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Man Arrested in North Adams on Drug Trafficking Charges| 10:27AM / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Aug. 24, Antonio Laboy, 26 of Springfield, was arrested during a traffic stop by the North Adams Police Department involving two vehicles. According to a report from the District Attorney's Office, the traffic stop was made on the grounds of an active investigation into drug trafficking in North County. The stops occurred on Church Street in North Adams, shortly after the vehicles crossed from Adams into North Adams. Laboy was a passenger in one of the vehicles at the time of the stop. Laboy is an alleged drug trafficker who has been traveling back and forth to Berkshire County from Springfield Massachusetts. The vehicles involved 0 Comments
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BCC Signs Articulation Agreement with William James College | 08:24AM / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the signature of an articulation agreement with William James College (WJC) in Newton allowing BCC students to transfer seamlessly to WJC. The articulation agreement provides guaranteed admission for eligible BCC students to obtain a bachelor of science degree from WJC. Students who have completed an associate degree at BCC with a minimum of 60 credits in Liberal Arts (no concentration), Liberal Arts with Psychology Concentration, Human Services/Social Work Transfer or Criminal Justice, with a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher, are guaranteed admission in WJC's Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Human 0 Comments
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Central Berkshire Reviews Regional Agreement DraftBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District is referring a draft of a new regional agreement to its lawyers to ensure clarity. The School Committee meeting was presented the draft on Thursday by Todd Emerson, chair of the Regional Agreement Amendment Ad Hoc Committee. The ad hoc committee has been working on the draft for the past year and received aid from Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools consultant Stephan Hemman. MARS serves as a consultant to aid districts in creating regional agreements between towns. The draft was worked on by representatives from all the town's involved, not just School Committee 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Charter Committee to Review Charter ObjectionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:23PM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Charter Review Committee on Tuesday will tackle a request to review the charter objection, a motion that has delayed votes and created a stir in council chambers over the last term.
Councilor at Large Peter White will present a petition to the panel that asks "Should the charter objection be eliminated or otherwise amended?"
The City Council rules read:
"On the first occasion that the question on adoption of a measure is put to the city council, if a single member present objects to the taking of the vote, the vote shall be postponed until the next meeting of the city council, whether regular or special.
"If two
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Central Berkshire OKs Locked Cell Phone PouchesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:53PM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved utilizing Yondr pouches in its middle and high schools during its meeting on Thursday night. The pouches allow cell phones and other devices to be locked magnetically so they cannot be used during school hours. The district was approved for a $20,000 grant to cover the first year costs of the initiative. The funds will cover the cost of the pouches, replacement pouches, training, the permanent infrastructure, including the magnet installations, and support during this change. The goal of the policy change is to help students be more engaged in school and to prevent students 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum Exhibition Partnership with Second Street| 08:00AM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum announces Insight Out, an exhibition of visual art created by presently and formerly incarcerated people in Berkshire County, in partnership with Second Street Second Chances, Inc. The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, Sept. 2 and remains on view through Sunday, Oct. 1. Artists whose work is included in the exhibition will receive a cash award of $200, provided by 2nd Street, and a family membership to Berkshire Museum. If the artists choose, their works may be purchased by members of the public following the closing of the exhibition. In addition, 2nd Street has established a fund to acquire works for 0 Comments
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Governor Launches Free Community College Program | 08:00AM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey launched MassReconnect, her administration's new program establishing free community college for Massachusetts residents aged 25 and older, and awarded $100,000 to each of Massachusetts' 15 community colleges to support the implementation of the program this fall. "MassReconnect will be transformative for thousands of students, for our amazing community colleges, and for our economy," said Governor Healey. "It will bolster the role of community colleges as economic drivers in our state and help us better meet the needs of businesses to find qualified, well-trained workers. We can also make progress in breaking cycles of 0 Comments
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17 Pittsfield Officers on POST Misconduct DatabaseBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Monday, August 28, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Seventeen Pittsfield Police officers can be found in the state's Peace Officer Training Standards Commission's misconduct database with allegations ranging from neglect of duty to racial bias and associating with known criminals. Some of the incidents date back more than a decade.
"The POST Commission Report is one step towards increasing transparency between policing and communities. Pittsfield has, and will continue, to provide information to the POST Commission," Mayor Linda Tyer said in response to a request for comment.
"There are thousands of interactions between the police and the community in the course of any given
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Teacher of the Month: Celia ArmstrongBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:55PM / Sunday, August 27, 2023 | |
Celia Armstrong started as a substitute and fell in love with the job. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The August Teacher of the Month is 18 Degrees prekindergarten teacher Celia Armstrong. The Teacher of the Month series runs for the next nine months in partnership with Berkshire Community College. Armstrong has been working in the education field for the last four years, getting her start as a substitute at 18 Degrees. She was looking for a position that would provide flexible hours while she attended Berkshire Community College and was referred to 18 Degrees by a friend. She began working at the nonprofit family support organization full time 0 Comments
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BCC Announces New Staff, Promotion, Title Change | 10:59AM / Sunday, August 27, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of eight new staff members, a promotion and a title change. New staff Sheaden Callahan joins the BCC SUCCESS team as Clerk IV. She graduated from MCLA with a bachelor's degree in psychology and has resided in the area since then. Previously, she was a registration and reception assistant for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at BCC. As the clerk for the SUCCESS department, Callahan connects students to campus resources such as academic coaching, workshops and visits to four-year schools. In her free time, she enjoys walking, trying new foods and relaxing 0 Comments
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Community Compact Grant Applications Open| 08:00AM / Sunday, August 27, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced the opening of the next round of grant funding opportunities for cities and towns through the Community Compact program, making resources available for municipalities to support best practices, information technology regionalization and municipal fiber. Cities and towns beginning this week will have the opportunity to apply for these various grants throughout the course of the fiscal year. Funding has been made available through both the Fiscal Year 2024 budget and the administration's capital investment plan to support each of the following Community Compact programs: Best Practices - $2 million Information 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Celebrates Holmes Road Bridge OpeningBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
07:16AM / Sunday, August 27, 2023 | |
The construction crew and officials wait for the first vehicle to pass over the completed span. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community members and officials celebrated the opening of the Holmes Road bridge on Friday afternoon as the first cars passed over the finally completed span.
After a more than 60-day shutdown, the structure was finished on schedule and returned to two lanes for the first time in four years.
"I am just very impressed by the crew that was able to do this. They said they were going to do it in 63 days and they did," state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier said. "Even with the weather that we had this summer, they were able to pull it
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