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Governor Makes Appointments to the Veterans' Homes Council | 08:02AM / Sunday, February 12, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll announced the appointment of seven members to the Veterans' Homes Council. Established through a 2022 law aimed at strengthening the governance of veterans services in the Commonwealth, the Council is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans' Services to ensure the health, well-being, and safety of residents of state-operated Veterans' Homes and access to equitable, high quality, and competent care for veterans across the Commonwealth. "The Veterans' Homes Council will play a critical role in ensuring that we are providing the care that our veterans need and deserve. These
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10x10 Returns for 12th Annual Festival By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:55AM / Sunday, February 12, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County business and organizations joining forces with Pittsfield's Office of Cultural Development to host the 12th annual 10x10 Festival. Beginning Thursday and running through Sunday, Feb. 26 festivalgoers have the opportunity to choose from more than 50 events to celebrate the winter season. For the past dozen years, 10x10 has attracted thousands of people to Pittsfield to experience the eclectic activities that local cultural venues have to offer, Office of Cultural Development Director Jennifer Glockner said. Last year more that 10,000 people participated in the festival. Although the saying, 0 Comments
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Recent Grants and Donations to BAAMS| 04:17PM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies, Inc., (BAAMS) announced it has recently garnered support from several donors and foundations, all contributing to the expansion of its mission and increasing its ability to serve more young music students from Berkshire County and beyond. A donation was received from Michelle Daunais and Rick Seto of Weymouth, double matched by Takeda Pharmaceutical, as well as funds raised through Network for Good, and funds were also donated in Memory of John T. "Jack" Gould, of North Adams, who passed away in December, 2022, made possible by the family of Jack Gould and the Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral 3 Comments
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RMV Advisory: Crash Report System Replacement| 10:59AM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) announced a system replacement with its "Request a Crash Report" pagelet on its website and therefore this specific customer online transaction will be unavailable between 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, and approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. During this system replacement, any customers who are in urgent need of a copy of a crash report, may contact the local or state law enforcement agency where their crash occurred. The updated Crash Data System replacement is being done to optimize the acceptance, maintenance, and accessibility of Massachusetts crash reports. For customers trying to 0 Comments
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Valentine's Day Fundraiser Shows Love to Pittsfield Artist By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:28AM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The community is rallying around a local artist in need of a heart transplant with a Valentine's Day fundraiser.
On Tuesday, the "Give a Heart" event to benefit Mike Carty will run from 5 to midnight at Methuselah Bar and Lounge on North Street. It will include live music, raffles, and mayoral candidates Peter Marchetti and John Krol as guest bartenders.
"We're going to be using the hashtag #giveaheart, it's to raise funds for Mike Carty, who needs a heart transplant,” bartender Amanda Marcisz explained.
"He has also had three major surgeries already and he is in the hospital until further notice so it is to help
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Dalton Finance Committee Recommends Adding Part-Time ClerkBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:07PM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee voted to recommend a number of fiscal 2024 department and office budgets during its meeting on Wednesday night. One of the smallest increases may be for the town moderator, a line item projected to increase 2.09 percent, or $9. That $9 will bring the moderator's pay to $439 with another $100 for training, travel and lodging and dues and memberships for a total budget of $539. Chair William Drosehn questioned whether the raise is large enough based on to the amount of work the position has but the committee held off on any further raises because of the uncertainty of the town's budget at this point. The 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Markets Consolidating After January GainsBy Bill Schmick,
04:07PM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
 They say you can't keep a good market down. That is proving to be the case thus far in 2023. Every dip continues to be bought and the technical charts indicate there may be more upside ahead. I was expecting that January's bounce in the averages would reverse in February. So far, I have been wrong. I did provide some caveats. For example, I recognized that my forecast had become the consensus view, and that made me uncomfortable. I also wrote back at the end of January that if the Fed moved into a more dovish stance "my prediction fails to materialize, and the market continues to grind higher, we could ultimately see 4,370 on the S&P 500 Index, which is another 300 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Historical Melville Fellows To Present Written Works| 03:19PM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, Feb. 16, Berkshire County Historical Society 2022-23 Melville Fellows Ashton Bird and Josie Overbook, both students at Berkshire Community College, will present readings of original works created during their time at Arrowhead as part of Pittsfield's 10 x 10 Winter Upstreet Arts Festival. The free readings take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum at 5:30 pm; reservations are not required. In addition, both fellows will present original artwork inspired by their time at Melville's home. According to a press release: Ashton Bird will be presenting a mixed-media piece that involves a digital rendering of Arrowhead's Piazza, 0 Comments
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City of Pittsfield: February flu clinics| 10:56AM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The city of Pittsfield's Health Department will be hosting two public flu clinics in Pittsfield for anyone seeking flu vaccinations. The first clinic will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Epworth Arms Apartments, 350 West St. The second clinic will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at Capitol Square Apartments, 379 North St. Pre-registration is not required, but is available for each clinic via the following links: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/pittsfield?site=epworth-arms-apartments-clinic and https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/pittsfield?site=capitol-square-apartments-clinic. Individuals 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Receives Regional Economic Development Organization Grant| 08:20AM / Friday, February 10, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire announced that it is the recipient of a $295,000 grant award through the Regional Economic Development Organization (REDO) grant program. This funding is made available because of statewide investments made by the Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD) and the support of the Berkshire County Legislative Delegation. The funding from the REDO grant will help to sustain the ongoing work of the 1Berkshire Economic Development team's support of small businesses, implementation efforts associated with the Berkshire Blueprint 2.0, and the ongoing regional efforts to bolster the Berkshire economy. Additionally, as part of 0 Comments
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Pittsfield School Panels Favors Safe Gun Storage OutreachBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Thursday, February 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A School Committee panel is in favor of the district promoting secure gun storage. On Tuesday, the new Social Emotional Learning and Safety subcommittee referred a presentation and resolution on secure gun storage by the national Be Smart for Kids advocacy group to the full committee. "It's sad we have to do any of these things," member Daniel Elias said. "But the ALICE I think is so worthwhile and this type of gun ownership responsible storage is so worthwhile. It's sad that we have to do either of them but they're both very necessary." ALICE stands for "Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and 1 Comment
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The Retired Investor: Entrepreneurs Undeterred by Inflation or Recession FearsBy Bill Schmick,
05:04PM / Thursday, February 09, 2023 | |
 One of the silver linings of the pandemic was an explosion of startups throughout the nation. After a 40-year decline, entrepreneurship rose from the ashes, and contrary to expectations continues to thrive today. What is behind this trend? In 2020, the early days of COVID-19, as unemployment skyrocketed and businesses shut down by the thousands, 4.3 million new business applications were filed, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was one million more than in 2019. The following year (2021), 1.8 million companies were formed, which was a record. Last year, the numbers dropped a little to 1.7 million applications, but still up 28 percent from the pre-pandemic days. Funny 0 Comments
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