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Lemonade Stand Raises Funds to Support Families Battling Childhood CancerBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.—In two years, nine-year-old Elliot Mack raised about $800 with his lemonade stand for local organizations, but this year he set out on a mission to raise $1,000 for the nonprofit Strong Little Souls Foundation. And the community has gone above and beyond, doubling his original goal. This year Elliot raised $2,020 in donations and sales for the organization dedicated to "brightening the lives of children battling cancer, and their families." "It's so cool to see people so young give back, especially because I started Strong Little Souls when I was only 13," said Strong Little Souls Foundation founder 0 Comments
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Updated: Flooding Causes Road Closures, State of Emergency Declarations in North County Staff Reports ,
06:40PM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Although the entire county is experiencing flooding, North County seems to have been hit the hardest. In North Adams a sinkhole on State Street at the bottom of Morgan Ave has closed down a portion of the driving lane. A police officer is on-site directing traffic. Brooklyn Street is completely closed off with the roadway caving in along the side of the road. Church street, Houghton Street, and West Shaft Road, among others have also had significant flooding and damage. DPW trucks are driving throughout the city marking smaller sinkholes with traffic cones. Firetrucks have also been dispatched to help with flooding in 0 Comments
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BEAT Receives International Stewardship Award| 05:17PM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Environmental Action Team received a stewardship award for its work protecting and re-connecting wildlife habitats in the Berkshire Wildlife Linkage area. The award was presented June at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation. The local environmental organization's habitat effort is part of a larger Staying Connected Initiative: a partnership of many conservation organizations that work together to maintain landscape connectivity across the Northern Appalachians in the Acadian Region of the United States and Canada. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project Paving on Tyler Street| 02:46PM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Starting on Wednesday, July 12, paving operations will begin on Tyler Street, between the First Street intersection and the roundabout. This work is expected to continue through Thursday, July 13 and will occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. On-street parking is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. Residents are encouraged to seek alternate routes during this work and follow the designated detour signs. The city of Pittsfield thanks you for your patience during this time. 0 Comments
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BCHS and Crane Museum of Papermaking | 12:26PM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Crane Museum of Papermaking and Berkshire County Historical Society are teaming up this summer to highlight the art of paper making and its history in the Berkshires. This free experience (no admission required) will run at Arrowhead through Sept. 1 each Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 1 - 4:30 pm. Crane Museum staff will be on hand to share the story of Crane papermaking as well as demonstrations of anti-counterfeiting technology and hands-on papermaking. A film from 1926 showing how paper was made inside the Bay State Mill is available for viewing, as is a mini-gift shop. "The Berkshire County Historical Society is 0 Comments
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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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