| OLLI Presents 'Un-Separation of Church and State'
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 |
| UNICO Baseball/Softball Hall Inductions Set for Friday
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 |
 | DA Shugrue Touts Recent Drug-Trafficking Arrests
DA Timothy Shugrue says his office is trying to change the culture so it's difficult for drug traffickers to operate in the Berkshires.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Drug-trafficking raids between August and September have resulted in the indictment of nine individuals and the seizure of drugs and illegal firearms.
On |
| HVA, Follow the Forest Receive $30K to Protect Critical Wildlife Habitat
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, a supporting organization of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, has awarded $30,000 to the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) and conservation partners to further the Follow the Forest initiative and its mission to protect one of the largest connected |
 | 'Reading the Tea' with Pulitzer Prize Winner at Arrowhead
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning author Debby Applegate to Herman Melville's historic home on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2 pm for a special afternoon benefitting BCHS restoration, education, and preservation programs.
The afternoon begins in Melville's |
| Pittsfield Announces North Pole Calling Program
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development Recreation Program will be conducting the 44th annual North Pole Calling Program on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and Thursday, Dec. 11, from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Sign up forms have been sent home with Pittsfield children in Pre-K, |
| Pittsfield Middle School Restructuring Effort Nearing Checkpoint
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Action items are coming into focus as the middle school restructuring vote nears.
In December, the School Committee will decide whether to begin moving into an upper elementary and junior high model, with Grades 5-6 in one school and 7-8 in another, or to push it off another year. After running sandbox |
| Pittsfield Community Radio, WBTR To Have On-Air Fundraiser to Support the Station
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Pittsfield Community Radio, 89.7 WTBR-FM, will be holding a one-day on-air fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All money raised during the on-air fundraiser will go towards continuing the mission of providing the community with a non-profit, non-commercial radio station to present diverse local, |
| Dalton in Stalemate Over Proposed Public Safety Facility
DALTON, Mass. — As conditions worsen at the police station, it seems public officials are going in circles, Police Chief Deanna Strout said.
The condition of the station, located in Town Hall, has been deteriorating for the last 28 years. There have been multiple building committees and this is what happens and the |
| Pittsfield DPW Seeks $15.2M for Wastewater Plant
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Department of Public Works is requesting the City Council authorize borrowing up to $15.2 million for improvements to the wastewater treatment plant.
On Thursday, the City Council referred the request to the Finance subcommittee. Funding would support a new administration and laboratory |
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