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Berkshire Athenaeum Teen LEGO Challenge| 04:06PM / Saturday, March 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, and Bottomless Bricks for a Teen LEGO Challenge on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 4 to 6 pm. Teens 12 — 18 can join us for three exciting LEGO building challenges. Creations will be displayed at the library following the event for one month. The winner of the main challenge will win a $25 gift card to Bottomless Bricks. Snacks will be provided. No registration required. The event will be held in the library's Auditorium. According to Erin Laundry, owner of Bottomless Bricks, "I'm thrilled to collaborate with the Athenaeum for this exciting event for 0 Comments
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Pittsfield High School Best Buddies Club Holds Resource FairBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:53AM / Saturday, March 16, 2024 | |
The club was recently reinstituted after the pandemic sidelined the initiative. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Best Buddies Club Resource Fair at Pittsfield High School on Tuesday demonstrated the importance of connection. The Best Buddies Club is part of the national nonprofit Best Buddies International. According to its website, the organization aims to end the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It's important to embrace differences and accept people for who they are without judgment. People don't have to be segregated because of their differences, PHS 0 Comments
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Dalton Town Employees Gets ADA Training By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
10:49AM / Saturday, March 16, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Municipal employees will have the option to participate in Americans with Disabilities Act training. ADA coordinator Alyssa Maschino informed the ADA Committee on Monday that Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson approved the idea and is currently in the planning process. The virtual training will cover state ADA requirements, ensuring program accessibility for people with disabilities, and the reasonable modification process. The training is led by Julia O'Leary, general counsel for Massachusetts Office on Disability. The Office on Disability "provides information, guidance, and training on disability-related civil rights and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's $80M School Budget Proposal 'Not Ideal,' Cuts Over 100 EmployeesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:48AM / Saturday, March 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The school administration delivered a somber budget presentation for fiscal 2025, including a proposed reduction of more than 100 staff members.
"Tonight is truly about much change and certainly challenges and then choices and as being committed to the Pittsfield public schools for now 30 years, we certainly have been here before over different periods of time and I've experienced it in really all the roles I have held," Superintendent Joseph Curtis told the School Committee on Wednesday.
"We will get through this. We will continue to serve our children, our families, and our community and we will continue to show compassion and
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Marchetti Honors Pittsfield Athletes at City CouncilBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:38PM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tuesday's City Council meeting began with a roar as several high school athletes were honored for their accomplishments.
Mayor Peter Marchetti delivered proclamations to the Taconic High School hockey team and bowling team as well as an individual from the Pittsfield High School bowling team. Each excited a round of applause from students, friends, and families who filled council chambers.
"Tonight is a night of great pride for the city of Pittsfield when we can honor literally dozens of Pittsfield and Berkshire County youth for the good work they do," Marchetti said.
"One thing I hear as mayor all the time is there is nothing for kids
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@theMarket: Sticky Inflation Slows Market AdvanceBy Bill Schmick,
05:21PM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
February inflation data showed no progress on inflation. That follows the same kind of readings from the previous month. While two months does not make a trend, the disappointing numbers gave investors pause. Both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and its cousin, The Producer Price Index (PPI), came in warmer than economists had expected. Consumer prices rose 3.2 percent in February from a year earlier but were only slightly higher than economists' expectations of 3.1 percent. The PPI rose 1.6 percent year-over-year, which was the largest gain since last September. Month-over-month, the PPI at +0.6 percent was double the average forecast. These data points should be taken 0 Comments
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Temporary Traffic Interruptions Near Berkshire Medical Center | 03:39PM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to a Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) project to improve the intersections and traffic signals near Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) there will be impacts to traffic in this area throughout the duration of this project beginning on Monday, March 18. While this work is underway, traffic will be reduced to one lane of travel on First Street (U.S. Route 7) and North Street between Burbank Street and Abbott Street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday through at least May 6. All BMC and Medical Arts Complex (MAC) parking areas remain open during construction. Detours to parking areas may be in place at certain times. For more 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: St. Patrick's Day By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:21PM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events in Berkshire County this weekend including St. Patrick’s Day Dinners, live music, and more. Friday German Dinner Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield Time: 5 to 7 p.m. The menu includes goulash with egg noodles, red cabbage, and chocolate cherry cake for dessert. Take-out is available. Beer and wine are offered for dine-in patrons. Tickets cost $20 per person and $12 for children aged 12 and under. More information here. Cocoa Club Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield Time; 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Children between the ages of 6 and 12 are invited to relax and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and 0 Comments
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Barrington Stage To Hold Auditions for Local Teens| 12:04PM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company will hold auditions for local teens ages 13-19 for The Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund's 2024 Devised Theatre Ensemble. Auditions are March 23 at Barrington Stage's Wolfson Center, 122 North Street, from 10am-2pm. The day will start with a group warmup and audition, followed by individual auditions. Those auditioning should prepare a 16-bar cut from the musical theatre cannon. An accompanist is provided. Sides will also be available. To sign up for auditions use this link https://forms.gle/5naP5EHH8sR9Xinw7. Students are paid a stipend for participation. The Devised Theatre Ensemble 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Police Advisory Panel to Clarify RoleBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Officials want to revise the long-standing Police Advisory Review Commission to clarify its role.
Police Chief Robert Derksen and standing Chair Aaron Williams spoke to the Select Board on Monday about the future of the panel, citing years of officials questioning its purpose.
"I'm not looking to dissolve the committee today, even after this conversation," Select Board member Michael Murphy said, adding that it is an opportunity to make revisions.
The five-member commission is tasked with coordinating with the chief for the search and interview process of law enforcement, making recommendations to the Select Board, and advising the
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Pittsfield Health Board Votes Demolition for Multifamily PropertiesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:37AM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Board of Health voted for the demolition of two condemned properties and discussed how to preserve other housing stock from this fate.
"It's so unfortunate that we end up kind of with houses that if we could get in somehow much earlier we wouldn't have to take them down," Chair Roberta Elliott said on Tuesday. "It seems like such a late approach."
A house at 135 Lincoln St., a four-bedroom and two-bath multifamily built more than a century ago, has been condemned for a year with no improvement made to the property.
Code Enforcement Officer Andrew Gagnon said it started with an anonymous complaint about a vacant unsecured
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The Retired Investor: Eating Out Not What It Used to BeBy Bill Schmick,
04:50PM / Thursday, March 14, 2024 | |
Many Americans are getting a bad case of sticker shock when their check arrives at their favorite restaurants. Higher costs for labor, food, and a variety of other inputs are conspiring to make dining out a luxury item that fewer can afford. Lest you think that these sky-high prices are confined to the white tablecloth crowd, guess again. I'm talking about everywhere. Prices in fast food chains, your neighborhood bar and grill, the home-style diner on the corner, and even your local Chinese takeout joint are jacking up prices. By the beginning of this year, the costs of eating out rose more than 30 percent since 2019, according to the Labor Department. I think that is low. 0 Comments
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