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Berkshire VNA reaches Tentative Agreement With BHS| 08:00AM / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The nurses and healthcare professionals of the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association (BVNA), represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), reached a tentative agreement on Dec. 15 with Berkshire Health Systems, agreeing on contract terms that give BVNA clinicians a wage step scale and tackle some productivity issues to help with recruitment and retention and address patient care access problems. The agreement is tentative until BVNA clinicians represented by the MNA can review the terms this week. A vote to ratify the contract is scheduled for Dec. 22. "We have fought long and hard for this contract because we care deeply about our 0 Comments
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Dalton Town Hall Lift Out of Order By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Town Hall is down a lift because of safety concerns with the current one in the police station, the Americans with Disabilities Act Committee announced during its meeting on Monday night. The Town Hall has two chairlifts, one in the police station and one in the public library. The Town Planner, Health Agent, Building Inspector offices are inaccessible to those who need a chairlift because the library chairlift does not have access to them. If assistance is needed call Town Hall for accommodations. Garaventa Lift is in the process of locating parts but due to the age it has been difficult to do so. The town has a service 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Seeks Input on Fair Housing| 03:30PM / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield is seeking public input as part of an analysis focusing on fair housing, discriminatory housing policies and practices required by the federal Fair Housing Act. This analysis will identify local concerns and guide the City on how to allocate federal funds to improve economic equity and growth in the community. A public comment period is now open through Jan. 16, 2024 seeking input regarding barriers to access to housing, public services, employment, transportation, and education based on race, age, income, or disability. Comments can be sent by email to njoyner@cityofpittsfield.org or by mail to the: Department of 0 Comments
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Dalton Gets Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Near FutureBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:42PM / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The town is a step closer to having two electric vehicle charging stations at the Community Recreation Association. There are two EV ports per station. The committee submitted a signed contract to the state so the town is ready to have work begin this month, Green Committee member Antonio Pagliarulo said a recent meeting. The engineer will visit the CRA to explore how to extract power from the upcoming station location. The station is expected to be completed in six months. During a town meeting in May, the town allocated $42,000 to fund the Green Committee's request for two charging stations. The project 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Reviews Fulfilling Year at Annual MeetingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:42PM / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | |
1Berkshire President and CEO Jonathan Butler remarks on the organizations successes this past year. DALTON, Mass. — Some 200 people gathered at the Stationery Factory on Thursday for 1Berkshire's annual meeting, celebrating another year of economic development work and promotion of the county. President and CEO Jonathan Butler pointed out that 1Berkshire has been involved with the venue since its early days, packing several hundred people in for Celebrates the Berkshires in 2015 and showcasing the potential of the facility. Today, more than 100 people work in the building and 25 businesses are headquartered there. Butler said this is a tremendous 0 Comments
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Mayor Tyer to Join BCC as Executive Director of Workforce Development, Community Education | 10:02AM / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer, who was elected to two terms as mayor before announcing she would not seek reelection, has taken a position at Berkshire Community College (BCC) as the Executive Director of Workforce Development and Community Education. She will begin her employment at the College in early February. "Berkshire Community College has a proud history of training and retraining the regional workforce for jobs that are unique to the Berkshires, including healthcare, hospitality and advanced manufacturing," Tyer said. "A fresh approach to designing new workforce training and community education programs requires 0 Comments
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Alumni Music Fest at BCC Draws 250 Attendees| 08:00AM / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The inaugural Alumni Music Fest at Berkshire Community College (BCC), held in late November drew more than 250 attendees and raised $3,000 for the Eleanore Velez Scholarship. The scholarship supports students who are ineligible for federal aid due to their citizenship status. Such students include those who are undocumented, immigrants, refugees, or hold J-1 visas for exchange visitors. Performing artists included the Samba Trio with Tarcisio "Taz" Ramos dos Santos and Laura Cabrera, Grammy-nominated musician Matt Cusson, Billy Keane, Andy Wrba, Chantell McCulloch, Dave Brown, Gina Coleman and others. "We 0 Comments
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Pittsfield names 'Cadwell Woods Conservation Area'By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:25PM / Monday, December 18, 2023 | |
Map of the three parcels from Joe Durwin's report. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The so-called Saw Mill property has a new name that honors its origins as a family farm.
On Thursday, the Conservation Commission voted to rename the more than 50-acre parcel "Cadwell's Woods Conservation Area." The property dates back to the Cadwell family years before Pittsfield was founded and remained with them for 175 years.
In the early 1900s, it was referred to as the "Cadwell's Woods."
Last year, the city acquired the conservation land along the southwest branch of the Housatonic River to permanently protect it from development. It can be used for
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Market 32 Announces Results of Disabled American Veterans Fundraising Campaign| 11:43AM / Monday, December 18, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will be receiving more than $76,000 from a Price Chopper/Market 32 fundraising campaign to provide lifetime support to veterans and their families. Price Chopper/Market 32 kicked off the fundraiser with a $10,000 donation and, combined with customer donations, raised $76,471 to go directly to DAV. "As an organization, Disabled American Veterans goes above and beyond to provide veterans and their families lifetime support, free rides to medical appointments and connections to meaningful employment opportunities," said Mona Golub, Price Chopper/Market 32's vice president of public relations and 0 Comments
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Berkshires Awarded Fair Share Amendment Grants | 10:37AM / Monday, December 18, 2023 | |
Berkshires Awarded Fair Share Amendment Grants BOSTON - The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that it is delivering a total of $100 million to the state's 351 cities and towns to support local infrastructure. The awards come from revenue generated by the Fair Share Amendment. In Berkshire County: Adams: $164,272 Becket: $152,417 Cheshire: $122,439 Clarksburg: $44,745 Dalton: $120,797 Egremont: $97,200 Florida: $106,215 Great Barrington: $229,932 Hancock: $41,765 Hinsdale: $97,435 Lanesborough: $132,353 Lee: $162,458 Lenox: $154,189 Monterey: $128,942 Mount Washington 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Awarded PARC Grant | 08:00AM / Monday, December 18, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city was awarded a $500,000 Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant to make improvements to Pontoosuc Lake Park. The project will construct a shoreline promenade walkway with seating, picnic tables, an ADA pathway, and a kayak/ canoe launch will be built. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $13 million for park improvements and open space acquisitions across Massachusetts. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' (EEA) is awarding Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC), Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND), and Conservation Partnership grants that 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Holds Bel Air Dam Removal Public Forum By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:51AM / Monday, December 18, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.—Community members gathered at the Polish Falcon Club last week to hear the proposed plans for the Bel Air Dam Removal. The two-century-old dam has been an area of concern for over a decade due to its deterioration and contamination. AECOM Associate Vice President and Project Manager Jennifer Doyle-Breen said if the structure collapses it could mean trouble downstream, creating hazardous conditions. "It is upstream of several businesses, residents and roads and failure of the dam could cause loss of life in substantial damages to infrastructure due to what is downstream of it. So, for this reason, it's classified as a 0 Comments
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