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BArT Charter Basketball Advances to League Semi-FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:46PM / Monday, February 13, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Sawyer Moser Monday scored 20 points to lead the Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School basketball team to a 58-40 win over Hadley's Hartsbrook School in the River Valley Athletic League tournament. The Wolf Pack used a 15-2 run in the first quarter to take control of the game, and the margin never dipped below 12 points the rest of the way. Corey Lynch scored 15, and Matt Lizzo scored 11 for BArT in a game played at the Armory. Ivan Chen added seven points in a game that doubled as Senior Day for BArT, which saw its regular season finale canceled due to weather. BArT coach Rob Daugherty said that his team made the most of its 0 Comments
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Central Berkshire Regional Eyes 3% Budget IncreaseBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:00PM / Monday, February 13, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is looking at a $1 million budget increase for fiscal 2024. The School Committee on Thursday gave initial approval to an operating budget of $30,078,694 that is up 3.42 percent, or $994,646, from this year's $29,084,048. The approved tentative capital budget, as recommended by the finance subcommittee, is $2,110,239. This is down $51,354 over this year, or about 2.4 percent. Together, they total about a 3 percent increase over this year. The district's projected revenue sources amount to $30,078,694, with assessments from the seven towns contributing 59.09 percent, or 0 Comments
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Three Arrested In Adams, Pittsfield Drug Seizure | 10:45AM / Monday, February 13, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After an investigation, Police arrested three believed to be involved in a county-wide drug distribution operation. On Friday, Feb. 10, members of the North Adams Police Department, Adams Police Department, Pittsfield Police Department, Berkshire Sheriff's Office, Berkshire County Drug Task Force, and Berkshire County Special Response Team simultaneously executed search warrants on two residences located at 11 Quaker St., Apt 2 in Adams, and 74 Linden St. Apt 4 in Pittsfield As a result of the investigation, three individuals were arrested and two illegally possessed firearms were seized, one of which was a customized fully automatic 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council to Vote on $500K for Springside House RenovationsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Monday, February 13, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday will vote on a $500,000 free cash ask for interior renovations to the historic Springside House. This is a requirement of the $500,000 Save America's Treasures matching grant that Pittsfield received in December.
This is the second phase of renovations to the mid-1800s Italianate mansion formerly known as Elmhurst. It has sat vacant since 2007 after headquartering the city's Parks and Recreation Department for more than 50 years.
"Springside Park is a crucial part of the geographical identity of Pittsfield. Similarly, the Springside House, listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings and situated on the east side
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Veteran Spotlight: Navy Veteran Rick O'Neill By Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:51PM / Sunday, February 12, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rick O'Neill served his country in the Navy as an aviation mechanic, third class from 1967–1971. The Pittsfield native enlisted at the age of 19. "I worked on stock cars, helping a guy named Walter Pollart. Turns out he was a Navy recruiter," he said with a laugh. He did his basic training at Great Lakes, Ill., and offered this: "It was pretty good ... they break you down to build you up. Lots of hurry up and wait ... pretty good experience." After basic, O'Neill was assigned to Squadron VAW 121 in Norfolk, Va., as an aircraft mechanic/plane captain. "Made sure planes were 0 Comments
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Dalton Finance, Select Board Plan School Budget TalksBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:33PM / Sunday, February 12, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee will join the Select Board at its meeting on Monday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the school budget for fiscal 2024. "It's primarily as Joe Diver explained in the email is that we want to present a relatively united front, so to speak, when it comes to talking with the school district and also the seven-town Advisory Committee as to what we think where we're gonna land," Finance Committee Chair William A. Drosehn said at last week's meeting. "What he's trying to do is not have us say no and them saying yes kind of thing. Again, we're trying to avoid that. He's trying to avoid that at this 0 Comments
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MassDEP Penalizes Highway Auto Salvage Facility in Northampton| 10:48AM / Sunday, February 12, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has penalized 182 MTR, LLC, owner of Highway Auto Salvage, Inc. in Northampton, $7,470 for failure to dispose of septage in accordance with the requirements of the Commonwealth's wastewater regulations. Evidence of the septage disposal violation was observed on Dec. 31, 2021, by MassDEP when responding to a complaint alleging that an employee of Highway Auto Salvage had pumped the contents of a septic tank from the onsite sewage disposal system to an area adjacent to the Mill River in violation of the Commonwealth's groundwater discharge regulations. In addition, 182 MTR, LLC failed to 0 Comments
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Governor Makes Appointments to the Veterans' Homes Council | 08:02AM / Sunday, February 12, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll announced the appointment of seven members to the Veterans' Homes Council. Established through a 2022 law aimed at strengthening the governance of veterans services in the Commonwealth, the Council is an advisory body that makes recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans' Services to ensure the health, well-being, and safety of residents of state-operated Veterans' Homes and access to equitable, high quality, and competent care for veterans across the Commonwealth. "The Veterans' Homes Council will play a critical role in ensuring that we are providing the care that our veterans need and deserve. These
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10x10 Returns for 12th Annual Festival By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:55AM / Sunday, February 12, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County business and organizations joining forces with Pittsfield's Office of Cultural Development to host the 12th annual 10x10 Festival. Beginning Thursday and running through Sunday, Feb. 26 festivalgoers have the opportunity to choose from more than 50 events to celebrate the winter season. For the past dozen years, 10x10 has attracted thousands of people to Pittsfield to experience the eclectic activities that local cultural venues have to offer, Office of Cultural Development Director Jennifer Glockner said. Last year more that 10,000 people participated in the festival. Although the saying, 0 Comments
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Recent Grants and Donations to BAAMS| 04:17PM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies, Inc., (BAAMS) announced it has recently garnered support from several donors and foundations, all contributing to the expansion of its mission and increasing its ability to serve more young music students from Berkshire County and beyond. A donation was received from Michelle Daunais and Rick Seto of Weymouth, double matched by Takeda Pharmaceutical, as well as funds raised through Network for Good, and funds were also donated in Memory of John T. "Jack" Gould, of North Adams, who passed away in December, 2022, made possible by the family of Jack Gould and the Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral 3 Comments
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RMV Advisory: Crash Report System Replacement| 10:59AM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) announced a system replacement with its "Request a Crash Report" pagelet on its website and therefore this specific customer online transaction will be unavailable between 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, and approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. During this system replacement, any customers who are in urgent need of a copy of a crash report, may contact the local or state law enforcement agency where their crash occurred. The updated Crash Data System replacement is being done to optimize the acceptance, maintenance, and accessibility of Massachusetts crash reports. For customers trying to 0 Comments
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Valentine's Day Fundraiser Shows Love to Pittsfield Artist By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:28AM / Saturday, February 11, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The community is rallying around a local artist in need of a heart transplant with a Valentine's Day fundraiser.
On Tuesday, the "Give a Heart" event to benefit Mike Carty will run from 5 to midnight at Methuselah Bar and Lounge on North Street. It will include live music, raffles, and mayoral candidates Peter Marchetti and John Krol as guest bartenders.
"We're going to be using the hashtag #giveaheart, it's to raise funds for Mike Carty, who needs a heart transplant,” bartender Amanda Marcisz explained.
"He has also had three major surgeries already and he is in the hospital until further notice so it is to help
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