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Pittsfield Council to Tackle Incentives, Grants, and Infrastructure MattersBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:48PM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tuesday's City Council meeting will be a mixed bag of routine matters, infrastructure requests, and a proposal for incentives to support a housing development.
After receiving support from the Subcommittee on Community and Economic Development, an order to amend the Housing Development Zone and for a 10-year tax increment exemption for 100 Wendell Ave. will come back to the full body.
Both items are for the state Housing Development Incentive Program which aims to provide gateway cities with financial incentives to diversify the housing stock and facilitate economic growth in neighborhoods. Pittsfield was an early adopter and, to date, has approved
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Unoccupied BRTA Vehicle Caught Fire | 10:53AM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority experienced an electrical fire on an unoccupied 2018 vintage full-sized transit vehicle while parked inside the Downing Parkway Maintenance Facility on the morning of Dec. 20, 2023. According to a statement released by the BRTA, maintenance staff were alerted by smoke detectors within the parking garage, and everyone was safely evacuated from the building. The Pittsfield Fire Department arrived on scene and completely extinguished the fire. Federal and state authorities were notified of the incident along with the vehicle manufacturer and the insurance carrier. Currently, this investigation remains 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Army Lt. John ShoemakerBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:53PM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
Lt. John Shoemaker in Vietnam. NATICK, Mass. — An absolute honor to interview John Shoemaker for this week's Veteran Spotlight. Born in Fitchburg, he attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and graduated with a bachelor in business studies in management before enlisting in the Army in 1968. He would go onto serve his country for four years as a combat platoon leader and company commander in the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the "Americal" Division in Chu Lai. He completed his basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, La., and Airborne and Officer Candidate School Training at Fort Benning, Ga., 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Completes 'Historic' Fundraising Campaign| 12:01PM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School (MHS) has completed a $75 million campaign to support girls' and women's leadership, teaching excellence, and new programs and buildings on the School's historic campus. The Be Bold campaign, the largest in the School's 125-year history, raised $75.9 million from more than 2,250 donors, enabling Miss Hall's to invest significantly in reimagining its academic and student life programs, while also preserving and re-shaping its Olmsted-designed, 80-acre campus. "The Be Bold campaign has empowered us, marking an extraordinary moment in Miss Hall's School's collective history," said Head of 0 Comments
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Mass Humanities Announces 2024 Funding Opportunities| 11:34AM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Humanities, the Commonwealth's leading funder of humanities programs, announced upcoming opportunities for its 2024 grant season. Application materials for Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants are available now on the website, with the application window opening on February 5. EMS grants support projects that collect, interpret, and share stories about the Commonwealth. Special consideration is given to humanities programming, events, and creative works that emphasize the voices and experiences of residents that too often go unrecognized, or have been excluded from public conversation and public history. This year, Mass 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Is January's Action Preview of the Year Ahead for Stocks?By Bill Schmick,
10:32AM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
The stock market has been a chop fest over the last two weeks. Yet, that has not stopped the technology sector from making new highs and the S&P 500 Index is not far behind. Are there more gains ahead for the averages before the end of the month? Yes, as I wrote last week, I think there is at least one more good bounce in the markets before all is said and done. After that, I suspect we will all have to pay the piper for a while. Has anything changed in investors' thinking to warrant these erratic moves? Much of the volatility over the last two weeks can be explained by the rise in bond yields and the strength in the dollar. Both instruments have made an abrupt 0 Comments
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Governor Names Executive Director of Domestic Violence Council| 08:19AM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced Vilma Uribe of Dorchester as executive director of the Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking. Uribe has been a council member since 2015, and in this new role, she will be responsible for overseeing the work done by the Council to advise the administration on strategies to prevent and protect people from these crimes and support victims and survivors. The council is chaired by Driscoll and puts forth recommendations to advise the governor on how to help individuals, children, and families of Massachusetts live a life free of sexual assault, 0 Comments
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MassWildlife: Why you shouldn't feed wildlife| 06:30PM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
Each winter, MassWildlife receives inquiries from the public regarding whether or not to feed wildlife. While people have good intentions, supplemental feeding of wildlife typically does more harm than good. Most wildlife seasonally change their behavior to adapt to cold temperatures and scarce food supplies. Supplemental feeding can alter that behavior and have detrimental, and sometimes fatal, effects. Wildlife in Massachusetts have adapted over thousands of years to cope with harsh winter weather, including deep snow, cold temperatures, and high winds. Supplemental feed sites congregate wildlife into unnaturally high densities, which can: Attract predators and increase risk of 0 Comments
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National Grid Supports Home Heating and Utility Emergency Aid in Mass| 04:05PM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
HICKSVILLE, NY — The National Grid Foundation kicked off its 25th Anniversary with a $550,000 gift in support of three fuel-neutral emergency heating funds in Massachusetts and New York. The recipient organizations are United Way of Massachusetts Bay, United Way of Long Island and Catholic Charities Diocese of Albany. "Income disruption and financial emergencies can happen to anyone, impacting the ability of individuals and families to pay for their housing, childcare, food and utilities," said Bob Giannino, President and Chief Executive Officer at United Way of Massachusetts Bay. "We also know that small amounts of emergency assistance in a time of 0 Comments
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Governor Releases State Financial Aid Form | 11:22AM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
BOSTON?— Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration took a step forward in expanding access to higher education for all Massachusetts residents by launching the new Massachusetts Application for State Financial Aid (MASFA). The Department of Higher Education released the form on its website, which will allow currently enrolled undocumented college students in Massachusetts to apply for state need-based financial aid for the first time. Students can access the application at mass.edu/MASFA. The MASFA is an alternative form that provides students who cannot complete the Free Application
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Avian Influenza Detected in Massachusetts| 08:06AM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' (MDAR) Division of Animal Health is informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Barnstable County. MDAR and its partner agencies depopulated and disposed of a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry). Birds on the affected premise exhibited clinical signs consistent with HPAI and tested positive for the disease. MDAR advises backyard and commercial poultry owners to practice strong biosecurity measures to prevent domestic poultry from having contact with wild birds, their feathers, and droppings. The HPAI virus continues
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BCC Holds Pinning Ceremony for Nursing Graduates | 04:00PM / Friday, January 19, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) held a traditional pinning ceremony for 28 graduates of the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Program on Thursday, Jan. 18 at the Robert Boland Theatre on the main campus. The wearing of the school pin symbolizes the right to serve others, signifying the acceptance of the responsibilities of the practice of nursing and the educational preparation of the wearer. The ceremony is a time-honored nursing school tradition dating to the turn of the twentieth century. The gold center of the pin features the college seal, including the words "To travel hopefully." Three graduates received 0 Comments
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