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Lightning Strike Burns Pittsfield Church Steeple| 11:08PM / Sunday, June 25, 2023 | |
The lightning strike started a fire in the Linden Street church's steeple. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A lightning strike started a fire in the steeple at Price Memorial AME Zion Church on Sunday. Firefighters responded to the report of a chimney fire at the church about 7:49 p.m. and saw fire coming from the steeple. The Engine 3 crew searched for interior access to the steeple and checked for fire extension. Engine 5 supplied water and used the "deck gun monitor." Also responding was Engine 1 and Engine 6, as the rapid intervention team. The fire was extinguished within 45 minutes. The church steeple was 0 Comments
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Exorbitant Housing Prices, Limited Options for Pittsfield ResidentsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:55PM / Sunday, June 25, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local leaders highlighted housing needs at a public input meeting with the Affordable Housing Trust on Wednesday. During the public hearing, trustees also heard of residents' struggles with housing that ranged from homelessness to being locked into long-term renting because they cannot afford a home. This was the body's first event of this kind at Conte Elementary School. The city allocated an initial $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the trust and was allocated $150,000 in Community Preservation Act funds for the fiscal 2024. "I think affordable housing at this point, in the country honestly, too, is an 0 Comments
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BCC Announces New and Returning Staff | 03:52PM / Sunday, June 25, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of four new staff members and one employee returning to BCC. New hires Prior to joining BCC, she had human resources leadership roles in health care, financial services and higher education. Previously, she was Chief Human Resources Officer for Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina and, more recently, she spent 16 years with Granite State College in New Hampshire. There, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer and also served as Vice President of Student & Administrative Services. Raised in the Berkshires, Dolan earned a bachelor of arts degree from Mount 0 Comments
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Mass Leads Request to Establish Interregional Transmission Collaborative | 11:28AM / Sunday, June 25, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a request on behalf of all the New England states, New York, and New Jersey to form a Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission, a new approach to planning for electric transmission infrastructure across multiple regions. Under the proposed structure, DOE would lead the states in planning activities that may include investigating opportunities for mutually beneficial options for increasing the flow of electricity between three different planning regions in the Northeast and assessing offshore wind infrastructure needs and solutions. Greater interconnectivity 0 Comments
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Mass Gaming Commission Begins Search for New Executive Director | 08:33AM / Sunday, June 25, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chair Cathy Judd-Stein today announced that Executive Director Karen Wells will be departing the agency effective July 14, 2023. The Commission will soon announce a process for selecting a new executive director – discussion of this process will take place at future public meetings of the Commission. "On behalf of my fellow commissioners I want to thank Karen for her contributions to the MGC over her ten years of service and for the leadership she has provided as executive director,"said MGC Chair Cathy Judd-Stein. "Karen is the model of a leader, and her influence can be seen in everything the MGC 0 Comments
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State Releases $14B Capital Investment Plan| 04:05PM / Saturday, June 24, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration released its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to Fiscal Year 2028 (FY28) Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which invests more than $14 billion over five years. The more than $14 billion in investments in the FY24-FY28 CIP complement and build on the funding proposed in the administration's inaugural operating budget, with a particular emphasis on advancing climate, economic development and housing goals – including the creation of a new $97 million HousingWorks program.?? "Our FY24-FY28 capital plan includes major investments that are designed to make Massachusetts more affordable, competitive, and equitable for
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Dalton Looking Into Sidewalk Repairs Near Local PubBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:14PM / Saturday, June 24, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board last week instructed Highway Superintendent Edward Hall to explore potential solutions to delineate the town sidewalk from the Zinky's Pub parking lot. The licensing board hearing to determine whether there were any legal violations that need to be addressed with the liquor license turned to a discussion on the state of the sidewalk in front of the popular pub. Pub patrons have been known to park on the "unidentifiable sidewalk" despite the efforts made by Zinky's owner Bill Zink to prevent them. The parking violations have made it difficult for resident Maggie Walto to walk with her mother, who has mobility 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Traders Profit-Taking After Great RunBy Bill Schmick,
11:22AM / Saturday, June 24, 2023 | |
What goes up, must come down — at least in the stock market. That doesn't mean that the bull market is over. More upside ahead in equities is a strong possibility, but first, we need to bottom. "Stocks are stretched at this point; the rubber band could stretch further, but not right now. I believe next week we might see some downside in the averages (maybe 100 points give or take on the S&P 500), but then up again too as high as 4,600." That was my take on where stocks were going in last week's column. Thus far, we seem to be right on target. Artificial intelligence stocks are leading this bout of profit-taking. Many smaller AI stocks have given 0 Comments
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FEMA Awards Over $1.5 M to Mass for COVID-19 Call Center | 08:25AM / Saturday, June 24, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of operating a public information hotline during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will receive a total of $1,548,332 in federal funding through FEMA's Public Assistance grant program to reimburse the cost of administering expanded call capabilities for its "2-1-1" Call Center. Between March 2020 and July 2021, the department contracted services to expand cellular communications for its Call Center, which provided real time COVID-19 information, resources, and referrals 0 Comments
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Central Berkshire Upping Bias Training After Antisemitic Harassment By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:38PM / Friday, June 23, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District is making curriculum changes and will be holding workshops on bias, bullying and inclusion in response to a Jewish teacher's resignation over antisemitic harassment at Nessacus Regional Middle School. The social studies teacher Morrison Robblee told The Berkshire Eagle last week that he was harassed by one of his sixth graders for months but feels the administration did not take proper action. The incidents have resulted in a police investigation and the juvenile is facing a misdemeanor charge of criminal harassment. Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis told the School Committee on Thursday 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Teens Face Robust Summer Job MarketBy Bill Schmick,
03:19PM / Friday, June 23, 2023 | |
Summer jobs for teenagers are expected to rise this summer. Even better news, while the job openings are higher, so too are the wages young workers can command. Teens have a long history of labor market participation in America. Between World War II and the end of the 20th century, at least half of the nation's teenagers were active participants in the labor force. Back in my day, getting a summer job in high school was a status symbol, a source of spending money, and a chance to show the world what I could accomplish given the chance. Back then, summer jobs provided real-world experience and helped street kids like me develop work-related skills, especially soft 0 Comments
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BCArc Names Three New Supervisors| 12:57PM / Friday, June 23, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc has promoted Jennifer Newell to Supervisor of Developmental Disability Residential Services, Stephanie Kulzer to Supervisor of Brain Injury Residential Services, and Melissa Garwacki to Supervisor of Brain Injury Residential Services. Jennifer started working at BCArc 25 years ago as a relief staff member, and since then has held many different positions in the agency, including full-time residential staff, assistant site manager, employment trainer, site manager, and Community Based Day Services specialist, among others. In this new position, Jennifer will oversee four BCArc residences, as well as shared living 0 Comments
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