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Housing, Economy Discussed In First Housing SummitBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
07:18AM / Saturday, September 22, 2018 | |
Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash was the keynote speaker. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Housing on upper floors of downtown buildings was forbidden for years. Even if a developer wanted to build apartments or condominiums, it couldn't. But the city changed that a handful of years ago when it created a zoning overlay district to broaden the scope of what could be developed. And soon the investment followed. The Howard Block and the Onota Building have been converted to market-rate housing. The former Notre Dame School and the numerous other smaller buildings on North Street were also turned into market-rate housing. Soon the Wright 0 Comments
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Superior Court Briefs: Sept. 17 - Sept. 18Staff Reports,
04:04PM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
 Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, September 17. Brian Puntin, 50, of Lenox pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery on a disabled person and two counts of caretaker abuse on a disabled person. The case was continued without a finding for six months. Puntin assaulted two students while employed at Eagleton School between September 1, 2015 and December 21, 2015. Juan Lopez-Lucas, 37, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a disabled person, and caretaker abuse on a disabled person. The case was continued without a finding for one year. Lopez-Lucas 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Record Highs and More to Come?By Bill Schmick,
04:03PM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
 The Dow and the S&P 500 Indexes made record highs this week. That's right, we broke the levels of January and we closed out the week holding these new higher levels. So much for the bear's prediction of a 5-7 percent pullback. Over two weeks ago, when I published my last column, I wrote that most of the Wall Street community was expecting a pullback. I warned readers "that when the pack is leaning one way, you should be looking the other way. I say stay invested, look beyond a month or two, and prosper by the end of the year." OK, in hindsight, that was sage advice, but now what? You aren't paying me the big bucks to tell you about the past. Do we 0 Comments
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Barrington Stage Company Board of Trustees Welcomes New Member| 01:25PM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company has welcomed Jodi Tartell to its Board of Trustees.
"Jodi has demonstrated a strong commitment to Pittsfield's economic and cultural growth and we are very pleased to welcome her to our board," said Barrington Stage Board President Marita Glodt.
"I find no organization more visible or responsible for Pittsfield's renaissance and revitalization than Barrington Stage," Tartell said. "I'm honored to serve on the Board of Trustees for Barrington Stage Company to further contribute to its remarkable growth and future success."
Tartell received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University and her
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Berkshire Immigrant Center Names New Advisory Board Members, Leadership| 01:14PM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Immigrant Center has welcomed three new members to its Advisory Board and has new board leadership.
Joining the Advisory Board are Jenn Gomez, Helen Moon and Colin Ovitsky, all of Pittsfield, and Dr. Rose Ellis of Williamstown assumed the role of Advisory Board chairwoman on July 1. Ellis is the former superintendent of schools at Mt. Greylock Regional High School, Williamstown Elementary and Lanesborough Elementary schools and has been the board's vice-chair this past year.
"I have learned firsthand that the Berkshire Immigrant Center does critically important work that speaks to who we are in Berkshire County, a caring and welcoming
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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Sept. 21-27| 12:45PM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
 MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE SUN Juilliard String Quartet at South Mtn. Concerts
South Mountain Concerts presents the Juilliard String Quartet for an evening of classics and a world premiere by Lembit Beecher - "One Hundred Years Grows Shorter Over Time" - written for the Quartet in honor of the 100th anniversary of South Mountain Concerts. 3 p.m. $40. FRI David Grover & Linda 0 Comments
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'White Boy Rick': The Wild, Wild MidwestBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
12:12PM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
 My dad was a bench seat philosopher who, while a man of measured words, occasionally liked to opine from behind the wheel of our '51 Buick Roadmaster, the one with the Fireball 8 engine. I look back at it as our quality time. Maybe it was a quick trip to Sears to buy some roofing material, or to get me some White Castle sliders on a night when my mom was just too tired to cook. Or perhaps it was my tutelage entirely planned. Looking through the windshield, Daniel Goldberger explained the passing pageant of humanity. It could be a little man walking with a very tall woman: "See, there's someone for everyone." And in a similar point of positivism that 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Dedicates Adult Learning Center To William StickneyBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:25AM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
William Travis, former superintendent of the Pittsfield schools, shares stories of Adult Learning Center founder Bill Stickney at the renaming of the center in Stickney's honor on Thursday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In the latter part of William Stickney's career, he struggled to walk. Then Superintendent of Schools William Travis remembers seeing Stickney sitting on the stairs in the Mercer Building, using his arms to push himself up one stair at a time as he attempted to get to his office. That was Stickney's dedication to the belief that all adults deserved a second chance. "The office wasn't going to close. It was always going to be 0 Comments
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Walk A Mile In Her Shoes Draws Hundreds to Benefit Freeman CenterBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
01:03AM / Friday, September 21, 2018 | |
Marchers hold signs for Christa Steele-Knudslien who was murdered in North Adams last January. Her husband was charged in her murder. See more photos from the event here. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hundreds walked, and some stumbled, down North Street in high heels during the Walk a Mile In Her Shoes march to raise money and spread awareness of gender violence. Elizabeth Freeman Center Executive Director Janis Broderick welcomed all the walkers who came out during the event at Third Thursday, including elected officials, business leaders, residents from throughout the county and all those who demand change. "I want to welcome you to the eighth annual march to stop 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Dogs and Their CarsBy Bill Schmick,
04:50PM / Thursday, September 20, 2018 | |
 Pet ownership in America is well over 50 percent. Nine out of 10 of these owners view their pet as part of the family. As such, dollars spent on traditional pet ownership areas such as food, veterinary needs and boarding have expanded to include things like exercise and travel. For more and more Americans, that trend has grown to include what cars we purchase. This hit home for me recently when my wife and I began discussing our next automobile purchase or lease. In times past, our decision may have been based on what vehicles provided the best fuel mileage or winter safety in snow and ice conditions. But this year, it was all about what car would be most appropriate for our 0 Comments
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Marijuana Approved For Former KFC In PittsfieldBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:53PM / Thursday, September 20, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A lot has changed in two years. Nearly two years ago to the date the Zoning Board of Appeals denied a permit for a medical marijuana facility at the former Kentucky Fried Chicken on East Street because it was detrimental to the neighborhood. On Wednesday, the ZBA approved an even bigger recreational marijuana facility on the same location. Heka Health is proposing to tear down the former KFC and renovate the Tailored Events properties for a recreational marijuana dispensary. The KFC will become a parking lot for the site. The ZBA unanimously approved the application, adding only conditions that it be closed by 9 p.m. and that 3 Comments
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SBA Touts Small Business Success Stories of The BerkshiresBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:59AM / Thursday, September 20, 2018 | |
Steve Oakes has a really cool washing machine — well, actually four of them. LENOX, Mass. — For most of her life, Suzanne Merritt always played it safe and conservative. Then she got cancer and her perspective changed. For years she had it in her mind that one day she would be able to own the gym where she was a trainer but always saw it as an intimidating risk. But after cancer, she realized the worst thing that would happen with a business is that it would fail, not kill her. So she went all in for it. It took some 10 months to finally work out a deal but eventually, she purchased Lenox Fitness Center and Spa — now called Lenox Fit 0 Comments
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