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Holiday Hours: Thanksgiving| 01:04PM / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | |
Plymouth's statue of Massasoit, who was instrumental in Plymouth Colony's survival, looks out over the Plymouth Rock monument. Image via SeePlymouth.com. Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 23. The day is a national holiday inspired by the first Thanksgiving dinner shared between the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in 1621 at Plymouth. The living history museum Plimoth Patuxet continues the tradition each year with a recreation of the event in which visitors can participate. Thanksgiving was first federally recognized by proclamation in 1863 by President Lincoln at the height of the Civil War. It did not become codified as a national holiday until 1941, when President
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Dalton Water Chief Says Lead in Lines UnlikelyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:52PM / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Some residents received an "alarming" notice from the Water Department about the possibility of lead pipes or solder in some homes, but officials assured them not to worry. The notice is a result of a new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the federal level to ensure that there is no lead in anybody's drinking water, Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said during a Select Board meeting last week. "Going forward, there's additional regulations regarding that, and the water district has sent out letters … that says you may have lead pipes. They will be conducting surveys to find out what the extent of the 0 Comments
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Harvest Festivals and Craft Fairs 2024| 10:55AM / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | |
 The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, the holidays are approaching artisans and craft enthusiasts know what that means. It's craft fair and bazaar season! This list will be updated as we get more information. Have an event to add? Email us at info@iberkshires.com. Note that some craft fairs may run two days; those extra days are in bold. Saturday, Nov. 23 Festive Holiday Market The annual Festive holiday market returns to the Weave Shed at GreylockWorks, 508 State Road, North Adams. runs from 10 to 4 with a preview hour at 9 a.m. Up to 100 vendors and artisans. More information here. The 30,000 square foot open market features fresh food, farmers, fermenters, and 0 Comments
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Local Stop & Shop Inventory Still Low After Cyber Attack| 10:41AM / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Shoppers have reported bare shelves at local Stop & Shops after a reported cybersecurity attack. The Boston Globe reported on Nov. 12 that Stop & Shop claims a cybersecurity issue is affecting its parent company, Ahold Delhaize. Company officials reported that there is limited inventory on certain products and they are restocking shelves as soon as item availability improves. The grocery chain's parent company Ahold Delhaize said its US outlet had to take some of their systems offline, disrupting its pharmacy and e-commerce business. Ahold Delhaize reports it is investigating the issue and is working with law 0 Comments
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Pittsfield CPA Project Eligibility Application Process Open| 07:39AM / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee announced that the project eligibility application process for a new year of CPA funding is open through December 6, 2024. The Committee also welcomes public participation to understand community priorities as it begins a new year of soliciting potential projects for funding. Eligibility project applications are due by 3 p.m. on December 6. The application process involves two steps: The first is a determination of whether a project is eligible for CPA funds under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44B. A digital version of the application for this first step is available through the Community Preservation 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum festival of Trees: Aquatica Exhibition| 10:40AM / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Berkshire Museum's Festival of Trees (FoT) annual holiday exhibition returns with a new theme – Festival of Trees: Aquatica. According to a press release, this year's topic is all about the sea, river, and wetland critters and ties into the museum's construction, redesign, and expansion of their aquarium. Now in its 40th year, FoT offers visitors a chance to enjoy a display of trees located on the 2nd floor of the museum, all decorated by local businesses, schools, museum staff, and tree sponsors. This year's temporary exhibition runs Friday, Nov. 23 through Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 and is free with 0 Comments
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Dalton ZBA OKs Gas Station AppealBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals gave Lipton Properties the green light to reopen 630 Main St. as a gas station. The location has been an automotive repair shop, Miller's Service, for several decades until its owner, Darren Miller, sold it to Lipton Properties in February 2024 for $500,000. It had been a gas station dating back to the 1930s prior to that. Lipton Properties agreed to purchase the property provided the environment was in good condition, and the garage lifts and unused underground tanks were removed, said Michael Lipton, president of Lipton Inc. The tanks had to be removed to comply with the state Department of 0 Comments
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Mass Federal Funding Office Starts Outreach in BerkshiresBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | |
Jonathan Schrag, deputy climate chief in the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience, speaks about federal funding opportunities for clean energy. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshires were the Healey-Driscoll administration's first stop in federal funds outreach.
On Monday, the Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office held a community roadshow at the Berkshire Innovation Center. At the first of 12 statewide sessions, attendees were briefed on the office's effort to support communities in leveraging monies from the federal government.
The state has brought in nearly $9 billion in federal dollars is year and Berkshire County, rich in collaboration but not always
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Pittsfield's Site 9 Near-Complete, Funding Secured for Sites 7 & 8By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:24PM / Monday, November 18, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The William Stanley Business Park is transforming from grey to greener. Site 9 is nearly completed and funds have been secured to ready Sites 7 and 8 for development.
"Sixteen and a half acres of concrete have been cracked and crushed, the demarcation layer was put down, we brought all the fill from Site 7 over to Site 9 and we brought in over 100,000 cubic yards of clean fill and topsoil to put on there," Business Development Manager Michael Coakley told the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority on Thursday.
"Water quality basins have been installed, utility corridors were constructed, the roadways, the curbs, the sidewalks have been
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BHS Named to Top 100 Women-Led Businesses| 04:00PM / Monday, November 18, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Women's Edge together with its partner The Boston Globe, recently announced Berkshire Health Systems was again named one of the annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. The 100 organizations honored generated over $124 billion in total revenue in 2023, demonstrating that women leaders continue to be key drivers of the state's economy. This is the second year in a row that BHS has been recognized. "On behalf of the more than 4,000 dedicated healthcare professionals that serve Berkshire County and the surrounding region], we are very grateful to The Women's Edge and Boston Globe for this recognition," said Darlene
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Pittsfield Car Seat Installation and Inspection Event| 10:56AM / Monday, November 18, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Health Department announced a Car Seat Installation/Inspection event on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. This event will take place at the Pittsfield Highway Facility (rear entrance) located at 81 Hawthorne Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If there was a snowstorm, the event would be cancelled. Appointments are required. Register here. Car seat installations/inspections take about 30-45 minutes and include education on installing the seat, proper use of the seat and general vehicle safety. Free car seats are available if needed. Appointments are first come, first serve based upon the number of certified 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Parks Department Scrapbooks Now Available for Viewing| 08:06AM / Monday, November 18, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's public library, and Pittsfield's Community Development Department announced that the historic Pittsfield Parks Department Scrapbooks are now available for online viewing thanks to a grant from the Pittsfield Community Preservation Committee. Staff of the Parks Department maintained scrapbooks of news clippings, programs, and other documents relating to local sports teams, parades, Winter Carnival Queen contests, diaper derbies, Easter Egg hunts, local playground events, and a host of other city happenings. In 2008, staff of the Athenaeum's Local History Department accepted 62 scrapbooks, covering 0 Comments
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