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Veteran Financial Education Funding Applications Open| 12:23PM / Saturday, May 11, 2024 | |
BOSTON — In collaboration with the Division of Banks (DOB) and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), the State Treasurer's Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) announced a new round of funding for Operation Money Wise. This grant program offers funding to veteran-serving non-profit organizations, public agencies, and higher education institutions to host financial programming that serves the Military, Veteran, Family, and Survivor Community (MVFSC). Veteran-serving organizations can apply for up to $5,000 in funding, which must be used before March 31, 2025. Applications close on May 31st, 2024 at 5 p.m.?Follow this link to learn more and 0 Comments
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Downtown Pittsfield Inc. Celebrates a Bustling 2023By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:36AM / Saturday, May 11, 2024 | |
Downtown Pittsfield Inc. Director Rebecca Brien is credited with the vibrancy seen downtown, including 23 new businesses in the past year. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — This past year has been a "whirlwind of activity" for Downtown Pittsfield Inc., according Director Rebecca Brien.
DPI held its annual meeting at the Berkshire Museum on Thursday, touting the 17 businesses welcomed to the downtown in 2023 and six so far this year.
In preparing for the event, Brien referred to her first project with the 230-member organization for inspiration: the strategic plan.
"We envision downtown as a place that welcomes people, businesses, and events to join a diverse,
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Dalton Man Accused of Kidnapping, Shooting Pittsfield ManBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:51PM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Dalton man was arrested on Thursday evening after allegedly kidnapping and shooting another man.
Nicholas Lighten, 35, was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on Friday on multiple charges including kidnapping with a firearm and armed assault with intent to murder. He was booked in Dalton around 11:45 p.m. the previous night.
There was heavy police presence Thursday night in the area of Lighten's East Housatonic Street home before his arrest. Shortly before 7 p.m., Dalton dispatch received a call from the Pittsfield Police Department requesting that an officer respond to Berkshire Medical Center. Adrian Mclaughlin of Pittsfield claimed that
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Dalton Fire District Annual Town Meeting May 14By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:07PM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Fire District voters will decide on a proposed $3,524,680 budget for fiscal year 2025 at the upcoming annual district meeting. The meeting will take place at the Stationary Factory on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. The annual election will be held on the same day, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the fire station. Offices up for election are one member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years; one member of the Prudential Committee for three years; and one moderator and one auditor, each for one year. Water Commission incumbent Michael Kubicki is being challenged by Ken Sagendorph for the seat on the Water Commission. A 0 Comments
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Berkshire Communities Awarded FY25 Chapter 90 Funds| 04:00PM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation at an event in Melrose which authorizes $200 million for fiscal year 2025 to fund bridge and road maintenance and other infrastructure projects in municipalities across the state under the Chapter 90 program In addition, the legislation will fund a total of $175 million more for six transportation infrastructure grant programs. The Chapter 90 program provides municipalities with an annual funding source for improvements to and investments in local transportation networks. Every municipality in the state is allocated a portion of total program dollars, which allows them to evaluate their unique transportation needs and goals 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Markets Flirt with All-Time HighsBy Bill Schmick,
03:18PM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
Like birds on a wire, stocks wobbled early this week neither moving higher nor lower. Higher jobless claims and an okay Treasury auction nudged the indexes towards the goal line with the S&P 500 Index above the 5,200 level for the first time in a month. However, there is still a lot of indecision out there. Growth seems to be slowing. Inflation remains sticky. Consumer confidence is falling, and the Fed is on hold. Countering those negatives, there are some positives. Corporate earnings have been good. Yields remain in a range and the dollar has pulled back from highs. Neither the bulls nor the bears have enough data to end this stalemate. This week should resolve the 0 Comments
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Scholarship Offered to BArT Graduates| 10:35AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Graduates of Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School (BArT) who have completed their first year of college are invited to apply for the Julia Bowen Bridge to College Scholarship. The scholarship fund was established in 2017 to honor Julia Bowen, BArT's founding executive director. Through her service to the school, Bowen demonstrated her commitment to supporting all students' successful path to and through college. In this spirit, the scholarship was created by and is managed by the BArT Foundation to provide financial assistance to select BArT alumni through their college career. A scholarship of up to $1,250 will be awarded to a 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Senior Tax Work-Off Program Now Accepting| 08:00AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Applications are now available for the city of Pittsfield's Senior Tax Work-Off Program for Fiscal Year 2025. Eligible candidates must be Pittsfield residential property owners 60 years of age and older at the time of the application. Program applications must be postmarked or received by the Assessors' Office by May 31, 2024. Active municipal employees are not eligible for the Senior Citizen Tax Work-Off Program. There will be a limit of two participants per eligible property; however, the total abatement cannot exceed the maximum exemption of $2,000. Income eligibility shall be determined by using the locally adopted 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Officials: Unlimited Trash Not Sustainable, Toters Offer Cost-SavingsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Friday, May 10, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Unlimited trash pickup is not sustainable and will lead to higher taxes, city officials say.
Mayor Peter Marchetti began public outreach on Monday on the proposed five-year contract with Casella Waste Management for solid waste and recyclables. Older residents packed into the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center for the first of three community meetings.
On the table is a move to automated pickup utilizing 48-gallon toters, which would be at no cost to residents unless they require additional toters and would save the city $80,000 per year.
The goal is to execute a contract by July 1, the start of the fiscal year.
"Trash collection is not free. You're
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Dalton Zoning Board OKs Conversion of Zip's Bar into ApartmentsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:49PM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday approved the conversion of the former Zip's Bar & Billiards into four apartments. The owner, Ron Carver, submitted an application for a special permit requesting to convert the first floor of the tavern into residential apartments. "The former tenant went out of business. He was operating a bar/nightclub and had lost business and decided after COVID that it just wasn't worth his while to continue," board Chair Anthony Doyle said. "So Mr. Carver is left with an empty commercial space, and the question is do you try to get another bar in there or do you do something 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Chinese Stock Market on a TearBy Bill Schmick,
04:16PM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
A combination of anti-business government policies, worsening U.S.-Sino relations, and several draconian actions by Chinese authorities have cast a pall over foreign investment and the Chinese stock market. Chinese equities have lost $7 trillion since the market's peak in 2021. That interests me. On Wall Street, the Chinese stock market is now considered "uninvestable." Main Street and the politicians who represent them are just as negative. Anti-China rhetoric and U.S. actions, from the attempt to force a sale of TikTok to forbidding Chinese nationals from buying land here, is just the tip of the iceberg. It is as if we are already at war with China. In a recent 0 Comments
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BCC Jazz Ensemble Presents Free Concert| 03:34PM / Thursday, May 09, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Community College (BCC) Jazz, under the direction of BCC music instructor Jeffrey Link, presents its semester-end spring concert on Tuesday, May 14 at 2 pm in Room K-111 of the Koussevitzky Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public. The ensemble consists of seven BCC music students and Link on piano. The artists will be performing a variety of songs, from Thelonius Monk to Elton John, and one of Link's original songs. "I'm very proud of all the work they've put in," Link said. "It's going to be a great concert!" 0 Comments
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