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Berkshire Art Association 10x10 Real Art Party Call for Art| 08:26AM / Thursday, November 20, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Art Association (BAA) is seeking donations of original artwork for their annual 10x10 RAP (Real Art Party) show and fundraiser drawing. In collaboration with the Clock Tower Artists and the City of Pittsfield's 10x10 Festival in February, the BAA welcomes submissions from artists from the Berkshires and beyond. All artwork will be included in an event to benefit art students of Berkshire County. The drawing for art and Real Art Party (RAP) will be a live in-person event hosted by the Clock Tower Business Center on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2025. Online submissions will be accepted from November 10, 2025 until February 9, 2026. Go to: 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Seeks Proposals for Human Services Funding| 07:57AM / Thursday, November 20, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield announced that applications are now available for funding to public service agencies to provide human service programs to benefit Pittsfield residents. Funding is for the program year beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Annually, the city undertakes a process through its Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), an 11-member volunteer committee, which reviews the proposals and submits its recommendations to the Mayor. Last year's recommendations resulted in 23 human service programs receiving a total of $206,250 from the City general fund and from the federal Community Development Block Grant 0 Comments
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Ice Skating Rink Moved to Wahconah ParkBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:55AM / Thursday, November 20, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city plans to site its temporary ice rink in front of Wahconah Park.
On Tuesday, the Parks Commission endorsed Wahconah Park for the location, as Clapp Park would require expensive electrical accommodations. Now, the skating rink will be sandwiched between two restaurants and, someday, a new ballpark. This had been a part of plans to make the ballpark a four-season destination.
"The ice rink had always been envisioned in the long-term plan for what was in the vision for Wahconah Park. Citing it temporarily at Clapp Park for a year or so, perhaps two years, was something that was a temporary placeholder location, and then, with the
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Shakespeare & Co.'s Annual Fall Festival Concludes This WeekendBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:18PM / Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | |
Mount Everett students in 'Twelfth Night' in 2024. A 'Fill the Quill' matching fundraiser is running through the Fall Festival weekend to support Shakespeare in the schools. PITTSFIELD, Mass.— For more than three decades, the community has united and learned valuable lessons through works of Shakespeare by participating in Shakespeare & Company's annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare. Although hundreds of years old, Shakespeare's rhetoric, wit, and the universality of his work and themes, are still relevant to experiences people have today, said John Leggett, the company's co-director for Mount Everett Regional 0 Comments
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Teen Arrested for Possessing Gun, Breaking Into Cars| 04:55PM / Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police have arrested a 13-year-old for breaking and entering with a stolen, loaded firearm on their person. According to Pittsfield Police, officers were responding to reports of breaking into motor vehicles in the Bradford Street area around 10 p.m. on Tuesday. They said they found a juvenile matching the description given who refused to stop or show their hands. "The suspect repeatedly made movements consistent with concealing a weapon while attempting to evade the officer," according to the report. "The officer attempted to pat frisk the suspect, and a struggle ensued. The suspect was taken to the ground, and a firearm 0 Comments
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Companion Corner: Blake at Second Chance Animal ShelterBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
04:17PM / Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | |
ARLINGTON, Vt., — There's a dog at Second Chance Animal Shelter who's ready to play and snuggle with his new family. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Blake is a 3-year-old Poodle who has been at the shelter for a couple of weeks. "Previous owner just didn't have enough time for him. They were having some life circumstances. We'll call it. He was with them for quite a while. He was originally brought to us. Somebody just kind of had him outdoors," said Shelter Manager Troy Quinn. Blake is your average poodle who likes to stay busy and play. He loves playing with
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Cain Hibbard to Merge with Bulkley Richardson and Gelinas| 07:55AM / Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cain Hibbard & Myers and Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas announced their merger, effective Dec. 1, 2025, creating an alignment of two preeminent law firms in western Massachusetts. "With this merger, Cain Hibbard will step into a new chapter of its rich 60-year history," said Lucy Prashker, Cain Hibbard's Managing Partner and President. Cain Hibbard, a firm with a history in Berkshire County, has offices in Pittsfield and Great Barrington. "We are thrilled to be joining the extraordinarily talented lawyers at Bulkley Richardson who share our commitment to providing clients with the very highest quality of legal 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Calls for Snow Angel Program Volunteers| 07:43AM / Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development is actively seeking community volunteers for its Snow Angels program. Each winter, many senior residents and individuals with disabilities reach out requesting assistance with snow removal. To help meet this ongoing need, the Snow Angels Program connects volunteers – known as "Snow Angels" – with neighbors in need who may be unable to clear snow from their around their homes following a storm producing six or more inches of snow. Snow blocking driveways, walkways, and sidewalks can create hazardous conditions for residents, including school children and those with 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Considers Partnership for Opioid Settlement FundsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Select Board plans to partner with the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and Northern Berkshire Community Coalition for the management of its opioid settlement funds.
Last week, members voted to begin discussion about a memorandum of agreement with BRPC that would facilitate the exploration of programs through NBCC, as well as regional partnerships.
To date, Lanesborough has seen as much as $90,000 from the nationwide financial settlements from various drug companies to address the harms caused by the opioid epidemic. Between July 2022 and March 2024, the town received more than $53,000 in abatement payments.
"We serve the
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Opening of Ultimate Body Factory Longtime Dream of OwnersBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
06:04PM / Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | |
Some 55 pieces of equipment are being installed at Ultimate Body Factory. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fitness has been a big part of Geoff Powell and AJ Bowman's lives. The two men struck up a friendship at Berkshire Nautilus and began working out together. After realizing they both had the same dream of operating a gym, they joked about doing it together. Their dreams are coming true with the opening of the Ultimate Body Factory on Monday, Dec. 1, at 5 Cheshire Road. "We want to be a very broad, positive, friendly gym. We want people that it's their first day through the doors of a gym, and when they come in, they're going to be 0 Comments
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OLLI Presents 'Un-Separation of Church and State'| 02:43PM / Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College will present "The Un-Separation of Church and State," a conversation with the Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor and Doug Mishkin on Kaylor's book "Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism." The talk will be held via Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. To register, visit https://berkshireolli.org/event-6354850. Kaylor, a Baptist minister with a doctorate in political communication and an award-winning author, is president and 0 Comments
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UNICO Baseball/Softball Hall Inductions Set for FridayCommunity submission,
12:48PM / Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – UNICO of Pittsfield will host the 29th annual induction ceremony for its Baseball/Softball Hall of Fame at the Wahconah Country Club on Friday, Nov. 21. The five new inductees will join 156 others who have been inducted since 1996. This Class of 2025 includes: Ron Bartlett (Taconic High School) Bartlett started his playing days as a catcher in the Richmond Little League. He continued to compete in the Babe Ruth league, played on the South County American Legion Team and then transferred to the Tyler Aces. After playing for two years as the catcher at Taconic and upon graduation, he continued his education at Florida State 0 Comments
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