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Central Berkshire Officials Pass Policy Mandating RecessBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:54PM / Monday, October 02, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District approved a controversial wellness policy during its meeting on Thursday night that mandates recess time. There have been times when elementary teachers have used the time for extra study. The policy passed 8-5 after a discussion focused mainly on Section 3 that covers policies around physical activity and recess. Some School Committee members argued that the language surrounding recess was vague making it easy to misinterpret. The policy states that students are required to have a 20- to 30-minute break of " unstructured free-play" to optimize social emotional 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum presents 120th: Building the Museum| 12:28PM / Monday, October 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum announced the second installment of its 120th-anniversary celebration, an exhibition that takes visitors on a journey through the history of the Museum and the world during the 1940s, '50s, '60s, and '70s. Titled 120th: Building the Museum – 1939-1978, this exhibition is set to be on display from Oct. 7, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024. Focused on the leadership of Stuart Henry – whose tenure as Director of the Berkshire Museum spanned a total of 39 years. This exhibition offers an opportunity to step back in time and explore the Berkshire Museum through the headlines, stories, and cultural phenomena 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Says Baseball Should Be a HolidayBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:45AM / Monday, October 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council wants to give America's pastime a birthday and recognize its history in the city.
The council last week supported a request from Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey and baseball enthusiast Phil Massery to recognize Sept. 5 as the official birthday of baseball.
"It has been played here since before we were a nation. In fact, it was played so rapidly in the late 1700s that the town elders had to pass an ordinance to prevent people from playing ball in certain areas of the city because they were breaking all the windows and they were trying to prevent broken windows at the meeting house. Glass was an issue back then. If you broke a
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Pittsfield School Committee Calls for Shorter-Term Maintenance SolutionsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Monday, October 02, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — School Committee members want to see shorter-range planning to address the condition of Pittsfield Public Schools.
Earlier this month, there were complaints of excessive heat in the some of district's classrooms and calls for the immediate implementation of air conditioning. Around this time, it occurred to Chair William Cameron that there is no plan for the maintenance and upgrading of school facilities, as it is done on an as-needed basis.
PPS is currently undergoing a restructuring study to address its educational and physical structure.
"The municipality for whatever reason has not, I think, addressed the problem of the condition of our
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17th Berkshire Buddy Walk Continues Advocacy for Down Syndrome FamiliesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:59PM / Sunday, October 01, 2023 | |
The annual Buddy Walk is a national event established in 1995 to promote inclusion and awareness. It's raised more than $15 million. DALTON, Mass. — For the 17th year, the Berkshire County Arc's Down Syndrome Family Group and its allies took over Main Street for the annual Buddy Walk. Hundreds of people in maroon walk T-shirts gathered at Craneville School for a festive event that includes the signature walk through downtown, music, food and games on school's playground. The walk was one of two in Massachusetts (the other is in Wakefield next Sunday) and dozens across the country under the auspices of the National Down Syndrome Society, which started 0 Comments
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Harvest Festivals and Craft Fairs 2023| 11:55AM / Sunday, October 01, 2023 | |
 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, Oct. 7 Berkshire Botanical Garden Harvest Festival The 24-acre garden offers two days of family friendly activities, a beer garden, more than 50 regional artisan food and craft vendors, giant tag sale and popup shop, a haunted house, hay rides and roving entertainment. Of course, the Horticulture Tent will offer garden books 0 Comments
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Governor Improves Language Access Across State Government | 08:00AM / Sunday, October 01, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey, joined by members of the Latino Advisory Council, signed Executive Order #615 to increase language access across state government. The Executive Order aims to make the delivery of services and resources more accessible and equitable for residents with limited English proficiency by requiring executive department agencies to develop Language Access Plans. Governor Healey also issued a proclamation declaring Hispanic Heritage Month in Massachusetts from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. "Everyone in Massachusetts, regardless of what language they speak, deserves equitable access to government services and resources, but we recognize 0 Comments
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National Grid Launches Small Business Impact Initiative| 12:18PM / Saturday, September 30, 2023 | |
WALTHAM, Mass. – National Grid announced the launch of a three-year, $500,000 Small Business Impact Initiative in partnership with Amplify LatinX, The Asian Business Empowerment Council, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Through this new initiative, National Grid will partner with these leading organizations to provide a total of 50 $10,000 capacity building grants over the next three years to help minority-owned small businesses across the Commonwealth. In its first year, the initiative aims to support 16 small businesses selected by the partner organizations. This partnership furthers National Grid's 0 Comments
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Governor Celebrates Permanent Universal Free School Meals | 09:52AM / Saturday, September 30, 2023 | |
QUINCY, Mass. —Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll hosted a press conference earlier this month at Snug Harbor Elementary School in Quincy to celebrate her administration delivering permanent universal free school meals for K-12 students in Massachusetts. The Governor was joined at the celebration by House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, Chair Aaron Michlewitz, bill sponsors Representatives Tackey Chan and Bruce Ayers, and Erin McAleer, the President and CEO of Project Bread, all of whom highlighted the impact the program is expected to have in addressing hunger and advancing equity for students across the state. "We're making 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Historical Society Honors Lucretia WilliamsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:42PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
George and Alice Wislocki, left, were instrumental in getting the elm tree. At right are Berkshire County Historical Society's Lesley Herzbert and Jan Laiz, and the city's parks manager James McGrath. Behind them is the sundial honoring the Williams installed in 1903 where the old elm once stood. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Historical Society honored the Berkshires' first known environmentalist, Lucretia Williams, by planting an elm tree at Park Square on Thursday, Tree Planting Day. It was not far from the spot where Williams had saved the Pittsfield elm tree from the axe 233 years before. The Historical Society has been looking 0 Comments
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DA Clears Trooper in Fatal Hancock ShootingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:09PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
District Attorney Timothy Shugrue says the results of an autopsy by the medical examiner will not change his findings, which are based on the video and witnesses. With him are State Police Lts. Chris Bruno and Ryan Dickinson and First Assistant District Attorney Marianne Shelvey. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — District Attorney Timothy Shugrue has determined that State Police Trooper William Munch acted in compliance during what is being described as a "suicide by cop" earlier this month. On Sept. 9, 64-year-old Phillip Henault reportedly placed a fictitious 911 call about an ongoing violent assault. Body-camera footage from the trooper shows the man 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Countertrend Bounce Ends Quarter But Sell-down Should ContinueBy Bill Schmick,
03:48PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
September has been a story of higher-bond yields, a stronger dollar, and spiking oil prices. The higher these assets climbed, the lower the stock market fell. And now we enter October, a month that is notorious for providing negative returns at least in the first weeks of the month. "Tread cautiously" was how I described September-October several weeks ago. History indicates that those are the two worst months for stocks. So far that advice has proven accurate. The stock market has had its worst decline all year and the prospects that this sell-off will continue are high despite the dead cat bounce we are enjoying right now. While yields, the dollar, and oil are 0 Comments
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