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Berkshire County Runners Take on Boston MarathoniBerkshires.com Sports,
10:26PM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
 BOSTON – Great Barrington’s Laura Stephen was the highest finishing Berkshire County resident at Monday’s Boston Marathon. Stephen ran a time of 3 hours, 40 minutes, 25 seconds to place 33rd in the women’s division for runners aged 60 to 64. At least a dozen Berkshire County residents were listed on the Boston Athletic Association’s finishers at the 129th running of the event. Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s race with a record-setting time of 2:17:22. Her fellow Kenyan, John Korir, won the men’s race in 2:04:45. The fastest Berkshire County finisher was Lenox Memorial graduate Ted Yee, now a student at 0 Comments
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Town Meetings That Rejected CBRSD Agreement to Vote AgainBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:51PM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The three towns that failed Central Berkshire Regional School District's proposed regional agreement last year will likely see it again on this year's annual town meeting warrant. The item failed during last year's town meetings in Hinsdale and Peru, as well as Cummington's special town meeting — the regional agreement needed six out of the seven towns to vote in favor of passing. Until an updated agreement is approved, the school district will continue to operate under its current agreement and follow state law. The original agreement, created in 1958, has been amended several times and approved locally but 0 Comments
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Governor Launches New Innovative Recycling Grant Program| 03:28PM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
BOSTON — In celebration of Earth Month, the Healey-Driscoll Administration today launched a new recycling program designed to fund innovative waste reduction projects throughout Massachusetts, The Waste Reduction Innovation Grant (WRIG), administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), will provide funding for new and existing businesses, non-profit organizations, and institutions that are committed to investing in advanced equipment or technology that will have a measurable impact on waste reduction. As part of its 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan, MassDEP’s 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan established goals to reduce waste by 30 percent by 0 Comments
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Tariffs Reduce Scope of Habitat for Humanity Housing ProjectBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:17PM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tariffs have caused Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity to cut one unit of below-market housing from its ARPA-funded project.
Last week, the Affordable Housing Trust voted to amend the scope of its funding contract with the nonprofit to exclude an accessory dwelling unit. Last year, Habitat was awarded $240,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to build six different-sized housing units on Robbins Avenue, Murphy Place, and Curtis Terrace.
The goal is to sell homes to people between 50 percent and 65 percent of the area's median income.
Because of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the funding gap nearly tripled. To make the project happen,
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Berkshire Athenaeum to Hold Computer Recycling Event for Earth Day| 08:25AM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, will host a computer recycling collection in partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires and Southern Vermont from Tuesday, April 22, through Saturday, April 26, 2025, in observance of Earth Day. The collection is facilitated through a collaboration with the Dell-Reconnect residential recycling program. Accepted items include monitors, scanners, computer mice, printers, keyboards, laptop batteries, ink and toner cartridges, computers, hard drives, speakers, cords, and cables. Television sets will not be accepted. According to data provided by Maryam Kamangar, Goodwill's Vice 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Health Board OKs Same Mosquito PlanBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's mosquito control plan will remain the same this year. Earlier this month, the Board of Health approved a mosquito control plan for 2025 that mimics the previous years.
"I don't have any changes to our plan," Chris Horton, superintendent of the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project, told the board.
Between May and October 2024, more than 25,700 mosquitoes were collected. Out of the 188 pools submitted to the Department of Public Health, five pools tested positive for West Nile virus. There were 15 positive instances of West Nile in the county but no human cases, though there were south of Sheffield.
Mosquito presence peaked in
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Massachusetts RMV Offers Walk-In REAL ID Service as Deadline Approaches| 04:51PM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
BOSTON — With the federal REAL ID enforcement date of May 7 approaching, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is offering walk-in service for residents seeking to obtain a REAL ID credential at all RMV service center locations. The RMV is reminding Massachusetts residents that beginning May 7, a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card, or a valid passport, will be required for domestic air travel and entry into certain federal facilities. While walk-ins are being accepted for REAL ID transactions for those with near-term travel plans, the RMV assures residents that REAL IDs can still be obtained after the May 7 deadline. If immediate service is
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Hot plate Brewing Co. on Becoming Top 3 Best New BreweryBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:49PM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
Hot Plate is located at 1 School St. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hot Plate Brewing Co. was recently recognized as No. 3 in USA Today's list of "Best New Brewery." A panel of beer experts selected their top picks and then readers cast their votes to determine the "10 Best" breweries founded since 2022, according to the publication. No. 1 was Frazier Creek Brewing & Distilling Co. in Stuart, Fla. Hot Plate, which opened in 2023, is owned by couple Sarah Real and Mike Dell'Aquila. "I started home brewing first, Sarah was just much better at it than me," Dell'Aquila laughed. He got a home brewing kit in 2013 and 0 Comments
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MassDOT Establishes Commission to Study and Recommend on Micromobility| 08:13AM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced the formation of a Special Commission on Micromobility. The commission will be tasked with examining current state and local regulations pertaining to micromobility devices and developing recommendations for their expanded use. The aim is to support increased mobility options, reduce emissions, and foster economic growth. Micromobility vehicles, as defined by MassDOT, include bicycles, scooters, e-bikes, skateboards, uni-wheels, and other small personal transportation devices. The creation of this commission is a component of Governor Healey's economic development legislation, the Mass 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Sees Potential Candidates for All PositionsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:33PM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There are potential candidates for all positions on the Nov. 4 ballot. There are several wards where only the incumbent councilor has taken out papers so far.
It's election season again, and as of Thursday, potential candidates have taken out papers for city clerk, councilor at large, Wards 1-7, and the School Committee. Nomination papers became available on April 3, and certified papers are due by Aug. 1.
A preliminary election will narrow the race down on Sept. 16 if a position has more than two candidates, or nine for at-large councilor.
The six-person School Committee so far has only five potential candidates: incumbents Daniel Elias and Sara Hathaway,
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North County, Pittsfield Hold Egg ScramblesiBerkshires Staff,
02:34PM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
Above, ready, set, go in Williamstown; below a mad scramble for eggs in Clarksburg. See more photos here. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A number of egg scrambles were held in the Berkshires on Saturday ahead of Easter. The light spring ran didn't stop hundreds of children from darting across lawns and fields to search for treasure in the form of plastic eggs. Peter A. Cook VFW Post 9144 held its annual event at the town field named in memory of Cook, Clarskburg's only Vietnam War casualty. Children in four age categories ran, or toddled, across the field to grab brightly colored eggs. The returned to the pavilion for juice and 0 Comments
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MassDOT, State Police, and AAA Remind Motorists to Slow Down in Work Zones | 01:15PM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Ahead of National Work Zone Awareness Week and as construction season gets underway, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), Massachusetts State Police, and AAA are reminding motorists to exercise caution when passing through active construction and maintenance projects. This includes following traffic laws, reducing speed as indicated by signage and as necessary to prevent a crash, and remaining alert when passing through active construction and maintenance projects. National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual event that brings attention to work zone safety and education around preventing crashes and fatalities in these areas. 0 Comments
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