 | BCC's '40 Under Forty' Winners to be Honored
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), together with partners 1Berkshire and Mill Town Foundation, will honor the winners of its annual 40 Under Forty Awards on Thursday, March 28 at 5 pm in the Robert Boland theater, located on the main campus at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield.
Tickets are $75 per |
| Dalton Select Board Approves More FY25 Budgets
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board approved a number of departmental budgets for the coming fiscal year during its meeting on Monday night.
The fiscal 2025 budget is projected at $22 million of which about $10 million is for the town's operations. The Select Board has sliced some lines that have since been endorsed |
| Pittsfield to Recieve $2M in Opioid Settlement Funds
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is slated to receive more than $2 million in settlement funds to address opioid use in the community.
Last week, the finance subcommittee supported an order to transfer and appropriate the initial settlement installment of $510,711.79 from free cash to the new Opioid Settlement account.
In July |
| Berkshire Family YMCA Announces Search for New Chief Executive Officer
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Family YMCA announced the commencement of a national search for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
This executive search is conducted in partnership with the YMCA of the USA.
According to a press release, the YMCA is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to |
 | Downtown Pittsfield Corridors to be Revitalized Through TDI Partnership
Downtown Pittsfield Inc.'s Rebecca Brien, Nicholas Russo of the Pittsfield Community Design Center and TDI Fellow Julie Copoulos talk to the gathering about possibilities for enhancing public spaces downtown.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — This spring, Dunham Mall will be subject to a $70,000 effort to restore the |
| Pittsfield Schools Point to Online Resource for Bullying, Peer Conflict.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — School administrators are urging families to use an online resource to report bullying and peer conflict.
"We're really trying to promote the bullying reporting form, [so] that families use it, and … even if they can't fill it out themselves, we want to really make sure that |
 | Plant Connector Opening Second Location in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A North County plant shop is expanding to Pittsfield with a West Street location.
The Plant Connector recently announced its second location next to Thistle and Mirth following a pop-up on North Street over the holiday season. The shop is about a month away from opening, with a lease signed and staging |
| Dalton Finance Committee Approves Select Board Budget Cuts
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee approved a number of budgets that are under $20,000 in bulk after reviewing them during its meeting Wednesday night.
The approval of these 23 lines from the $10 million proposed town budget added up to $145,257, which included the budgets for a number of town committees and |
| Governor Signs Order Directing State Agencies to Institute Skills-Based Hiring
NEWTON — In her address to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), Governor Healey announced that she signed an executive order instituting skills-based hiring practices for the state's workforce.
Through this Executive Order, for the vast majority of job postings, the administration will focus primarily |
 | Pittsfield Historical Commission to Weigh In on Wahconah Park
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's Historical Commission will take on a conversation about Wahconah Park following an ask from the state Historical Commission to preserve its original structure.
Last week, it was announced that the Massachusetts Historical Commission "encourages consideration of project alternatives that |
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