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Pittsfield Sees COVID Spike in Sewage Testing, Another DeathBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
07:04PM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sewage testing is showing a post-holiday COVID-19 spike. On Tuesday, the city's virus concentration in sewage rose to 3 million copies per liter, compared to 1.3 million copies per liter on Christmas.
Director of Public Health Andy Cambi has indicated that the sewage concentration is the most accurate indicator of the virus' presence in the community because the other metrics don't include at-home tests.
There was also another death that occurred in late December, bringing the city's total to 92.
Hospitalizations have remained low, as there were fewer than 10 COVID patients at Berkshire Medical Center earlier in the week.
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2nd Street Secures Additional Office Space in North Adams| 06:03PM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 2nd Street, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated men and women in Berkshire County, has partnered with Community Legal Aid (CLA) to open additional office space in North Adams. Located at 33 Main Street, North Adams, the office suite will be shared with CLA, which currently uses the space as a satellite office. Beginning Feb. 1, 2023, 2nd Street will meet with clients by appointment only. Clients wishing to schedule an appointment may call (413) 443-7220, ext. 1275. The intent behind offering space beyond the Pittsfield office is to bring services closer to where clients live, explained Jason Cuyler, 2nd Street Executive 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Decides Taconic Vocational Status Next WeekBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:47PM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Is Taconic a traditional high school or a vocational one? The School Committee will decide next week. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the committee will determine a proposal to start the school's transition to a solely vocational institution. If approved, Taconic will only accept Career Technical Education (CTE) students in the fall of 2023 and, by the fall of 2027, will be all vocational. All non-CTE students would attend Pittsfield High School regardless of the middle school they went to. This conversation started around two years and an official recommendation was made last year. It is fueled by a growing demand for 1 Comment
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Pittsfield Concom Ratifies Enforcement Order to New England FenceBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
03:08PM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Conservation Commission has cited a South Street fence company for violating buffer zone regulations on over 8,000 square feet. Last week, the panel ratified an enforcement order to New England Fence Inc. for the construction of a parking and storage area within 100 feet of intermittent water and bordering vegetated wetlands. "Pictures were provided, it’s an obvious violation," Chair James Conant said. According to the order from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection from December, work involved the ongoing construction of employee parking and material equipment storage areas located east of the 965 0 Comments
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Lee Bank Foundation Distributes Final Grant Funding Round of 2022| 10:41AM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — Lee Bank Foundation has awarded $45,670 to ten Berkshire area organizations for their fourth-round of 2022 community funding. Recipients were awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to support their local programming. Included in the awards are a series of Arts Access Grants for arts and culture organizations to expand access to programming for underserved audiences. The following organizations received funding from Lee Bank Foundation: 18 Degrees Berkshire Community Action Council Berkshire County Head Start Berkshire Grown Berkshire Immigrant Center Berkshire Pulse Business Professionals of America, Massachusetts Association Extra 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Community Television Relaunches Website | 08:03AM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Community Television announced the relaunch of its website at www.pittsfieldtv.org. According to a press release, the new site has been completely revamped with a fresh modern look and many design improvements and delivers easy access to all of the local video content provided by PCTV. "These improvements to our main website were long overdue," according to Shawn Serre, executive director of PCTV. "We know that our audience needs quick online access to the local programming we provide, and the old design was really no longer up to that task." Serre went on to say that the redesign was 0 Comments
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Former GE Site Garners Over $6M for RedevelopmentBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:17AM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The William Stanley Business Park is closer to fulfilling the $10 million needed to redevelop its biggest parcel, Site 9. "It took a while to get up to $10.8 million but I think we are very close," Business Development Manager Michael Coakley told the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority on Thursday. "We have currently solidified $6.3 million." This includes $3 million from the MassWorks infrastructure program, $880,000 in Site Readiness Program funding from the state's Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, $264,000 from the state Brownfields Program and, most recently, a $500,000
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Lanesborough Planners, BRPC Review Stormwater BylawBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
05:17AM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town is reviewing its stormwater bylaw and looking for ways to divide its authority among town boards. The board heard from Courtney Moorehouse from the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission about the town's stormwater management bylaw. Board Chair Gwen Miller said they hope to determine what aspects of the bylaw should stay under Planning Board authority and what should not. Moorehouse said it makes sense to keep aspects of the bylaw under control the Planning Board, such as stormwater permitting for larger projects. Other parts, she said, would be better served under the perview of other town boards. "There's
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Search Warrants Lead Seizure of Drugs, a Gun and Ammunition| 07:46PM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Three New Yorkers and a city woman are facing drug charges after authorities seized $14,000 worth of cocaine. Gregory Mills, 37, of New York City, Osha McGlow, 36, of the Bronx, N.Y., Kiaan Boyette, 46, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jaclyn Cimini, 39, of Pittsfield have been arrested and held on bail. A fifth suspect a 45-year-old Pittsfield man, was charged with possession but released on his own recognizance and referred to Drug Court to address his substance abuse problem in compliance with District Attorney Timothy Shugrue's diversion of low-level addicts for treatment. Search warrants were executed Wednesday at the Holiday Inn, at a 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Jan. 19-22By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
 Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including live music, hikes, and more. Thursday, Jan. 19 Vinyl Night with DJ Pup Daddy Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Pittsfield Start your weekend early this week with mixes by Pup Daddy at the Methuselah Bar and Lounge from 8 until 11 p.m. The event will feature vinyl samples of artist’s and group’s earlier recordings followed by one of their bigger hits. More information here. Friday, Jan. 20 Live Music at the Methuselah Methuselah Bar and Lounge, Pittsfield The Methuselah is hosting a performance by Providence-R.I.-based singer and songwriter Beth Killian from 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: The Billionaire LotteryBy Bill Schmick,
03:59PM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
 On the surface, you would think that inflation has hit the lottery. Billionaire-dollar jackpots were infrequent until recently. But lately, the total winnings in the Mega Millions lottery have hit close to or over that magical mark several times. Is it inflation, or something else that has moved these jackpots to a whole new level? There was a time when winning a million dollars in one of the nation's weekly lotteries was a big deal. Today, million-dollar winnings are no more than consolation prizes for those who picked a couple of winning numbers, but not the whole enchilada. As of today, there have been only a few times that the U.S. lottery has surpassed $1 billion. I 0 Comments
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Egremont Man Died From Self-Immolation| 03:24PM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
EGREMONT, Mass. — Officials have determined that an Egremont man died from intentionally setting himself on fire, according to a press release from the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Brian Levy-Sadhana was found severely burned at the scene of a chicken coop fire on Wednesday morning. He later succumbed to his injuries. The Fire Department responded to a call made by a passer-by about a chicken coop fire at about 7:40 a.m. Wednesday on Mount Washington Road. The State Police Detective Unit attached to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office found no detectable evidence of foul play by third parties. A K9 unit alerted to numerous 0 Comments
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