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FEMA Awards Over $72.5 M to State for COVID-19 Testing| 08:04AM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $72.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the state for the cost of providing testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The $72,521,391 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services for contracting with Color Health, Inc. to provide self-collected testing services, as well as shipping and self-ordering of over-the-counter (OTC) rapid COVID-19 tests. Between December 2020 and June 2022, provider and state-operated congregate care settings and the Department of Corrections conducted weekly surveillance testing. A total of 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Residents Mull West Street/Holmes Road ChangesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
07:04AM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents saw possible solutions for pedestrian safety concerns in two high-traffic corridors during a community meeting on Thursday. The designs were for the stretch of road on Holmes Road between Williams Street and Elm Street and West Street from the intersection of Government Drive and College Way to Valentine Road. Both stretches have had pedestrian accidents including a fatality earlier this year on West Street. The event, hosted by the city and the grass-roots Pittsfield Community Design Center, unveiled "fresh off the press" conceptual redesigns that improve safety for people walking, cycling, and driving. "Today is just kind of a
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Wigglesworth, Pittsfield Nats Stay Alive in 12-Year-Old TourneyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
08:25PM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. – Weston Wigglesworth threw one immaculate inning and one whale of a game Friday to give the Pittsfield Nationals a must-have win in the 12-year-old Don Gleason District 1 Little League Tournament. Wigglesworth struck out 10 and allowed just one hit in a 16-1, four-inning win over Dalton-Hinsdale that kept the Pittsfield Little League National Division (1-2) alive for a shot at next year’s district title game. The Nats need some breaks along the way, but Friday’s dominant performance makes Sunday’s game against Great Barrington mean something as the Nationals try to emerge from the five-team round robin. Jace Coco hit a two-run home 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Public Safety Committee Holding Listening Session on SaturdayBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:01PM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Residents will have a chance Saturday to converse with the Public Safety Building Committee tasked with providing a solution to the town's insufficient police/EMS facilities. The panel is holding a listening session during the Touch a Truck event at Lanesborough Elementary School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"Members of the committee will staff a booth where you can ask questions about the committee's work or share your interests and concerns regarding the design and construction of a new public safety building," the event reads.
"We are especially interested in hearing from those that have not received or returned a completed community
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Small Business Resource Expo Connects EntrepreneursBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:26PM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
Markell Shea and Wanda Haley represent BerkshireJobs, BerkshireMenus and iBerkshires at the expo on June 30. DALTON, Mass. — Glory-Anne Jones is looking to open a branch of her tea and self-care business in the Berkshires. That brought her to last week's Small Business Resource Expo at the Stationery Factory, where she was making connections with other like-minded entrepreneurs. "Meeting and greeting and allowing people to see my face and put a name and, you know, smile with that," she said while having lunch with two other small-business owners — fellow tea purveyor Kristena Turner of Pittsfield and Eva Schegulla of North 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Labor Markets Rock StocksBy Bill Schmick,
04:12PM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
The July 4th shortened week was one where volatility claimed the markets. Interest rates and the dollar rose, sending stocks lower. The job data was the culprit. The media blamed the setback on higher interest rates, as Fed heads cluttered the airways with warnings that the pause is over and higher interest should be expected by financial markets. The point hit home when the most recent data on job growth indicated further strength. On Thursday, the payroll processing firm, ADP, reported 497,000 jobs added in June; the most in over a year. At this point, there are more than 50 percent more job openings than people unemployed. The latest reading on the Supply Chain Management 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Artwalk, Community Day, and More By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
 There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including community events, parties, live music and more. *Do you want your market or event included in the outlook? Email info@iberkshires.com. Editor's Pick High Lawn Farm Community Day 535 Summer St., Lee Day: Saturday Time: 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The dairy farm will be celebrating its 100th anniversary over the next three months with a variety of events. The farm will be kicking off its anniversary events with a community day this Saturday that will feature tastings of its newest specialty products and free behind the scenes guided tours of the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Councilors Query Code Changes for Police Chief HiringBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City councilors believe that there needs to be more thought made to code changes that facilitate the city's search for a new police chief. Last month, the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee rejected a request for a salary increase to the position and tabled a request to remove the management residency requirement and replace it with a 20-mile radius requirement.
"We're making changes for one of our top positions," Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren said. "We should put a lot more time and thought into what we're doing."
Human Resources Director Michael Taylor explained that both items are directly related to the city's
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Confident Nats Stay Alive in 11-Year-Old TourneyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:38PM / Thursday, July 06, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Shane Clairmont pitched a gem, and the Pittsfield Little League National Division 11-year-old All-Stars pounded out 12 hits to earn an 11-1 win over the Americans on Thursday night at Deming Park. The win in Game 2 of the best-of-three Don Gleason District 1 Championship sets up a winner-take-all finale on Saturday at 2 p.m. for a berth in the state tournament. The Nats, who took a heart-breaking loss in Wednesday’s district opener when their rivals rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 4-3 walkoff win, jumped on top early and never looked back. After an error, a walk and a hit batter set the table in the top of the first, 0 Comments
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Adams-Cheshire Little Leaguers Go to 2-0 at District Tourney| 09:37PM / Thursday, July 06, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. – Brayden Durant hit a two-run home run Thursday to help the Adams-Cheshire Little League 12-year-old All-Stars to a 6-5 win over the Pittsfield Little League National Division in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament at Chamberlain Park. Mikey Durant drove in a pair of runs for Adams-Cheshire, which improved to 2-0 in round robin play in the five-team tournament. Julius Valentine earned the win on the mound with 4 and a third innings pitched. Carson Kelly Phillips picked up the save. Adams Cheshire goes to Clapp Park in Pittsfield on Friday to face the Pittsfield Americans (1-0) at 5:30. The Nats (0-2) are back in Dalton on Friday night to 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Win Western Mass Title| 09:36PM / Thursday, July 06, 2023 | |
 WESTFIELD, Mass. – Gavin Maffuccio doubled in a pair of runs in a four-run rally that put the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars on top for good in a 7-2 win over Westfield to claim the Western Massachusetts Championship on Thursday night. Sebastian Herrera went 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Sam Gyurjan doubled in a run for Pittsfield, which earned a berth in the New England Regional Championship with a sweep of the best-of-three series against Westfield. Pittsfield got on top early at Bullens Field with a run in the top of the first, but Westfield answered with two runs — one unearned – in the bottom of the frame. That was all the offense Robby 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: The Cost of Retail Theft in AmericaBy Bill Schmick,
04:33PM / Thursday, July 06, 2023 | |
The facts are that retail theft is a drag on the U.S. economy. Organized retail theft, smash-and-grab robberies, carjacking, and cargo pilferage are just some of the crimes committed hour by hour throughout the country. Estimates of costs vary but are well above $100 billion per year. There is no definitive source that calculates the actual dollar cost of stealing, but several organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Retail Federation have provided guesstimates. The Chamber believes organized retail crime has cost the economy more than $125.7 billion. But there are add-on costs such as $39.2 billion in lost wages, 685,374 in job losses and $14.9 billion in 0 Comments
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