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Pittsfield Community Television to Host Eatza Pizza Fundraiser| 08:21AM / Friday, May 12, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Community Television is holding "Eatza Pizza" at Berkshire Hills Country Club on Thursday, May 18 at 6 pm featuring nine pizza restaurants in the Berkshires. The event will be a fundraiser for the non-profit television station and sister radio station 89.7 WTBR-FM. The event will feature pizza from Anna's Pizza, Dalton HD Pizza, Dewey's Public House, KJ Nosh Catering, the Locker Room, Papa Joe's, Papa John's, PortaVia, and Zucco's Family Restaurant. The event will also have music and a 360-video booth. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite pizza in several different 0 Comments
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Youth Run for Free in Upcoming Races| 08:10AM / Friday, May 12, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — MountainOne, Berkshire Community College, Berkshire Health Systems and the Berkshire Running Foundation are offering three free running events in which the youth in the Berkshires can participate for free. The upcoming MountainOne Women's Community 5K Races, The MountainOne Mo Mile and the BHS July 4th 5K Road Race will all have free running events for the local youth in Berkshire County. "The collective agreement amongst all our race partners was that we want to make our events family and wallet friendly for our participants. The focus on improving the health and wellness of our community starts with the family. Hoping this will 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Cable Committee Looks to Ascertainment ProcessBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:48AM / Friday, May 12, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With an attorney hired and Spectrum contract negotiations set to begin in the fall, the Cable Advisory Committee wants to start the ascertainment process quickly.
Last week, the panel heard a draft timeline from attorney William Solomon, who was chosen to represent the city in its cable contract renewal. Pittsfield's 10-year contract ends in September 2024 and it is recommended that the negotiations take place over 12 months.
To secure an agreement that meets the needs of the wider community, public input will be gathered from various sectors throughout the summer and fall, including focus group meetings with the schools and city department
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The Retired Investor: Retiring Boomers Keep Job Gains BuoyantBy Bill Schmick,
04:37PM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank has been battling inflation for well over a year. A key variable in their efforts has been to slow the economy enough to reduce employment. The opposite is happening, thanks to the Baby Boomers. Historically, the Fed has used interest rates successfully to manipulate employment. Their use harkens back to a theory John Maynard Keynes espoused in his 1936 treatise, "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money." Keynes argued that there exists an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation and that governments should manipulate fiscal and economic policy to ensure a balance between the two. So far, it is not working too well 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Personnel Board Supports Police Chief Salary UpgradeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:35PM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is looking to bump up its police chief salary to ensure equity and attract potential candidates.
On Tuesday, the Personnel Review Board supported a reclassification of the position from a Grade M11 salary that would pay between $115,214 and $149,778 in the fiscal 2024 to a Grade M12 salary that ranges between $133,500 and $173,550.
"This request comes from some conversations we've been having internally to ensure not only external equity with this position but also internal equity," Human Resources Director Michael Taylor said.
Late last year, Police Chief Michael Wynn announced that he would be retiring in July after nearly 30 years on
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Pittsfield Water Main Break Closes City Hall | 11:42AM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Repair work is currently underway to address a water main break that has occurred at the intersection of Pearl Street and Fenn Street due to private utility construction work. Due to this, City Hall and 100 North Street will be closed for the remainder of the day. The city anticipates reopening City Hall and the offices at 100 North Street tomorrow, May 12, for normal business hours. Water service in the area will be temporarily shut off while repairs are underway. Residents are encouraged to conduct their city business using the city's website, www.cityofpittsfield.org, and the drop box located in the rear parking lot of City Hall. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield to Shut Down COVID-19 Dashboard| 10:47AM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The United States Department of Health and Human Services has announced the end of the public health emergency for COVID-19 effective as of May 11, 2023. "The COVID-19 dashboard has been a vital tool to the City of Pittsfield over the last three years providing us with the opportunity to keep the public aware of case counts, important protocols and information for vaccinations through all stages of the pandemic," said Mayor Linda M. Tyer. In alignment with this announcement, the City of Pittsfield will be shutting down the COVID-19 dashboard on the city's website. "As we transition from a public health emergency, 0 Comments
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Greylock ABC Fund Launches with New Grant Program| 08:00AM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Greylock ABC Fund launched earlier this month with a renewed mission to support the educational development of students in grades pre-K through 12. The Fund, established in partnership with Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF), maintains its focus on educational attainment for students of color while extending opportunities to students of low socio-economic status, and program support for multicultural and academic programs that benefit students of all demographic groups. The Fund offers two opportunities. The first is a grant open to schools and nonprofits, and the second is scholarship for individual students to attend 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Hears Emergency Response Plans for Train DerailmentBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In light of a recent train derailment in Ohio that spread hazardous materials, the City Council heard of Pittsfield's plan for a similar situation if it were to happen.
"We haven't had a train derailment in Pittsfield in a long time. The last one was in Dalton and it happened to be a train car full of refrigerators. That doesn't mean it can't happen," Fire Chief Thomas Sammons said.
"Fortunately, the trains go very slow through Pittsfield because it's an urban environment and then once they get to Dalton they start to go uphill and they continue to head east."
If the unfortunate event were to happen, the initial
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Pittsfield Council Refers FY24 Budget Items to Committee of WholeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
03:46PM / Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The fiscal 2024 budget season has been kicked off with nine orders from Mayor Linda Tyer referred to the Committee of the Whole.
The proposed operating budget for FY24 is $205,634,497 — almost $17,000,000 or 8.9 percent higher than last year's budget of $188,822,018.
This breaks down into $109,350,895 for city operations, $78,088,016 for the School Department, and $18,195,586 for the enterprise which includes the Department of Public Utilities water treatment, sewer, and wastewater.
On May 17, there will be the first public hearing on the 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan, the budget, and nine departments. There will also be budget hearings on May 24,
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Provider Profile – Suzanne Childs, BHS Occupational Therapist| 12:21PM / Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | |
 Across the country, there are nearly 135,000 Occupational Therapists, and Suzanne Childs, who provides this specialized care at the Center for Rehabilitation at BMC, says OT goes beyond helping someone regain their functions for work. "We promote functional independence for people and help restore not only vocational skills, but also homemaking and daily living skills," said Childs. "Occupational Therapy covers the full range of activities people of all ages do to live functional, meaningful lives." Suzanne has been with BMC since 1994 and has served as an Occupational Therapist in the Berkshires for nearly 30 years, most of that time in the outpatient 0 Comments
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Granola for Good: Healthy Granola Collection| 12:06PM / Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In celebration of the Jewish festival of Shavuot, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires invites residents to donate packaged whole grain granola or granola bars for distribution to local shelters and food pantries. The drive will be held through the month of May. Drop-off locations: The Berkshire Food Co-op (34 Bridge Street, Great Barrington) Hevreh of Southern Berkshire (270 State Road, Great Barrington) Concepts of Art (65 Church Street, Lenox) Jewish Federation of the Berkshires (196 South Street, Pittsfield) Williams College Bookstore, (Williamstown) 0 Comments
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