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Q&A: Lenox's Schwartz Places Sixth at Freestyle Skiing NationalsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:35AM / Saturday, May 06, 2023 | |
Schwartz, second from left, with classmates at Banger Park in Austria. The teen's competed across the country and in Europe. LENOX, Mass. — Arthur Schwartz had high expectations for himself going into last month's USASA National Championships at Colorado's Cooper Mountain. But waiting to take his turn in the open FIS Slopestyle competition, Schwartz had a little high anxiety. "I always have the highest thoughts for myself," Schwartz said this week. "Obviously, I went into it hoping I would win. There's no point in going into a competition thinking you're going to lose. So I went into it thinking I was gonna do pretty 0 Comments
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Design Guidelines Adopted for Pittsfield Downtown Creative DistrictBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:23PM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Downtown Creative District now has design guidelines to better guide development within the corridor. On Tuesday, the Community Development Board adopted guidelines to provide clarity in the design process for developments or renovations within bounds. Because this is not a part of the city ordinance, it does not have to go through the City Council.
After explaining that the guidelines are within the panel's purview, Chair Sheila Irvin commented that members have been looking at them for "a period of time now." They were approved with no conversation.
These parameters will be used to review applications for a building permit, site plan review,
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@theMarket: Banks Bashed as Fed Continues to Raise RatesBy Bill Schmick,
03:30PM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
The Federal Reserve Bank raised interest again, even as another regional bank saw its stock price collapse. Investors are asking when enough tightening is enough. The key Fed funds interest rate was hiked by another 0.25 percent, which increased its benchmark rate to between 5 percent and 5.25 percent. That was the 10th hike in 14 months and has pushed interest rates to a 16-year high. The stock market sold down after Chairman Jerome Powell made it clear (again) that fighting inflation is the Fed's number one objective. Powell did hold out some hope that this hike could be the last, although that decision, he said, would be data-dependent and be decided from meeting 0 Comments
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Ruth P. Boraski Celebration Honors Scholars and Woman LeaderBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:28PM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
Linda Dulye is this year's recipient of the 'She Knows Where She's Going' Award, presented by the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center. See more photos here. PITTSFIELD,Mass. — Community leaders, organizers, and residents gathered at the Proprietor’s Lodge on Thursday night to recognize scholarship and award recipients for the Ruth P. Boraski Celebration. Amongst those in attendance included City Council President Peter Marchetti, City Councilor Peter White and Berkshire Black Economic Council President A.J. Enchill. The Ruth P. Boraski Fund for Girls Inc. of the Berkshires at the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation was 0 Comments
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Woman Charged in Death of Pittsfield Pedestrian| 01:12PM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An 84-year-old woman has been charged in the death of Shaloon Milord, who was struck by a car and killed crossing West Street near Dorothy Amos Park in January. Loraine Utter, of Pittsfield, was charged on Thursday in Central Berkshire District Court with negligent operation of a motor vehicle resulting in homicide. There is an additional civil charge of a crosswalk violation. A pretrial hearing is set for Aug 24. Utter was released on personal recognizance with the condition that she not drive unless her license is re-instated. A 2015 Toyota Yaris operated by Utter was traveling west on West Street in the 300 block 0 Comments
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BCC to Sign Articulation Agreement with Western New England University| 11:32AM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces it intends to sign an articulation agreement with Western New England University (WNE) in Springfield, Massachusetts, allowing BCC students to transfer seamlessly to WNE. The official signing ceremony will be held at BCC's Berkshire Science Commons on Monday, May 8 at 12 pm. Attending the ceremony from WNE will be Provost Maria Toyoda, Associate Provost Lisa Celovsky, Director of Transfer Admissions Mike Russell and Assistant Vice President for Public Relations Margaret Boyle. Attending from BCC will be Dean of STEM Allied Health & Business Frank Schickor, Vice President of Academic Affairs 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's Water System Flushing Week 3| 08:02AM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Monday, May 8 marks the start of week three for the flushing of the City of Pittsfield's water system. Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants over the next several weeks to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products. Mains will be flushed Monday through Friday each week between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. For Tuesday, May 9 only, there also will be early morning flushing activity from 3-6 a.m. The impacted area includes South Street/East Housatonic intersection to Charles and Wahconah streets. The upcoming flushing for this week may be expected to affect the following areas: Several locations 0 Comments
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Central Berkshire Officials Consider School Resource Officer GrantBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:22AM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School Committee has voted to send a letter of support for a school resource officer grant. A number of committee members had been hesitant to approve adding a school resource officer, saying that there are too many unknown variables and that they need to take more time to null it over. This vote does not approve adding an officer at Wahconah Regional High School; rather, due to the time restriction for the application, it only approves sending a letter to go along with the town's grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Police Services program. Police Chief Deanna Strout 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Community Preservation Committee Supports 8 Applications By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:02AM / Friday, May 05, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee has voted to fully fund eight applications in community housing, historic preservation, and open space and recreation totaling almost $649,000. This year's Community Preservation Act recommendation of $648,523 is about $170,000 less than the fiscal 2023 allocation of $818,435. It will go to the City Council for final approval.
"This year, the budget is not very tight," Chair Danielle Steinmann said.
There was one housing project, three historic preservation projects, and four recreation projects. Five were from the city: $150,000 for the Affordable Housing Trust, $74,500 for a boat wash at Onota Lake, $46,161
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The Retired Investor: Efficiency vs. Safety in America's RailroadsBy Bill Schmick,
04:27PM / Thursday, May 04, 2023 | |
American capitalism has long applauded and rewarded economic efficiency. Faster turnaround times, producing the same results with fewer workers, and doing more with less are the name of the game. Most times it works but sometimes it doesn't. Over the past few years, that mantra of efficiency and profit growth has worked well for big freight operators in the railroad business. Wall Street has rewarded their efforts with higher stock prices and rail companies have returned the favor with generous dividends and stock buybacks. Truth be told, America has had a long-lasting love affair with railroads that dates back almost 200 years. For most of that time, railroads and those 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Milling on Tyler Street| 08:20AM / Thursday, May 04, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to unforeseen circumstances, the milling operations for Tyler Street have been pushed back one day and will now start on Tuesday, May 9, and continue through Thursday, May 11. This work will occur on Tyler Street, between the First Street intersection and the roundabout between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. On-street parking is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes during this work and follow the designated detour signs. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Panel Hears Next Steps for School Restructuring StudyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:52AM / Thursday, May 04, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Building Needs Commission got a look into the Pittsfield Public School's needs assessment that will take place throughout this year.
In March, the commission accepted a bid from Drummey, Rosane, and Anderson (DRA) Architects for the restructuring study after the district re-issued a request for quotes.
"When you look at the city of Pittsfield and the school system, you do want it to be equitable for everybody," School Committee member Kathleen Amuso said.
"And I believe our teachers can teach anywhere they need to teach but we want things to be equitable for our students, we want them to have the same type of buildings, the
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