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Governor Opens Application for Career Technical Education Capital Funding for Schools | 10:05AM / Sunday, September 07, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that applications are now open for comprehensive high schools and career technical schools to apply for $60 million in Career Technical Education (CTE) program capital grants. This multi-year funding will support over 2,000 new CTE seats through expansion of existing and new career tech programs, as well as for the purchase and installation of training equipment. The capital grants, made possible through Fair Share funding, will enable new programs that meet the workforce needs of regional employers. Projects will be prioritized that offer more CTE programs at night and on weekends to serve more high 0 Comments
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Elizabeth Freeman Center Welcomes Public to New OfficesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
08:26AM / Sunday, September 07, 2025 | |
Executive Director Divya Chaturvedi speaks at Thursday's open house of the new Elizabeth Freeman Center offices. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Elizabeth Freeman Center held an open house of its new headquarters last week. The center purchased the Old Central Fire Station on Allen Street a year ago from 1Berkshire and move in last December. On Thursday, staff members gave tours and spoke with attendees about the organization's mission and work. Diane DeGiacomo, co-chair of the nonprofit's board, welcomed everyone and expressed how the center started looking for a new space several years ago. "We had simply outgrown our old 0 Comments
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Market 32, Price Chopper and Customers Raise Funds for Muscular Dystrophy Association | 08:06AM / Saturday, September 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32 and Price Chopper announced a total donation of $57,313.45 in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The recent in-store round-up campaign raised $47,313.45, and Market 32 and Price Chopper matched the fundraiser by providing an additional $10,000.00. The donation was revealed during a ceremonial check presentation at the Market 32 in Slingerlands, NY. The campaign, which ran from July 1 – 31, invited customers to round up their change to the nearest dollar at checkout to help fund MDA's critical work in accelerating research, enhancing care, and providing life-changing programs for children and adults living 0 Comments
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Longtime Dalton Town Accountant Set to RetireBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:35AM / Saturday, September 06, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — After more than two decades with the town, Town Accountant Sandra Albano will be retiring effective Oct. 2. During her tenure, she collaborated with the town's departments to manage and document finances, enabling informed budgetary decisions. Over the past 25 years, Albano balanced the town's financial books, estimated revenues, recorded all receipts and expenditures, and prepared financial reports, to ensure compliance and accuracy in municipal accounting. Her dedication to Dalton shined amidst the stacks of numbers, decisions made on the foundation of fiscal responsibility, and several testimonials from her 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Police Report Busy Labor Day WeekBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:18PM / Friday, September 05, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Police say the week before Labor Day was busy for calls, including a person burning an American flag in Park Square and the rescue of a young bear.
On Monday, the police shared that there were a total of 34 arrests between Aug. 25 and Aug. 30.
"PPD is attempting to create more transparency and citizen engagement through social media," the department wrote on Facebook.
"We are beginning a 'Weekly Summary' of notable events that officers respond to during said week."
Arrests included assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, armed assault to murder, disorderly conduct, breaking and
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@theMarket: Jobs Weaken Again, Increasing Odds of Rate CutBy Bill Schmick,
02:13PM / Friday, September 05, 2025 | |
The first week of September saw record highs in the stock market, but bad news on Main Street had investors rethink their investment case. The payroll report had a lot to do with that. The non-farm payrolls report for August, released on Friday morning, was another downside surprise following last month's disappointing report. Employers added just 22,000 jobs for August, far fewer than forecast, while the headline rate of unemployment rose to 4.3 percent. Economists were looking for an already subdued gain of 73,000 new jobs. Even worse, the downward revisions to the employment numbers for past months continued to show additional losses. All in all, over the last three 0 Comments
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BRTA Fare Free Fixed Route and ADA Service| 11:05AM / Friday, September 05, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) will continue to be fare free for Fixed Route Bus Services and ADA Complementary Paratransit Services. Fare free transit service is made possible through funding awarded in the Governor's FY 26 Budget. The impact of 8 months of fixed route fare free service in FY 25 increased ridership by 13.76 percent. FY 25 had 613,408 customers compared to FY 24 of 539,225, an increase of 74,183 rides. ADA Complementary ridership increased by 17.6 percent during this same time frame. FY 25 there was 31,631 customers compared to FY 24 of 26,897, an increase of 4,734 rides. Fare free service will 0 Comments
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Plan for Merging Pittsfield's Elementary Zones TabledBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Friday, September 05, 2025 | |
The current elementary zones. PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The School Committee is not ready to adopt an elementary school reorganization plan that moves Stearns students into the proposed Crosby/Conte building.
On Wednesday, it tabled a long-term, three-zone elementary plan that assumes the Stearns population will be a part of a new school on West Street as early as 2029.
The city has to determine the building's size, based on enrollments, in its quest for funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Officials say the MSBA also wants to see how the consolidation of the West Side fits into larger plans for the district.
Based on the
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The Retired Investor: Trump's Tariff TroublesBy Bill Schmick,
04:02PM / Thursday, September 04, 2025 | |
The Court of International Trade waited until the market's close on Friday afternoon before ruining the administration's Labor Day weekend. The court judges said the president had exceeded his authority in using the Emergency Powers Act to levy reciprocal tariffs on the world. Is this a good or a bad thing? It depends on where you sit. The court did not halt the tariffs but instead ruled they would remain in place until mid-October. In a 7-4 decision, the appellate court backed a lower court's decision finding that the law Trump used to justify his policies, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, did not give him the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the power 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Last First Fridays of SummerBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:14PM / Thursday, September 04, 2025 | |
 Check out the events happening this weekend, including the two cities' First Fridays, picnics, and more. Editor's Picks Ice Cream Social: Sweet Scoops and Live Tunes
320 Main St., Williamstown
Time: 1 to 4 p.m. Celebrate the Williamstown Youth Center with live music from Vermont's TechnicalDUFFiculties and ice cream. Every scoop Saturday benefits the youth center's afterschool program for Grades 1 through 6. More information here. Franklin County Fair Wisdom Way, Greenfield Time: opens Thursday and Friday at 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m. The 176th Franklin County Fair features a midway, demonstrations, truck and horse pulls, demolition derby, animals, 0 Comments
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Berkshire's Hoffmann Bird Club to Celebrate 85th Anniversary| 11:43AM / Thursday, September 04, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Hoffmann Bird Club (HBC) of Berkshire County was founded in Pittsfield in 1940, and on Monday, Sept. 8, the club will celebrate its 85th Anniversary at Berkshire Community College, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Social hour will start at 6:00 PM, with the meeting and programs starting at 7:00 PM in Susan B. Anthony building, 1st Floor. The event will be complete with a birthday cake, and presentations from several HBC Members. The event is free and open to the public. There will be a brief meeting, and mini programs to follow. On the roster are: Dick Ferren, who will introduce us to his new book, "The 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Call for Participants for Halloween Parade 2025| 10:36AM / Thursday, September 04, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development Recreation Program has announced its 79th annual Halloween Parade, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:00 p.m. on Tyler Street. Floats, marchers, bands and more are wanted as the Pittsfield Halloween Parade seeks participants. This year's parade theme is "Haunted Hometown Spooktacular" and participants are encouraged to base their float designs, decorations, and/or costumes around iconic, past Halloween parades that have occurred in Pittsfield since the mid-1940s. Schools, local businesses, organizations and community/civic groups are encouraged to participate 0 Comments
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