate the new Americans who will take the oath of citizenship in the Berkshires 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Markets Are in a Buy LoopBy Bill Schmick,
09:46AM / Saturday, October 08, 2022 | |
This week, investors are once again thinking that the Federal Reserve Bank will soon be pivoting away from its hawkish interest rate hikes. It is the same old song of misplaced optimism that has fueled the last few bear market rallies. Enjoy this one while it lasts. Last week, I advised investors that the S&P 500 Index decline to the 3,550 level and then reverse higher. "I will use that behavior to purchase stocks. If we continue higher, buy some more," I said. I was off by a mere 20 points (the S&P 500 hit 3,570 last Friday). On Monday, stocks soared with all the indexes climbing almost 6% in an epic "V" shaped bounce. As I said in my last column, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield, Hinsdale Featured in HGTV's House HuntersBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:32PM / Friday, October 07, 2022 | |
Another look inside the Hinsdale home from a real estate advertisement. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County was recently featured on the popular HGTV show "House Hunters." In season 221, Episode 3 of the show titled "Big City to the Berkshires," "A professional musician looks to escape Boston city life for the tranquil existence in the Berkshires; he's torn between a family home for his young daughter and a quirky place with style."
The episode aired on Wednesday and shows the prospective buyer looking at three homes in the county, and purchasing one of them. It includes shots of him driving through the streets of Pittsfield and aerial
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