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Mass RMV to Remove Option for Customers to Opt Out of Automatic Voter Registration| 08:48AM / Tuesday, January 03, 2023 | |
 BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing that effective Jan.1, 2023, the RMV is no longer allowed to offer the option for customers to opt out of automatic voter registration. The opportunity for driver's license and ID applicants to decline automatic voter registration is no longer possible in accordance with "The VOTES Act," a new election reform law which was passed by the Massachusetts State Legislature on June 22, 2022. On each business day, the RMV will be required to transmit to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, specific applicant information on all eligible transactions with the RMV meeting the select criteria 3 Comments
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Pittsfield Firefighters Extinguish Chimney Fire| 08:17AM / Tuesday, January 03, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Firefighters responded to a reported chimney fire on Blythewood Drive at 4:23 am Monday morning. On arrival, firefighters found the large log cabin-style home with smoke around the fireplace. The fire appeared to be contained in the chimney. After using chimney fire strategy tactics, firefighters determined that the fire was actively burning in the wood between the stone facade and the exterior chimney. The only way to access the burn was to remove the entire facade from the roof line down to the fireplace. Firefighters removed the facade and applied water to the fire. After four hours of work, the fire was brought 0 Comments
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Baby Bonds Task Force Provides RecommendationsBy Sabrina Damms,
05:17AM / Tuesday, January 03, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass —The Baby Bonds Task Force provided its recommendations on possible legislation and subsequent programming during a webinar in late December. "This legislation is designed to build sustainable, generational wealth for the communities who need it most through targeted uses including higher education, purchase of a home, or starting a business," Massachusetts Representative Andy Vargas said. Although the recommendations made by the task force do not establish the terms of the program it can inform the legislation and subsequent programming which would build sustainable and generational wealth for lower-income communities "Many young
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Pittsfield Licensing Board OKs Hot Plate Brewery LicenseBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Tuesday, January 03, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With state and local license approvals, Hot Plate Brewery is nearing the last hurdles before its debut to the public. On Monday, the Licensing Board granted the taproom a downtown beer and wine liquor license, and last week, it received a pub brewers license from the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. Brooklyn, N.Y., transplants Mike Dell'Aquila and Sarah Real are planning a soft opening in early January but right now, they reveling in the relief of getting the official business done. "It feels like a major relief. We are still processing it because there is just so much, I think, stress leading up to it," Dell'Aquila said, as the
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Healey and Driscoll to Appoint Transportation Secretary, Undersecretary| 04:01PM / Monday, January 02, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Driscoll announced that they will appoint Gina Fiandaca as Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt, AICP, LEED AP BD+C as Undersecretary of Transportation. Fiandaca is currently the Assistant City Manager of Austin, Texas and was previously the Commissioner of the Boston Transportation Department. Tibbits-Nutt is the Executive Director of the 128 Business Council. Fiandaca has been the Assistant City Manager of Austin since 2019, where she manages a portfolio of infrastructure and mobility departments, including Austin Transportation, that have a total budget of 0 Comments
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Tickets Available for Healey-Driscoll Inaugural Celebration| 10:40AM / Monday, January 02, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Inaugural Committee today announced that tickets are now available for the celebration at TD Garden on Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at 5 pm. Tickets can be accessed at healeydriscollinaugural.com/tickets. "Attendees can expect a fun, moving, and once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Healey-Driscoll Inauguration," said Inaugural Committee co-chair and event planner Bryan Rafanelli. "This will be a celebration of these two incredible women leaders, the people of Massachusetts, and how they will deliver in the years ahead." Attendees will be able to take part in the celebration of one of the first all-women state 0 Comments
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Northern Tier Passenger Rail Study Virtual Workshop| 08:00AM / Monday, January 02, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will hold a virtual public workshop for the Northern Tier Passenger Rail Study on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. The study is examining the potential benefits, costs, and investments necessary to implement passenger rail service from North Adams to Greenfield and Boston, with the speed, frequency, and reliability necessary to be a competitive option for travel along this corridor. At this meeting, the study team will present the two initial service plan alternatives and evaluation framework. Feedback received will be used to develop four additional service plan alternatives as part of Phase 2. The 0 Comments
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State Fire Marshall: Space Heaters Need Space | 05:15AM / Monday, January 02, 2023 | |
BRIMFIELD—Brimfield Fire Chief Don Contois, State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey, and Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said a fatal fire last week in Brimfield started accidentally with a space heater, prompting a reminder to use these appliances safely. "Space heaters need space," said Chief Contois. "If you’re using one at home, keep anything that can burn at least three feet away on all sides and be sure to turn them off when you leave the room or go to sleep." The Dec. 22 fire on 3rd Street claimed the life of an older adult. Its origin and cause were jointly investigated by the Brimfield Fire Department, the State Police Fire &
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Healey and Driscoll Name Chief Legal Counsel| 04:50PM / Sunday, January 01, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Driscoll announced that they will appoint Paige Scott Reed as Chief Legal Counsel. Scott Reed is currently a Partner at Prince Lobel Tye LLP. She will be the first Black woman appointed to the position in Massachusetts history. "Lieutenant Governor-elect Driscoll and I are thrilled to welcome Paige Scott Reed to the team and congratulate her on this historic, well-earned accomplishment," said Governor-elect Healey. "She is an experienced, successful attorney who has a deep knowledge of state government and a record of forming public-private partnerships to get things 0 Comments
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MassDOT High School Roadway Safety Public Service Contest| 08:00AM / Sunday, January 01, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), in collaboration with global nonprofit Fundación MAPFRE, is announced the launch of a new roadway safety public service contest for Massachusetts high school students. The contest, which is part of MAPFRE's Look Both Ways Program, seeks to help students raise awareness with their peers and underscore the importance of being safe while driving on roadways across the Commonwealth. Safety experts and state officials caution that, as data for 2022 continues to be received and analyzed, the results could show a third straight yearly increase in road-related fatalities. "Peer to peer 0 Comments
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BEAT Green Drinks Goes Countywide| 04:54AM / Sunday, January 01, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After nearly 15 years of hosting their monthly Pittsfield Green Drinks gathering, Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) is expanding their Green Drinks from Pittsfield to county-wide, making it 'Berkshire Green Drinks'. Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsfield Green Drinks took place exclusively at a restaurant or pub in Pittsfield. Starting in 2023, BEAT will begin changing the location of their in-person gatherings to different towns throughout Berkshire County every month. They're also changing the monthly events to the second Wednesday of every month instead of the third Tuesday. BEAT hopes to offer 0 Comments
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Healey and Driscoll to Conduct Search for Next MBTA General Manager| 04:36PM / Saturday, December 31, 2022 | |
BOSTON — Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll announced that they have retained the executive search firm Krauthamer & Associates (K&A) to conduct the search for a permanent General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). According to a press release, K&A is the premier transit search firm in the field and has placed hundreds of executives in transit agencies across the country, including through other state contracts in Massachusetts. "Lieutenant Governor-elect Driscoll and I hired Krauthamer & Associates because choosing the best person to be the next MBTA General Manager is critical for 0 Comments
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