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Pittsfield Seeks Community Input with Digital Equity Survey| 11:04AM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ensuring residents can use the Internet to conduct activities of daily life from finding a job to reaching their doctor or connecting with family is the focus of a new project the city is launching: The Pittsfield Digital Equity Plan. Earlier this spring, the City of Pittsfield was selected to participate in the Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program launched by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI). Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) is partnering with the city and is leading the planning work. The goal of this program is to guide municipal decision-making and investments that will increase 0 Comments
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Market 32 Raises Money to Fight Rare Disease| 09:06AM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper/Market 32, in collaboration with its trade partner Freihofer's Baking Co., has raised more than $19,000 to help fight rare disease. The supermarket chain partnered with Cure Rare Disease (CRD), a nonprofit biotech organization with a mission to enable and finance the development of lifesaving genetic medicines for rare and ultra-rare populations previously deemed too rare to treat. "Price Chopper/Market 32 is proud to support Cure Rare Diseases in raising funds that help with the development of lifesaving medicines for patients who have nowhere else to turn," said Mona Golub, Price Chopper/Market 32's vice president of 0 Comments
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Governor Signs Bill to Improve Transportation Across Massachusetts | 05:25PM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
AMESBURY, Mass. — Governor Maura T. Healey signed the Chapter 90 conference committee bill ("Chapter 90"), which authorizes $375 million in funding to reimburse municipalities for bridge and road maintenance and funding for transportation-related infrastructure grants. Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Gina Fiandaca celebrated the bill signing at events in Lowell and Amesbury. "This Chapter 90 bill will deliver funds straight to municipalities to support projects that we know are critical to their economic development, including bridge and road maintenance, 0 Comments
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Fitch Hoose House Museum in Need of a Paint JobBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:23PM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Fitch-Hoose House museum is in need of a paint job. Historical Commission co-Chair Louisa M. Horth said at Wednesday's meeting that the paint is starting to peel and weather, and would need to be repainted this year or next year. Commissioners are unsure how much the project would cost but will approach Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson to inquire on the best way to get funding for the project. In 2014, the Historical Commission got a grant from the "Promoting Community Development and Tourism in Central and Western Massachusetts" program in the amount of $180,000 grant to restore the 1840s-era house. The back 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Aug. 8| 02:48PM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following work is planned to take place starting Tuesday, Aug. 8. Tuesday, August 8: Pave first course blacktop on Cloverdale Street Wednesday, August 9: Finish first course Cloverdale Street and start first course on Tamarack Rd. Thursday, August 11: Pave first course on Lucia Drive and Quirico Drive This work will occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. and is subject to change based on weather or other unexpected circumstances. On-street parking is prohibited between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. Use caution when traveling on these roads. 0 Comments
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Governor Signs Supplemental Budget Delivering $20M in Farm Relief | 08:31AM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey signed a supplemental budget that makes $20 million available to support Massachusetts farms that have been impacted by severe weather in 2023. The fund will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the Executive Office of Administration and Finance. The administration is working to stand up a grant program to get relief out as soon as possible. "In the days following the heavy rainfall and severe flooding the devastated so many Massachusetts farms, the Lieutenant Governor and I went directly to the farmers and promised them that we would get them relief," said Governor Healey. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Library Launches Teen Advisory BoardBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:04PM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum is establishing a Teen Advisory Board to facilitate the involvement of young residents in their community.
The panel of 13- to 18-year-old volunteers will take the lead on generating ideas, implementing programs, and promoting youth library services. Meetings will begin in September.
Currently in the planning stages, the board was prioritized in the library's strategic plan. Young Adult Librarian Vanessa Justice, who has been at the library for about a month, found it an important item to address.
"This is the first thing that I wanted to start focusing on because I am new to Pittsfield and I need to get to know the
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Dalton Zoning Board Talks Conflict of Interest PolicyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:01PM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — A discussion was introduced on enacting conflicts of interest policies for all committees and boards during the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Tuesday night. The conversation was following the announcement that the town's insurer, Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, inquired whether the board had specific written policies and procedures in place to help avoid conflicts of interest. Although board members complete Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's conflicts-of-interest training, the committee does not have written policies, member Caleb Darby said. Even though it doesn't have an official policy, 0 Comments
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Tenth Year of Berkshire Pottery Tour| 12:20PM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Berkshire Pottery Tour which highlights potters in their studios. The Berkshire Pottery Tour was founded by a group of pottery friends who met at the Berkshire Art Center (then IS 183) in 2013. "Berkshire Pottery Tour offers a glimpse into each potter's creative process and an intimate time to understand the work behind the final product," said Lucie Castaldo, executive director of the Berkshire Art Center. Visitors will be invited to look inside seven very different working pottery studios with a wide range of price points for those interested in purchasing pieces. Lorimer 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Recognizes Employees| 08:40AM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank recently recognized six employees for their dedicated years of service. The staff recognized ranged in service from 10 years to 40 years. Recognized for 10 years with the bank were Kristine Williams (Deposit Operations Clerk), Cande Markham (Branch Teller), and Jeff Hescock (Director of Facilities and Security). Lauren Miller (Branch Teller) was recognized for 20 years of employment at the bank. Special recognition was given to Peter Marchetti (Senior Vice President of Retail Operations) for 35 years of service, and Sandra Girard (Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager) for 40 years with the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Animal Commission Votes to Put Down 2 DogsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Animal Control Commission voted to euthanize two Dartmouth Street dogs after a man's encounter with them required surgery.
By a majority vote, the panel decided that two pit bulls owned by Matthew Jacobs are dangerous and should be put down to prevent further incidents.
Not much is known about the dogs, as the owner did not attend the meeting, and to the commission's knowledge they do not have a record. The decision was based on the severity of the allegations.
Joseph Czop of Brighton Avenue alleged that the dogs attacked him and his coonhound Lucy after getting away from their owner and cost him thousands of dollars in medical bills. He came
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The Retired Investor: The Catch-Up TradeBy Bill Schmick,
04:10PM / Thursday, August 03, 2023 | |
The NASDAQ 100 index has carried the market for the first half of the year. Over the last few weeks, however, other areas of the markets have been coming back to life. Nimble traders might look at some of those sectors in the weeks ahead. August into September is a fairly volatile period for markets historically. We could see markets suffer bouts of profit-taking, which could give investors a chance to buy stocks in certain sectors that have lagged the markets but have the potential to outperform in the months to come. One area that is risky, but may promise higher rewards, could be the China trade. Most readers are aware of the many negative developments that have plagued the 0 Comments
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