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1Berkshire's Berkshire Leadership Program Accepting Applications | 09:34AM / Saturday, January 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire's Berkshire Leadership Program (BLP) announced that the 2023 applications are open. "The Berkshire Leadership Program is one of the most comprehensive ways to learn about the community and a great opportunity for additional professional development," stated Christine Hoyt, 1Berkshire Director of Member Services and BLP Coordinator. The Berkshire Leadership Program seeks, prepares, involves, and sustains individuals from diverse backgrounds who are committed to and competent in addressing community challenges and improving the quality of life in the Berkshires. More than 600 community-minded individuals have 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Animal Control Commission Deems Two Dogs 'Dangerous' By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Friday, January 13, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Room 203 of City Hall was packed with more than 20 people on Tuesday for a Animal Control Commission public hearing on two dog attacks: one that killed a cat and one that killed a teacup Yorkshire terrier. Euthanization was kept off the table for both dogs but they were ordered to be muzzled and leashed. There were supporters for both Violet, the 4-year-old teacup Yorkie who died, and her attacker, a 5-year-old mixed breed named Phoebe, who was deemed dangerous. The altercation between the two dogs occurred on Nov. 10, 2022, underneath the fence that separates their owners' homes on Plymouth Street. Violet had escaped from her home and Phoebe was
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Dalton Board OKs ARPA Funds for Sewer Project EngineeringBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:59PM / Friday, January 13, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board voted to transfer $36,000 in ARPA funds on Monday night to supplement the $50,000 that it already has appropriated for the Dalton Division Road Sewer Project. The cost of engineering is estimated is approximately $37,000 based on the projected project cost. A typical engineering fee is 10 percent of the cost of the project. The original cost estimate did not include construction oversight only bidding services so the new cost is $85,750. Town Manager Tom Hutcheson was originally going to go before the board to inform them that a total of $92,500 would be needed but, since posting the agenda, the amount had come down by about 0 Comments
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Wahconah Senior Wildrick Recipient of Superintendent's Award| 12:28PM / Friday, January 13, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Lucas Wildrick is this school year's recipient of the Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence. Wildrick, a senior at Wahconah Regional High School, was presented with the award at the Nov. 9 Central Berkshire Regional School Committee meeting by Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis. The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents award is given to the student who has distinguished themselves by maintaining high academic standings and leadership endeavors. Wildrick, the son of Rachel and Stephen Wildrick of Dalton, has participated in several groups at Wahconah High including the Youth Advisory Board, the Rotary Club, Best 0 Comments
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Flu Shots Still Available at Big Y Pharmacies| 08:11AM / Friday, January 13, 2023 | |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Big Y Pharmacy and Wellness Centers have administered over 30,000 flu shots this year, a record number for the chain. Health officials continue to make another urgent push to encourage the public to get vaccinated. In the US, this flu season has been one of the most significant in recent memory with nearly 20 million illnesses, 210,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths from flu so far, according to CDC estimates. Experts say it's not too late to get vaccinated. Each Big Y Pharmacy location still offers flu vaccines, no appointment is necessary. In addition to their flu vaccinations that continue to increase daily, Big Y Pharmacies have 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Police/Ambulance Building Estimated at $5.9MBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
05:08AM / Friday, January 13, 2023 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The new estimated cost for the town's proposed combined police and ambulance facility is $5.9 million, which is lower than what the committee expected for the project. Police Station Committee Chair Kristen Tool presented the estimate, which includes about $4.7 million in fixed costs and $750,000 in soft costs, to the Select Board on Monday. She said architect Brian Humes of Jacunski Humes Architects based the estimate on the proposed site plan the committee shared at the beginning of last December. "Everything in this process has worked out better than I expected it to, to this point," she said. "... It's a
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The Retired Investor: Beware Political PollstersBy Bill Schmick,
04:38PM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
 The pollsters were wrong in 2016, 2020, and now 2022. The recent "Red Wave" of GOP wins, so confidently predicted in the final days of the mid-term elections, failed to be no more than a red ripple. Is this a question of "three times you're out?" Heading into November 2022, Republicans were shown to have a clear edge in battleground states, as well as throughout the nation generally, according to the average of most polls. A minority of polls, mostly those of traditional pollsters, seem to dispute those results but were drowned out by the red wave forecasters. Some argue that the traditional pollsters got it right, especially in the final weeks 0 Comments
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BMC North Adams Campus Renal Dialysis Nurse Earns DAISY Award| 01:46PM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) Renal Dialysis nurse Michael Tessier, RN, has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national nursing recognition program that has been adopted by thousands of hospitals to honor individual nurses who have had a tremendous impact on patient care. Tessier, who serves in the Renal Dialysis Center at the North Adams Campus of BMC, was honored for the compassion and above and beyond care he provided for a Renal patient who was facing end of life, according to a press release. According to one of the nominations submitted for Tessier, "Recently a patient who receives dialysis in North Adams was 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Comedy Nights, Gallery Tours, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:00PM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
 Berkshire County is hosting a wide range of events this weekend including gallery tours, comedy nights, hikes, and more. Friday, Jan. 13
The Clark also offers a guided tour of the permanent collection on Saturday at 11:15 a.m. Fresh Takes: Emerging Art Historians Explore The Clark Collection The Clark, Williamstown Experience the Clark's permanent collection in a new light this Friday as a Williams College art history graduate students share their thoughts on an object in the collection through the perspective of new scholarship. Partake in this tour and other events at the Clark for free thanks to its Free for Three 0 Comments
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BCC Receives Grant to Address College Campus Hunger | 10:45AM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), in partnership with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), has been awarded a multi-year Community College Campus Hunger Program Grant in the amount of $180,000. Funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and administered through the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, the grant award will provide program support through June 30, 2024. The grant is designed to increase access to academic opportunities for students of color and students experiencing food insecurity. The award letter commends BCC for its "commitment to transform higher education institutional cultures to center 0 Comments
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Over $30,000 Drug Seizure in Pittsfield Leads to Trafficking Charges| 08:16AM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A search warrant was executed on Jan. 10 at 29 Alden Ave in Pittsfield by the Pittsfield Police and State Police resulting in the arrest of Alan J. Ramos. Upon execution of the search warrant, the Pittsfield Police and State Police Berkshire County Detective Unit seized 90 grams of methamphetamine, 45 grams of heroin, and 30 grams of cocaine amounting to approximately $31,500 street value of illegal narcotics and over $6,000 in cash at the residence. Ramos was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on drug trafficking charges. District Attorney Shugrue led the arraignment. Heather Valentine will be prosecuting the case for the Commonwealth. During the
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Pittsfield Council Tackles 14 Items in Just Over an HourBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:07AM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council went through 14 petitions in just over an hour on Tuesday. These included retiree cost-of-living adjustments from 3 percent to a maximum of 5 percent, a deed of lieu of foreclosure for three properties on Robbins Avenue, and a couple of referrals.
By approving the COLA order, the council accepted Chapter 269 of the Acts of 2022,
"An Act Relative to Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirees," which was signed into law by former Gov. Charlie Baker in November.
This allows for an increase in the fiscal year 2023 COLA on the base amount of a retiree's pension of $16,000. The board of the Pittsfield Contributory Retirement System voted in
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