 | Bel Air Dam's $20M Demolition Facing Year-End Deadline
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The $20 million allocated to demolish the Bel Air Dam will expire at the end of the year if a contractor is not chosen.
A Notice of Intent application from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's Office of Dam Safety was continued to Aug. 22 due to a missing water quality |
| Dalton Fire District Explores Obtaining Ladder Truck Donation
DALTON, Mass. — Fire Chief Christian Tobin may have found the department a ladder truck while vacationing in the state of Florida.
Tobin is still very early in discussions with the North Collier Fire Rescue District in Naples, Florida, regarding a potential donation of a 1998 Pierce Quantum 107-foot aerial ladder |
 | Abutters Speak Against Proprietor's Lodge Dock Proposal
A bird's-eye view of the Proprietor's property.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Abutters are passionate about the Proprietor's Lodge not causing any further disruption on the lakefront.
The Conservation Commission on Thursday continued a notice of intent application for a private, seasonal dock at the lakefront |
 | Post 68 Juniors Survive, Advance at State Tournament
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Derek Roy hit an RBI single with two out in the top of the eighth to give the Pittsfield Post 68 Juniors a one-run lead, and they held on for a 5-4 win over Sandwich to stay alive at the American Legion State Championship Tournament.
Connor Kirchner hit a one-out triple to start the game-winning |
 | Elder Services Celebrates Golden Anniversary, Relocates
Executive Director Christopher McLaughlin in his new sunlit office.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It's a big year for Elder Services of Berkshire County as its 50th anniversary coincides with a move to a more modern, accessible office.
Over the last few weeks, employees have filtered into 73 South Church St. (the |
 | Middleboro Edges Post 68 Juniors at State Tourney
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Brady Bouldry struck out nine and allowed three hits Saturday to lead the Middleboro Post 64 Juniors to a 2-0 win over Pittsfield Post 68 at the American Legion State Tournament.
Bouldry went the distance on the mound, walking two, to earn the tournament hosts a date with Swampscott Post 57 on Sunday |
| @theMarket: Has the Fed Waited Too Long?
"Be careful what you wish for" is an often-used quote. In the case of the financial markets, all year long, traders and the Fed wished for a slower economy, less employment, and therefore a decline in inflation. Now that we have it, the markets don't like it.
Earlier in the week, the bulls could not have asked for a |
| State Awarded Federal Grant for Mobility Management Pilot Program
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has received a $360,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility (ICAM) Program to undertake a two-year statewide mobility management pilot.? The pilot program will expand mobility by helping connect |
| Market 32, Freihofer's Raise Funds for Parkinson's Foundation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Price Chopper/Market 32, in collaboration with trade partner Freihofer's Baking Co., raised more than $18,000 to benefit the Parkinson's Foundation in a Spring 2024 fundraising program.
During the promotion, for every purchase of select Freihofer's products, Price Chopper/Market 32 and |
 | Child-Care Providers Want Mental Health Support, Better Wages
Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and Early Education and Care Commissioner Amy Kershaw host a listening session on early child care at BCC on Wednesday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local child-care providers called for mental health support and equitable pay at a listening session with state officials this |
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