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MassDOT Announces Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video Contest Winners| 08:00AM / Saturday, November 12, 2022 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the winners of this year's Annual Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video Contest. This year, 43 videos were submitted from high schools across the Commonwealth and six videos receiving honors were shown during MassDOT's 2022 Moving Together Conference which was held on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The contest, which began in 2014, encourages high school students to showcase their understanding of roadway safety across all travel modes to try to decrease pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities. The contest serves as an initiative of the Massachusetts Strategic Highway Safety Plan to 0 Comments
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North Adams, Pittsfield Observes Veterans DayBy Tammy Daniels & Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:54PM / Friday, November 11, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Residents in North Adams and Pittsfield gathered at memorials under cloudy skies on Friday to commemorate Veterans Day. Originally established to mark the end of the "war to end all wars" on Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m., the day has come to symbolize the service of all the nation's veterans. There are about 19 million veterans, many of whom still serve as first-responders, teachers, and health-care workers, said Louis Brault, past commander of the state American Legion, Navy veteran, retired major of the Army National Guard and chairman of the American Legion Riders. "Veterans are a unique group represented by men and women 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Auctions Vacant West Housatonic Property for $450KBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:05PM / Friday, November 11, 2022 | |
The auction was run by Zekos Group of Shrewsbury. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A long-vacant property at 1685 West Housatonic Street was auctioned off for $450,000 on Thursday. It was purchased by neighboring businessman Richard Wojtkowski, who owns Pittsfield Lawn and Tractor.
"I’ve owned the business for 30 years and I drive by every day," he said.
Wojtkowski has no set plans for the 30,000-square-foot building and 10 acres of land but intends to keep the structure and give it some TLC. He estimates that it will take a couple of million dollars to bring it back up to use depending on the level of work needed.
The auction had 15 registered bidders and began at
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Weekend Outlook: Exhibit Openings, Comedy Nights, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:48AM / Friday, November 11, 2022 | |
 Berkshire County has a variety of events this weekend including exhibit openings, comedy nights, and more. Eloise & More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight Opening The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge The Norman Rockwell Museum launches "Eloise and More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight" exhibition this Saturday that will be on view through March 12, 2023. The exhibition explores the lives of both Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight and the success of their character Eloise after publication. It features rarely seen work including a once-stolen Eloise portrait from the Plaza Hotel, previously unpublished drawings from Eloise in Paris, and 0 Comments
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Dalton Mulling Raises, New Positions in Future BudgetsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:39AM / Friday, November 11, 2022 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Town Manager Tom Hutcheson told the Finance Committee on Wednesday that he is proposing a hike employee wages as a retention tool and add new positions. "We did what we could with what we got [so far]. We provided modest raises and a progressive plan for future compensation with annual steps [cost of living adjustment,]" he said. "So in one way, we sort of traded off the immediate boost for a longer-term plan for substantial growth over time, which we think will help retain employees." The proposal would increase the accountant and treasurers' salaries one step to $66,231 in fiscal 2024, up from $65,089, plus an additional step 0 Comments
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Governor-Elect Healey Pledges Advocacy for Western MassBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:48PM / Thursday, November 10, 2022 | |
Berkshire Theatre Festival's CEO and Artistic Director Kate Maguire at the Colonial Theatre. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two days after her election day victory, governor-elect Maura Healey visited the Colonial Theatre to detail how she will advocate for the region on Beacon Hill. "[Lt. gov-elect] Kim Driscoll and I have promised that we will be an administration that has a strong presence around the state," she said.
"And especially in places that far too long have not felt the love, so to speak, in terms of the money and the resources."
Healey disclosed that this Thursday stop, which occurred less than 48 hours after she was elected,
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The Retired Investor: Inflation Hits COVID Dog OwnersBy Bill Schmick,
04:35PM / Thursday, November 10, 2022 | |
 More than 23 million Americans purchased or adopted pets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, these new pet owners are discovering that the costs of caring for these pets are climbing higher and higher as inflation takes its toll. The annual inflation rate over 12 months ending in June 2022 was 9.1 percent. We all know what this has done to food prices, rents, energy, etc. One subset of the population that has been especially hard hit by rising inflation is pet owners, according to a recent study by Veterinarians.org. Their Special Reports Team surveyed 1,000 U.S. pet owners to find out how they were coping with inflation. The results are not encouraging. Half of those 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Green Drinks: The Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands Linkage| 03:58PM / Thursday, November 10, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Laura Marx, a Climate Solutions Scientist from The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts, will speak at the November Pittsfield Green Drinks event on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6:00 PM on Zoom. Marx will be talking about The Staying Connected Initiative and the cross-border effort to protect and connect wildlife habitat across the Canadian Acadian Mountains and the Northern Appalachian Mountains of New England. Since 2013, various partners in Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, and Connecticut have been working on a portion of this regional wildlife corridor – the Green Mountains to Hudson Highlands (or Berkshire Wildlife) Linkage. Join 0 Comments
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County Educators Learn Strategies for Job-Related StressBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
12:46PM / Thursday, November 10, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — More than 80 educators from across the county gathered at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to learn how to cope with job-related stress.
"It's about being aware of what you do every day and the impact that your work has, but also the impact the work has on you," said Michael Smith, who led the participants in the professional development workshop.
Smith, a therapist for Optimal Healing in North Adams, and Scott Balawander, the school adjustment councilor for Hoosac Valley Middle School, put the workshop together. It was one of more than 50 offered to the county's educators on Tuesday by Berkshire Educational Resources K12 (BERK12) for its
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Lenco Armored Vehicles to Host Community Open House | 08:35AM / Thursday, November 10, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lenco Armored Vehicles is hosting a Community Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 16 th from 4pm to 7pm. Lenco, founded in 1981, is located at 10 Betnr Industrial Drive in the Stearnsville Business Park off West Housatonic Street. "We're really excited about the opportunity to share what Lenco does with the local community members who have always been so supportive of the company," said Kristin Light, General Manager at Lenco. "Since we're growing, we're hopeful some of [our guests] really like what they see and decide to join the team." Attendees can expect guided tours of Lenco's primary fabrication, chassis 0 Comments
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Lenox Receives $180K State Grant to Assist Municipal Sewer ExtensionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:30PM / Wednesday, November 09, 2022 | |
Select Board Chair Marybeth Mitts celebrates getting the grant. LENOX, Mass. — The town has been allocated over $180,000 from the state's Rural and Small Town grant program toward a sewer extension and creation project. It will support design and engineering costs to bring a municipal sewer system into north Lenox and serve a 65-unit mixed-income rental housing project, developable land, and existing businesses.
The project, currently in a pre-design phase, will also connect to at least 100 homes on dated septic systems.
"The benefits of this infrastructure project will be transformative," Select Board Chair Marybeth Mitts said.
"This achieves many of
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PHS To Perform 'Twelfth Night'| 04:08PM / Wednesday, November 09, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. Pittsfield High School will present its first production of the year, "Twelfth Night," on Nov. 11 and 12. "Twelfth Night," one of Shakespeare's most produced works tells a story of romance, shipwreck, trickery, and mistaken identity. Performances will take place on Nov. 11 at 7:30 pm and Nov. 12 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm in the Pittsfield High School Theater located at 300 East Street, Pittsfield, MA. Tickets are $8 for students and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased at https://phstwelfthnight.bpt.me or upon arrival. (Please note that only cash or checks will be accepted at the door.) 0 Comments
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