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MassDOT Reminds All Motorists Roadway Safety Is a Shared Responsibility | 03:32PM / Saturday, March 22, 2025 | |
BOSTON —The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) have announced a Motorcycle Safety Awareness Period from March 23 to April 30, 2025. The announcement emphasizes the shared responsibility of roadway safety for all motorists. MassDOT urges vehicle drivers to exercise caution, particularly when changing lanes and making turns, by "looking twice" for motorcycles. Motorcycle operators are advised to wear visible clothing and adhere to speed limits. Data from MassDOT's IMPACT crash data portal indicates 71 motorcycle operator fatalities in Massachusetts in 2024, a 22% increase from 58 fatalities in 2023. One motorcycle
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Mass Humanities Announces 2025 Funding Opportunities| 07:41AM / Saturday, March 22, 2025 | |
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Mass Humanities has announced its 2025 funding opportunities through its Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) initiative. This year, the EMS initiative features: Promises of the Revolution: Organizations are invited to explore how people, past and present, responded to the promises of the American Revolution in preparation for the country's 250th anniversary in 2026. Story Forward: Organizations that have received funding from Mass Humanities in the past can advance their storytelling to reach new audiences or build on previous work. Reading Frederick Douglass Together grants are currently open, with applications accepted on a rolling basis throughout 0 Comments
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Berkshire Habitat ReStore Overwhelmed With Unwanted DonationsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
07:21AM / Saturday, March 22, 2025 | |
The lot is under surveillance and the stores is considering cracking down on dumpers. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity ReStore won't be taking any donations on Saturday — because it's already overloaded with items dumped on its property. ReStore on Hubbard Avenue sells donated furniture, building supplies and home improvement materials to help keep bulky items out of landfills and to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. But people have been dumping their unwanted items on the property without an appointment and sometimes after hours. That's left a pile of trash for the nonprofit to deal with. "So 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Ice Rink Effort Sees $125K GiftBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:45PM / Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Philanthropic support has boosted the city's plans to revive long-cherished days of outdoor ice skating.
On Tuesday, Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath told the Parks Commission that the Feigenbaum Foundation boosted the effort by $125,000. He sees this as the kind of facility where people make core memories.
"They're excited about this. They see a real opportunity for this to be one more fun thing that's offered in Pittsfield," he said.
"In the wintertime, a lot of folks around here tend to hibernate, sort of close themselves off. But this is a wonderful place and our parks are wonderful places to continue
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@theMarket: Fed No Longer in the Driver's SeatBy Bill Schmick,
03:25PM / Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
This week, the Federal Reserve Bank hiked its inflation forecast and reduced the growth target for the economy this year. Despite this news, traders termed the March FOMC meeting a "dovish pause," although it did not help the stock market. The upshot of Chairman Jerome Powell's Q&A session on Wednesday afternoon after the FOMC meeting was that as far as the future is concerned, the Fed would need to wait and see just like the rest of us. In the meantime, the bank decided to slow its quantitative tightening program. That was interpreted as dovish by most Fed watchers since it does add liquidity to the credit markets. Powell did say tariffs would probably add 0 Comments
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Superior Court Briefs: March 21| 02:21PM / Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
Earehart Arraigned on 2 Counts of Rape On March 18 James Earehart, age 55 of Indiana, was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court. The Defendant was arraigned on two counts of Rape stemming from a June 16, 2022, offense.The alleged rape occurred at a camp located at 53 Brookside Road, Great Barrington. According to the district attorney's office, Earehart was employed by Membrane Concepts and was deployed to the camp to work on the pool at the time of the alleged assault.The victim, who was an employee of the camp at the time of the assault, stated they (singular to protect the victim's identity) were returning to a building at the camp when they were 0 Comments
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Red Tee Tournament Brings Together Women in Support of Girls and Women| 08:20AM / Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As the world celebrates International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the Red Tee Tournament Committee celebrates the announcement of the third annual all women's golf event. "This is not your father's or grandfather's golf tournament. It's a great day to focus on women and all that these nonprofits do to help women and girls in our community," said Jen Glockner, chair of the Red Tee Committee. Sponsored by Berkshire Money Management, the tournament will be held on Monday, June 2 at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield. Proceeds from the tournament will be divided between Berkshire United Way and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Board Advances Short-Term Rental OrdinanceBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:27PM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city has established an accessory dwelling unit ordinance and now, will tackle short-term rentals.
On Tuesday, the Community Development Board supported a zoning amendment that allows short-term rentals and provides operational regulations. It will advance to the City Council with the board as petitioner.
"The fact that we don't have any legislation in the city regarding short-term rentals, it makes it very difficult for the building inspector to act on something that doesn't legally exist," Chair Sheila Irvin explained.
Proposed draft language was continued last month and a working group then ironed out the details. Changes were
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The Retired Investor: Foreign Money Going Home as American Market Dominance Begins to FallBy Bill Schmick,
04:38PM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
The Trump administration's economic policies have placed a target on the back of most foreign nations. As for the economy, a slowdown, if not a recession, seems to be around the corner. As such, overseas investors have little reason to remain in America's financial markets. Foreign investors represent about 17 percent of the overall holdings in the U.S. equity market and about the same in the bond market. Over the last 15 years, as I wrote in my previous column, American markets were the only game in town. While our share of the world's economy was only 27 percent, our share of the world's total investments was 70 percent. America was perceived as being the 0 Comments
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Bianchi/Barbarotta Foundation Supports Youth Sports | 03:37PM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.—The Bianchi/Barbarotta Foundation, following its 11th Annual Beer Tasting event on March 8, distributed $1,000 checks to 11 youth house league basketball organizations in Berkshire County. The foundation allocated $11,000 to youth sports, with each of the 11 basketball organizations receiving $1,000 The beer tasting event, held at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, featured selections from multiple breweries and included food and music. Proceeds from the $30 admission fee supported the foundation's activities. The Bianchi/Barbarotta Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on supporting children's initiatives. 0 Comments
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Co-op Bank Promotes Senior Vice President| 03:24PM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Co-op Bank) announced the promotion of Jennifer L. Parsons to Senior Vice President, Human Resources. In her new elevated role, she will lead all aspects of the Bank's human resources strategy, including talent acquisition, employee engagement, professional development, and organizational culture. "Jennifer's promotion reflects her outstanding contributions to the organization and her unwavering commitment to our employees," said Michael P. Daly, CEO, of Pittsfield Cooperative Bank. "Her leadership and passion are invaluable as we continue to invest in our people — the heart of our 0 Comments
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Greylock Federal to participate in Lift Up Homeownership Program| 08:23AM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union has been approved to participate in the Lift Up Homeownership program, a special purpose credit program offered by Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBank Boston) to provide financial assistance to people of color purchasing their first home. Through Lift Up Homeownership, people of color earning up to 120 percent of the area median income are eligible to receive up to $50,000 in down-payment closing-cost assistance on a first-come, first-served basis to purchase their first home in New England. Participating homebuyers are required to complete a homebuyer counseling program prior to receiving a program 0 Comments
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