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The Retired Investor: Canal Crisis Can Cause Supply Chain DisruptionsBy Bill Schmick,
03:50PM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
There are two shortcuts to moving goods around the world, the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal. Drought has more than halved the traffic able to sail through the Panama Canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. That was bad enough, but the alternative shortcut around the world has all but shut down. This is a serious matter since maritime transport accounts for 80 percent of global trade. Under normal circumstances, the Panama Canal would account for about 3 percent of that global trade and 46 percent of container traffic moving from northeast Asia to the East Coast of the U.S. On average, more than 13,000 vessels passed through the Panama Canal per year — until last 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum offers Free Admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day| 01:21PM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum is offering free general admission in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, thanks to sponsorship from Greylock Federal Credit Union. The Academy Award-winning film Selma will be screened from 2 PM – 4 PM. The museum will be open 10 AM – 5 PM. "Dr. King's fight for the dignity and rights of people everywhere has continued to inspire us to work toward achieving an equitable and just world. We thank Greylock Federal Credit Union for their generous support, which allows the museum to be open free of charge to all on Martin Luther King Jr. Day," said Kimberley Bush Tomio, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Public Schools Community Engagement Sessions | 11:10AM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Public Schools will host community engagement sessions to discuss enrollment projections, new grade span configurations, and a possible new building project. The meetings will be held on Thursday Jan. 18 at 6 pm at Williams Elementary School and Thursday Jan 25 at 5:30 pm at Conte Community School. The goal of the meetings is to continue building understanding of the study and engage the public on the findings with conversation on enrollment projections, potential new grade span configurations, a possible statement of interest for a new school building on the Westside. A light dinner would be provided. 0 Comments
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Gittens' 31 Lead MCLA in Narrow Road Win| 08:47AM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Taconic High graduate Quentin Gittens scored a career-high 31 points Wednesday to lead the MCLA men's basketball team to an 80-76 win over Bridgewater State. Hayden Morris-Gray made a layup with just less than two minutes left in regulation to give the Trailblazers a 78-71 lead. After the Bears got within two points on a 3-pointer with 36 seconds on the clock, Jojo Garcia drew a foul with 1 second remaining and made both his free throws to secure the win. MCLA (7-7, 2-1 MASCAC) hosts Salem State on Saturday. Women's Basketball BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Kylie Grassi scored 18 points to lead Bridgewater State to a 71-33 win over 0 Comments
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Housatonic Valley Association Awarded Grant| 08:00AM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
BOSTON, Mass. — The state awarded the Housatonic Valley Association $33,500 to benefit the Berkshire Clean, Cold, Connected Restoration Partnership. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the award of $982,360 in grants to ecological restoration projects throughout Massachusetts by the Department of Fish and Game's (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER). These projects, supported through three DER programs, will strengthen community resilience to climate change, improve climate-ready infrastructure and public safety, and restore crucial habitat and water quality, among other benefits. "Ecological restoration offers transformational benefits for 0 Comments
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Clark Art Screens 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'| 08:00AM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —On Thursday, Jan.18, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its free five-part film series highlighting a rich group of classic films that have been recently restored to provide an exceptional viewing experience. The Clark shows "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at 6 pm in its auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. According to a press release: Directed by Wallace Worsley, Universal's largest-scale silent film played a large part in making Lon Chaney a legend. It paved the way for the rest of their enduring legacy of gothic horror from the golden age of film. In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923; 2 hours, 13 minutes),
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Pittsfield Council Divided on Level-Funded Budget PetitionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council started this term with a divisive vote on a budget suggestion.
A petition from Councilor at Large Kathy Amuso on Tuesday requesting the presentation of a budget that is "close to level-funded" was approved 7-4 with President Peter White, Councilors at Large Alisa Costa and Earl Persip III, and Ward 7 Councilor Rhonda Serre voting in opposition.
Amuso explained that during her previous terms on the School Committee and the council, approving the budget was always the worst meeting. She is stunned by tax rate increases and wants the city to take immediate action in preparation for the fiscal 2025 budget season.
"I did 10
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Dalton Officials Talk Housing Options for Old Dalton High PropertyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Thursday, January 11, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass.—The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission presented possible options for affordable housing at the old Dalton High property, located in the field in next to the Senior Center, during a Select Board meeting last month. Over the last year, BRPC Community Planning Program Manager CJ Hoss has been in communication with Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson to discuss the type of projects the town can consider for the parcel. "This brief analysis rose to the top as far as trying to understand the parcel we're sitting on to the south of the parking lot, essentially what potential housing possibilities could be for this parcel," Hoss 0 Comments
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BCC Selects Project for Space Flight Experiment | 03:29PM / Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), which was selected last year to participate in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP)'s Mission 18, has announced its project to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a microgravity research experiment. Entitled "The Effects of Microgravity on the Chromosomal Alignment on the Metaphase Plate in Onion Root Tip Cells," the project was researched and devised by BCC students William Garrity, Erica Langnickel and Anastasiya Bolotova. The experiment focuses on the metaphase portion of cell division. Colin Wilson, director of Berkshire Science Commons at BCC 0 Comments
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Man Pleads Guilty to North Adams Home Invasion, Assualt | 10:33AM / Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Tuesday, Jan 9, Arthur McCowan, 35 of Springfield, pleaded guilty to three charges in Berkshire Superior Court. The Commonwealth requested 2.5 years in the House of Corrections for both counts of Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon and 2 years' probation on and after time served for Home Invasion. McCowan was sentenced by Judge Duncan: 2.5 years in the house of corrections for Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon (Knife) 2 years' probation on and after sentence for ABDW 2.5 years in House of Corrections for Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon (Shod Foot) 2 years' probation on and after sentence for ABDW 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Accepts $8M in GE Rest of River FundsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:22AM / Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city now has $8 million in PCB pollution settlement funds to support economic development.
The City Council on Tuesday accepted the payment of $8,000,000 from General Electric Corp. per the Rest of River settlement agreement on the cleanup of the Housatonic River. The funds will be put into the city's Economic Development Fund which supports growing businesses in the community.
Mayor Peter Marchetti explained that the cleanup has been making its way south for years.
"Once all the communities in the Berkshires agreed, Pittsfield’s payment was $8 million along with some other items that we've accepted previously including some of the
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Berkshire Women's Commission, Legislators Discuss Regional IssuesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:53PM / Tuesday, January 09, 2024 | |
State Reps. Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Smitty Pignatelli and state Sen. Paul Mark pose with the commissioners after hearing their feedback on bills in the Legislature. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State legislators on Monday discussed issues that hit hard for women and families in the region. State Sen. Paul Mark and state Reps. Tricia Farley-Bouvier and William "Smitty" Pignatelli were guests of the Berkshire County Commission on the Status of Women at the Berkshire Athenaeum. On the table were topics ranging from child care and housing to welcoming migrant families.
Shaitia Spruell, executive director of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, also
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