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Market 32, NEWSabc Raise Money for Red Cross| 04:05PM / Sunday, October 27, 2024 | |
ALBANY, NY. — Price Chopper/Market 32 and NEWS10abc have concluded their two month-long initiative to help American Red Cross' disaster response efforts, raising $150,000 through contributions from Price Chopper/Market 32 customers and teammates along with a company match. Recognizing the challenges being faced due to weather events such as hurricanes Helene and Milton, Price Chopper/Market 32 increased its initial $10,000 match to bring the total donation to an even $150,000. "Price Chopper/Market 32 is gratified to work with NEWS10abc to heighten awareness of the devastating toll that natural disaster can levy on a community and to rally teammates and 0 Comments
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Ghouls, Goblins Turn Out for Pittsfield Halloween ParadeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:48PM / Sunday, October 27, 2024 | |
Lisa Torrey, Darin Torrey and Jen Glockner were judges for the floats this year. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ghouls, goblins, and pop culture icons lined Tyler Street on Friday night for the city's annual Halloween Parade.
The "Spooky Hollywood" theme brought characters from "Ghostbusters," the "Wizard of Oz," and slasher icons. This was the 78th Halloween parade in the city and the last one led by Special Events Coordinator Maddy Brown, who will vacate the position next month.
"It's bittersweet. I've loved my time with the city and I couldn't be more grateful to everybody here," Brown said. "This was the first big event I did
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Governor Announces New Collaboration to Support Clean Energy Workforce Training | 11:04AM / Sunday, October 27, 2024 | |
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.?— The Healey-Driscoll Administration today celebrated a new collaboration with the state's Workforce Skills Cabinet, Commonwealth Corporation Foundation and the GE Vernova Foundation, awarding $600,000 in grant funding for programs within the Career Technical Initiative (CTI) dedicated to training and preparing the clean energy workforce in Massachusetts. Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Lauren Jones, Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Economic Development Undersecretary Sarah Stanton, and Senate President Karen Spilka made this announcement with the GE Vernova Foundation at the Keefe Regional Technical 0 Comments
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Cultural Organizations Talk Impact on Berkshire CountyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
07:30AM / Sunday, October 27, 2024 | |
Betsy Andrus of the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, left, BRPC's Laura Brennan, Alan Paul of Barrington Stage, Pamela Tatge of Jacob's Pillow, Laurence Oberwager of Tanglewood and Downtown Pittsfield Inc.'s Rebecca Brien. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cultural institutions are recovering from the pandemic and feel their success is interconnected.
Local professionals gathered at the Barrington Stage Company on Thursday morning for a "Networking Before 9" breakfast hosted by the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Pittsfield Inc.
Situated in the theater's Wolfson Center on North Street, they heard about the cultural sector's impact on
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Community Heroes: Hope Amandos & Gretchen DeBartoloBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:51PM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
Thanksgiving Angels is taking signups during the South Community Food Pantry's hours of operation. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thanksgiving Angels coordinators Hope Amandos and Gretchen DeBartolo have been selected as the October Community Heroes of the Month. The Community Hero of the Month series recognizes individuals and organizations that have significantly impacted their community. This month's nomination concludes the series, which is in partnership with Haddad Auto. For 13 years, hundreds of community members have banded together to ensure every family can have an authentic Thanksgiving meal with turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and 0 Comments
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Haddad Nominated as Time Dealer of the Year| 02:46PM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The nomination of George Haddad, dealer principal at Haddad Toyota in Pittsfield, for the 2025 Time Dealer of the Year award was announced by Time. Haddad is one of a select group of 49 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 108th annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 25, 2025. According to a press release, the Time Dealer of the Year award is one of the automobile industry's most prestigious honors. The award recognizes the nation's most successful auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community service. Haddad was chosen to represent the 0 Comments
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Write-Ins Needed for CBRSD Committee Vacancies By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:31PM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Last Thursday's Central Berkshire School Committee meeting marked the end of term for three members, who have decided not to run for their seats again. The committee said goodbye to Vice Chair Bonny DiTomasso and members Art Alpert and Michael Case. These members have given their time and passion to improve the district, committee Chair Richard Peters said. "Their support has been invaluable to the families and students at Central Berkshire [by] making sure we have the right resources and their input around their knowledge about teaching and learning and social, social and emotional learning," Superintendent Leslie 0 Comments
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Governor Healey Nominates Two to Appeals Court | 11:36AM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey nominated Hon. Gloria Tan and Chauncey Wood to serve as Associate Justices to the Massachusetts Appeals Court. The nominees will now continue forward to the Governor's Council for confirmation. "I'm proud to be nominating two more highly qualified attorneys to the Appeals Court today," said Governor Maura Healey. "Judge Tan and Attorney Wood both have decades of legal experience that makes them uniquely qualified to serve on this bench, and we look forward to their continued service to the people of Massachusetts." The Appeals Court is the state's intermediate appellate court. The Appeals Court is a
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BNRC Celebrates Accessibility Renovations at Old Mill Trail By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:25AM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
The final phase in the 2 1/2-year project to make nearly half the trail accessible was recently completed with the renovation of the parking lot. See more photos here. HINSDALE, Mass. — Berkshire Natural Resources Council celebrated the recently completed accessibility renovations at Old Mill Trail with a public ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The celebration included a hike of the 1.4-mile Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant section of the trail. The initiative took about 2 1/2 years, recently concluding with the renovation of the parking lot. "We first built this trail to be accessible several years ago but until this 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Election Unknowns Keep Markets on EdgeBy Bill Schmick,
03:18PM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
Markets vacillate between betting on a GOP sweep and a Democrat victory with little justification for either outcome. Don't get caught up in the frenzy. The betting markets have Trump winning but they have been wrong in the past and it is easy to tip the odds one way or the other with a couple of big bets. The polls are no help either because the results are all within a margin of error that makes them useless. Only 36 percent of the S&P 500 have reported third-quarter earnings. So far, 79 percent of companies have beat earnings by a median of 6 percent. Sales results have also been strong with 58 percent beating estimates. The corporate results have provided strong 0 Comments
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Berkshire Athenaeum Annual HalloTEEN Event| 11:31AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Teens 12 to 18 can join the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, for games, and a costume contest. HalloTEEN will occur Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Berkshire Athenaeum Auditorium. Participants will enjoy slime making, pumpkin painting, cornhole, making monster pops, video games, solving a mystery, and a photo booth station. Costumes are encouraged and the winner of our costume contest will win a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum. 0 Comments
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BRTA Announces Free Rides Extension | 10:54AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Governor Maura Healey announced that Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) will receive $699,733 for fare free service from Jan 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2025. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $30 million in grants to 13 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts to provide year-round, fare free public transportation services. The funding was provided in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget signed by Governor Maura Healey in July and builds off of two years of successful pilot programs. Customers riding the fixed route bus and/or the complementary ADA paratransit service will be fare free from Jan. through Sept. 2025. BRTA 0 Comments
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