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Pittsfield's Homeless Advisory Committee Housing Resource Fair| 08:15AM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Homeless Advisory Committee is sponsoring their third Housing Resource Fair. The fair will be at Persip Park on North Street on Thursday, Sept. 19 between 10:00 a.m. to Noon. If the weather doesn't cooperate, the fair will be moved inside to the Berkshire Athenaeum, Main Room, during the same timeframe. The fair will offer a variety of resources and assistance to those in the community who are seeking help with accessing stable and secure housing. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from local housing organizations and agencies, 0 Comments
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Credit Card 'Skimmers' Found at County Gas StationsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:54AM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
The skimmer found at the Dalton Avenue Cumberland Farms. The device covers the keypad on the credit card reader to intercept card and personal identification number. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A credit card "skimmer" was found at the Dalton Avenue Cumberland Farms on Friday. Police are urging customers who used their credit cards at the store over the last 10 days to contact their provider immediately. This is just one day after a similar device was found at Cumberland Farms in Great Barrington. An employee found it attached to the Pittsfield location's card machine and called the police.
"This device was found placed at Register 1 inside
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BIC Stage 2 Accelerator Companies Announced| 03:52PM / Sunday, September 15, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC), announced the second cohort of startup firms that have been accepted into the BIC's Stage 2 Accelerator program. This 35-week hands-on and results-oriented program is designed to serve early-stage tech startups. The awardees will receive membership and a dedicated workspace at the BIC and will have full access to BIC labs, advanced equipment, digital media studio, educational programming, and internal team of subject matter experts, as well as broad and curated support from the BIC's committed member community. "We launched our Stage 2 Accelerator program last year to 0 Comments
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Proprietor's Lodge Dock Proposal Continued for Third TimeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:17PM / Sunday, September 15, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A seasonal dock proposal at the Proprietor's Lodge has seen some changes but the neighborhood is still not on board.
Thursday's Conservation Commission meeting included concerns about the viability of the project and a resident accusing the project engineer of putting the public in danger by deeming a concrete wall structurally sound.
"Because of the amount of revisions and changes on what is a schematic drawing, I'm actually concerned. My concern just continues to grow at how viable of a proposal this actually is," abutter Cassidy Carlotto said.
"There are a number of order of conditions that are going behind this and there are
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Governor Names Massachusetts State Police Colonel | 11:04AM / Sunday, September 15, 2024 | |
BOSTON &Mdash; Governor Maura T. Healey announced that she has selected retired Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble of the New Jersey State Police as the next Colonel of the Massachusetts State Police. His selection comes as a result of a national search led by a Search Committee and executive search firm. "Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Noble has dedicated his career to public service, rising to the highest levels of the New Jersey State Police and delivering results on some of the most pressing issues facing law enforcement. He is a principled, respected leader who is widely praised for his integrity, compassion and ability to bring people together. 0 Comments
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Concerns Raised About Intersection Near Nessacus Middle SchoolBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:05PM / Saturday, September 14, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Traffic Commission is looking into safety concerns with the intersection in front of Nessacus Regional Middle School.
On Thursday, the panel voted to send a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation voicing the concerns and providing crash data for the intersection of Hinsdale Road, East Housatonic Street and Fox Road.
"Almost every crash at that intersection has injuries because of the high-speed road," Police Chief Deanna Strout said. "And it is usually a pretty decent collision there."
Resident Paul Tabone brought the item forward after hearing a significant crash from his home in Stonemill Condominiums at the end of
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Research Highlights Mass as National Leader in Food Waste Reduction| 04:14PM / Saturday, September 14, 2024 | |
BOSTON — A new peer-reviewed report from researchers at the University of Texas and the University of California-San Diego cites Massachusetts as a nationwide leader in food waste reduction. The findings recommend a re-assessment of food waste bans in other states, using Massachusetts as a benchmark for success. The report, published in Science, calculated a significant 25.7 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions per ton of disposal after the state's commercial food waste ban was put in place. The ban has caused more than 380,000 tons of food waste to be diverted and repurposed each year, resulting in more than 3,300 tons of avoided methane emissions annually. "In
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Governor Files Supplemental Budget to Close Fiscal Year | 01:23PM / Saturday, September 14, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey filed a supplemental budget to balance the state's Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget and close critical funding gaps for public health, substance use treatment and education, while also building key reserves. The bill allocates $714 million in gross spending, at a net cost to the state of $149 million after offsets, to pay for time-sensitive FY24 budget deficiencies. It also invests $590 million in the state's future stability by making deposits in reserve accounts and streamlines policy implementation through technical improvements to existing statutes. "The supplemental budget will further our efforts to make 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Councilor Presses for Change in Public Works Dept.By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:23AM / Saturday, September 14, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey wants to address issues in the Department of Public Services and Utilities.
His petition requesting a restructuring of the department was filed on Tuesday after some conversation about accountability and planning.
"At the end of the day, I agree with something needs to be done," Commissioner Ricardo Morales said at Tuesday's City Council meeting. "I think we are getting to that answer with some sort of restructuring."
Kavey would like to see the highway division and traffic division merged and an update of the standard operating procedures to streamline efficiency and improve outcomes in the city. There are
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@theMarket: Fed Expected to Begin Interest Rate Cuts Next WeekBy Bill Schmick,
03:50PM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
After two years of monetary tightening, the Federal Reserve Bank is poised to begin loosening its policy. Is the event already priced in or will the stock market celebrate with new highs? It may depend on how deep a cut the Fed is willing to make. In my opinion, in the long run it won't matter unless you are one of those day-to-day options traders who live or die based on the next trade. Nonetheless, in a market that may well hit a new high next week, what the Fed does and how it talks about future cuts will be important. Some believe the Fed should cut one-half of a percent (50 basis points), while others are in the camp that it will only need a 25-basis point cut. Does 0 Comments
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Downtown Pittsfield Inc. Cuts Ribbon on North St. OfficeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:30PM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
Mayor Peter Marchetti speaks at the opening on Thursday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown Pittsfield Inc. cut the ribbon on its new home in the heart of North Street on Thursday morning.
The nonprofit membership organization moved earlier this summer and Managing Director Rebecca Brien said the best part is the number of people who stop in at 431 North St., which is sandwiched between myriad downtown activities. It is a place where DPI sees expansion and evolution happening.
"Our neighbors in this block have been phenomenal," Brien said.
"Many people are stopping in and saying 'Hello' so it really it's exciting and now with the addition of the meeting
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WIC Open House | 08:03AM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire North Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program, a grant-funded program of Berkshire Health Systems, will hold an open house celebrating the program's 50 years of service to the community. Berkshire North Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program to Hold Open House on Wednesday, Sept.18, from 10 to 1 at the Berkshire North WIC office at 510 North St., Suite 5. BHS invites the public to meet the WIC staff and to learn more about resources available to families and children who may be facing food insecurity. The national government initiative aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 0 Comments
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