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Dalton on Search for New Fire ChiefBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Chris Cachat will continue as acting fire chief as the Board of Water Commissioners determines its next steps. Cachat, the assistant chief, stepped in three weeks ago when James Peltier was placed on administrative leave. Peltier was fired last week for what the commissioners said were personnel complaints and for overspending his budget. Commission Chair James Driscoll said at Tuesday's meeting it could take the department a couple of weeks to a couple of months to find a replacement. Hiring from outside the department search could take longer. Cachat has been a firefighter for more than 25 years. Since taking over he 0 Comments
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EforAll Showcase and Gala at Hot Plate Brewing Company| 02:56PM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Entrepreneurship for All Berkshire County will celebrate the nine graduates of the 2023 Spring Accelerator Program and award nearly $7,000 in seed capital at their Showcase and Gala at Hot Plate Brewing Company on Thursday, June 8 at 5:30pm. Entrepreneurship for All Berkshire County (EforAll) began its seventh Accelerator in February 2023 and will celebrate the nine businesses who have completed this intensive program. They spent 12 weeks learning from experts on a variety of topics about business. With the help of 27 volunteer mentors, the entrepreneurs have developed their plans to build and sustain their businesses. The ceremony will feature 0 Comments
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Senator Mark Announces June Office Hours| 02:24PM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD — State Sen. Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will be conducting office hours in five locations in Berkshire County in June. Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire Senate District are encouraged to visit one of the following locations to ask for assistance with issues involving any state agency or to share ideas on current or potential state legislation. Appointments are not needed. Adams: June 13 and 27 from 9 to noon, Town Hall Dalton: June 5 from 1 to 3 p.m., Senior Center Great Barrington: June 12 and 26 from 9 to noon, Town Hall North Adams: June 13 and 27 from 1 to 4 0 Comments
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CBRSD Introducing Vaping Intervention ProgramingBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
The Central Berkshire Regional School District is concerned about the spread of vaping in the student body. It's hoping educational programming for parents and students will help deter its use. DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is looking at programming to inform its faculty, parents, and students of the hazards of vaping. There are a lot of programs available to educate and provide students the tools to prevent or quit vaping so the district is looking to Tobacco Free Community Partnership program manager Joyce Brewer for guidance, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said at Thursday's School Committee 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Sees Significant Spending of ARPA Funds in First Quarter of 2023By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — American Rescue Plan Act expenditures have significantly increased in the first quarter of 2023, with more than $4.4 million expended from January to March.
Fifty percent ($2.1 million) funded negative economic impacts, 32 percent ($1.4 million) public health, and 15 percent (about $682,000) infrastructure.
Two percent was spent on revenue replacement and one percent on administration.
Last week, Special Projects Managers Deanna Ruffer and Gina Armstrong presented the City Council with the expenditures, which include more than $1 million to 37 nonprofits that were awarded last year.
"We now have 34 of our 37 under contract, 33 of which have submitted
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Berkshire County Remembers Veterans on Memorial Day Staff Reports ,
03:17PM / Monday, May 29, 2023 | |
Williamstown units march down Main Street toward the veterans memorial. See more photos here. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After honoring all the long-standing traditions of the town's Memorial Day ceremonies, American Legion Post 152 Commander Joseph Bushika made some news. The post's membership has decided to honor the memory of longtime member and veterans advocate John M. "Mike" Kennedy by naming the post in his honor. "It was an easy decision to make," Bushika told the crowd gathered at Field Park. "The list of what he did for veterans in this area goes on and on," Bushika said after the ceremony concluded. 0 Comments
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BCC to Hold Celebration for Honors Scholars| 08:09AM / Monday, May 29, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a celebration of students, faculty and staff involved in the Berkshire Honors Scholar Program, with special recognition of students who are graduating, on Thursday, June 1 from 2-3 pm on the main campus and on Zoom. Following opening remarks delivered by Vice President for Academic Affairs Laurie Gordy, Honors Scholar Program alum Keira Codey will be the featured speaker. After graduating from BCC in fall 2020, Codey attended Southern New Hampshire University. She graduated summa cum laude in August 2022 with a bachelor's degree in history. She now works as the Youth Liberal Arts Coordinator at the 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Marine Sgt. Joe HeneburyBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:23PM / Sunday, May 28, 2023 | |
 BELMONT, Mass. — Joe Henebury served his country in the Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968 in the Vietnam War, achieving the rank of sergeant. He grew up in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School. He was 20 years old when he did his basic training at Parris Island, S.C. "The drill sergeant had a nickname for me — 'College Punk.' It was a real challenge," he remembered. After his infantry training regiment, at Camp LeJeune, his first assignment was at Camp Pendleton. "I showed up with about 300 other Marines in formation. The gunnery sergeant came up to me and said, 'Henebury, we're going to make you 0 Comments
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Governor to Compete for Federal Grants for Clean Energy Infrastructure | 08:28AM / Sunday, May 28, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a project application for federal transmission funding that would deliver clean, affordable offshore wind and solar for the Commonwealth. To jumpstart state and regional collaboration on necessary transmission infrastructure, the Department of Energy Resources submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Innovation Program (GIP) for the innovative Cleaner Grid New England Project (CGNE Project) in partnership with Eversource and National Grid. The GIP award is a matching grant of up to $250 million. These funds were made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Kiwanis Gifts Newborn Safety Kits to BMC's Birth CenterBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:40PM / Saturday, May 27, 2023 | |
Kiwanis President Curtis Janey says the new-mom kits are the first club project at BMC. The next will be a distribution of teddy bears. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Kiwanis Club of Pittsfield provided Berkshire Medical Center's family birthplace with around 100 newborn safety kits on Tuesday as its first service project of the year.
These kits include outlet covers, a rubber duck that checks if bath water is at the right temperature, and pamphlets with tips for new mothers after being discharged from the hospital.
"The family birthplace does prepare them for so much already but this is just something to help them out along the way," Kiwanis President Curtis
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Governor Establishes Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services | 04:00PM / Saturday, May 27, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Governor Maura Healey, joined by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Secretary Jon Santiago, signed Executive Order #613, creating the Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services to inform the Governor about veterans' issues in Massachusetts. The Council will complement the work that Secretary Santiago and the recently elevated Executive Office of Veterans Services are doing to assess current programs, services, and regulations for veterans and make recommendations to the Governor. "Today's announcement signifies a major step in amplifying the voices and influence of Massachusetts' 0 Comments
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Aspiring Teachers Get Recognition at Wahconah High School By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:11AM / Saturday, May 27, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The importance of educators echoed during a Teacher Signing on Friday in the Wahconah Regional High School auditorium. This type of ceremony has been held to celebrate student-athletes signing to play a particular sport in college but the State Department of Education realized students committing themselves to become educators deserve just as much if not more "fanfare," Wahconah Principal Aaron Robb said. Amber Brown, Emma Blazick, Abigail Cobb, Holden Kotelnicki and Emily O'Neill signed letters of intent to pursue the field of education at their respective colleges. Several state officials attended the event, 0 Comments
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