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State Fire Marshal: Ready to Fall Back? When You Change Your Clocks, Check Your Alarms!| 04:25PM / Friday, November 03, 2023 | |
STOW, Mass. — With the end of daylight savings time coming on Nov. 5, Massachusetts fire officials issued a seasonal reminder to check your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and change the batteries when you change your clocks. "Working smoke and CO alarms are crucial home safety tools," said State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. "As we 'fall back' this weekend, be sure you have the best protection by putting fresh alkaline batteries in alarms that use them and replacing alarms that are out of date." Today's smoke and carbon monoxide alarms have the manufacturing date printed on the back of the device. Smoke alarms should be replaced when 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Bonds Get Lift & Stocks Rally Along With ThemBy Bill Schmick,
04:18PM / Friday, November 03, 2023 | |
Investors were treated with good news on a variety of fronts as October closed and we enter the November-December seasonal period. Both the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank should be credited with most of the positive developments that sent bond prices higher and yields lower. Since September, I was convinced that if bond yields continued to rise, stocks would fall. Last week, however, I advised investors that we were nearing the end of this trend, and "I expect a rebound to begin in November if not sooner." To me, the most important development was the decision by the U.S. Treasury to slow the pace of increases in longer-dated debt auctions in the November 0 Comments
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Human Remains Found at Wahconah Park IdentifiedBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:56AM / Friday, November 03, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The human remains found at Wahconah Park last month have been identified as 43-year-old Luis Lopez-Lopez but the cause of death is still pending. Lopez-Lopez's remains had been found by a city worker who was cutting brush on the property. "The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's Office accepted the case. On Friday October 27 the ME's office notified PPD that the remains were positively identified as 43 year old Luis Lopez-Lopez," the Pittsfield Police Department wrote in a press release. "The cause and manner of death are still pending." The police were able to contact the family of Mr. 0 Comments
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Dalton CRA Marks 100 With Week of Activities| 05:55AM / Friday, November 03, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — For the last century, the Dalton CRA has been trying to make lives healthier and better for town residents. But just in case it missed anyone, the venerable recreation center is throwing open its doors next Thursday as part of a weeklong celebration of the CRA's 100th anniversary. The CRA has been marking its centennial all year, and the culmination of those festivities comes Nov. 6-10. One big highlight: free use of the facility from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9. The event also will feature a 15 percent discount on membership that day. The anniversary week gets under way on Monday with a Hi Lo Infusion class from 8:30 to 9:30 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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"Holiday Pittsfield": Barrington Stage Opening House | Down on Union Street, Barrington Stage Company was hosting a holiday open house, an opportunity to look around the theatre, enjoy refreshments, and most importantly, speak to the clear headlining star of the weekend, Santa Claus.
In a quiet moment with the Man in Red, he said he was thrilled to be here, and was looking forward to hearing from many more children. Always gracious, Mr. Claus thanked iBerkshires for stopping by. Always pressed for appearances this time of year, Claus was slated to appear later that evening at the Colonial Theatre.
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