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@theMarket: Markets Make Little Progress as Summer Doldrums Quell UpsideBy Bill Schmick,
04:19PM / Friday, July 18, 2025 | |
Watching paint dry, grass grow, or the markets' action, same, same so far this month. The S&P 500 Index is up about one percent since the beginning of July, not bad, but the big events won't happen until the end of the month. It isn't as if there is no news flow. The president continues to send letters to more than 100 countries. However, few of them have any significant trade with the U.S. Trump continues to boast about tariff revenues, stating, "$113 billion was collected for the first time during the fiscal year." Given that this money is coming out of U.S. corporate profits, which they will then pass on to American consumers, this tariff tax 0 Comments
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Dalton Select Board Moving Back to Town HallBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:37PM / Friday, July 18, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. — After four years, a pandemic, and renovations to Town Hall, the Select Board is meeting again in the Callahan Room on a trial basis. In 2021, the Select Board relocated its meeting location from the Callahan Room to the Senior Center; however, some members now want to move back. The board will hold its meetings in the Callahan Room for August and September to see how it goes. "We belong in Town Hall. We belong in the Callahan Room. That's what it's there for. That's where we should be," Select Board member John Boyle said. "We're not supposed to be here. This was temporary … We are 0 Comments
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Freeman Center Welcomes New Board Members| 12:54PM / Friday, July 18, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Elizabeth Freeman Center has welcomed Myla Franklin, Laurie Gallagher, Chris MacBeth and Tess Sorrentino to its board of directors. Franklin is a community leader and grassroots organizer with 10 years of experience in project management, advocacy and relationship building. She is currently the community lending officer at Greylock Federal Credit Union. Gallagher is an attorney who served as senior counsel for 25 years for GE and SABIC. She has served locally as interim CEO and board chair for Berkshire United Way and as a mentor at 18 Degrees. MacBeth has more than 35 years of experience working in social services and health care agencies 0 Comments
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54th Infantry Mural Will Be Permanent in Pittsfield's Durant ParkBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:50PM / Friday, July 18, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A mural honoring Black city residents who fought in the Civil War will be a permanent fixture at Durant Park.
On Tuesday, the Parks Commission approved the Westside Legends' project pending approval from the Conservation Commission. The mural "Pride of the Westside" was first revealed during the Juneteenth celebrations and will soon be mounted in the park.
President Tony Jackson explained it is "specifically for the 14 soldiers that fought in the war, and we want to make them an iconic hero for our neighborhood." It is one of two that will honor the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the other on College
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The Retired Investor: What Is Really Behind the Move to Replace Jerome PowellBy Bill Schmick,
10:22AM / Friday, July 18, 2025 | |
The rhetoric is getting louder. Potential contenders to replace the head of the U.S. Central bank are lining up for that coveted position. The president's demand for lower interest rates is now almost a daily occurrence. Why? Jerome Powell, the chairman of the U.S. central bank, is now on Donald Trump's sh*t list. The White House and its allies have intensified their assault on the Fed chairman. The president is actively asking his allies in Congress if he should fire Powell — if he can. Some members of his administration are using the Fed's over-budget $2.5 billion headquarters renovation to build a case for removing Powell sooner than next spring, when his term is 0 Comments
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St. Joseph's Polish Picnic Set SundayBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
10:10AM / Friday, July 18, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The annual St. Joseph's Polish Picnic will be serving up thousands of pierogies and gallons of kapusta this Sunday. Held on the church grounds at 414 North St., it runs from noon to 5 p.m. and is free to the public. The Polish picnic is one of the last ethnic festivals in the Berkshires, and the event is expected to draw several thousand people. "It's not just for Polish people. I mean, it draws all kinds of people to the event, and it's for the non-Polish people, who this is the one time a year that they can try that kind of food," said volunteer Peter Lafayette. "If you go to these different ethnic festivals, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Sues PathogenX for Repayment of GE FundsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:05AM / Friday, July 18, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is suing a medical waste company for repayment of GE Economic Development funds.
A lawsuit filed on June 13 says PathogenX "failed to establish actual and ongoing operations in the City of Pittsfield and furthermore failed to register with the Secretary of the Commonwealth to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
In April, the city ordered the company to repay $70,000 that has been disbursed under the $150,000 agreement. As of mid-June, repayments hadn't been made, and Pittsfield officials allege that they were lied to about PathogenX's legitimacy and ability to bring operations to the
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Pittsfield Rally Wages 'Good Trouble' Against Trump AdministrationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
09:30PM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
Shirley Edgerton recalled the 'good trouble' the late John Lewis did as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and said the current administration is trying to roll back hard-fought rights. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community members made "good trouble" at Park Square on Thursday in honor of late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. "Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of non-violent action to respond to attacks that are being posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration, and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people," emcee Sonya Bykofsky said. "… John Lewis coined the phrase 0 Comments
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Adams-Cheshire, Dalton-Hinsdale Square Off in Jimmy Fund FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:11PM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Adams-Cheshire 10-year-old All-Stars were the big winners on the diamond in Thursday’s finale of the John Codey Jimmy Fund Classic at Belanger Field. But while the victors pounded out 13 hits in a 19-3 win over Dalton-Hinsdale, the biggest blows of the week were struck against cancer. For 35 years, Berkshire County youngsters have been raising money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and enjoying America’s pastime. To date, the local event has raised more than $650,000 for the cause, including close to $15,000 from the four teams who participated at this month’s tournament, according to co-director Gildo 0 Comments
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Holden Ends Pittsfield Little League's Post-Season RuniBerkshires.com Sports,
09:10PM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
 HOLDEN, Mass. – Brendan Michaud went the distance on the mound on Thursday in leading the Holden Little League 12-year-old All-Stars to a 5-1 win over PIttsfield in an elimination game in the Section 1 tournament. Michaud struck out six, walked two and allowed three hits and an earned run in six innings of work as Holden advanced to the finals of the double-elimination tournament, where it will play at winner’s bracket winner Westfield. Will Nichols, Troy Malloy and Edaniel Hebert accounted for Pittsfield’s hits. Down, 5-0, in the top of the sixth, Malloy hit a one-out double to left. With two out, Hebert brought him home with a single to center 0 Comments
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Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Training for Public Safety Officials | 05:56PM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fire, police, and emergency medical professionals in Berkshire County are invited to a hands-on training on lithium-ion battery fire response hosted by the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority. The workshop, led by a lithium-ion battery expert with International BAE Systems, covers how to recognize battery failures, prevent thermal runaway, and protect crews from toxic gas exposure and reignition hazards. This training follows a serious fire event at the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority where a battery pack repeatedly ignited for hours and had to be removed from the bus. This session is recommended if your department responds to fires involving 0 Comments
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Berkshire Habitat ReStore Closing Its DoorsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:30PM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity announced last week that it will closing the ReStore on Hubbard Avenue at the end of August because it is no longer profitable. The store took in donated building materials, furniture and lighting and resold them to raise funds for Habitat projects. "ReStores across the country are seeing a decline in sales and profitability and for our ReStore, when we opened it 15 years ago, it was to be able to help build homes. So it's been having dwindling returns for a while," said Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity CEO Carolyn Valli. "Last year we only had a 6 percent profitability, and this year it's
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