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MassDOT Work Zone Awareness Billboard Design Contest| 07:54AM / Saturday, March 23, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announced the launch of its second National Work Zone Awareness Week billboard design contest, exclusively for Massachusetts college students. The contest aims to raise awareness of work zone safety and encourage drivers to exercise caution when passing through active construction and maintenance projects. "We're calling for all great ideas for our second annual National Work Zone Awareness Week billboard contest," said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. "Creative designs and advertisement are a powerful way to reach residents and remind them how to keep 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Parks Commission OKs Summer EventsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:29AM / Saturday, March 23, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With warm weather on the horizon, the Parks Commission OKed summer events during its regular meeting on Tuesday. An arts festival and an earth expo were approved for The Common. On July 6, the Mill Town Foundation will host the first Common Ground Arts Festival. The free event will include live music, dance performances, and family-friendly activities. "It's basically an extension of, or kind of a 2.0 version of Tanglewood in The City where we're getting more nonprofits from the area involved for live music, dance performances, yoga, some wellness stuff but a similar feel to Tanglewood in The City that will have 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Public School Budget Cuts Trigger Little Feedback at HearingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Few people attended a school budget hearing explaining the need to cut more than 100 Pittsfield Public School employees.
On Wednesday, two special education employees spoke about the importance of preserving positions within their department. Included in the proposed districtwide reductions are 27 teachers, 26 paraprofessionals, and seven instruction and accountability coordinators.
Special Education Coordinator Joanne McGill shared her experience over the last couple of years at Pittsfield High School, saying, "I am well aware that even some cuts will likely result in me losing my position as I am one of the newer employees.
"In those two
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Free community Screening of 'Till' | 12:26PM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As part of the Pittsfield Public Schools Arts Integration & Community Partnership Program, a special collaboration between the school district and the Berkshire County chapter of the NAACP, a free community screening of the film, "Till," will be held at 6 p.m. on March 26 at Taconic High School at 96 Valentine Road in Pittsfield. The new program, which is centered on classroom-based arts integration instruction, launched in February with a professional development presentation to all secondary teachers and staff in the school district. The program was designed by Yvette "Jamuna" Sirker, MFA, PPS Coordinator for Arts Integration 0 Comments
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BMC to Hold Free Narcan Training April 24 | 11:30AM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Medical Center Harm Reduction Van is holding free Narcan training on April 24 at 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church. The Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry at the church will be offering 50 free Narcan kits it received in March. Health Agent Agnes Witkowski said having an event like this is one of her short-term goals and she hopes to do a second one in town later this year. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield to Host a Community Input Session| 08:07AM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Department of Community Development, in partnership with Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity, has been working with an urban planning and design consulting team to discuss zoning in the Westside. The next community input session will be held on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 6 p.m. at Conte Community School, 200 West Union Street, Pittsfield. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. This session will provide opportunities for attendees to be involved in an interactive mapping exercise while actively designing a neighborhood they want to see. Attendees will be able to share ideas about what they want their community to look like, including 0 Comments
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MOLARI Welcomes HealthCare Coordinator, Congratulates Promoted Supervisor| 08:02AM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — MOLARI HealthCare Services announced the addition of Ariana Lysonski-Phillips as a HealthCare Coordinator. Additionally, they announced the promotion of Isabella French to the position of HealthCare Supervisor. In Ariana Lysonski-Phillips role as HealthCare Coordinator, she will facilitate connections between caregivers and clients, to better serve the home healthcare needs of the Berkshire County community. Isabella French has been promoted to the position of HealthCare Supervisor. In her new role, she will work closely with MOLARI's caregivers and clients in Central Berkshire County, ensuring that each client receives personalized 0 Comments
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Pittsfield CPA Committee OKs Funding Extension, Plans Formal ProcessBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:17AM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Historical Commission is seeking an extension for Community Preservation Act funding after a previously awarded project "fell through the cracks."
On Monday, the Community Preservation Committee voted to honor the request and formalize a process for three-year CPA extensions. The commission was awarded $5,000 in two consecutive years for a contractor to do inventory forms on endangered Pittsfield properties.
"My understanding and I don't know what the whole timeline is, one of those year's funding has lapsed, the other hasn't," Historical Commission Chair John Dickson told the committee.
He cited the COVID-19 pandemic
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Dalton Fire District Starts Drafting BudgetBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Thursday, March 21, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. —The Fire District started drafting its preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025 during its meeting last week. The district has been tightly budgeting the last three years in an effort to keep the taxes down but prices are continuing to increase so this cannot continue, Water Commission Chair James Driscoll said. The district's free cash has run dry, so it is time to start budgeting healthily to cover the cost of operations and build the free cash back up in emergencies, while also being reasonable to taxpayers, Fire Chief Christian Tobin said. Driscoll emphasized that it is very early on in the budgeting process and things 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Looks to Amending Cannabis RegulationsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:22PM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After the state Cannabis Control Commission made changes to permitting, the city has proposed a new ordinance to address equity requirements and allow the mayor to set policy regarding host community agreements.
The Community Development Board on Tuesday voted to become the petitioner for the document, moving it forward to the City Council.
"What we're trying to do here is take this language regarding a cap out of the zoning. The state and the Cannabis Commission have recently adopted new legislation and regulations regarding a number of items and one of those items includes host community agreements, it also includes equity plans to be produced by
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Berkshire Athenaeum Celebrates Release of Dog Man Graphic Novel| 03:50PM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The newest Dog Man graphic novel, "The Scarlet Shedder," comes out in March and the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, is throwing a "Supa Epic" party to celebrate. The Dog Man Party will kick off with a trivia contest on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:30 am. Winners will receive a copy of a Dog Man graphic novel. The event, which ends at noon that day, will also include button making, Dog Man hat making, Petey's secret lab, comic book creation, snacks, a scavenger hunt, and more. "The Dog Man books are incredibly popular," said Youth Services Supervisor, Sara Russell-Scholl. "In 2023 0 Comments
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Dalton Plans for Technology ChangesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:15PM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The town is preparing for technological changes that are expected to occur within the next few years. The Finance Committee approved an information technology services line of $66,000, a 7.4 percent decrease, during its meeting last Wednesday. The hardware purchases line is decreasing by half to $5,000 as town meeting will be asked to approve the use of $20,040 in free cash toward the purchase of 15 new computers. The town is updating to Windows 11 as MicroSoft will not be supporting Windows 10 in the future. This will be phased in over the next two years with a second money article in fiscal 2026 for the second batch of 15 computers. 0 Comments
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