 | Literacy Volunteers of Berkshire County Online Auction
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Literacy Volunteers of Berkshire County is holding their Online Auction Fundraiser on Bidding Owl for the holiday season.
The auction will be held online from Dec. 1, through Dec. 12. People can access the bidding site by going to |
 | Carr Hardware Customers Raise Money for Thanksgiving Angels
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Carr Hardware announce that its customers in Lenox and Pittsfield have raised a total of $2,486.99 through the company's round-up initiative, directly benefiting the local Thanksgiving Angels program.
This generosity helped provide Thanksgiving meals for over 2,500 families in Berkshire County who |
 | BCArc Announced Supervisor Promotion
PITTSFIELD, Mass. &mdash Berkshire County Arc (BCArc) named Maryellen Lassalle as the newest Brain Injury Residential Supervisor.
Previously she was Site Manager at program in Russell for six years.
Lassalle will oversee programs in Westfield, Southwick, Southampton, and Russell.
"She has |
 | Pittsfield Council OKs $1M in Economic Development Funds for BIC, Myrias
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council unanimously approved a total of $1 million in Pittsfield Economic Development Funds to expand the Berkshire Innovation Center and add a new company.
Last week, councilors OKed the BIC's request for $500,000 to expand by 7,000 square feet and Myrias Optics Inc.'s request for the same |
 | Pittsfield Queries Community Before Master Plan Update
The session had stakeholders writing down the important areas that the plan should address.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — What should the city look like in the next 15 years?
That is what community members weighed in on during the first master plan workshop, held on Nov. 18 at City Hall.
The Pittsfield Master |
 | Eviction Sealing Information Session at the Pittsfield Athenaeum
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community Legal Aid will be holding an information session on Eviction Sealing to help eligible residents of Berkshire County learn how to seal their eviction records.
Community Legal Aid is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services annually to over 700 low- income and elderly |
| BMC Earns 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center earned a new "A" Hospital Safety Grade for the fall of 2025 from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.
Leapfrog assigns an "A," "B," "C," "D" or "F" grade to general |
| Pittsfield Health Board Asked to Support Peaker Plant Decarbonization
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Environmental Action Team is seeking letter support from the Board of Health on peaker plants and the need to decarbonize them.
Peaking power plants — also known as peaker plants — run when there is a high demand for electricity. Facilities on Woodland Road in Lee and Doreen Street in |
 | Swann Finishes Cross Country Campaign on High Note at Williams
Mount Greylock Regional School graduate Kate Swann capped her college cross country career last month by leading Williams College a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships in South Carolina.
Swann, a captain on the Williams squad this fall, posted a time of 21 minutes, 41 seconds on the 6-kilometer |
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