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Greylock Appoints Director Emeritus| 08:00AM / Thursday, November 16, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. Greylock Federal Credit Union's Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Ann Deely as Director Emeritus in recognition of her long and distinguished service to the credit union. In July 2023, the Board of Directors voted to confer the Director Emeritus designation on Deely. Individuals who are appointed Directors Emeriti function as an advisory committee to the board of directors. Deely's designation reflects a two-year term . "I'm honored to have served with Ann and am gratified to recognize her years of dedication and commitment to the members of Greylock," said Board Chair Peter Lopez. "We look forward to her continued 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Announces North Pole Calling Program| 08:00AM / Thursday, November 16, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development Recreation Program will be conducting the 42nd annual North Pole Calling Program on Wednesday, Dec. 13 and Thursday, Dec. 14 from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Sign up forms will be sent home with Pittsfield students in Pre-K, Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2 by Nov. 22, 2023. Fillable forms, which can be saved and emailed, are available through a link on the City website at North Pole Calling Program (cityofpittsfield.org). Hard copy forms are also available at the City Clerk's Office in Room 103 at City Hall, 70 Allen Street, as well as in the Department of Community Development, 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Select Board Looking Into Berkshire Mall 'Landslide'By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:26PM / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — First responders are concerned about a hole in the outside lane of the ring road surrounding the shuttered Berkshire Mall and have asked for a solution.
The crater near the former Best Buy has expanded to about the size of a loader's bucket and is coned off but traffic can still pass by.
"We're not only looking out for the safety of the residents but actually the mall owner from a liability standpoint," Police Chief Robert Derksen said. "We're trying to protect them as well because if there is a tragedy they're going to be liable for something like that."
He and Emergency Medical Services Director Jennifer Weber
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Haddad Subaru Wins National Love Promise AwardBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:12PM / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | |
General manager Chris Kramek, Strong Little Souls founder Madison Quinn and Haddad Marketing Director Beth Maturevich with national award presented to the dealership by Subaru. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Haddad Auto Group has become an integral part of the community through more than 90 years of donations and initiatives. Haddad Subaru's most recent collaboration was a family day with local non-profit for pediatric cancer Strong Little Souls, which earned it a National Love Promise award. This is the first time this dealership has won the national recognition given by Subaru of America. Subaru of America awards two out of its 630 retailers in the 0 Comments
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Downtown Pittsfield Hosting Thankful Food Drive| 08:00AM / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI) is hosting its Thankful Food Drive now through Nov. 30, 2023. Donations of non-perishable food items will benefit the South Community Food Pantry and St. Joseph's Church Food Pantry. The drive is accepting non-perishable items such as canned vegetables, canned or dry beans, canned fruit in juice, low-sodium soups, canned tuna in water, canned chicken, canned stews, brown rice, unsalted nuts, shelf stable milk and milk substitutes, whole grain pasta, pasta sauce, canned tomatoes, unsweetened apple sauce, peanut butter, and whole grain cold cereals. Please do NOT donate open packages or expired or 0 Comments
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Dalton Special Town Meeting Set for Dec. 13By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:54AM / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board has set a special town meeting for Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Wahconah Regional High School to vote on adding an additional $25,000 to the police detail fund. The police detail fund is a revolving account that is currently paid up to $25,000 but is drained when a large number of details happen. It stays drained until it is replenished by payments from the private entities that hire the details. When the fund is substantially drained, the payment schedule for officers who work details is unpredictable, Police Chief Deanna Strout has said. From July 23 to Nov. 13, the town billed out $74,009.50 and has taken in 0 Comments
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Dalton Traffic Commission Urges Need For Traffic Study By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:28PM / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Traffic Commission wrote a letter to the Select Board urging for a traffic study to ensure safe traffic control during elections now that the polling station is at the Senior Center. The concern was raised by Traffic Commission Chair William Drosehn during its meeting last week. Now that the decision has been made, the commission needs to weigh in and look into how to make the roads safer during elections, he said. The Select Board voted to relocate the polling station from the Community Recreation Association to the Senior Center in August, going against the ad hoc committee's suggestion. The ad hoc committee 0 Comments
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BArT Theatre Presents 'Tracks' | 08:00AM / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School Theatre announced its production of "Tracks." The show will run on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 pm, with additional performances on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. "Tracks" was written by Peter Tarsi. This production is directed by BArT Senior Jace Ziarnik and stage-managed by BART Senior M Schrade. According to a press release: A group of strangers meet in a dirty subway station. They have arrived with limited personal belongings. Their watches have stopped. They all claim to be in different cities. But they soon learn there is no way out of the station. And 0 Comments
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Wahconah Park Panel Looks to FundingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Three different avenues are being considered to fund the estimated $30 million restoration of historic Wahconah Park and a feasibility study has gone to the mayor.
While planners hope that grants and donations fund as much as possible, they are also looking into borrowing an amount that the tax levy could handle but have not yet determined the burden on taxpayers.
"Looking at the survey results and people I’ve spoken to, people want this," Chair Earl Persip III said to the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee on Thursday.
"The community wants this and so when it comes down to it and we understand how much we can borrow right from the
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Pittsfield Community Radio, WTBR To Hold Fundraiser| 02:06PM / Monday, November 13, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD Mass. — Pittsfield Community Radio, 89.7 WTBR-FM, will be holding a one-day on-air fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. All money raised during the on-air fundraiser will go towards continuing the mission of providing the community with a non-profit, non-commercial radio station to present diverse local, entertaining, informative, and educational programming. The on-air event will be anchored by former Pittsfield morning radio fixture and current Coordinator of Advancement at WTBR, Bob Heck, and Pittsfield Community Television's Executive Director and Morning Drive host Shawn Serre. The day will also feature local radio 0 Comments
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BCC On Final Stretch of $10M UpgradesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Monday, November 13, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College hopes to have a majority of its multimillion dollar campus improvements completed by the end of the month.
Students and staff may have noticed various construction areas at BCC over the last year. These include upgrades to the Boland Theater lobby, exterior pavers, the quad, windows, electrical switchgear, and underground infrastructure such as sanitary and stormwater drainage lines.
"We have been very busy for the past couple of years in planning what turned out to be a $10 million critical infrastructure improvement project," Director of Facilities Christopher DeGray said at the BCC trustees' September
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Veteran Spotlight: Navy Radioman Robert MercurioBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:46PM / Sunday, November 12, 2023 | |
 EAST FALMOUTH, Mass. — I had another wonderful opportunity to interview a member of The Greatest Generation. Robert Mercurio served his country in the Navy as a radioman, first class, from 1942 to 1946. He would also serve four years in the Reserves, being discharged in 1950. At 99 years of age, he possesses a fantastic memory of events and a super personality. Growing up in Everett, he played on the high school football team. "Everett always had good football teams ... I was only 126 pounds and played with some pretty big guys," he said with a chuckle. Mercurio would do his basic training at Great Lakes, 0 Comments
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