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Municipal Electricity Aggregation in Pittsfield| 08:19AM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield reminds residents and business owners that they are eligible to sign up for a lower rate of electricity by joining the city's Municipal Aggregation Program. Since the launch of this program in 2018 by Mayor Tyer's administration, residents have collectively saved approximately $8,390,000 and businesses have saved approximately $5,076,000 for a total savings of $13,466,000. Dynegy Energy Services is the supplier of electricity as part of the Community Power Supply Program and offer a fixed rate of $.09603 per kWh for basic service. This rate is valid through January of 2024 and residents can opt in and opt out at any point, at no 0 Comments
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Dalton Expects July Delivery of Ladder TruckBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District is projected to have its new ladder truck delivered in five weeks, the interim Fire Chief Chris Cachat said during the Fire District meeting on Tuesday night. As of last week, the truck was in the paint shop, Cachat said. The ladder truck has been completely refurbished from the ground up. Since the start of the project Northern Fire Equipment has had people leave, which set them back on a lot of their projects, Cachat said. Water Commissioner Michael Kubicki questioned the expected delivery date saying that when he spoke to the owner of Northern Fire Equipment, he informed him that it would be delivered at the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Budget Day 3: School BudgetBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:30AM / Thursday, June 01, 2023 | |
Ward 7 Councilor Anthony Maffuccio for the school system's underperformance and low pay for paraprofessionals. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council preliminarily approved a $78 million budget for the Pittsfield Public Schools on Tuesday, up almost 8 percent from the previous year.
"This budget proposal that we will be presenting this evening reflects our unwavering aspiration to deliver the highest standard of education to each and every student while addressing the changing needs and challenges that urban school districts face across the state, certainly in the country," Superintendent Joseph Curtis said on the third day of the fiscal 2024 departmental
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Holmes Rd. Bridge Community Meeting With State Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier| 03:52PM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Ward 4 Pittsfield City Councilor James Conant will host a community meeting on the Holmes Road Bridge over the Housatonic Railroad. The meeting will be help on Tuesday, June 6 at 5 pm in the auditorium of the Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave. Pittsfield. This meeting will also be on CityLink, channel 1303 on spectrum cable and PCTV Select-1 available on Roku, AppleTV, iOS devices, android and at www.pittsfieldtv.org. Plans for the upcoming demolition and rebuilding of the bridge will be shared by MassDOT Highway District 1 staff. Attendees will be able to get their questions answered 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Raises Pride Flag, Proclaims 'Pride Every Day' ThemeBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:48PM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
Mayor Linda Tyer speaks at the flag raising. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The sun rose high on Wednesday afternoon for the city's Pride Month proclamation and progress flag raising at City Hall. The city of Pittsfield in partnership with Berkshire Pride raised the LGBTQ-plus flag with this year's theme being every day is pride. The LGBTQIA community needs help from everyone to "stand in the breach, to fight against the unwinding of their rights, against the violence perpetrated upon them against the bullying experienced by children and young adults, who strive mightily to grow into their full and authentic selves," Mayor Linda Tyer 0 Comments
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Berkshire Community Action Council Announces Promotion| 03:11PM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — BCAC announced that Jeffrey Murray has been promoted to Director of Planning and Human Resources. Jeff joined BCAC in 2015 as an accountant and through his professionalism, commitment and loyalty rose through the ranks quickly. Jeff possesses a master's degree in accounting, is a Certified Human Resource Professional and will successfully complete the ROMA Implementer Certification next month. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield to Create Cultural Plan with National Endowment for the Arts Grant| 08:12AM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Office of Cultural Development, in partnership with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, has been recommended for a $75,000 Our Town award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support a Cultural Plan for the City of Pittsfield. This is one of 57 grants nationwide, totaling $4,175,000, that the NEA has recently announced in the Our Town category. These creative placemaking grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into local efforts to strengthen and authentically engage communities, center equity, advance artful lives, and lay the groundwork for long-term systems 0 Comments
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Dalton on Search for New Fire ChiefBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Chris Cachat will continue as acting fire chief as the Board of Water Commissioners determines its next steps. Cachat, the assistant chief, stepped in three weeks ago when James Peltier was placed on administrative leave. Peltier was fired last week for what the commissioners said were personnel complaints and for overspending his budget. Commission Chair James Driscoll said at Tuesday's meeting it could take the department a couple of weeks to a couple of months to find a replacement. Hiring from outside the department search could take longer. Cachat has been a firefighter for more than 25 years. Since taking over he 0 Comments
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EforAll Showcase and Gala at Hot Plate Brewing Company| 02:56PM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Entrepreneurship for All Berkshire County will celebrate the nine graduates of the 2023 Spring Accelerator Program and award nearly $7,000 in seed capital at their Showcase and Gala at Hot Plate Brewing Company on Thursday, June 8 at 5:30pm. Entrepreneurship for All Berkshire County (EforAll) began its seventh Accelerator in February 2023 and will celebrate the nine businesses who have completed this intensive program. They spent 12 weeks learning from experts on a variety of topics about business. With the help of 27 volunteer mentors, the entrepreneurs have developed their plans to build and sustain their businesses. The ceremony will feature 0 Comments
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Senator Mark Announces June Office Hours| 02:24PM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD — State Sen. Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will be conducting office hours in five locations in Berkshire County in June. Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire Senate District are encouraged to visit one of the following locations to ask for assistance with issues involving any state agency or to share ideas on current or potential state legislation. Appointments are not needed. Adams: June 13 and 27 from 9 to noon, Town Hall Dalton: June 5 from 1 to 3 p.m., Senior Center Great Barrington: June 12 and 26 from 9 to noon, Town Hall North Adams: June 13 and 27 from 1 to 4 0 Comments
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CBRSD Introducing Vaping Intervention ProgramingBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
The Central Berkshire Regional School District is concerned about the spread of vaping in the student body. It's hoping educational programming for parents and students will help deter its use. DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is looking at programming to inform its faculty, parents, and students of the hazards of vaping. There are a lot of programs available to educate and provide students the tools to prevent or quit vaping so the district is looking to Tobacco Free Community Partnership program manager Joyce Brewer for guidance, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said at Thursday's School Committee 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Sees Significant Spending of ARPA Funds in First Quarter of 2023By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — American Rescue Plan Act expenditures have significantly increased in the first quarter of 2023, with more than $4.4 million expended from January to March.
Fifty percent ($2.1 million) funded negative economic impacts, 32 percent ($1.4 million) public health, and 15 percent (about $682,000) infrastructure.
Two percent was spent on revenue replacement and one percent on administration.
Last week, Special Projects Managers Deanna Ruffer and Gina Armstrong presented the City Council with the expenditures, which include more than $1 million to 37 nonprofits that were awarded last year.
"We now have 34 of our 37 under contract, 33 of which have submitted
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