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Lanesborough Planning Board Considers Reworking Rejected ArticlesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Friday, January 19, 2024 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — In its first meeting of the year, the Planning Board discussed ways to make rejected town meeting articles more palatable for residents.
The panel had supported drafting language for a 2,500-square-foot cap on the size of an accessory dwelling unit in response to the lack of housing availability in the community.
Voters rejected an article at the annual town meeting to remove the 900 square-foot cap on ADUs with concerns that people would build large structures on their property. With this new cap, the planners feel there is a chance of receiving support from townspeople.
"What we tried to do last year was just lift that max because why hold
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Parks Commission OKs MOU for Springside Pump TrackBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:31PM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With a memorandum of understanding settled, the pump track at Springside Park is closer to becoming a reality.
The Parks Commission on Tuesday approved a final draft MOU between the city, New England Mountain Bike Association, Shire Shredders, and Berkshire Mountain Bike Training Series. Milestone dates are currently not included in the document and will need to be updated once the project is closer to fruition. NEMBA plans to place a bicycle skills park and pump track near the north playground of the park at no cost to the city.
"This MOU that's in your packet is identical to the last MOU that you saw and tacitly approved several months ago.
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The Retired Investor: Stanley Cup Joins Long List of FadsBy Bill Schmick,
04:28PM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
Bell bottoms, Cabbage Patch dolls, pet rocks, Disney popcorn buckets — the list goes on. This year it is the Stanley Cup Quencher in a rainbow of colors. Fads are part of our society. They are different than trends or cults and most have a limited life. There are fads everywhere you look. Fashion, diets, music, clothes, and especially toys. Who remembers the Power Rangers? They seem to come out of nowhere, blaze a path of widespread adaption by multitudes of people, and then crash into sudden decline seemingly overnight. Take the Stanley Cup for example. I had no idea that the thermos company of my youth had transformed its reliable "hammer tone" green-bodied 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Live Music, Workshops, and More By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:03PM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including live music, a talent show, workshops, and more. Editor's Pick Talent Show '62 Center For Theatre & Dance, Williamstown Time: Thursday at 6 p.m. Start your weekend early with Black Arts Council's first annual Talent Show. This free and public event will showcase works from a range of mediums including dance, film, music, fashion, and more. Complete lineup here. Friday Fresh Takes: Emerging Art Historians Explore the Clark Collection The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Time: noon Experience the Clark's 0 Comments
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Adams Community Bank Announces Employee Promotions| 11:50AM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Adams Community Bank (ACB) announces the promotions of seven management-level positions. Tess Sorrentino has been promoted to SVP and Chief Financial Officer. Since beginning her banking career with the Bank 21 years ago, she has held roles as VP Compliance Officer and VP of Accounting. In 2021, she was promoted to VP Accounting and Controller. She then took on the additional responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer in 2022. Samantha Tanner has been promoted to VP, Marketing and Digital Strategy. Samantha joined the Bank in February of 2021 as the AVP Branch Officer in Williamstown and Digital Branch Manager. She has been in banking for 18 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Trust Seeks Input from Multi-Family Housing Properties| 08:00AM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Affordable Housing Trust is seeking input from owners of multi-family properties to request their assistance in understanding the needs and housing issues of owners of multi-family properties in Pittsfield. The Trust is conducting a brief survey which is available on the city's website under Community Development, Affordable Housing Trust Survey. Also, a postcard is being mailed to owners of multi-family properties in the city to advise them of the survey. The City of Pittsfield established the Affordable Housing Trust in June of 2022 with the purpose of creating and preserving affordable housing options for Pittsfield 0 Comments
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Berkshire VNA Ratifies First ContractBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Thursday, January 18, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Unionized nurses and health-care professionals of the Berkshire Visiting Nurses Association have settled a contract after about two years of negotiation.
On Dec. 22, the union represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association ratified its first contract with Berkshire Health Systems. The vote had unanimous support from members who were satisfied with the contract’s wages and productivity standards.
Members see these components as crucial to preserving staff and quality of care.
"Our goal in forming a union was to have a strong voice in making improvements for our patients and staff and we accomplished that in this contract. We are happy that
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Pittsfield ConCom Considers Conservation RestrictionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:31PM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Conservation Commission supports efforts to place a conservation restriction on a Knox Road property. At its first meeting of the year last Thursday, the panel voted to support joining the Berkshire Natural Resource Council to co-hold a conservation restriction on a 48-acre parcel of the Scace family farm. A formal vote will be taken at the next meeting and will have to be finalized by the mayor and city council.
"It's just about crossing the T's and dotting the I's," Chair and Ward 4 Councilor James Conant said.
The commissioners would like to see firmer documentation before the vote.
The BNRC is seeking $25,000 to place a
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State to Boost Reimbursement Rates for Child Care Providers | 03:23PM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | |
WORCESTER, Mass.— The Board of Early Education and Care unanimously approved the Healey-Driscoll Administration's changes to how the state reimburses early education and care providers who accept state child care financial assistance, known as rates. Child care providers across Massachusetts will start to receive at least a 5.5 percent increase to their daily per child reimbursement rate beginning in February 2024, an increase of over $2,000 a year on average per child. They will also soon receive a one-time retroactive payment to account for the increased rates back to July 1, 2023. The approved rates make progress on addressing long-standing inequities 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Public Schools' Arts Integration, Community Partnerships Programming | 10:40AM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Public Schools (PPS) announced a new and district-wide Arts Integration (AI) and Community Partnerships (CP) program. In his first year in office, PPS Superintendent Joseph Curtis envisioned a district-wide arts integration program that would provide the districts' roughly 5000 students and 500 faculty with equitable and embedded access to Berkshire County's vast cultural resources in alignment with the PPS District Improvement Plan and Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan, while synchronously targeting grade level Common Core Standards, and social emotional learning. Yvette "Jamuna" 0 Comments
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Greylock Appoints Brett Random to Board of Directors| 08:12AM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the appointment of Brett Random to Greylock's volunteer Board of Directors. "We are honored to have Brett join the board," said Greylock Board Chair Peter Lopez. "Her professional experience and personal priorities will strengthen this board even further. Greylock is grateful for her dedication and shared commitment to the community." Random is the Executive Director for Berkshire County Head Start and a certified parent educator. She earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Children, Families, and Society from MCLA; a master's degree in social work from Westfield 0 Comments
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ServiceNet Acquires Jodi's Flower Farm for Vocational ProgrammingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jodi's Seasonal will have a new life providing meaningful, therapeutic employment to people with intellectual disabilities.
Last week, ServiceNet announced its acquisition of the 16-acre flower farm on Crane Avenue. It will be renamed Prospect Meadow Farm Berkshires, which is a part of the agency's Developmental and Brain Injury Services division.
"We hope that it creates new and exciting opportunities for people with disabilities that are passionate about animals, passionate about the outdoors, passionate about working with their hands," Vice President of Vocational Services Shawn Robinson said.
"We feel like often when it comes to
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