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CBRSD District Improvement Plan Prioritizes Equitable LearningBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:01AM / Monday, January 06, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is focusing on equitable learning, social-emotional support, and family engagement in its district improvement plan. "The district improvement plan takes certain priorities from the strategic plan, lays out a yearly plan, and then from there, our schools formulate their own school improvement plans to really identify priorities," Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said at the School Committee's recent meeting. To set its objectives the district pulls information from its strategic plan, the goals set by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, input from families, 0 Comments
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Governor Signs Bill Expanding Access to Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Support| 03:52PM / Sunday, January 05, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has signed an Act relative to treatments and coverage for substance use disorder and recovery coach licensure, which makes treatment and recovery support more affordable and accessible for residents living with substance use disorder. The legislation expands access to lifesaving opioid reversal medications like naloxone and ensures they are covered by health insurance. It also introduces measures to support the well-being of infants with prenatal substance exposure and their caregivers. "Over the course of my career, I’ve been motivated by those who have tragically lost loved ones to the opioid crisis that is impacting all of our communities.
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Pittsfield 2024 Business Wrap-Up: New Life and ClosuresBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
08:50AM / Sunday, January 05, 2025 | |
Mayor Peter Marchetti gets ice cream cones from the reopened King Cone on Fenn Street. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In 2024, the city's business landscape saw some shakeups, with restaurant openings and closures and some new ventures.
King Kone, a soft-serve staple, was purchased by the nonprofit Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds to be run as a workers' co-op. At the end of the 2023 season, the Barbarotta family closed the shop's order and pickup windows for the last time as they prepared to sell.
The ice cream shop had a soft opening in August, offering frozen treats on a "pay what you will" basis while employees perfected the craft.
In 2023, Roots
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Market 32 and Customers Raise Money for Children's Miracle Hospitals| 08:27AM / Sunday, January 05, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32/Price Chopper has announced that its month-long campaign that raised funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has resulted in a donation of $69,486.45. Guests in all 130 stores were given the option of rounding up their change to the nearest dollar during October. 170 children's hospitals across the U.S. and Canada comprise the Children's Miracle Network of hospitals and provide 38 million visits to 12 million kids each year. The following hospitals, local to Price Chopper and Market 32 customers, are part of the network: Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Boston 0 Comments
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Lanesborough to Host a Winter FestBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:13PM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
LANEBOROUGH, Mass. — The town hopes to gather community members with a winter festival in early February.
The Select Board ended 2024 with a brief meeting on Monday. Town Administrator Gina Dario reported that the Community Development Committee is "very proud" to announce the 2025 winter festival on February 2 at the Skyline Antique and Event Center from noon to 3 p.m.
"This is an event that's sponsored by the Community Development Committee, also supported by the grant we received from the Massachusetts Cultural Council," she explained.
"There will be music, there will be entertainment, children's activities, outdoor activities."
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Massachusetts Ranked Second By League of American Bicyclists| 12:08PM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is celebrating Massachusetts being ranked second in the nation on the League of American Bicyclists' 2024 list of Bicycle Friendly States - and ranking highest above every other state in the Northeast region and along the East Coast. The League's annual report, which ranks states, includes the categories of Infrastructure and Funding, Education and Encouragement, Legislation and Enforcement, Policies and Programs, and Evaluation and Planning. This recognition follows a recent national ranking of Massachusetts by WalletHub as the best state to live in for 2024. "We are honored 0 Comments
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Farley-Bouvier Hires New Legislative Aide for Pittsfield Office| 08:00AM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier has welcomed Mirabai Dyson as her new Pittsfield-based legislative aide. Dyson graduated from Williams College in June 2024 where she majored in environmental studies. Dyson comes to this position with experience working with elementary and middle schools, homeless communities, Indigenous communities, and Environmental Justice organizations. Reflecting on her new position, Mirabai said "I have much respect for the representative's work and I am honored to join her staff. My goal is to be of service to the Pittsfield community as best I can. I look forward to learning from and getting to know the 0 Comments
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Dalton Public Safety Advisory Committee Ranks Potential Properties By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:26AM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
Use of town-owned lots near the Senior Center would require a town meeting vote as housing had been designated a priority for the former school property. DALTON, Mass. — The Public Safety Advisory Committee has ranked four properties to consider during its feasibility study on locations for a new police station. Two have existing structures, including a residential property, and the others are vacant lots. The committee ranked the locations based on a quantitative scoring and weighting process, considering the properties' location, projected cost, size, and whether it is purchase or lease and whether it's vacant or has an existing 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Markets Falter to Start the Yearby Bill Schmick,
02:09PM / Friday, January 03, 2025 | |
After several days of profit-taking, stocks tried to stage a recovery in the first two days of the new year with varying success. Traders are cautious and fear that there may be more downside to come. While Santa made at best a brief appearance this year as far as the expected rally was concerned, the damage was not all that great. The S&P 500 Index suffered a loss of less than 3 percent from its all-time high while NASDAQ was hit harder. The dollar and bond yields continued to climb as foreign currencies fell against the dollar in preparation for the incoming administration's expected new tariff regime. Most overseas markets vastly underperformed the U.S. equity 0 Comments
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Questions Needed for Dalton Select Board Candidate ForumBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:19PM / Friday, January 03, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Attention Dalton voters, iBerkshires is asking the public to submit questions for the upcoming Select Board Candidate Forum at the Senior Center on Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. During the event, Pittsfield Bureau Chief Brittany Polito will ask the four Select Board candidates questions curated from voter submissions. Submit a question by emailing our Dalton reporter, Sabrina Damms, at sdamms@iberkshires.com 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 statement. Following this, Polito will ask questions. For every question, the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's Homeless Advisory Committee Hosting Housing Resource Fair| 10:30AM / Friday, January 03, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Homeless Advisory Committee is sponsoring their fourth Housing Resource Fair, which will be held at the Berkshire Athenaeum on Thursday, Jan. 9, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The fair will offer a variety of resources and assistance to those in the community who are seeking help with accessing stable and secure housing. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from local housing organizations and agencies to learn about affordable housing options and receive information on resources for rental assistance. Participating agencies include Upside 413, Second 0 Comments
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Pittsfield School Committee Chair Details PHS InvestigationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Friday, January 03, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — School Committee Chair William Cameron has provided additional details about the third-party investigation into alleged staff misconduct at Pittsfield High School.
On Monday, the committee authorized him to negotiate and execute a retainer agreement with law firm Bulkley Richardson Gelinas of Springfield for "independent and impartial investigations of certain Pittsfield Public School employees."
A second investigation by a different firm will target the district's internal processes.
Mid-week, Cameron forwarded iBerkshires answers to a list of queries from news blogger Dan Valenti of PlanetValenti.com "in order to ensure that I am providing
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