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Northern Berkshires Could See Over a Foot of Snow Staff Reports ,
02:55PM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
The U.S. The National Weather Service has declared a snow emergency in effect from 4 pm Thursday, Dec. 15, to Saturday, Dec. 17, at 10 am, in Northern Berkshire County and in Bennington and Western Windham Counties in Vermont. The U.S. The National Weather Service predicts heavy snow with an accumulation of up to 12 to 18 inches in the Northern Berkshires and the higher elevations of the Green Mountains. Travel could be difficult to impossible. Accuweather only predicts between 4-8 inches of snow falling in the Northern Berkshires, with the bulk of the snowfall happening overnight Thursday and throughout Friday. Greylock Snow Day concurs that there is the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Green Drinks: Protecting What Sustains Us All| 12:08PM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) invites everyone to join them on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 6 PM for their monthly Pittsfield Green Drinks gathering. Discuss the organization's work of this past year and explore what comes next as the new year approaches. BEAT is an environmental nonprofit located in Pittsfield that was established in 2003. The organization does a scope of environmental work: improving wildlife movement corridors, monitoring water quality, fighting for clean and equitable energy, and cleaning up the environment through organized cleanups. BEAT's mission is to protect the environment for wildlife in support of 0 Comments
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McCann Receives Skills Capital Grant For HVAC Training Program | 11:08AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical High School received a $3,110,000 grant to construct a 5,580 square-foot HVAC building to provide training to an estimated 100 students each year. Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Education Secretary James Peyser, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, and Labor Secretary Rosalin Acosta visited Essex North Shore Technical High School today to announce the awards. "We created the Skills Capital Grants to ensure young people and adults in every region of the Commonwealth could learn and gain skills on the most up-to-date technologies and equipment so they would be well-prepared for 1 Comment
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Berkshire Music School: Holiday Fun With Dan, Julia, and Jim | 08:21AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Music School announced Music @ The Taft presents Holiday Fun with Dan, Julia & Jim on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11am. The BMS faculty members will kick-off the holiday season with a musical party for the whole family. Concert music will include holiday favorites with sing-alongs geared towards young music lovers. The performance is organized by BMS's youth class faculty member Dan Pena-Ariel, who will perform on the piano, saxophone, koto, ocarina, and sing. Julia Rousse Shippee and Jim Wojtaszek accompany Dan on the guitar. Shippee joined BMS in 2022 with a background in early childhood 0 Comments
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BCC to Offer Flu and COVID Vaccines | 08:04AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —?Berkshire Community College (BCC)?welcomes Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and Community Health Programs (CHP) to campus on?Friday, Dec. 16 from 1:30-3 pm?for free vaccination clinics. BCC is located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. CHP's mobile health unit, the?"Big Orange Bus,"?will administer Pfizer and Moderna bivalent boosters, COVID vaccines for those age six months and older, and flu vaccines. To schedule an appointment, call (413) 528-0457. Walk-ins are also welcome. Vaccines are given free of charge; bring insurance cards. 1 Comment
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Pittsfield Council Queries Superintendent on Fumes Evacuation IncidentBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:41AM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The emergency dismissal of the city's two high schools last month because of floor refinishing fumes was because of a miscommunication, said superintendent of schools. On Tuesday, city councilors expressed displeasure with how the school district handled it, quizzing Superintendent Joseph Curtis on the matter. "My phone rang zero times about tax rate, multiple times about the gym floors," Councilor at Large Earl Persip III said. And Councilor at Large Karen Kalinowksy said the excuses "sounds like a blame game and no one took ownership." Pittsfield and Taconic High were evacuated before noon on Nov. 18 15 Comments
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Healey and Driscoll Announce Administration and Finance Secretary, Top Staff| 06:26PM / Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | |
BOSTON — Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Driscoll announced their first round of hires for their incoming administration. Matthew Gorzkowicz will be appointed as Secretary of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. Kate Cook will be Chief of Staff and Gabrielle Viator will serve as Senior Advisor. Matthew Gorzkowicz has more than 25 years' experience in state finance and budgeting in the Commonwealth. He has served as the Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance at the University of Massachusetts President's Office for more than a decade, where he has had a direct role in setting the University's 1 Comment
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Jingle Bell Run/Walk for the Santa Toy Fund Saturday| 04:36PM / Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Running Center will be hosting the Jingle Bell Walk/Run this Saturday, Dec. 17 at 10 am. This untimed, holiday event is a fundraiser for the Eagle Santa Toy Fund. Participants are asked to join and festive holiday costumes are encouraged. There will be a raffle fundraiser in which all money raised will go directly to the Santa Toy Fund. Berkshire Running Center will be also hosting a morning of free classes of yoga, dance and fitness classes along with the Jingle Bell Walk/Run at 10 am Classes begin at 7 am, contact the free Mindbody app for details or by contacting Berkshire Running Center directly at 413-344-4472. The 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Man Sentenced to Prison in U.S. Capitol Breach| 12:32PM / Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man has been sentenced to prison for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Troy Sargent, 38, was sentenced Monday in the District of Columbia to 14 months in prison for felony charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol, civil disorder, and four related misdemeanor offenses, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Sargent pleaded guilty on June 27, 2022, to all six charges against him. He and others' actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to 0 Comments
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Pittsfield, Williamstown Developments to Receive Housing Tax Credits| 08:31AM / Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The White Terrace rehabilitation project in Pittsfield and the RiverLofts at Cable Mills in Williamstown will both recive federal and state low-income housing tax credits and subsidy funds. The Baker-Polito Administration announced $93.4 million in direct funding and $33 million in state and federal housing tax credits to support the development of 790 housing units across 14 projects. "Our Administration has made it a priority to create adequate housing to support our economy and families since day one," said Governor Charlie Baker. "We have been proud to make record investments to build and preserve tens of thousands of housing units 1 Comment
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1Berkshire Annual Meeting Returns in Person, Touts GrowthBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:00AM / Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With tourism rebounding after the COVID-19 pandemic and a healthy budget and membership base, 1Berkshire is looking into the future with optimism. On Thursday, over 100 people attended 1Berkshire's annual meeting at the Berkshire Innovation Center. This was the first in-person event the organization has held in three years. "We're actually excited this month to have learned that in 2021, the visitor economy has fully recovered to 2019 and pre-pandemic numbers in terms of the dollars that are being spent here. We're not looking at that just with rose-colored glasses; it's a metric that we should be encouraged by," President and
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Pittsfield North Pole Calling Program This WeekBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:14PM / Monday, December 12, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Parks and Recreation Department is continuing its long-standing tradition with the North Pole Calling Program, and Santa Claus will give city children a jingle this week. "You never know what someone or their families may be going through. It may be a tough time of year, or they may have had a tough time this year, or just recently, you never know so just providing a little bright spot and some joy and laughter," Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Becky Manship said. Pittsfield children in pre-k, kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 can sign up to get a phone call from Santa or Mrs. Claus thanks to the 0 Comments
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