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Pittsfield Council Advances Toter Contract to Final VoteBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Thursday, June 06, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council has taken a move toward toters, preliminarily approving a five-year contract with Casella Waste Management.
After hours of deliberation, councilors on Monday gave the initial OK for an agreement that uses automated collection instead of unlimited trash pickup. A final vote will be taken next week.
"I think people are nervous of change, people don't like change, toters are a scary thing — carts as you call them. There's hills everywhere, there's one-way streets everywhere, there's snow everywhere. It gets figured out in other places. There will be hiccups, there will be problems," Councilor at Large Earl
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Pittsfield Council Preliminarily OKs Last of FY25 BudgetsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:55PM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council preliminarily approved the last five departmental budgets with unanimous votes last Thursday. The final vote on the $215,955,210 spending plan — which includes a $200,000 cut to the schools — will be taken on June 11.
The FY25 budget is a 5 percent increase from the previous year. Though a January petition asking for a close-to-level-funded budget was initially a stressor for Mayor Peter Marchetti in his first month of office, he said it was a good thing.
"The Jan. 9th petition to create chaos in my world about developing a budget was actually a good thing," he said. "Because I got to go about doing the
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Thomas Dawley Appointed Pittsfield's New Police ChiefBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:15PM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
Police Chief Thomas Dawley with Sheriff Thomas Bowler, left, Mayor Peter Marchetti and District Attorney Timothy Shugrue. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police Chief Thomas Dawley II, a 22-year veteran of the Pittsfield Police Department, wants to make Pittsfield the safest city in the county and the state. Mayor Peter Marchetti announced Dawley's permanent appointment on Wednesday morning, commending their working relationship over the last six months. "Tom has shown tremendous leadership and resolve throughout his career within the department and in his prior roles. He is respected by his team and is always willing to lend a helping hand," he 0 Comments
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Police Chief: Dalton Police Station in Dire ConditionBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
Raw sewage overflowed in the bathroom near dispatch and flooded the police station on April 17. DALTON, Mass. — Police Chief Deanna Strout told the Select Board last week about urgent needs to be addressed at the police station including plumbing, mold, ventilation, mice, water damage, heating, and damage to cells. Select Board members voted to freeze American Rescue Plan Act fund spending until the next meeting when Building and Grounds Superintendent Jeff Burch will have a better idea of the cost of repairs. They also voted to direct Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson to draft a formal letter to state representatives seeking funding from the state 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Preliminarily OKs 12 Departmental Budgets for FY25By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Tuesday, June 04, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council breezed through 12 departmental budgets on the third day of hearings last week for fiscal year 2025. All were preliminarily approved with a unanimous vote. During the finance and administration discussion, Councilor at Large Alisa Costa stressed the importance of livable wages for city workers. She acknowledged the city's support of raising salaries over the last few years but pointed out that a few positions are making less than $40,000 annually.
Finance Director Matthew Kerwood said all union positions are subject to collective bargaining "so what you see in terms of salaries before you are a result of the collective bargaining
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Residents Concerned About Injured Bear in Northwest PittsfieldBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:15PM / Tuesday, June 04, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community members have rallied in concern over an injured bear wandering northwest Pittsfield into Lanesborough the last few days.
Since late last week, Ward 7 Councilor Rhonda Serre has received several calls about what appears to be a mama bear with a broken leg traveling near St. Joseph Cemetery to outer Hancock Road and Churchill Road with her cub. Home-security camera videos have also been posted to social media depicting the duo, including footage on a Lanesborough community Facebook page.
Serre is concerned about an injured bear being in a residential neighborhood, both for the safety of residents and the bear. She noted that as kind human
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MountainOne Expands Commercial Lending Team| 12:00PM / Tuesday, June 04, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Commercial Lending Division at MountainOne continues to grow with the recent additions of Peter Duckett and Christopher Glynn as commercial portfolio manager and associate commercial portfolio manager, respectively. Peter Ducket, Commercial Portfolio Manager In his role as commercial portfolio manager, Duckett evaluates new and existing borrower relationships; manages, implements, and develops commercial and credit related initiatives, policies, and procedures; and assists with the preparation for internal and external audits, among other responsibilities. Prior to joining MountainOne Bank, Duckett was a portfolio manager with Brookline 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: June 6-7| 10:29AM / Tuesday, June 04, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Please be advised that the city's street improvement work continues with the following schedule in place for June 6 and June 7: Milling of Third Street and Fourth Street On-street parking is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. Please use caution when traveling on these roads. This schedule is subject to change based upon weather conditions. To stay up to date with all city news, follow us on Facebook City Hall- City of Pittsfield, Mayor Peter Marchetti and on Instagram Pittsfield Mayor's Office. 0 Comments
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Two Towns Vote Against Central Berkshire Regional AgreementBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Tuesday, June 04, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — An update to the Central Berkshire Regional School District's Regional Agreement that was thought to be uncontroversial has turned out not to be the case. The item failed during the Hinsdale annual town meeting on May 15 and the Peru town meeting on June 1. The regional agreement needed six out of the seven towns to vote in favor of passing. Hinsdale voted against the Regional Agreement draft because it wanted included in the agreement that the School Committee's decision on the voting method for incurring debt needs to be unanimous; not a two-thirds vote, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said. During the School Committee 0 Comments
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Wahconah Names Valedictorian, Salutatorian for Class of 2024| 05:28PM / Monday, June 03, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Aidan Garcia and Sarah Thornton have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the 2024 graduating class at Wahconah Regional High School. Both students will speak at graduation ceremonies on Sunday, June 2, at 1 p.m. in the school gymnasium. The valedictory speech is titled, "Forever" and the salutatory address is "Reflections". Garcia is the son of Andrew and Susan Garcia of Dalton. During his high school career, he pursued an Honors and Advanced Placement curriculum. He is active in the many service projects sponsored by the National Honor Society and serves as the Wahconah chapter president. He is the 0 Comments
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Wahconah Regional Scholarships & Awards 2024| 01:58PM / Monday, June 03, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the Wahconah Regional High School graduates of the class of 2024. American Legion Auxiliary Benjamin F. Sullivan Unit 155:Logan Warden;Brady Breitmaier Emma Bailey Scholarship: Olivia Mikaniewicz, Skylar Rosier, Sarah Thornton Becket Scholarship Foundation: Zachary Flaherty, Bee Gillespie, Riley Gladu, Bridget Long, Nathan Miller Becket Scholarship Foundation & Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation: Bee Gillespie Berkshire County Arc Down Syndrome Family Group Scholarship: Isabelle Keegan Berkshire Culinary Group Community Service Award: Taylor 0 Comments
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Dalton Fire District Community Meeting Works to Find Solutions Various ProblemsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:40PM / Monday, June 03, 2024 | |
Dalton Fire Chief Christian Tobin established the monthly meetings for input on how to address the department's challenges and to foster collaboration with other town entities. DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District held its first community meeting on Thursday, starting the process in navigating the next steps in addressing problems the district is facing. The district's new Fire Chief Christian Tobin, established the monthly meeting to get different perspectives from residents to develop solutions to the town's problems and work together to solve them. During the meeting each attendee introduced themselves, providing background on their 0 Comments
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