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Berkshire Athenaeum Annual HalloTEEN Event| 11:31AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Teens 12 to 18 can join the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, for games, and a costume contest. HalloTEEN will occur Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Berkshire Athenaeum Auditorium. Participants will enjoy slime making, pumpkin painting, cornhole, making monster pops, video games, solving a mystery, and a photo booth station. Costumes are encouraged and the winner of our costume contest will win a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum. 0 Comments
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BRTA Announces Free Rides Extension | 10:54AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Governor Maura Healey announced that Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) will receive $699,733 for fare free service from Jan 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2025. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $30 million in grants to 13 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts to provide year-round, fare free public transportation services. The funding was provided in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget signed by Governor Maura Healey in July and builds off of two years of successful pilot programs. Customers riding the fixed route bus and/or the complementary ADA paratransit service will be fare free from Jan. through Sept. 2025. BRTA 0 Comments
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BCC Players Announce Fall Show | 08:14AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — BCC Players, Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s theatrical troupe, presents three performances of "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," written by Greg Allen, on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 pm, Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 pm and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 pm. All performances will be held in the Robert Boland Theatre on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for BCC employees, students and senior citizens. To purchase tickets, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/bccplayers. Directed by BCC Technical Director Alzie Mercado, "Too Much Light Makes the Baby 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Hires Vice President| 08:02AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Coop Bank) announced the hiring of Gina Vallone to its retail banking team as a Vice President and Branch Manager of its Dalton Avenue location. She has significant experience in branch management, financial advising, personal insurance sales and management, relationship management and customer service. Vallone joins Coop Bank after working for the previous fifteen years at Lee Bank in their retail and community banking departments. For the last five years, Vallone has been managing Lee Bank’s Pittsfield and Lenox branches. Prior to banking, she worked in personal insurance line sales and customer 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council, School Committee Want Better CommunicationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council and School Committee would like next year's budget process to go better than the last.
Both bodies met jointly on Monday at Reid Middle School with the intent to bridge the disconnect between school staff, the administration, and public officials during the budget process.
"It's important that the people in the school department understand how the budget works," Councilor at Large Earl Persip III said.
The city's operating budget for fiscal year 2025 passed with a $200,000 reduction to the $82 million Pittsfield Public School budget. During the final approval, all conversation was related to the schools, as droves of staff
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Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum Recount Successful YearBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:54PM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It is National Friends of Libraries Week and the Berkshire Athenaeum's group has a lot to be proud of.
The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum Executive Committee gathered in the auditorium on Monday for its annual meeting. Since 1938, generations of Friends have worked to enhance the community's library experience through programs and events.
The volunteer organization has about 500 members and coinciding with the appreciation week, memberships will be half-price on Oct. 25. Annual rates run $10 for an individual to $25 for a family with higher ticket options for patrons, benefactors, and lifetime members.
Over the last year, the organization put in
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The Retired Investor: Natural Diamonds Take Back Seat to Lab-Grown StonesBy Bill Schmick,
04:31PM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
There was a day when a man's love for his bride was measured by the clarity and size of a diamond ring. That notion is as outdated as believing that "artificial" or lab-grown diamonds are second-class stones. Chances are that if you purchased a diamond this year, it may have been manufactured in a laboratory. Lab-grown diamonds account for roughly 46 percent of the U.S. diamond jewelry market. What is interesting is that while the quantity of diamonds sold is almost neck and neck with the natural market, as a percentage of revenue, lab-growns only account for 23 percent of sales. There are two trends at work here. Natural diamonds are getting more expensive and 0 Comments
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Nomination Deadline Nears for BCC's 40 Under Forty Awards | 08:07AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s 40 Under Forty Awards event will be held Thursday, March 27, 2025. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. To make a nomination, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/40-under-forty. 40 Under Forty is an annual celebration of talented people in the Berkshires, under the age of 40, who have a dedication to improving the quality of life for those living and working in the community. 40 Under Forty awards honor people from all walks of life who are making a difference in the Berkshires. Nominees are eligible for this award through: Their professional work and 0 Comments
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Henderson Making a Mark at Springfield CollegeiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:35AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
 Monument Mountain alum Erving Henderson is making an impact in his first year on the Springfield College men's soccer team. Henderson scored a pair of goals in the Pride's 3-1 win over Worcester State on Oct. 8. He has appeared in 11 games this season, collecting those two goals and an assist, and he has started once for the Pride. Springfield College (5-6-2) hosts Wheaton College on Saturday. Brody Calvert (Wahconah) a sophomore at Mass Maritime, leads his team with five goals this fall. He scored a goal last weekend in a 2-1 loss to Bridgewater State. Mass Maritime (2-10) is at Framingham State on Saturday. Up at Vermont's Castleton State, Drury 0 Comments
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Dalton Cultural Council Tentatively Approves Grant ApplicationsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Cultural Council tentatively approved partially funding various grant applications for local events and initiatives during its meeting on Monday. The council's priorities are improving residents' quality of life by promoting access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. The state Cultural Council awarded the town council $8,000 for the 2025 fiscal year; however, last year, the committee approved $1,000 for traffic control boxes at the Town Hall. These funds could not be spent because the state Department of Transportation placed permit applications on hold while the application 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Meets for 3 MinutesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:15PM / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The City Council had what is likely to be its shortest meeting to date.
On Tuesday, councilors met for three minutes in Room 203. Before even getting settled into their seats, the 8-item agenda was completed.
Two sizable grants were accepted: $73,147.00 from the Massachusetts lnterlocal Insurance Association and $59,977.50 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and
Security's National Traffic and Safety Administration.
The MIIA grant will go toward the installation of security cameras at all of the city's firehouses and at the two splash pads that were vandalized last winter. Any additional funds required will come from the city's
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Pittsfield Commission OKs Former CYC DemolitionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:40PM / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Against wishes for preservation, the former Catholic Youth Center is set to be demolished.
The Historical Commission begrudgingly withdrew a one-year demolition delay on the Melville Street property, recognizing that the owners were unwilling to save or sell it.
"Very tough vote," Chair John Dickson said during the Monday meeting.
The Boys and Girls Club of the Berkshires plans to demolish the CYC to make way for an expanded playground for its child-care program. The nonprofit purchased the abutting property in 2015 and it has reportedly been out of use since at least 2012.
While the building could be structurally saved, club officials say it would be
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