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Three BCC Classes Graduate at Joint CommencementBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
09:40PM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | |
Valedictorians Denise Foss, left, and Ethan Trautman wait to give their addresses representing the classes of 2020 and 2022. See more photos here. LENOX, Mass. — Berkshire Community College's classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 moved their tassels to the left side of their graduation caps at Tanglewood on Friday. The long-awaited in-person event came after two years of virtual commencements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was the first graduation ceremony to return to Tanglewood after three years. President Ellen Kennedy spoke of the circumstances that lead to the joint ceremony and emphasized the classes' resilience.
"These years have been complex and you have
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Incumbent Tom Bowler Announces His Candidacy For Sheriff Campaign Statement,
03:51PM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | |
Thomas Bowler is running for a third term as Berkshire County sheriff. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thomas N. Bowler, who was sworn in for his first term as Berkshire County sheriff in 2011 and was re-elected in 2016, has announced that he will seek a third term in office. "I'm surrounded by an incredible staff who share the same vision and passion that I have," Bowler said. "Together, we've achieved many advancements at the Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction that are increasing the inmates' chances of being successful when they're released." Bowler pointed to a number of programs and initiatives launched by his 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: The Gun Industry Is Doing Just FineBy Bill Schmick,
03:12PM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | |
Despite the carnage caused by firearms, the business of manufacturing, marketing, and selling guns to Americans is thriving. What is worse, it appears that efforts to control and regulate the industry may only increase sales. During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), gun purchases accelerated. More than 5 million adults becoming first-time gun owners compared to 2.4 million in 2019, according to a survey published by the Annals of Internal Medicine. Approximately half of all new gun owners were female, and nearly half were people of color. Month after month, sales of guns have surpassed 1 million units for 33 months in a row. This year (so far), monthly sales of 0 Comments
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Live Storytelling Series at Flat Burger Society| 11:52AM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Tuesday, June 7, The Berkshire Yarn Mill (BYM) will again welcome to the stage anyone who has a tale to tell. Storytellers' stories must be true, have happened to the teller, pertain to the evening's theme, and must be told with no notes or props. Raconteurs only have five minutes to get through the beginning, middle, and end of their story. Based closely on the StorySlam competitions popularized by The Moth storytelling events founded by the novelist George Dawes Green, The Berkshire Yarn Mill, in its new home at Flat Burger Society on McKay Street, is meant to be bring community together. The series, initiated by The Greylock 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Man Indicted on 48 Counts in Alleged Steel Building Scam | 08:14AM / Friday, June 03, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fred Senter, 40, is accused of contracting and accepting down payments from more than 40 victims to build steel structures with no intent to complete the work as owner of Northern Steel Building and Structure, LLC. Senter allegedly stole more than $400,000 through false pretenses, and Senter allegedly operated the scam in five states between February 2020 and September 2021. Berkshire Superior Court Court arraigned him on Thursday. Judge Maureen Hogan ordered him detained on $25,000 bail. According to the DIstrict Attorny's office, the State Police Detective Unit and the Pittsfield Police Department opened investigations into Senter after 0 Comments
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Berkshire Farmers Markets Receive Grants | 04:00PM / Thursday, June 02, 2022 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Agricultural Ventures (BAV) has awarded $100,000 in grants to nine Berkshire area farmers markets to support SNAP matching programs. In Berkshire County North Adams Farmers Market, Pittsfield Farmers Market, West Stockbridge Farmers Market, Lee Farmers Market, Great Barrington Farmers Market and Sheffield Farmers Market received grants. "When we started farming, it was important for us to be able to produce great food for more than just a narrow segment of our community," said Michael Gallagher of Square Roots Farm (Lanesborough). "The market match programs at our markets in Pittsfield and North Adams have been a 0 Comments
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WTBR Programs Win National Awards| 11:58AM / Thursday, June 02, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two local programs produced on Pittsfield Community Radio, 89.7 WTBR-FM won Hometown Media Awards in a national contest conducted by the Alliance for Community Media. "On Patrol with the PPD," produced by the Pittsfield Police Department, and "Wheeling the Pathways of Life," produced by Brian Fitzpatrick, were chosen out of nearly one thousand submissions as best in their categories. The Hometown Media Awards is the Foundation of the ACM's yearly awards program. It is established to honor and promote community media, community radio, and local cable programs that are distributed on Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) 0 Comments
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BCArc Names Next President And CEO| 07:29AM / Thursday, June 02, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After an extensive search by Berkshire County Arc's Board of Directors, the Agency announced that Maryann Hyatt, the current Chief Operating Officer, will become the Agency's next President, effective July 1, 2022. Kenneth W. Singer, the current President & CEO, will remain CEO through a transitional period, after which Hyatt will become President & CEO. "After incredible leadership for 42 years from Ken, we know that BCArc and the individuals we serve will remain in good hands under Maryann," said Michael Ferry, Chair of the Board. "We asked Ken to stay on to support a transition of leadership given 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Health Board Rescinds Verizon Cease & Desist OrderBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
09:45PM / Wednesday, June 01, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Board of Health has voted to rescind its cease and desist order on the Verizon cell tower at 877 South St. after the telecommunications company filed a case against the city of Pittsfield in federal court. Chair Bobbie Orsi said litigation is not the solution right now. Instead, the panel will pursue collaborative discussions to address the issue.
"When we issued the cease and desist order, we did that as a strategy to have a conversation with Verizon, I felt like that in our heart, in my heart, we really wanted them to come talk to us about this," she said at Wednesday's meeting.
"And we never wanted, I never wanted a long protracted
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Berkshire County Historical Society Presents 'Moby-Dick' Monologues | 04:07PM / Wednesday, June 01, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On June 8 at 5:30 pm, actor and educator Stephen Collins will perform monologues from Melville's expansive novel "Moby-Dick." Presented by the Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville's historic Arrowhead, Collins's performance features the musings of Ishmael, Father Mapple, Captain Peleg, Starbuck, and Ahab. This free event is sponsored by Pittsfield Cooperative Bank and Lee Bank Foundation. Stephen Collins grew up in Cambridge and received a BA in Literature from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He teaches seminars on Walt Whitman, Thomas Hardy, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, and Contemporary 0 Comments
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Man Sentenced To 30 Years in Prison for Carnevale Shooting | 02:52PM / Wednesday, June 01, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Judge Maureen Hogan sentenced Luis Delvalle-Rodriguez to serve 25 to 30 years in state prison and five years of probation afterward for shooting Nicholas Carnevale on Aug. 21, 2018 at a party at the Ashley Reservoir on October Mountain. After a three-week jury trial, a Berkshire Superior Court Jury found the 27-year-old Delvalle-Rodriguez guilty last week of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, armed kidnapping with serious bodily injury, two counts of armed kidnapping, two counts of assault and battery, and malicious damage to a motor 0 Comments
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Taconic High School Track Will Be Temporarily Closed| 12:10PM / Wednesday, June 01, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beginning Thursday, June 2, the track at Taconic High School will be closed to community use due to repairs to the rubberized track surface. Work will continue through Sunday, June 5. While the track is not open to public use, arrangements have been made to accommodate specific student activities on portions of the track. Following this work, line marking is slated to occur within two weeks. 7 Comments
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