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Tyer Announces Re-election BidBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
07:05PM / Thursday, March 28, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Neighborhoods, economic prosperity, and designing our future. Those are the three pillars that Mayor Linda Tyer said has been a foundation of her first term as mayor. And she now wants to "do more of what works" as she announced her bid for re-election Thursday at Framework. "Over the next eight months, as the campaign unfolds, I will talk more about where we go from here. But I will tell you one thing, we are going to do more of what works. The city of Pittsfield, the collective us, with government by its side, is on the move and we've got proof of that, strong home sales, $52 million in new growth in one year, tangible things that 0 Comments
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'Gloria Bell': For Whom the Loneliness TollsBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
04:16PM / Thursday, March 28, 2019 | |
 My mother was beautiful. Not just pretty, but beautiful. At family gatherings, it was inevitably brought up: Who is more beautiful, Dora or Elizabeth Taylor? It was Mom's cue to blush, although she kept serving and rarely sat down. Intentionally or not, her splendor impacted nearly every aspect of our lives. Whether taken to the shoe store or a visit to the doctor, it was a given: A beautiful woman had just walked into the room. People like beautiful. It fascinates them, whether wondering what it must be like to be beautiful or intellectually deliberating just what it is that makes one beautiful. Here's why I raise the subject. Inarguably beautiful Julianne Moore 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: The Business of BaseballBy Bill Schmick,
04:04PM / Thursday, March 28, 2019 | |
 Attendance is down, as is viewership, as we head into the 2019 season. Major League Baseball is hoping some rule changes will turn around the decline. Will it be enough, and does it matter anyway? Defenders of the game argue that last season's declines were to be expected. Television ratings for all sporting events have been declining for years. But TV ratings in the new world of digital streaming are not what they used to be. There just isn't a good way to capture this new viewership data. However, there is no way of denying that no World Series (the most popular of baseball's games) has been able to beat the average of 20 million viewers per game that was 0 Comments
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Senator Markey Speaking at BCC's 59th Commencement| 02:23PM / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey will be the keynote speaker at Berkshire Community College's 59th commencement exercises to be held May 31 at Tanglewood in Lenox.
Markey, the state's junior senator, is a consumer champion and national leader on energy, environmental protection and telecommunications policy.
"On behalf of the students, faculty, staff and board of trustees at Berkshire Community College, we are so thrilled to have Senator Ed Markey as our 2019 commencement speaker," said Ellen Kennedy, president of BCC. "Markey visited our newly reimagined campus in the fall last year and got to tour the new buildings and classrooms and the
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Biz Briefs: North Adams Restaurants to 'Go Green' for the Month of April| 11:41AM / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | |
 'Go Green Month' During the month of April, restaurants throughout North Adams will be making quick and easy changes to reduce their environmental impact. The goal of "Go Green Month" is to reduce waste and practice behavior changes that are more environmentally friendly, with hopes that these changes will have a lasting impact on both the restaurants and the city.
Restaurants will be making small changes in order to be more environmentally friendly, including: water at tables served by request only; no straws; no balloons; encouraging customers to bring their own coffee cup/mug; refilling water bottles; and using environmentally friendly bags for take-out.
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Time for Some Financial Spring CleaningSubmitted by Edward Jones,
10:26AM / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | |
 Spring is here – and for many of us, that means it's time for some spring cleaning. This year, in addition to tidying up your home, why not try brightening your financial environment? Some of the same moves you make to clean your surroundings may apply to your finances.
Consider these suggestions:
Get rid of clutter. When you go through your closets, attic, basement or other areas, you may find many items you no longer need. You might be able to sell some of these things or find other ways of disposing of them. And as you review your portfolio, you might also encounter "clutter" in the form of investments that may be redundant to others you own. If so, you might
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Pittsfield City Council Passes Plastic Bag BanBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:03AM / Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | |
Rinaldo Del Gallo first petitioned for the ban in 2013. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After close to six years of debate, the city finally passed a ban on single-use plastic bags Tuesday night. The ban had been proposed in 2013 and has been working its way through the City Council process since. It was first coupled with a ban on Styrofoam, which was later passed in 2015 separate from the bag ban and restricted polystyrene food containers. The bag ban went before the Green Commission and to City Council subcommittee meetings, the latter of which had left it unaddressed for a time. Earlier this year, it made its way to the full council will a full 6 Comments
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Late Night Party Earns Tito's A Warning From Licensing BoardBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:01PM / Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | |
Attorney Jeffrey Scrimo opened his remarks by extending an apology to the board and the Police Department from the owners of Tito's for the violation. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Licensing Board is giving Tito's Mexican Grille a warning after employees held a late-night party inside the establishment. According to Police Capt. Michael Grady, officers were called to the Depot Street restaurant just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, for a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers didn't find a disturbance outside but could see about a dozen people inside drinking and music playing. Officer Michael Schilling got the attention of those inside and 0 Comments
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Berkshires Beat: Corpse Flower in Bloom at Darrow School| 12:26PM / Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | |
 Corpse flowers bloom It’s spring at The Darrow School in New Lebanon, N.Y. That means the sap is rising, the birds are singing, the sun is lingering, and something in the air stinks. This means that the rare corpse flower is in full bloom. Corpse flowers were first planted at Darrow in 2009 in the sheltered confines of the school’s Samson Environmental Center (SEC). Four bloomed in 2012, six in 2013, and now, according to Lily Corral, biology teacher, sustainability coordinator, and director of the SEC, as many as 10 flowers have sprouted, several of which are at the blooming stage.
"The corpse flower is a rare plant that is challenging to grow," Corral said. "It
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Lanesborough to Request Needs Assessment For Police StationBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:02AM / Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Town Manager Kelli Robbins hopes the $13,000 that town meeting approved to renovate the police station will be enough to do a feasibility study for a bigger project. Robbins told the Board of Selectmen on Monday night that she is putting together a request for qualifications to do a needs assessment on a headquarters for the Police Department. The assessment would be the first step needed to not only get cost estimates for various options but also a requirement to get funding to do a project. "The study is going to tell us nuts to bolts what needs to be fixed," Robbins said. A feasibility study is what the Police Department 0 Comments
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Pittsfield FinCom Will Pay Airport Project Overage, More May ComeBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:14AM / Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Finance Committee is not happy with the process, but agreed to pay the overage for the airport runway process. And there might be more to come. A number of change orders caused the project to go $89,374 over budget. The Federal Aviation Administration and the state Department of Transportation are paying $80,249 of that total but the city still needs to up its contribution by $9,125. The increase to the city is mostly driven by an increased role Stantec Consulting Services Inc. had to take during the transition of management at the airport. The consultants had to increase its management over the project "as a result of a complete 2 Comments
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Animal Cruelty Case Continued Without FindingStaff Reports,
05:29PM / Monday, March 25, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A local man was given a continuance without a finding after killing a 10-month-old puppy. Coty Dakin, 29, had entered to an admission to sufficient facts plea to a single county of animal cruelty on March 12. The case was continued without a finding for one year. Police had accused Dakin of crushing the skull of his girlfriend's 10-month old Chihuahua, Chichi, in Lanesborough in 2017. Police said on Nov. 20, 2017 officers were dispatched to the girlfriend's home for a disturbance during which it was reported that Dakin had killed his girlfriend's dog. Police said Dakin was asked about the incident and he claimed he kicked a chair into the 0 Comments
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