| News and events in Pittsfield, Mass.
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BCArc's Golf Classic Raises $45K for Individuals with Disabilities| 08:00AM / Sunday, October 22, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc raised $45,500 at its 28th Annual Golf Classic held this summer at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The funds raised from the event go directly to individuals with disabilities for activities such as art classes, medical equipment, wheelchair swings, concerts, assistive technology, and dream trips to places like Disney, Celtics games, and deep-sea fishing. The money also goes to scholarships to areas high school students planning to pursue human service careers. The lead supporters of the event this year were Berkshire Bank, Health New England, Greylock Federal Credit Union, SourcePass/CompuWorks, and the Notch Insurance 0 Comments
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Wheels Moving on Springside Pump TrackBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:56AM / Sunday, October 22, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Wheels are once again spinning on the proposed Springside pump track with a hopeful completion in 2025.
On Tuesday, the Parks Commission heard an update from Alison McGee of the Berkshire New England Mountain Biking Association, which is leading the project.
The panel voted to add two other organizations, the Shire Shredders and the Berkshire Mountain Bike Training Series, to the memorandum of understanding to better support NEMBA's maintenance responsibilities. The addendum will go to City Solicitor Stephen Pagnotta and then return to the commission for approval.
The organizations have been in support of the pump track and bike skills park
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@theMarket: If Bond Yields Continue Climb, Stocks Will FallBy Bill Schmick,
04:00PM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
Investors sold stocks, as bond yields reached new multi-year highs. Third-quarter earnings are almost an afterthought in this climate, and geopolitical events did not help either. The 10-year, U.S. Treasury bond hit the 5 percent mark. The 30-year bond has already broken through that number and then some. The higher yields climb, the more investors fear that they will rise even further. As it stands now, the return you can get by putting your money in bonds is becoming more and more attractive versus stocks. This is happening despite the cessation of long-term bond auctions by the U.S. Treasury this week. Short-term bills and notes have been auctioned instead. The next tranche 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Car Seat Installation and Inspection Event| 03:20PM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Health Department, in partnership with the Pittsfield Police Department and the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, is pleased to announce a Car Seat Installation/Inspection event on Saturday, November 4, 2023. This event will occur rain or shine at the Pittsfield Highway Facility (rear entrance) located at 81 Hawthorne Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are required and you can register here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AA8AB2FA2FDC07-45213742-pittsfield#/ Car seat installations/inspections take about 30-45 minutes and include education on installing the seat, proper use of the seat and general 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Mayoral Candidates Talk Cultural Economy at Colonial TheatreBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:42PM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayoral candidates John Krol and Peter Marchetti discussed the city's cultural economy on Tuesday at the Colonial Theatre. Hosted by Berkshire Theatre Group and moderated by Senator Paul Mark, the forum covered topics ranging from workforce housing and youth engagement to panhandlers and ride-hailing services. Questions were solicited from cultural organization members and from the audience. "I am the co-chair of the joint committee on arts, tourism, and cultural development and so this is obviously a subject matter that is extremely important to me but it's critically important to the constituency I represent, which 0 Comments
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Attorney General's Office Warns Against Fraudulent Unemployment Websites | 11:49AM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
BOSTON?—?Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones are cautioning Massachusetts residents looking for information on unemployment insurance (UI) or to access their account on the UI Online system against fraudulent third-parties, websites, and scams.?? Claimants may inadvertently come across unofficial third-party websites or "mimic sites" that look similar to the UI Online website but have no affiliation with the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) and are likely part of a phishing scam. AG Campbell and Secretary Jones are warning claimants that any details provided on those websites are not 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Residents Discuss Vision for Former Saw Mill PropertyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:12AM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
The property, outlined in orange, is just south of Clapp Park and north of Velma Avenue. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is in the final stages establishing the former saw mill property as a conservation area. The goal of the project is to permanently protect these lands as part of the continued development of a greenway of protected land between Clapp Park and Pittsfield Municipal Airport. It had been part of a family farm for 175 years and, more recently, a solar field had been proposed for the area. "We're just trying to create a cost efficient property that's high quality, high value, that contributes to increasing your property 0 Comments
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Making the Loop | We had some free time this week to walk the 2-mile loop through the downtown. Here's a few of things that caught our eye. (In between taking photos, we were heel-toeing and arm-pumping as prescribed.)
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Let's Go Paperless | This is from Ward 6 Councilor John Krol's eblast today. His switch to digital immediately caught our attention. With the associated costs - nearly $4,000 a year for paper alone! - zipping councilors "the packet" (as we in the know like to call it) over the ether makes loads of sense.
Digital also means the average citizen gets far better access to these public documents than ever before. The city clerk's office has been diligent about posting meeting agendas and, where possible, relevant documents. So in terms of saving money and time and getting information out efficiently, digital is the way to go.
I would like to thank City Clerk Linda Tyer for agreeing to print out one less city council packet, as I have officially gone paperless for council meetings - which I hope will be a trend that can be extended throughout city government.
 The bulky (and often, very bulky) city council packet that councilors use for a reference costs an average of $170 per meeting for paper alone. Add the additional costs of ink/toner, wear and tear on city hall copiers, and the time and energy of staff who put it all together - and a simple transition away from paper benefits everyone.
With the packet now fully digital in pdf form, all councilors, and everyone with an internet
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Berkshire Music School Kicks Off 2012 Classes With Open House | The open house featured a sample class, access to musical instruments, information for parents, refreshments ...and more than a few delighted squeals.
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January 29, 2011
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dozens of youths, many of them under the age of 5, attended an open house at the Berkshire Music School Saturday, as the educational nonprofit enters its 70th year at its 30 Wendell Avenue home.
The open house featured a sample class, access to musical instruments, information for parents, refreshments... and more than a few delighted squeals, proving once again the inherent interest in making a joyful noise is not generational, and will never go out of style.
 The open house featured a Music for Preschoolers class, designed to "children’s awareness of rhythm, ability to sing and move creatively to music," which |
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