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Dalton BOH to Apply for AC Distribution ProgramBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:29PM / Sunday, September 01, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The town is applying for the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's AC Distribution Program and is seeking a volunteer to help install the appliance. The program is funded through the New England Rural Health Association, to assist those most vulnerable during severe heat. The program distributes small window or portable air conditioners and fans to high-risk individuals in a heat emergency who do not have access to resources to purchase the appliance to stay cool. People older than 65, young children, pregnant people and those with disabilities are more at risk of heart illnesses in high heat and humidity. "Our 0 Comments
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Market 32 Launches Drive to Support Food Pantries | 12:55PM / Sunday, September 01, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — During Hunger Action Month, from Sept. 2 – 22, Price Chopper/Market 32 is inviting guests in all its stores to support local food pantries and nourish local communities by purchasing a bag containing several PICS brand items for $10. Each bag of groceries contains items most in need by food banks and pantries, including a 16-ounce box of elbow macaroni, 16-ounce jar of peanut butter, 10.5-ounce can of chicken noodle soup, 5-ounce can of tuna, 15.5-ounce can of kidney beans, and 5-ounce can of chunk chicken. Each Price Chopper/Market 32 store team will identify and coordinate with a local food pantry in their community that will 0 Comments
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The Fairbank Group to be Honored by 1Berkshire| 08:18AM / Sunday, September 01, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire announced that The Fairbank Group has been selected to receive the 2024 Putting the Berkshires on the Map honor in recognition of the meaningful contribution they and their businesses have made to the Berkshire economy. This recognition will be presented at the 11th annual Celebrate the Berkshires event on Sept. 19 at Pittsfield Municipal Airport. "We are thrilled with the selection of The Fairbank Group as this year's Putting the Berkshires on the Map honoree. Their consistent annual impact as a primary driver of visitor activity in our region's shoulder seasons, as well as acting as a key destination in summer months, 0 Comments
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Teacher of the Month: Cindy ChevettBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:04PM / Saturday, August 31, 2024 | |
Cindy Chevett has been with Head Start her entire career. She says teaching is challenging but also very rewarding. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Head Start preschool teacher Cindy Chevett has been selected as the August Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next nine months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. To Chevett, the best part of being a teacher is seeing her students achieve even just the little things, such as writing the letter E or their name. "It is the best 0 Comments
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Milling and Paving Operations on Merrill Road| 03:26PM / Saturday, August 31, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be conducting milling and paving operations on a section of Merrill Road (Route 9) in Pittsfield. The work will take place from approximately 400 feet west of the East Street and Merrill Road intersection to the intersection of Junction Road. The work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 3, and is expected to last approximately four weeks. Work will be conducted from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. One lane in each direction will be maintained throughout the project. The work will include removing the existing pavement surface, repairing and 0 Comments
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Community members, Families Attend Summer Camps at BCC| 12:16PM / Saturday, August 31, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Summer camps held on Berkshire Community College's (BCC) main campus include Barrington Stage Company's Kids Act! and TeensAct! camps; Berkshire Family YMCA Summer camp; United Soccer Group Summer Camp; Flying Cloud Institute's Young Women in Science camp; and the Berkshire collaborative STEAM Team camp. KidsAct!, a Barrington Stage Company (BSC) theatre program for students ages 7-11, focuses on building acting and communication skills through fun theatre games. TeensAct!, designed for ages 12-16, focuses on building performance skills through ensemble-based work, improvisation and individualized coaching. Students in both age 0 Comments
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Cheshire Man Pleads Guilty to B&E, Larceny | 03:51PM / Friday, August 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFEILD, Mass. — Eric Guerrin, age 37 of Cheshire, pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court on Aug. 27 to four charges related to the theft of technology devices from Berkshire Health Systems. Police say Guerrin, along with a second suspect, stole technology and personal office items from a BHS facility. The total value of the items added up to approximately $22,506.56. Of the items stolen, 20 Smart Buy tech items were taken which have a total value of more than $16,600. Charges were two counts of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit felony and two counts of larceny more than $1,200. He was sentenced to concurrent 2 1/2 years in 0 Comments
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@theMarket: September Into October Could Be Bumpy for StocksBy Bill Schmick,
03:36PM / Friday, August 30, 2024 | |
We enter September with the three major averages close to or above yearly highs. Momentum is still on the side of the bulls. As such, in the next week or so, markets could attempt to scale those heights and possibly better them. It is what happens next that concerns me. The next two months are seasonally the worst period for the stock market. However, investors also expect the Federal Reserve Bank to cut interest rates at their meeting on Sept. 17-18. That is normally a bullish development for stocks. We won't know if the Fed will cut rates, but the markets are betting heavily on that outcome. The macroeconomic data this week certainly reinforced those expectations. Second 0 Comments
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Celebrate 40 years of NAMI Berkshire County| 02:11PM / Friday, August 30, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Incorporated in 1984, the Berkshire County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at Zucchini's Restaurant in Pittsfield from 5:30-8:00 p.m. The non-profit's mission is to improve the quality of life for people in Berkshire County with mental illness and their families through support, education and advocacy. NAMI Berkshire County recently hired a new Executive Director, Paul Johansen, and also now has office space at 141 North Street, Suite 301, right in the heart of downtown Pittsfield. The guest speaker for this event is local author, Kevin O'Hara, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Raises Overdose Awareness FlagBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:03PM / Friday, August 30, 2024 | |
A box of naloxone treatment outside St. Stephen's parish office. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An overdose awareness flag was raised in front of City Hall for the first time on Thursday.
Hosted by Berkshire Harm Reduction and the Berkshire Overdose Addiction Prevention Collaborative, around 50 community members marched from Allen Street to Park Square holding signs with phrases such as "Smash the stigma," and "Cool kids carry naloxone."
The county lost 48 people to overdose in 2023 — half from Pittsfield.
Julie MacDonald, program director of Living In Recovery, was teary-eyed when the purple flag rose because it meant that the agencies'
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Suicide Prevention Conference Scheduled for September | 10:26AM / Friday, August 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Several key Berkshire County mental health and community organizations across the region are partnering on a suicide prevention conference to be held in Pittsfield in September. New Perspectives on Populations at Risk in Berkshire County will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 8 am to 4:30 pm at Bousquet Mountain Ski Area in Pittsfield. The event is aimed at social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed alcohol and drug counselors, nurses and psychologists. The program is sponsored by Berkshire Health Systems, the Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention 0 Comments
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Dalton Police Station Panel Asks for StudyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Friday, August 30, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee agrees that the current police facility, located in the basement of the Town Hall, is inadequate. The station is in poor condition, has safety issues, and lacks the space to serve the community properly. The committee's charge is to examine all the options for a new police station or combined public safety facility and recommend the best to the Select Board. It is crucial that the committee explores all these options so that when it comes time to go to town meetings, their recommendations can be justified and they can answer any questions voters may have, Town Manager Thomas 0 Comments
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