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Allegrone Requests Tax Incentive for North Street ProjectBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:37PM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A tax increment exemption has been proposed for Allegrone Construction Co.'s $18 million overhaul of two North Street properties. Tuesday's City Council agenda includes a requested 10-year TIE for the $17.8 million project that redevelops the historic Wright Building and the Jim's House of Shoes property. The project will combine the two buildings into one development, retaining the commercial storefronts on North Street and providing 35 new rental units, 28 of which will be market-rate units and seven of which will be affordable units.
"Both buildings are underutilized and in need of significant upgrades," Director of Community
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Zion Lutheran Church Hosting German Dinner| 12:07PM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Zion Lutheran Church, at 74 First St., will host a German community dinner on Friday, March 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu features Oma’s Goulash with egg noodles, vegetables, and red cabbage with chocolate cherry cake for dessert. Tickets are $20 per person, $12 for kids 12 and under. Take out is available. Beer and wine available for dine-in patrons. Buy tickets online at www.zionlutheranpittsfield.org or at the door. Reservations encouraged. 0 Comments
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BCC Awarded Funds For Workforce Training Programs| 10:41AM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced they are awarding $1.5 million in grants for new community college workforce training programs for adults looking to enter or re-enter the workforce. The grants, which are part of the Training Resources and Internships Network (TRAIN) program, are being issued to 13 community colleges across Massachusetts to prepare residents for careers in fields such as education, health care, addiction recovery, cyber security, and manufacturing. The grants are estimated to provide free career training to more than 400 adult learners at community colleges across Massachusetts, with all programs targeting residents who are 0 Comments
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Dalton Planners Explore Tiny Home Amendment to ADU BylawBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Planning Board will be discussing the possibility of amending the current Accessory Dwelling Units bylaws to include tiny homes during its meeting next week. During the board's meeting in February, Tiny Home Industry Association President Dan Fitzpatrick joined the meeting via Zoom to give a presentation on tiny homes. Fitzpatrick is interested in working with the town to amend its bylaws to permit movable tiny homes especially as Accessory Dwelling Units. A change like this would have to be approved during a town meeting. A tiny home is defined as a unit under 400 square feet and has all the requirements to meet 0 Comments
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State Celebrates Spay/Neuter Voucher Program| 12:59PM / Sunday, March 10, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) announced that it has reached a milestone of helping more than 20,000 animals through its Spay/Neuter Voucher Program. Since 2012, MDAR's Division of Animal Health has administered vouchers through the Massachusetts Animal Fund (Fund), providing critical veterinary care to over 13,300 cats and dogs owned by low-income Massachusetts residents, 3,600 cats and dogs housed in municipal animal control facilities, 1,100 community cats, and 2,400 cats and dogs in high-risk situations due to disease outbreaks or inhumane conditions. A cat named "Stella" received the 20,000th free spay/neuter
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State February Revenue Collections Over $2 Billion| 08:30AM / Sunday, March 10, 2024 | |
BOSTON, Mass. — Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder today announced that preliminary revenue collections for February totaled $2.007 billion, $27 million or 1.3 percent more than actual collections in February 2023, but $11 million or 0.6 percent below benchmark. FY2024 year-to-date collections totaled approximately $23.467 billion, which is $186 million or 0.8 percent less than collections in the same period of FY2023, and $275 million or 1.2 percent less than the year-to-date benchmark. "February collections increased in income tax withholding and corporate and business tax in comparison to February 2023," said Commissioner 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Figure Skating Club Show Returns to Full ForceBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:22AM / Sunday, March 10, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As the fourth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic nears, one of its first casualties is celebrating a return to normality. The Pittsfield Figure Skating Club will hold its annual skating exhibition, titled "Skating Up a Storm," on Saturday, March 16, at 1 and 6 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club. It is not the first time the club has held a show since the pandemic, but it is the first time the show and club are approaching the strength they had in mid-March 2020. "In 2020, we were supposed to have our show on Saturday, and they closed us down on Thursday," coach Tracy Fancher recalled recently. "That was 0 Comments
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Fitch-Hoose House Gets African American Heritage Trail BrochuresBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:45PM / Saturday, March 09, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Fitch-Hoose House now has brochures for the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage African American Heritage Trail. The African American Heritage Trail has 48 sites in 29 Massachusetts and Connecticut towns that showcase the history and context of African Americans who played crucial roles in the region, United States, and world. "You will experience the impact and contributions of ordinary, humble people of achievement, and you will meet others who emerged as leaders and activists of their times," the Housatonic Heritage website says. Other Berkshire County locations featured on the trail include the W.E.B. Du Bois Boyhood 0 Comments
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State Unemployment and Job Estimates for January 2024| 04:27PM / Saturday, March 09, 2024 | |
BOSTON, Mass. — The state's January total unemployment rate was 3.0 percent, down 0.2 percentage point from the revised December estimate of 3.2 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Massachusetts unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the national rate of 3.7 percent reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Over-the-year, the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down by 0.5 percentage points. The labor force grew by an estimated 400 from the revised estimate of 3,749,900 in December, with 8,000 more residents employed and 7,600 fewer residents unemployed over-the-month. 0 Comments
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PCTV Applauded at Cable Contract HearingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:14PM / Saturday, March 09, 2024 | |
Mayor Peter Marchetti describes Pittsfield Community Television as a 'critical communication piece' in the city. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City officials and community members showed love to Pittsfield Community Television ahead of negotiations for the cable contract.
Council chambers were filled to the brim during a public hearing held by the Cable Advisory Commission on Wednesday. People gushed for more than 90 minutes, highlighting the importance of Pittsfield's local television station and its overwhelmingly positive impact.
Mayor Peter Marchetti, former president of its board, said PCTV is a "critical communication piece" for the public,
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Massachusetts| 08:36AM / Saturday, March 09, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' (MDAR) Division of Animal Health is informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Essex County. MDAR recently depopulated and disposed of a non-commercial, backyard flock (poultry) in Essex County, Massachusetts, due to HPAI. Birds on the affected premises exhibited clinical signs consistent with HPAI, and samples tested positive for the disease. MDAR urges backyard and commercial poultry owners to practice strong biosecurity measures to prevent domestic poultry from coming into contact with wild birds, their feathers, and droppings. The HPAI virus is 0 Comments
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State Fire Marshal: Spring Forward in Safety| 03:44PM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
STOW, Mass. — With daylight saving time beginning on March 10, Massachusetts fire officials are reminding residents to check their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms when they change their clocks. "We've seen too many tragedies in homes without working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms," said State Fire Marshal Davine. "Most fires and CO incidents take place at home, and these alarms are your first line of defense. As we spring forward this weekend, remember to check your alarms when you change your clocks. Be sure they're present on every level of your home. And unless you have newer alarms with sealed, long-life batteries, this is a great time to 0 Comments
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