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Dalton Officials Question Value of Dalton Division Road DesignsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:35AM / Sunday, January 07, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board questioned the value the proposed preliminary designs of Dalton Division Road have for residents during its December meeting. Steve Savaria, project manager and senior traffic engineer at Fuss & O'Neil, presented some preliminary concepts for the redesign of the roadway and intersection. The New England engineering firm has been retained as the town's design consultant for this project. The project comes with challenges surrounding wetlands, state Department of Transportation requirements, and easements. To be fully compliant with MassDOT standards, the design has to include sidewalks on both sides of the 0 Comments
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MassDOT Expanded Shared Use Paths in 2023| 04:00PM / Saturday, January 06, 2024 | |
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is pleased to announce approximately 20 miles of shared use paths opened in 2023 for the first time, expanding multimodal connectivity and opportunities for recreation across Massachusetts while enhancing pedestrian and cyclist safety. Throughout the course of 2023, MassDOT completed dozens of roadway projects that added new bike lanes, sidewalks, shared use paths, and crosswalks. Additionally, MassDOT continued to support improvements in school zones and the expansion of shared paths and trails through programs like Safe Routes to School, Shared Streets and Spaces, Complete Streets, and MassTrails, which have all
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Governor Announces Forests as Climate Solutions Initiative| 08:07AM / Saturday, January 06, 2024 | |
BOSTON – As part of its "Forests as Climate Solutions" Initiative, the Healey-Driscoll Administration today released the Climate Forestry Committee's report containing recommendations to the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) regarding enhanced climate-oriented forest management practices for Massachusetts based on the latest climate science. The 12-member Committee of scientific experts emphasized the importance of keeping forests intact by enlarging forest reserves, increasing permanent conservation efforts, and reducing the conversion of forests to other uses. Noting the critical role forests play in
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Rice Silk Mill Tenants Report Struggles With Mold InfestationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:58AM / Saturday, January 06, 2024 | |
One tenant had test done on mold in the vent of her unit. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents of the Rice Silk Mill say mold and moisture has caused illnesses and thousands of dollars in damaged items. Over the last two weeks, iBerkshires has received about a dozen reports from tenants of the Spring Street apartment complex. Last week, the Health Department cited that mold was found in the vent system. "We didn't realize how severe the issue really was until everybody started talking about it and everybody started coming forward," said one resident, explaining that the tenants had gone to local media in hoping to get some 0 Comments
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@theMarket: New Year Markets Begin With Profit-TakingBy Bill Schmick,
03:36PM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
Investors were greeted with a brutal bout of selling as 2024 unfolded this week. The stocks that had gained the most last year were obvious targets. Is this the end of the rally or is this simply a minor bump in the road? The Santa Rally reversed, and the Grinch stomped on investors' hopes for further gains. The NASDAQ led stocks lower with the Magnificent Seven taking it on the chin. For those who believe in the idea that the first five trading days of January forecast the direction of the market for January and for the year overall, the market’s performance does not fill one with confidence. It is nail-biting time for the bulls. The first three trading days of the 0 Comments
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‘As Schools Match Wits' Returns to NEPM for 63rd season| 03:26PM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The 63rd season of "As Schools Match Wits" will premiere on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. Lee High School and Lenox Memorial High School will face off on Jan. 27. The program is a collaboration of New England Public Media and Westfield State University. It was nominated last season for a Boston/New England Regional Emmy Award, is produced at the university's studios and broadcast on NEPM TV. The joint production is one of the longest-running academic quiz show competitions of its kind in the country. "ASMW delivers all of the fun of the classic high school quiz show," said host Beth Ward, while it also 0 Comments
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BCC Accepting Applications to Community Health Worker Program | 08:00AM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) is accepting applications to its Community Health Worker program, part of the College's Workforce Development curriculum. The next cohort takes place February 15 through May 7, 2024. The Community Health Worker program provides rigorous training for public health workers to serve as liaisons between traditionally underserved populations and health/social service providers. The program benefits anyone interested in exploring educational and career pathways in community health, human services, healthcare or public health. Students enrolled in the Community Health Worker program learn 0 Comments
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Lanesborough 2023 Year in Review: Public Safety Building, Yes or No?By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
Gina Dario took over as town administrator after the Berkshire native spent two decades in Australia. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town continued to grapple with its public safety facility needs, held an election, and saw promise for the shuttered Berkshire Mall in 2023. Early in the year, Town Administrator Gina Dario began work in her new position. The Adams native had been assistant commissioner at the Australian Electoral Commission in Canberra, where she had worked for nearly two decades. Dario's return to the area was fueled by a wish to be in closer proximity to family and one of the first things she noticed was that residents are very engaged and have roots in the
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The Retired Investor: Video Streaming Services Hit Brick WallBy Bill Schmick,
04:50PM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
The proliferation of streaming services over the past few years appears to have reversed course. Price increases, the introduction of advertising, and fewer hit shows have consumers finally looking at the number of streaming services they are paying for. Wall Street has also lost its love affair with streaming companies, except for Netflix. That company continues to benefit from its competitors' woes. During COVID, when Americans were trapped at home, they spent hours watching television. Streaming services could do no wrong. However, times change, and the couch potato behavior is disappearing. As it does, the willingness to pay higher prices for something few are watching 0 Comments
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CBRSD Takes No Action on Hiring School Resource OfficerBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:01PM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District will not be hiring a school resource officer. The district was not approved for the grant that would have funded the implementation of an officer at Wahconah Regional High School, School Committee Vice Chair Bonny DiTomasso said at December's committee meeting. A school resource officer is not included in the budget. The lack of funding led the Finance Committee to decide to "take no action at this point" during a brief discussion during its December meeting as well, said DiTomasso, who also serves as chair of that committee. In May, the committee voted to send 0 Comments
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BArT Theatre Presents 'She Kills Monsters' | 11:00AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — BArT Theatre presents, "She Kills Monsters," by Qui Nguyen. The dates of the performances are: Grades 10-12 performances Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Grade 9 performances Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available to purchase online at this link. According to a press release: "She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans, an average woman who loses her parents and little sister Tilly in a car accident. Having been very distant from 0 Comments
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Berkshire Athenaeum's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten| 08:00AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Families with young children are invited to join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library. The Library will host a launch party on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, from 10:30 am to noon for families with children ages 0–5. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a free nationwide initiative encouraging regular reading habits in families with children five and under. The program is based on research that reading is an early indicator of academic success and the more books children under six have read to them, the more prepared they are to learn to read upon reaching 0 Comments
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