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Crane Museum Hosts Papermaking at Dalton LibraryBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:11PM / Sunday, January 26, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Although the Crane Museum's building is no longer accessible to the general public, residents still have the opportunity to learn about papermaking and the organization's history. In the past year, the museum has organized more than 10 pop-up events, each designed to educate the community about the significance of papermaking and the Crane's role in this process, museum docent Dennis Croughwell said. The Dalton Public Library is next. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., library visitors can drop in to learn how to make paper and watch a demonstration on how to identify counterfeit currency. "It's 0 Comments
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Downtown Pittsfield: A Taste of Downtown| 11:44AM / Sunday, January 26, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In February 2025, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. will present "A Taste of Downtown" – a monthlong downtown restaurant celebration. Nineteen restaurants and bars in downtown Pittsfield will be participating. "A Taste of Downtown" will feature marketing efforts to highlight downtown Pittsfield's local restaurants and restaurant owners and the Taste of Downtown Giveaway which will be an incentive for people to dine in local restaurants over the course of the month. The prize for the Taste of Downtown Giveaway will be 19 gift cards — one from each of the participating restaurants — a $500 value. Every 0 Comments
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Office of Veterans Services Launches Yearlong Acts of Service Campaign| 08:00AM / Sunday, January 26, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Executive Office of Veterans Services launched the "2025 Acts of Service" campaign, a statewide initiative to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and promote impactful support for veterans in need across Massachusetts. This yearlong campaign, which features digital and in-person service opportunities, will unite communities through projects that directly benefit veterans and their families, while emphasizing equity, inclusion, and unity. "Dr. King's vision for equity and service continues to inspire us all," said Secretary Jon Santiago. "At the Executive Office of Veterans Services, we regularly hear stories about incredible
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Berkshire-Based Murder Mystery Video Game ReleasedBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
07:21AM / Sunday, January 26, 2025 | |
Creator Matthew Myers spent some time in Berkshire County. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For centuries, the Berkshires have inspired art in every form: painted on canvas, lined into poetry, and written into novels. And now, rendered in pixels "Murder Is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse" is the fourth game in a series of stand-alone murder mystery games developed by Matthew Myers of HitherYon Games. Although not a Berkshire native, Myers spent three years in Berkshire County which influenced the latest entry in his 2D whodunit. "The mix of cultural and historical tourism, the rust-belt vibes, and the mountain 0 Comments
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Reid Student Is Levine Spelling Bee Champion| 04:54PM / Saturday, January 25, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Top spellers from Herberg and Reid Middle Schools competed in the 2025 Jonathan Levine Middle School Spelling Bee at the Berkshire Athenaeum. Spellers went 10 rounds to crown this year's victor: Emily Escalon-Brizuela, from Reid Middle School. In the last round, Emily inched out Averi Olds, the top Herberg speller. Last year, these same two spellers battled it out, with Averi taking home the 2024 trophy. "It was a lot of intensity. I was very impressed by the poise," said judge state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier. Both Emily and Averi (as the top spellers from their respective schools) will advance to regionals in an 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Launches Pilot Program to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs| 02:46PM / Saturday, January 25, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire has announced a two-year pilot program aimed at supporting immigrant entrepreneurs in the Berkshires, funded by a one-time earmark from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Berkshire Immigrant Entrepreneurial Support Program consists of four key initiatives: Collaborative Partner Resource Allocations - These pre-identified funding allocations will help launch, sustain, or complete programs, projects, or efforts that add new capacity. 1Berkshire's support to Berkshire Community College's ESOL program for Spring and Fall 2025 is one such investment being made through this program. Future allocations will be announced as they 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Markets Head Toward New Highs in FebruaryBy Bill Schmick,
12:22PM / Saturday, January 25, 2025 | |
As we step into the new year, stocks have soared in celebration as Donald Trump took the reins of office. This transition of power has brought a wave of optimism, which can continue, although a mild bout of profit-taking in the near term should be expected. A flurry of Day One executive orders kept the markets busy parsing the meaning of this one or that one. However, the enthusiasm had more to do with what President Trump did not do than what he did. The greatest fear of investors was that the president would levy 10 percent tariffs across the board on all nations. Some nations, such as China, Mexico, and Canada, were expected to get hit by even higher duties on Day One. It 0 Comments
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Pittsfield High Basketball Coach Released Without ExplanationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:15PM / Saturday, January 25, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Joe Racicot has given four decades of his life to coaching basketball and spent the last 14 years at Pittsfield High. That career came to an abrupt end in late November, and Racicot says he did not get a good explanation why. "I feel like I'm cheated because I didn't get an opportunity to discuss this," Racicot said recently. "For somebody to come in and make a decision and just make a phone call the Friday before the season starts … "I never really got a reason other than: The administration wanted you gone, and we wanted to go in another direction." What Racicot did get, and what may have 0 Comments
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Williams PTO Plans $330K Playground ImprovementBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Saturday, January 25, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Williams Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) has launched a $330,000 initiative to revamp its playground
"The current playground, there's a lot of issues with it. The equipment is out of date, a lot of safety concerns with play surfaces, age of equipment, accessibility, and kind of inclusion of play with the current setup that they have," PTO member Joseph Simon explained.
"So the new playground looks to kind of address a lot of those issues with modern, new equipment, looking to try to have an inclusion area that will be accessible from the school so that way we can accommodate all students and there would also be some
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The Retired Investor: Food Prices Are Climbing AgainBy Bill Schmick,
04:19PM / Friday, January 24, 2025 | |
Eggs, fruit, vegetables, chocolate, cereal, and all kinds of protein — wherever you look — prices are rising faster at grocery stores than anyone may have imagined. The bad news is that consumers can expect this trend to continue. Food prices jumped by 1.8 percent year-over-year at the close of 2024. That was the fastest increase in over a year, according to the Labor Department. In the last two months of the year, grocery prices climbed by 0.4 percent in November and 0.3 percent in December. Expectations are that January will see another rise. Most voters will immediately point to corporate greed, grocery gauging, or as a last resort, the outgoing Biden 0 Comments
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Berkshire Carousel Offer Withdrawn, Volunteers Plan ReopeningBy Brittany Polito,
01:43PM / Friday, January 24, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The Berkshire Carousel offer has been withdrawn, and a volunteer group plans to reopen it.
Tuesday’s City Council agenda includes withdrawing an order to accept a conveyance and donation of land at 50 Center St. (the Berkshire Carousel.) While the carousel, owned by James Shulman, opened to enthusiastic fans in 2016, it has not operated since 2018 after leadership and funding fell apart.
“On January 17, 2025, I received an email from Mr. Shulman notifying me of his withdrawal of the gift of the carousel and conveyance and donation of land at 50 Center Street,” Marchetti wrote.
“Given this set of circumstances, I no longer intend to create
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BCC Holds Pinning Ceremony for Nursing Graduates | 08:00AM / Friday, January 24, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) held a traditional pinning ceremony for 40 graduates of the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Program on Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Robert Boland Theatre on the main campus. The wearing of the school pin symbolizes the right to serve others, signifying the acceptance of the responsibilities of the practice of nursing and the educational preparation of the wearer. The ceremony is a nursing school tradition dating to the turn of the twentieth century. The gold center of the pin features the college seal, including the words "To travel hopefully." Five graduates received 0 Comments
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