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Dalton Public Safety Panel Talks Facilities FundBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:25PM / Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Public Safety Advisory Committee members have discussed a proposal to establish a public facilities stabilization fund. The town does not have a stabilization fund dedicated to future public facility projects, including potential needs for construction and renovation of town buildings. This fund would be a way for the town to proactively save money for construction or renovation projects of public buildings, said Finance Committee member Thomas Irwin. A fund like this would save up funds to address unexpected repair needs or new construction without depending on temporary funding such as from the American Rescue Plan Act and 0 Comments
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Central Berkshire Superintendent Intends to Retire in JuneBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:27PM / Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis has put the phrase "life-long learning" into practice throughout her career and will continue to do so in retirement. It was announced during the School Committee meeting last week that Blake-Davis will be retiring from her position effective June 30. Although she is retiring, she is continuing to practice what she hopes to have modeled for district teachers, administrators, and students — to be a lifelong learner and lifelong educator. In the spring, Blake-Davis hopes to defend her dissertation, which she developed on education leadership 0 Comments
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BCC's Director of Academic Advising Wins Award | 11:07AM / Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced that Director of Academic Advising and Coaching Lyndsay Isham-Morton is the winner of the Region 1 Excellence in Advising – Advising Administrator Award from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. Isham-Morton will be recognized at a conference in April. According to a press release, NACADA is the leading association globally for the advancement of student success through excellence in academic advising in higher education. NACADA provides its members with opportunities for professional development and personal growth. As director of academic advising and 0 Comments
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Greylock Federal to Host 'Scamalot'| 08:00AM / Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union is hosting an interactive Zoom webinar 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, highlighting trending scams as well as tools and tips to avoid being scammed. "Scammers are in full force these days," said Cindy Shogry-Raimer, Greylock's vice president and director of community development. "They use phone calls, mail, email, text messages, social media, and even go door to door to steal your identity and your money." The webinar will feature actual fraudulent recordings, email and text samples. The conversation will also share next steps on what to do if you become a victim of a scam. "Knowledge is your 0 Comments
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Berkshire District Attorney's Office Awarded Over $200 K in Grant Funding | 07:30AM / Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire District Attorney's Office has been awarded $206,779.58 in grant funding to support community initiatives, training, and equipment. The grant funding will be primarily used to fund youth community programing; provide community training surrounding law enforcement topics; fund training for Berkshire District Attorney staff and the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit; and provide equipment for the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. "I am thrilled to receive this grant funding once again. This funding enhances community programs and strengthens law enforcement training and resources," District Attorney Timothy 0 Comments
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iBerkshires Hosts Dalton Select Board Candidate Forum WednesdayBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Monday, January 13, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — iBerkshires is hosting a Select Board Candidate Forum at the Senior Center this Wednesday at 6 p.m. During the event, Pittsfield Bureau Chief Brittany Polito will ask the four Select Board candidates questions curated from voter submissions. Dalton community members are invited to the center to watch the discussion. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel and broadcast live by Dalton Public Television on Channel 1301. The number of questions will be limited to the 90-minute time limit. In this forum, each candidate will begin with a two-minute opening 0 Comments
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Daly Announced as CEO of Pittsfield Co-op| 03:44PM / Monday, January 13, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank has named Michael P. Daly its chief executive officer. A friend and customer of the institution since the 1980s, Daly will help develop strategies for ongoing success. "Pittsfield Cooperative Bank appreciates Mike's willingness to step in and assist us," said Board Chair John J. Martin Jr., partner at Martin Hochberg & Cianflone. "We look forward to his help in creating and executing a thoughtful plan for the future and continued profitability." A Pittsfield native and Berkshire resident, Daly said he is motivated to step out of retirement because of his deep roots and friendships in the 0 Comments
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Herberg School Closed Tuesday for Heating IssuesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:31PM / Monday, January 13, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Herberg Middle School will be closed on Tuesday because of heating and electrical issues. Heating problems caused an early dismissal on Monday. It was discovered that the boilers were not functioning properly early Monday and around 8 a.m., the school was notified of electrical and boiler issues that could not be rectified. Students were dismissed at 11 a.m. "At this time, we are planning to resume normal school operations tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, 2025," Principal William Wood posted on social media around 10 a.m. "We will provide further updates if anything changes." That changed early Monday evening 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Man Charged With Assaulting Two with HandgunStaff Reports,
01:15PM / Monday, January 13, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After a standoff, a city man was arrested and charged for allegedly threatening and striking two people with a handgun over the weekend.
Solomon Jones III, 32, of Pittsfield has been charged with assault and battery, threat to commit a crime, and carrying a firearm and ammunition without a license. Police were dispatched to a multi-family unit at 10 Francis Ave. at about 7:40 p.m. on Sunday for a report of a person with a firearm. Upon arrival, officers said they encountered two people with facial injuries. "Those parties reported that an altercation had occurred in the parking lot involving a party who then fled the scene and ran into one of the
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Dalton Green Committee Awards Climate Action Logo Winners By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:31PM / Monday, January 13, 2025 | |
Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis, Green Committee member Antonio Pagliarulo, Grace, School Committee Chair Richard Peters, Ashlyn, Ella, art teacher, Bonnie Capogna and Principal Aaron M. Robb. DALTON, Mass. — Green Committee member Antonio Pagliarulo presented the three Climate Action Plan Logo contest winners with a framed letter of recognition in front of the Central Berkshire Regional School Committee. The letter was signed by the Green Committee Chair David Wasielewski and Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson. The logo helps reflect Dalton's past, present, and future environmental climate status. The committee called for logo submissions out to 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Crosby/Conte Feasibility Years From CompletionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Monday, January 13, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— If local approval is secured in the fall, the district will have 2 1/2 years to complete a feasibility study for the Crosby/Conte school project.
The eligibility period for Massachusetts School Building Authority funding begins on Feb. 3 and will conclude on Oct. 31 with a vote from the City Council. In that time, a number of boxes have to be checked off including enrollment studies and maintenance and capital planning.
Last week, the School Building Needs Commission accepted MSBA's letter of invitation for the eligibility period and a 270-day eligibility module. The timeline requires a school building committee that oversees the project formed by early
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Mass DOR: December Revenue Collections Total $4.345 B| 03:32PM / Sunday, January 12, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that preliminary revenue collections for December totaled $4.345 billion, $573 million or 15.2 percent more than actual collections in December 2023, and $267 million or 6.5 percent above benchmark. FY2025 year-to-date collections totaled approximately $19.260 billion, which is $1.394 billion or 7.8 percent more than actual collections in the same period of FY2024, and $159 million or 0.8 percent above the year-to-date benchmark. DOR estimates that roughly $197 million of the year-over-year increase in December reflects one-time events in withholding and estate taxes, without which 0 Comments
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