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MassWildlife: Protect your chickens| 10:50AM / Saturday, July 05, 2025 | |
As backyard chicken farming has increased in popularity across the Bay State, conflict with wildlife has also greatly increased. The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) and the Environmental Police receive calls daily about predators taking chickens or breaking into coops. Any poultry that is unprotected, including free range chickens, are viewed as part of the natural food chain and will make an easy meal for predators like coyotes, black bears, foxes, fisher, birds of prey, and more. Read below for tips on how to protect your poultry from predators. Fencing Poultry should be contained within predator-proof fencing. Remember, chicken wire is designed to keep birds 0 Comments
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Market 32, Price Chopper, Freihofer's Campaign for Melodies Center| 08:29AM / Saturday, July 05, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32 and Price Chopper are partnering with Freihofer's Baking Co. to raise funds for the Melodies Center at Albany Medical Center, which provides care to children and teens with cancer and blood disorders. The Melodies Center is part of the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital, the referral center for all seriously ill and injured children in 25 upstate New York counties and western New England. From now through Feb. 28, 2026, a $.10 donation will be made to the Melodies Center each time select Freihofer's products are purchased. The items are specially marked with shelf tags in most stores. "Facing a childhood 0 Comments
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Rehabilitation Efforts Reignited for Historical Pittsfield PropertyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:43AM / Saturday, July 05, 2025 | |
The structure, a remnant of the 19th century, sits between the Registry of Motor Vehicles and Providence Court. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Efforts to save the historic William Russell Allen House have reignited with the support of Community Preservation Act funds.
The Historical Commission has received more than $33,200 in CPA funding for a feasibility study on the 1886 home, said to be "the finest example of Queen Anne design in Pittsfield and one of the finest in Berkshire County." Now, its bones are showing in several places, and windows are boarded up.
The feasibility study was funded in the city's $526,548 CPA budget for fiscal year
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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Timeless Family HomeBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:40PM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
One of the fireplaces is in the primary bedroom. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Are you looking for an architecturally interesting home with room for family and friends? Then this is the house for you. Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are discussing a single-family home at 121 Wendell Ave. This 1930 brick home has three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms for total of 2,145 square feet. It comes with a renovated kitchen with dishwasher, refrigerator, range, range hood. There's a two-car detached garage and all on a corner lot of 0.20 acres. It features two brick fireplaces (one in the primary bedroom),
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Pittsfield Lifeguard Update for 2025 Summer Season| 04:00PM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Be advised that lifeguards will not be present to monitor the water and related activities like swimming at Burbank Park (Onota Lake) this summer. The city began a search for qualified lifeguards in April of 2025. After several months of unsuccessful attempts to fill the lifeguard positions, the city is unable to provide lifeguarding for the 2025 season. Swimming in an unsupervised, natural body of water is inherently dangerous. Any person choosing to swim does so at their own risk. Onota Lake is a natural body of water with risks that include, but are not limited to: Sudden and unexpected changes in water depth Cold water temperatures that 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Markets Forge Ahead on Holiday-Shortened WeekBy Bill Schmick,
02:36PM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
Congress passed the tax and spending bill, and the president signed it into law on July 4 but traders have already moved on. They are laser-focused on the July 9 tariff deadline. It doesn't look good. As the holiday weekend begins, President Trump warned the nation that he will be sending letters to 10 or 12 countries starting Friday to notify them of the tariff rates they will face as of August 1. He claimed that by July 9, all nations "will be fully covered. They'll range in value from maybe 60 percent or 70 percent tariffs to 10 percent and 20 percent tariffs." Equity futures, which are open on the July 4 holiday for a half-day, indicate that the indexes 0 Comments
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Dottie's Coffee Closes Sunday; Owner Rufo Says It was TimeBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:56PM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After announcing the sale of Dottie's Coffee Lounge, owner Jessica Rufo spoke about her reasoning behind it. "I just decided that I couldn't and didn't have to do it anymore. My real focus right now is where I want to prioritize my time and energy is just with my kids. My oldest daughter is 14, and I just don't want to miss any more time with her," she said. "I have two other children who are younger, and I'm recently divorced, and so there are also a lot of complications with trying to manage running a business this size and be the mom that I need and want to be without any help. So it's entirely personal." Rufo opened
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More Than 1,100 Complete Holiday 5KiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:54PM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Pittsfield’s Abigail Geurds was the fastest female finisher in the 4th of July 5K on Friday morning. Geurds covered the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course in 17 minutes, 51 seconds to place 26th overall. The race saw 1,141 competitors finish the out-and-back course from Wahconah Street south to the intersection of South Street and West Housatonic and back to Wahconah Park. The top finisher overall was Steve Dowsett of Newburyport, who ran a time of 15:12 to finish three seconds ahead of runner-up Alex White of Dalton. Finishers at the event ranged in age from Pittsfield’s Eamon Doyle, 7, who ran a time of 26:34, to 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: July 7 to July 11| 12:52PM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Be advised that the following street improvements are scheduled from July 7 to July 11: Apron installation on Daniels Avenue, Newell Street, Meadow Lane and Joseph Drive On-street parking, for the above streets, is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. In addition, MassDOT will be conducting the following work: July 7 - July 8: paving will occur on First Street July 9 - July 11: paving will occur on South Street Use caution when traveling on these roads. Drivers should seek alternate routes to avoid traffic delays. This schedule is subject to change based upon weather conditions. 0 Comments
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Fourth of July: The Declaration of Independence| 10:06AM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
 A reminder what today is really all about: The adoption of a (literally) revolutionary document that stated the grievances of the colonists against England and their resolve to pursue a course of self-determination — without the bindings of hereditary rule.
The Unanimous Declaration
of the Thirteen United States of America
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent 10 Comments
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Pittsfield Senior Center awarded AARP Grant for Disaster Preparedness Initiative| 08:02AM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Ralph J. Froio Senior Center announced it has been awarded an AARP Community Challenge Capacity-Building Microgrant in Disaster Preparedness, made possible through funding from AARP and SBP, a national disaster resilience and recovery nonprofit. This initiative is aimed at improving disaster readiness for older adults in the Pittsfield community. The grant will fund a three-part presentation series designed to educate seniors on emergency preparedness and build overall community resilience. Participants will receive free emergency preparedness kits and printed materials covering how to prepare for weather-related events, power outages, and 8 Comments
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Wahconah Park on List of Historical Society's Summer Walking ToursBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:25AM / Friday, July 04, 2025 | |
Wahconah Park's grandstand was closed a few years ago because of structural issues. The city is pursuing a 'raze and replace' project. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society this summer is offering people a chance to learn about Wahconah Park's past, see the ballpark's present condition and learn about plans for a future incarnation of the city landmark. The venue is the focus of one of seven walking tours organized by the non-profit in July and August. The series kicked off on Wednesday with a tour highlighting how Irish, German, French and Italian immigrants changed Pittsfield in the 19th and early 20th 8 Comments
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