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Windsor Man Facing Murder Charge| 02:01PM / Friday, November 01, 2024 | |
WINDSOR, Mass. — A Windsor man has been charged with murder in the death of his sister on Thursday. Paul Menard, 65, was arraigned Friday in Central Berkshire District Court on one count of murder in the first degree. He was held without the right to bail, without prejudice. Menard walked into the State Police Barracks in Cheshire at about 1:45 p.m. on Thursday and told police he shot and killed his sister at his Crane Road home, according to a statement from the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Responding troopers found the the body of Monique Menard, 62, of Hinsdale, laying face-down between the defendant's home and detached garage with gunshot 0 Comments
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Dalton Ambulance Committee Recommends Ambulance Purchase By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:11PM / Friday, November 01, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District is considering accelerating its timeline for purchasing a new ambulance because of an unexpected opportunity. The ambulance committee has been speaking with ambulance purveyors who informed them that the projected cost of an ambulance is about $450,000 to $500,000 with a build time of three years, interim Fire Chief Chris Cachat said during last month's Board of Water Commissioners meeting. However, in the last couple of weeks, one of these sellers returned to the district to inform it that another agency backed out of a vehicle order last minute, so an ambulance became available early. The anticipated cost 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum Features Maritime Art | 11:44AM / Friday, November 01, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — This fall, Berkshire Museum will feature Call of the Sea: Maritime Art and Navigation alongside Homage to the Glacier: Works by Peter Bremers and James Schantz. Both exhibitions will open on Nov. 2, 2024, and remain on view through Jan. 5, 2025. Call of the Sea: Maritime Art and Navigation is curated by Berkshire Museum’s Exhibitions Manager William Dore, with works drawn from the museum’s collection of maritime oil paintings. Both dangerous and alluring, sea travel has long brought different peoples into contact to exchange goods, ideas, and cultures. This exhibition will examine the impacts sea travel has had on the world, whether it be 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Subcommittee Supports Holiday Inn TIF ExtensionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:11AM / Friday, November 01, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Finance subcommittee on Monday recognized the pandemic's impact on business and the benefits of a new hotel.
The panel supported a second two-year extension of a tax increment financing agreement with Somnath LLC, initially approved in 2021. The Desai family, who are well established in the local sector, plan to build a Holiday Inn Express at 1055 South St. Councilor at Large Earl Persip III said this is a perfect example of what the council does.
"We support a local family that has multiple businesses in the city, that has done multiple things, and we're just helping them recreate something that they had had there at that spot once before,
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Pittsfield Super Details Emergency Communication with FamiliesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:37PM / Thursday, October 31, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — When faced with a possible security threat, the Pittsfield Public Schools' first priority is to ensure staff and students are safe. Then, the goal is to provide families with timely and accurate updates and a sufficient explanation once the incident has passed.
That's what Superintendent Joseph Curtis told a joint meeting of the School Committee and City Council last week, as he reviewed the district's emergency response communication to families.
"It's incredibly important that we first, when we have an incident, be it small or something larger, before we communicate with our community, including our parents, we ensure that all
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The Retired Investor: Betting on Elections Comes of AgeBy Bill Schmick,
03:57PM / Thursday, October 31, 2024 | |
Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen. The odds favor Trump right now, but anything can happen in the topsy-turvey world of online betting. That's right, presidents have now entered the list of what Americans can bet on alongside sports games, horse races, and blackjack. Last month, a federal District Court judge ruled that betting on election outcomes was neither unlawful nor considered gaming. The Commodities Futures Trading Commission had fought against this outcome claiming that this kind of betting could undermine confidence in elections and adversely affect election integrity. The ruling made election markets legal for the first time in 100 years. That set off a rush 0 Comments
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Berkshire Organizations Awarded Food Security Infrastructure Grants | 10:41AM / Thursday, October 31, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $24.6 million in grants to 163 Massachusetts food system enterprises, helping to sustain Massachusetts' food production and distribution sectors, while at the same time working to ensure that fresh, healthy, local food is available to all residents. In Berkshire County: Berkshire Grown: $102,888 Berkshire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups and Education: $86,093 Fairfields Dairy Farm, LLC: $373,380 "The food system represents so much of what makes Massachusetts great," said Governor Maura Healey. "From our national leadership in cranberries and fisheries, to our dairy and maple 0 Comments
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Greylock Federal Promotes Assistant Vice President, Market Manager| 08:01AM / Thursday, October 31, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of Becki Beron to Assistant Vice President, Market Manager. "Becki has been a valued and trusted part of our team for more than 16 years now," said Senior Vice President of Retail Services Robert Sims. "She's very well-respected and liked by our staff and the members, and I couldn't think of a better person for this role." In her role, Beron will coordinate and supervise the ongoing activities of a region that includes Greylock's Kellogg Street, Allendale and Lanesborough branch locations. She will supervise and serve the branch managers and assistant branch managers 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Select Board Decreases Bailey Road Speed LimitBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:23PM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Traveling 40 mph down a section of Bailey Road is no longer permitted.
The Select Board on Monday voted to change the "questionable" 40 mph zone to a 35 mph speed limit. Police Chief Robert Derksen came to the panel with the request, as there are currently three speed limits on the road.
It was hard to tell where the 35 mph and 40 mph speed zones were, he said, and there's a section that's 25 mph.
"From Route 7, there's a 25 mph zone and it also depends on what direction you're traveling so if you're traveling, I guess westbound towards Brody Mountain Road, it's 25, 35, and 40. At about Noppet Road is when it changes to
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Pittsfield Licensing Board Says Bar Responded Properly to MeleeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:54PM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Licensing Board feels the owners of Bei Tempi responded properly to an early October melee outside of the bar.
A show-cause hearing for the newly re-opened establishment's annual all-alcohol seven-day license was held on Monday. This came after police observed a 15 to 20-person incident outside the bar on Oct. 5. "I thought we'd see you again but not so soon. The issue for me is I believe that you inherited a problematic location," board member Jon Lifvergren said, referencing the establishment's past as the Crossroads Cafe.
Owner Elizabeth Zucco said this is a completely different establishment than Zucco's Family Restaurant.
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East Elm Pediatrics Joins BHS Provider Practices| 11:08AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) has announced that East Elm Pediatrics has joined the BHS medical group. Effective Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, East Elm Pediatrics became Berkshire Health Pediatrics at East Elm, retaining the majority of the office staff and clinical care team. Dr. John C. Dallenbach will remain at the practice during the transition period. BHS is also in the process of actively recruiting new pediatric specialists to join the patient care team. "We are pleased to continue the dedicated care services that East Elm Pediatrics has provided through Berkshire Health Pediatrics at East Elm," said James Lederer, MD, 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Sees Over $300K for Digital EquityBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:35AM / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state has awarded more than $300,000 to six Berkshire communities for digital equity.
On Monday, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Massachusetts Broadband Institute announced $1.33 million to communities as part of its new Municipal Digital Equity Implementation Program.
Adams, Cheshire, Florida, Lanesborough, North Adams, and Pittsfield will receive a combined total of $310,332.53 in implementation grants. These support planning projects that focus on internet accessibility, public space modernization, device distribution and refurbishment, and digital literacy.
This is a part of the $1.33 million awarded to 19 cities and towns as they work
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