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Berkshire Mosquito Control Ramping Up For 2018 SeasonBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
07:13AM / Sunday, April 08, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As winter turns into spring — eventually — the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project renews its efforts to prevent the spreading of diseases. Superintendent Christopher Horton said the organization has begun testing mosquito breeding grounds looking for larvae and have already found some. Within the next two weeks, those sites will be treated with larvicide to reduce the number of mosquitoes that take to the air as the weather warms. "We want to know when West Nile virus is occurring in the environment," Horton said, later adding that "We also identified eastern equine encephalitis in Berkshire County." The 0 Comments
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Tyer: ACO Will Manager Animal Shelter In Short-TermStaff Reports,
04:26PM / Saturday, April 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Linda Tyer says Animal Control Officer Joe Chague will manage the animal shelter in the short term. The city had ended its contract with the Friends of Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter and has sought to take back control of the Downing Industrial Park building. However, last Friday the staff there refused to hand the keys over and have continued operations. On Thursday, the city extended the contract until the end of April but will still seek control of the building. Tyer has been silent on the issue as legal battles play out in court. But, on Friday, she did issue an update to say the city will be taking care of strays even without the Friends of 0 Comments
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Steepleview Realty Celebrates 20 YearsBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
04:01PM / Saturday, April 07, 2018 | |
Segala bought the building at 63 Park St. a year after opening the company. She now has offices in North Adams, Pittsfield and Williamstown. ADAMS, Mass. — Steepleview Realty celebrated 20 years in the Berkshires on Thursday. Jennifer Segala started her business venture on April 1, 1998, and ever since has been going strong. "I was just a young girl with a lot of gumption and I am just as ambitious as I was 20 years ago," Segala said at a small party held at her flagship office at 63 Park St. Segala started at One Commercial Place but then purchased the Park Street building within a year of starting her business. Now Steepleview 2 Comments
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Court Ruling Paves Way For Berkshire Museum Art SaleBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:37PM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Museum can proceed with its planned sale of some 40 pieces of art after a Supreme Judicial Court ruling Thursday. The ruling affirms the agreement the museum had reached with Attorney General Maura Healey in February which includes allowing the museum to sell Norman Rockwell's Shuffleton's Barbershop, provided it remains on display at the Norman Rockwell Museum for 18 months. That agreement allows the art sale to proceed but only until the museum hits $55 million. The museum is seeking to sell the artwork at auction through Sotheby's and raise some $55 million to reinvest. The museum had been financially struggling and looks 0 Comments
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@theMarket: The Trump Trade BluffBy Bill Schmick,
04:23PM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
 This week, our fearless leader upped the ante on the tariff tiff with China. It went like this: Trump announced his list. China announced theirs. And at the end of the week, the president sees them one better. Aside from the volatility, it is causing in the stock markets, not much besides headlines has been accomplished. Are you seeing the pattern yet? Think back to Trump's schoolyard diplomacy with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea. First, a furious exchange of tweets and name-calling between the two. That was followed by saber-rattling on both sides. More test missiles. Naval ships steaming toward the Peninsula. The media spent days explaining the "what ifs" 0 Comments
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Superior Court Briefs: March 30 - April 3Staff Reports,
02:43PM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
 Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Friday, March 30. Tina Lorette, 38, of Lenox pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. She was ordered to serve one year of a two-year sentence at the Hampden County House of Correction and placed on two-years probation. She will begin her sentence on April 20, 2018. The charge stems from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on February 10, 2017. Two counts of distribution of heroin were dismissed by the state. Christopher Root, 43, of Pittsfield was sentenced to concurrent 20 to 25 years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on two counts of rape and abuse 0 Comments
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'Step Up' Event Raises Awareness of Child Abuse in BerkshiresBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:39PM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
Others didn't think Kiersten Thomann would graduate high school after she got pregnant. But, she proved them wrong with the help of local parenting programs. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — When Kiersten Thomann, a senior at McCann Tech, got pregnant, she heard what people were saying. "People would say you can't do this, she ruined her life, she will never graduate," Thomann said. "But I did do this. I am a great mom to my son. To me, having a baby at a young age meant my life had just begun. My son didn't take away my future. He gave me a new one." She had quickly got in touch with Child Care of the Berkshires, which got her into 0 Comments
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'Isle of Dogs': Will Wag Your TailBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
01:33PM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
 Writer-director Wes Anderson's often brilliant, stop-motion animated feature, "Isle of Dogs," about a 12-year-old boy's search for his lost pup, packs its humor-filled, sociopolitical wisdom into 101 entertaining minutes like hard ice cream jack-hammered into a pint carton. Lose concentration for a second and you'll miss a manifesto, a dictum, a theory and perhaps two or three mini-treatises on government. It soon becomes clear that the bulk of its pontifications will be gleaned not in the theater, but in the den via successive screenings over the years. Thus the best tack to take, if you can, is to sit back, relax and enjoy this genre heir to "Animal 0 Comments
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Kids Place Holds Annual Benefit Race on SaturdayBy Ashlyn Marcil, iBerkshires.com
11:48AM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
The 5K race to benefit Kids' Place begins at 10 a.m. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Kids' Place will hold its annual Champions Against Child Abuse 5k and 1 Mile Color Fun Run on Saturday, April 7.
The 5K race begins at 10 a.m. at the Kids' Place offices at 63 Wendell Ave. Registration for the 5K is $25 for adults and $20 for children 15 and under. The 1 Mile Color Fun Run kicks off at 11 a.m. Registration for that event is $20 for adults and $15 for children between the ages of 5 and 15. Runners that want to participate in both events receive a $5 discount of both races combined ($40 for adults/$30 for children).
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Fallon Health Names Medical Director of Medicaid Programs, ACOs| 11:22AM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
 WORCESTER, Mass. — Fallon Health, a mission-focused, community-based not-for-profit health care services organization, has appointed Dr. Linda Weinreb as medical director of its Medicaid programs and Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations.
A family physician with more than 25 years of experience directing clinical programs for, and conducting research with, vulnerable populations, Dr. Weinreb is a nationally recognized expert on the health and support needs of homeless families and the integration of behavioral health and primary care services for vulnerable populations. Dr. Weinreb has extensive expertise on the impact of social determinants on health and ways to address these
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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: April 6-12| 09:20AM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
APRIL 6 is First Friday Artswalk and More! Enjoy more than a dozen different art shows featuring work by more than a dozen accomplished regional artists in Pittsfield's bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First Friday Artswalk and all month long! In most venues, artists will be present from 5-8 p.m. A free guided tour begins at 5 p.m. at the Intermodal Center @ BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave. Mary McGinnis, co-founder of First Fridays Artswalk, will bring you through the various exhibits! The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts will hold a reception for 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Free Trade Vs. Fair TradeBy Bill Schmick,
04:50PM / Thursday, April 05, 2018 | |
 In today's world, talk of tariffs is part of daily news headlines. Politicians use terms like "free" and "fair" almost interchangeably in discussing trade to justify their position for or against tariffs. Maybe it's time to review the difference between the two concepts. While they may sound similar, free trade and fair trade are often at opposite ends of the pole. Free trade is a world where the gloves are off. It allows international cut-throat competition where the marketplace can drive the cost of products way below the price where anyone can make any money. Free trade makes things cheaper including the money we earn to produce those goods. Fair 0 Comments
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