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1Berkshire Announces USDA Funded Winter 2025 Technical Assistance Offerings| 04:00PM / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, thanks in part to funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced its upcoming slate of technical assistance offerings through the Berkshire Economic Recovery Program (BERP). Through its series of cohorts spanning nearly four years, the Berkshire Economic Recovery Program Technical Assistance series has been able to support more than 200 businesses through targeted training and focused convenings and quantified by over $2,500,000 in funding collectively accessed by businesses through their participation. Going into the Winter of 2025, the program will continue on with three upcoming cohorts. These cohorts 0 Comments
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BRTA Looking for 50-Year Customers to Celebrate their Loyalty| 11:08AM / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority is marking its 50th anniversary this year with an initiative to honor riders who have utilized the BRTA throughout its history. BRTA is inviting riders who have been using its services since the beginning to be featured in the organization's upcoming annual report. Selected riders will also receive a token of appreciation from the BRTA. Riders interested in sharing their stories or being considered for the feature are encouraged to contact Sarah Vallieres at sarah.vallieres@berkshirerta.com or 413-499-2782, Ext. 2862. 0 Comments
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BCC Offers Free EMT Basic Training Course | 08:06AM / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — The Workforce & Community Education Program at Berkshire Community College (BCC) presents an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) basic training course from Jan. 23 through April 26, 2025. Two class times will be available on Mondays and Wednesdays, either noon-4 p.m. or 6-10 p.m., plus every other Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuition is grant-funded for eligible applicants. One hundred percent attendance is required for this training course. Instructor Christine Isca offers face-to-face instruction at County Ambulance, located at 175 Wahconah Street in Pittsfield. Space is limited, and pre-registration is 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Licensing Board Greenlights Nissan DealershipBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nissan of Pittsfield will operate under new ownership as "Bella Nissan of Pittsfield" after a problematic past.
On Monday, the Licensing Board approved a 2024 Class 1 auto dealer license for the 25 West Housatonic St. business. New owners Javier Columbie and Benjamin Farber want to turn the dealership around after it was investigated for failing to pay off the loans on trade-ins, among other complaints.
Bella Nissan of Pittsfield will have to pay a renewal fee for 2025, but the company wanted to prevent the business from "going dark" in the interim. During the meeting, the former license owned by Team Nissan Inc., which expires on Dec. 31,
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Wahconah Senior Presented 2024 Superintendents Award| 05:32PM / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Wahconah Regional High School senior Logan Kunde has been presented with the Superintendents' Award. Central Berkshire Regional Superintendent of Schools Leslie Blake-Davis made the award at last week's School Committee meeting. Kunde earned the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' Certificate of Academic Excellence Award for achieving high academic standing at Wahconah. "I am so very proud of Logan's achievements and it is an honor to present him with this award," said Blake-Davis, adding he has consistently demonstrated high academic performance, as exemplified by his grade average of 0 Comments
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South Community Food Pantry Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser | 03:45PM / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The South Community Food Pantry announced its Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser, a campaign to provide local families in need with gift cards to a local grocery store this holiday season. The pantry will be closed for several days during the holiday weeks to allow volunteers to enjoy time with their loved ones, and these gift cards will ensure that families have access to food during this time. Thanks to the Gilson Family Foundation, all donations to the Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000. This means that every donation will have double the impact in helping the pantry reach its goal. "We are 0 Comments
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BCC Spring Semester Starts Jan. 21 | 10:31AM / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) begins its spring semester Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2023. A variety of learning options is offered, including in-person, online and hybrid. Fully online options are now available for associate degrees and certificates in business, medical coding and liberal arts. Thanks to funding from the Commonwealth, community college tuition is free for most students who do not hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Some students are also eligible for free books and supplies. Prospective students may apply online at www.berkshirecc.edu/apply or visit the OneStop Enrollment Center, where admissions advisors are on hand to help with
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EPA Extends Deadline for Evaluating PCB Reduction Proposals at GE/Housatonic Site| 08:07AM / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the extension of the deadline to evaluate proposals received for the Reducing Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Concentrations and/or Toxicity in Soil and Sediment at the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site Challenge due to the number of proposals submitted. A total of 98 solutions were received from 40 countries, including the United States, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Jamaica, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Russia, Czechia, Switzerland, Egypt, Israel, Greece, Spain, Morocco, Romania, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Algeria, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Oman, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, India, 0 Comments
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Second PHS Staff Member Put on Administrative LeaveBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
07:45PM / Monday, December 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A Pittsfield High School staff member has been put on administrative leave because of an investigation being conducted by the state Department of Children and Families. This is the second PHS staff member put on leave in the last week. On Monday, Superintendent Joseph Curtis contacted the Pittsfield Public Schools community reporting that on Friday, Dec. 13, the district was formally notified of an investigation being conducted by DCF. The individual was immediately placed on administrative leave and district officials say they are conducting an internal investigation on the "serious allegations" made. The release did not detail the
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Pittsfield Allocates All ARPA FundsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:30PM / Monday, December 16, 2024 | |
Gina Armstrong, special project manager for the city's ARPA funds, updates the City Council on final distribution of the monies. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — All of the city's American Rescue Plan Act monies have been allocated to meet the state's end-of-year deadline.
Pittsfield received $40.6 million from a $1.86 trillion pandemic relief bill signed by President Joseph Biden in 2021. The historic allocation of funds went toward public health, negative economic impacts, infrastructure, revenue replacement, and administration.
More than half of the allocated funds address negative economic impacts, totaling more than $25 million. Infrastructure accounted for $6.4
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Superior Court Briefs: Motor Vehicle Homicide, Armed Robbery, Assault| 03:09PM / Monday, December 16, 2024 | |
 Driver in 2023 Fatal Crash Guilty of Vehicular Homicide Gilberto Franciapena, 31, pleaded guilty on Dec. 12 to negligent motor vehicle homicide in a fatal incident in 2023. The defendant was sentenced to two years' probation, a loss of license for 15 years, and 100 hours of community service. The commonwealth requested a two-year suspended sentence and loss of license for 15 years. Franciapena was eastbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike at about 8 a.m. on April 20, 2023, when the red 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving flipped at about the 1.8-mile marker in West Stockbridge. There were five occupants in the vehicle. Four of the occupants, including 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Man Charged in Harvard Street Stabbing| 01:22PM / Monday, December 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Pittsfield man has been charged with stabbing two people on Harvard Street last week. Jacob Frusciente, 32, of Daniels Avenue was arraigned Thursday in Central Berkshire District Court on single counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury. Frusciente was ordered to be held on $50,000 cash bail pending a mental health evaluation. According to police, officers responded to the report of a stabbing at a Harvard Street home about midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Two people were found to have non-life-threatening stab wounds. "The two 0 Comments
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