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Pittsfield Council To Discuss Police Chief Residency, Eliminating Charter ObjectionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:57AM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren wants to ask residents, "Should public safety leaders be required to reside in Pittsfield?"
Included on the Tuesday, July 11, council agenda is a petition for a ballot question to ask voters if the restriction that requires such management positions to live in the city should be eliminated.
This is a continuation of a conversation that began last month in the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee meeting. The panel tabled a request to remove the management residency requirement and replace it with a 20-mile radius requirement.
This and a voted-down salary increase for the police chief were directed related to
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BCC Names Spring Dean's List Students | 08:20AM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced it has named 228 students to the spring 2023 dean's list. To be eligible for the dean's list, full-time students must achieve a GPA of 3.250 to 3.749 for an honors designation, while students with a GPA of 3.750 to 4.000 earn high honors. All dean's list students must have declared a major and must have completed at least 12 traditionally graded credit hours during a fall or spring semester of one academic year. Part-time students have the same eligibility requirements, except that the minimum 12 credit hours must be completed during one academic year. The following 119 0 Comments
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Solid Waste Forum Set Wednesday By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A solid waste forum this Wednesday at the Berkshire Innovation Center will focus on legislation regarding mattress and pain recycling. The event is a partnership between the Dalton Green Committee and Berkshire Innovation Center in an effort to address the solid waste crisis because of the dwindling number of landfills. The forum runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with a reception at 5:30. During the 90-minute forum, panelists will discuss recycling paint and mattresses using the Product Stewardship approach, in which manufacturers take responsibility for end life of their products. Panelists on Wednesday include Mattress Recycling Council 0 Comments
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Q&A With Local Film Professionals By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It may seem like the film industry is a career that can only be achieved by going to places like Los Angeles, New York City or Boston, but that is not the case. We spoke with three local film professionals — Deborah Sims, Mark Farrell, and Terri See — who recently worked on the film "Blood Knot" starring Michael Douglas and have continued their film careers when moving to the Berkshires. Even during the pandemic, the local film industry was flourishing, the trio said. Between them, they have worked on four feature films since fall 2021, two of which have had recent 2023 world premieres at Sundance and Tribeca 0 Comments
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Adams-Cheshire Advances to Little League District FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:56PM / Sunday, July 09, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. – Brayden Durant struck out nine and allowed three hits Sunday in a complete-game, 5-0, win that sent the Adams-Cheshire Little League 12-year-olds into the title game of the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament. Julius Valentine doubled in a run with one of just two hits for Adams-Cheshire as it finished pool play 3-1 after a win over Dalton-Hinsdale. That makes Adams a lock to face Pittsfield American (3-0) in Thursday’s championship game. “It feels amazing,” Adams-Cheshire manager Steve Albareda said. “I’m relieved. Going into this, I knew we had a shot. But they played well. The boys are really good, and I’m very 0 Comments
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Governor Announces Support of 'Greener' Commercial Refrigeration| 03:09PM / Sunday, July 09, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that more than $581,000 in Commercial Refrigeration Grant Program funding has been awarded to eight retail food businesses and a food bank in Western Massachusetts. The grant program, administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), will support the use of climate-friendly refrigerants in commercial refrigeration equipment. Many commercial refrigeration systems use potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), with global warming potential up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). These harmful refrigerants leak into the atmosphere over time, 0 Comments
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RMV Pre-Registration Available for Work and Family Mobility Act| 10:55AM / Sunday, July 09, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) announced pre-registration for appointments to obtain a Standard (Class D or M) driver's license will be available Saturday, July 1, 2023. The RMV is implementing additional supports for all Massachusetts communities in advance of the new Work and Family Mobility Act (WFMA), effective on July 1.?The RMV is also adding additional service hours at multiple RMV locations and has added 2 new road test locations to best serve all customers. Under the new law, eligible Massachusetts residents can apply to obtain a Standard (Class D or M) driver's license, regardless of immigration status, as
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Composting with Bears in Mind| 08:06AM / Sunday, July 09, 2023 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, and with the food scrap ban in effect the department is providing tips for people who are composting at home so they can avoid attracting hungry bears. "We have been receiving lots of reports of bears on decks, tearing down bird feeders, wrecking beehives, killing chickens, and getting into trash, compost and garbage containers," said bear biologist Jaclyn Comeau. "We are offering some guidance on how to compost at home without attracting bears." "First though, to deter bears, bird feeders need to be taken
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Paronto Pitches Pittsfield Babe Ruth to State TitleiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:58PM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Connor Paronto scattered six hits Saturday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars to an 11-1, five-inning win over Westfield to claim the Western Massachusetts State Championship. With the win, Pittsfield qualifies for the New England Regional Championship later this month in Rhode Island. Paronto did not pick up any strikeouts but also did not allow a walk as Pittsfield completed a two-game sweep of the best-of-three series against Westfield. Luke Ferguson, Jackson Almeida and Goo Stannard each contributed a pair of hits in a 14-hit Pittsfield attack. Morrie Fried doubled in a run and scored in a four-run fifth inning 0 Comments
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Pittsfield American 11-Year-Olds Defend Home Field, Win TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
06:42PM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Pittsfield Little League American Division 11-year-old All-Stars are back at the top of District 1. This time, with a little help from their rivals. Two days after watching the rival Pittsfield Nationals take a convincing 10-run win in the second game of their best-of-three series, the Americans blasted their way to a 12-2, five-inning win at Deming Park. “It got them hungry again,” Pittsfield manager Derek Demary said of Thursday’s loss. “They realized that’s not the way to play an all-star game, especially here on their home field. That was the main focus of last night’s practice and today: We 0 Comments
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Hitting Depth Lifts Pittsfield American 10s to District 1 CrownBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
05:40PM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – This year’s Pittsfield Little League American Division 10-year-olds are perfectly positioned to take advantage of this year’s Little League rules. For the first time this year, Little League has instituted a “rotary lineup” rule, meaning that all the active players on a team’s roster are in the batting order at the start of the game. The Americans Saturday showed off just how deep their lineup can go in a 17-4 win over Great Barrington in the championship game of the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament. The bottom six hitters of Pittsfield’s 12-player lineup went 7-for-7 with a home run, two triples and a 0 Comments
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State Accepts $147M in New Federal Broadband Funding | 11:15AM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
BOSTON — During an event at the White House, President Biden, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and federal telecommunication leaders announced that Massachusetts will receive $147 million from the national Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program overseen by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The program will use $42 billion in federal funds to expand high-speed internet nationwide, including in Massachusetts and the other 49 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and other federal territories. Massachusetts Director of Federal Funds &
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