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Pittsfield Police Investigating Greylock Credit Robbery| 11:03PM / Friday, March 30, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are looking for a woman who robbbed the Greylock Federal Credit Union branch located at 71 Elm St. on Friday afternoon.
The woman, dressed in dark clothing and wearing a baseball style hat and sunglasses, entered the branch about 4:30 p.m., according to police. She did not display a weapon and fled the bank with an undisclosed sum of money shortly afterward.
Several witnesses reported the suspect ran from the bank and in the direction of Harry's Supermarket. Somewhere near the supermarket, she possibly entered a dark colored sedan and left the area.
All available patrol units responded to the scene and secured the bank and performed an area search for 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Hire a VeteranBy Bill Schmick,
06:21PM / Friday, March 30, 2012 | |
 Over 2.2 million of our men and women have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. Today 7.6 percent of them are looking for jobs. Hiring them should be a no-brainer for this country's employers.
Don't get me wrong, things have improved for returning Gulf War era veterans over the last two years. In 2010, their unemployment rate was 11.6 percent and spiked to 12.1 percent in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fortunately, the economy has improved since then and both the public and private sectors have pitched in to aid our returning vets in their job search.
However, more needs to be done. Although 1.9 million of these ex-soldiers hold private-sector jobs today, another 90,000 troops 1 CommentRead More >> |
 |  Morningside Neighborhood Cleanup & Cherry Street Flower Planting
by Soapbox 01:00PM / Friday, May 17, 2013
Morningside Neighborhood Cleanup & Cherry Street Flower Planting
May 18th
9:00AM--11AM
Morningside Neighborhood Clean Up begins on Saturday May 18th at 9AM, and will end when the dumpsters are full! Bring your acceptable goods to the Morningside Community School parking lot, where it can placed in dumpsters and |
|  PHS Drama Students Present Annual "Haunted Halls" Tour Oct 27-28
by Soapbox 01:02AM / Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Pittsfield High School's drama society, Proteus, will present its annual "Haunted Halls" at PHS on Friday & Saturday, Oct 26-27, from 6:30-8:30 PM
The public is welcome to
|  LA Band With Pittsfield Ties Returns
by Joe Durwin 10:46AM / Saturday, October 06, 2012
Dollyrots to Perform at Chameleons Nightclub Saturday Oct. 6
By Joe Durwin
Pittsfield, MASS- An L.A. act with unique ties to the area will return for its 7th show here in five years at
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Superior Court Briefs: March 26 - March 27Staff Reports,
12:20PM / Friday, March 30, 2012 | |
 Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, March 26. John Gardner, 48, of Bennington, Vt. pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of methadone with intent to distribute, drug violation in a school zone and conspiracy to violate drug laws. He was ordered to serve concurrent one day sentences at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the possession and conspiracy charges. He was given a two year sentence on the school zone charge. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in North Adams on November 22, 2010. Margaret Pendlebury, 44, of Bennington, Vt. pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to violate drug laws, to wit: possession of methadone 0 Comments
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$200K in State Grants Earmarked For BerkshiresStaff Reports,
11:13AM / Friday, March 30, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The county is earmarked to received about $200,000 in state Community Innovation Grants.
The state grant program is intended to promote regionalization. In the Berkshires, the towns of Becket, Dalton, Lee, Monterey, Lenox, Richmond and Sheffield received $110,835 to implement online municipal building permits. Cheshire and Lanesborough received $23,975 to explore joining the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District and 21 county towns received $40,000 to start a public health nurse program as part of the Berkshire Health Alliance.
A total of $4 million was granted to 28 projects across the state last Friday. An additional $7 million in funding for the 1 Comment
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Pittsfield City Council Calling For Answers From PEDABy Joe Durwin, Special to iBerkshires
06:00PM / Thursday, March 29, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council is once again asking the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority to appear before them.
The council voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a petition from at large Councilor Melissa Mazzeo asking PEDA board members to present a report on a life sciences incubator building that the group hopes to bring to the William Stanley Business Park.
PEDA Director Cordyon Thurston previously appeared before the council six weeks earlier to summarize their economic development progress and fielded more than two hours of questions. In some cases, Thurston was unable to shed light on decisions made prior to his taking the job in May 2011.
"Especially after 2 Comments
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Hillcrest CEO Invited To Join Mass. Business Roundtable| 02:32PM / Thursday, March 29, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hillcrest President and CEO Gerard Burke has been asked to join the Massachusetts Business Roundtable.The MBR is a statewide public affairs organization of chief executive officers and area executives of the state’s leading companies representing a range of Massachusetts industry and business enterprises. "The Massachusetts Business Roundtable is thrilled to add Jerry, a proven business leader from Berkshire County, to our group of 68 top executives, who are working to strengthen the state's economic vitality," said Roundtable Executive Director J.D. Chesloff. "His leadership through the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, his commitment to improving 0 Comments
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2nd Annual Slice of Life Pizza Contest Set In Pittsfield| 12:33PM / Thursday, March 29, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Some of the best pizza around will be found at the Crowne Plaza this Friday at the 2nd annual Slice of Life pizza competition.
The fundraiser for Moments House, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting those with cancer, runs from 6 to 11 p.m. in the second-floor ballroom. It features music by Dennis Wixson from Bob Heck Entertainment, a Chinese raffle with more than 60 prizes, a 50/50 raffle and all-you-can-eat pizza.
Moments House was founded by mother and daughter team Alice and Danielle Trumbull after their friend Linda Palivoda died in December 2010 after an 11-year battle with breast cancer. Its name came from Palivoda's favorite quote: "Life's not measured by 0 Comments
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Recycle, Renew and Reuse Technology Program Launched| 11:35AM / Thursday, March 29, 2012 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Bank announced the launch of its Recycle, Renew and Reuse Technology Partnership Program.
Through the program, small Berkshire County non-profit organizations will have the opportunity to apply to receive a limited number of computers, telephones and other technology equipment. The technology has been made available as the result of equipment upgrades and recent mergers.
“We are excited to be able to recycle this technology for use by some of the really important non-profit organizations doing great work in our community, but which may not have the resources to maintain up-to-date computers," said Lori Gazzillo, assistant vice president of 0 Comments
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Businesses Get Personal Salute at Chamber EventBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:28PM / Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | |
 Kay McMahon, an LPGA Hall of Famer, spoke about how she started her golf instruction business in the Berkshires.PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce kicked off its Good News Business Salute breakfasts for 2012 on Wednesday with a nod to the region's biggest financial institute and a small-business talk by an LPGA Hall of Famer.
Kay McMahon, a former president of the Ladies Professional Golf Association and named one of the top women golfing instructors by GolfDigest, spoke of how she had come to the Berkshires 10 years ago and didn't plan to leave.
Raised in Minneapolis, her love of golf and entrepreneurship began as a child when her father set up a mini course of 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Small-Business Fund Approved With StipulationBy Joe Durwin, Special to iBerkshires
06:49PM / Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council approved a plan to create a half-million dollar fund for assisting small businesses in need, provided they are given a detailed report twice a year on how it has been used.
The council voted 10-0 on Tuesday to allow Mayor Daniel Bianchi to take $500,000 from the $6.1 million Pittsfield Economic Development Fund (formerly known as the GE Economic Development Fund) to create a new fund targeted to address the greatest areas of need identified by the city's Department of Community Development and the Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp. Applications will go through the mayor's office to PERC for review and recommendations.
The fund is intended to 0 Comments
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