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Governor Celebrates Permanent Universal Free School Meals | 09:52AM / Saturday, September 30, 2023 | |
QUINCY, Mass. —Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll hosted a press conference earlier this month at Snug Harbor Elementary School in Quincy to celebrate her administration delivering permanent universal free school meals for K-12 students in Massachusetts. The Governor was joined at the celebration by House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, Chair Aaron Michlewitz, bill sponsors Representatives Tackey Chan and Bruce Ayers, and Erin McAleer, the President and CEO of Project Bread, all of whom highlighted the impact the program is expected to have in addressing hunger and advancing equity for students across the state. "We're making 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Historical Society Honors Lucretia WilliamsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:42PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
George and Alice Wislocki, left, were instrumental in getting the elm tree. At right are Berkshire County Historical Society's Lesley Herzbert and Jan Laiz, and the city's parks manager James McGrath. Behind them is the sundial honoring the Williams installed in 1903 where the old elm once stood. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Historical Society honored the Berkshires' first known environmentalist, Lucretia Williams, by planting an elm tree at Park Square on Thursday, Tree Planting Day. It was not far from the spot where Williams had saved the Pittsfield elm tree from the axe 233 years before. The Historical Society has been looking 0 Comments
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DA Clears Trooper in Fatal Hancock ShootingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:09PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
District Attorney Timothy Shugrue says the results of an autopsy by the medical examiner will not change his findings, which are based on the video and witnesses. With him are State Police Lts. Chris Bruno and Ryan Dickinson and First Assistant District Attorney Marianne Shelvey. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — District Attorney Timothy Shugrue has determined that State Police Trooper William Munch acted in compliance during what is being described as a "suicide by cop" earlier this month. On Sept. 9, 64-year-old Phillip Henault reportedly placed a fictitious 911 call about an ongoing violent assault. Body-camera footage from the trooper shows the man 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Countertrend Bounce Ends Quarter But Sell-down Should ContinueBy Bill Schmick,
03:48PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
September has been a story of higher-bond yields, a stronger dollar, and spiking oil prices. The higher these assets climbed, the lower the stock market fell. And now we enter October, a month that is notorious for providing negative returns at least in the first weeks of the month. "Tread cautiously" was how I described September-October several weeks ago. History indicates that those are the two worst months for stocks. So far that advice has proven accurate. The stock market has had its worst decline all year and the prospects that this sell-off will continue are high despite the dead cat bounce we are enjoying right now. While yields, the dollar, and oil are 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project Week of Oct. 2| 03:44PM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The following contracted road work is planned to take place starting Monday, Oct. 2: Monday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 3: Finish loam and seed on Lucia Drive and Radcliffe Avenue and start to loam and seed on California Avenue, Tamarack Road and Cloverdale Street Wednesday, Oct. 4: Paving on East Street (work to begin at 2 a.m.) Thursday, Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 6: Paving on Arch Street, Radcliffe Avenue, Sibley Street, Lakeway Drive, Tampa Avenue and Elmhurst Avenue On-street parking is prohibited between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. 0 Comments
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Final Phase of the Flushing of Pittsfield's Water System | 08:07AM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Monday, October 2 marks the final phase for the fall flushing schedule of Pittsfield's water system. Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products. Mains will be flushed Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The upcoming flushing for this week may be expected to affect the following areas: Cascade and Churchill streets. West Street from Fort Hill Avenue west including Meadow Ridge Drive, Lillybrook Road, and Westbrook Terrace. Although flushing may cause localized discolored water and reduced service pressure conditions in and around the 0 Comments
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Wahconah Park Committee Recommends $30M DesignBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:11AM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
The committee is recommending the pricier $30 million option as providing more square footage and alleviating flooding issues. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Wahconah Park Restoration Committee has endorsed a $30 million overhaul of the historic ballpark that is three times the original expectation. On Thursday, the panel unanimously voted to recommend an elevated option that raises all program spaces above the floodplain and has a fully accessible lower and upper concourse. The 40,000 square foot design is valued at $30.2 million. One year ago when the process began, the overhaul was expected to cost $10 to $15 million. "The pricing is
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Pittsfield Draws Ballot Positions for November ElectionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:34PM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
Candidates for at-large seats put the names in the tumbler. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With the general election just over a month away, ballot positions were drawn for the mayoral, School Committee, and multiple City Council races.
City Clerk Michele Benjamin congratulated all candidates for their nominations and placement on the ballot.
Peter Marchetti attended the drawing and pulled second position, placing John Krol in the first position on the ballot for mayor.
Councilors-at-large candidates Kathleen Amuso, Craig Benoit, Daniel Miraglia, Alisa Costa and a representative of Lucas Marion drew their own names. Incumbent Peter White is in the first position followed by
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The Retired Investor: The Day-Care CrisisBy Bill Schmick,
04:19PM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
On Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, $24 billion in emergency funding for the nation's child day-care industry expires. Estimates are that as many as 70,000 care centers or more will close over the next year, impacting as many as 3.2 million kids. The downside for working women with young children could be even more substantial. In recent columns, I have written of the gains women have made in the post-pandemic labor force. Women's workforce participation, especially women with children under 5, is higher than it has ever been (at 70.4 percent, compared to a pre-pandemic high of 68.9 percent). That brings the employment gap between men and women to record lows. This progress 0 Comments
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Clark Art Expands RX for Wellbeing Program| 11:04AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute and Berkshire Medical Center are teaming to provide a new mental health service aimed at providing assistance to trauma victims. The Clark currently offers a county-wide program, Rx for Wellbeing at the Clark, through local mental health practitioners as a means of encouraging engagement with art as part of a therapeutic treatment plan for those dealing with issues like depression, anxiety, and social isolation. The new initiative with Berkshire Medical Center, Access to Wellbeing at the Clark, extends the program to offer victims of trauma opportunities to engage with art as a part of their recovery efforts. To date, the Rx 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Names Dean of Teaching and Learning| 08:00AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School has named Meghan Smith as the School's inaugural Dean of Teaching and Learning. Meghan comes to Miss Hall's with more than 20 years of teaching and administrative experience, demonstrated success in designing and implementing curriculum, and a background in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-focused leadership. Prior to Miss Hall's, she worked since 2005 at Lawrence Academy, in Groton, serving in several roles, including Latin, History, and English Instructor; Language Department Chair; Director of the 9th grade interdisciplinary program; and Director of DEI Professional Growth and Practice. "I am 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Looks Forward to New, Improved Streetscape MaintenanceBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state of disarray in downtown medians stemmed from a problem with a contractor who won the bid and then was terminated twice.
Earlier this month, members of the City Council were outraged at overgrown medians and flowerbeds in the downtown area and referred several petitions on city maintenance to Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales.
The lack of care was attributed to issues with contracted work, being short-staffed, and weather struggles. The overgrowth has since been cleared and a new partnership between the city and local organizations will take the reins.
On Tuesday, Morales reported that EMS, a property maintenance and
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