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BCC Invites All to 'Explore the Electrician Trade'| 08:14AM / Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a free, hands-on career awareness event called "Explore the Electrician Trade" on Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in the SBA Lounge on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. The event will focus on the BCC Trades Academy's future electrician program. Attendees will include local electricians, young employees in the trade and facilities managers. Admission is free; registration is suggested but not required. To register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/electrician. An overview of the program will be followed 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council OKs Short-Term Rental RegulationsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:28AM / Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city has created regulations for short-term rentals, allowing them for 150 days of the year.
Last week, the City Council approved a zoning amendment that allows the operation of short-term rentals and a licensing process. Popular STR companies such as Airbnb and Vrbo provide a marketplace for units that are rented for 30 consecutive days or less.
"If you complain about a short-term rental, right now, there is no ordinance, so if you make a zoning complaint, the zoning enforcement officer, our building commissioner, will say, 'There's no ordinance. I can't do anything about this complaint.' He'll drive out to the
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Berkshire Athenaeum Hosts an Early Literacy Event | 12:49PM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum and Pittsfield Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE), based out of Berkshire County Head Start, invite children ages 6 and under and their families to a free early literacy event celebrating the children's book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 10:30 am to noon in the auditorium of the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201. This event aims to engage young learners and their families through a variety of fun, STEAM- based (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Cultural Council Celebrates 2025 Grant AwardeesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:25PM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
Council Chair Marilyn Gerhard says the 79 grant applications for fiscal 2025 were the most she has seen during her time on the council. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Cultural Council celebrated its 2025 grant awardees at Zucchini's last week. Council Chair Marilyn Gerhard welcomed everyone to the Wednesday event and congratulated those who received funding. "We provide grants to help underwrite projects, programs and events in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences," she said. Gerhard said there were 79 applicants last year that council members had to sift through, one of the highest numbers she has seen in her time on the council. "So seven years,
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BCC Volleyball Team Takes First Win| 09:56AM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
BOSTON, Mass. – Taconic High graduate Jenyka Ostellino pulled a team-high 12 digs Saturday as the Berkshire Community College women’s volleyball team defeated Roxbury Community College in three sets. Taconic’s Jasmin Aslan had a team-high four kills and Karen Amichiia led the way with seven aces for BCC in the 25-10, 27-25, 25-11 win. BCC (1-1) is home on Tuesday at 5 p.m. against Bristol Community College. 0 Comments
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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Opens in PittsfieldBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:30AM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
Customers line up for the opening of Ollie's on Thursday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Ollie's Bargain Outlet is officially open. The store took over the building at 457 Dalton Ave., which was formerly Big Lots. The discount retailer celebrated with a ribbon-cutting on Thursday morning, handing out bags with a shirt and a calendar to customers. "When [the space] became available, we were all over this as a team. We want to be in Berkshire County. We love Pittsfield. It's a great location," Ollie's President and CEO Eric van der Valk said. Van der Valk said the company's business model is "good stuff 0 Comments
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Berkshire United Way Launches Annual CampaignBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:30PM / Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire United Way kicked off its annual campaign with a focus on early childhood education as a key economic driver for the community.
Attendees were asked to decorate paper flower petals with affirmations of hope. On Wednesday, board members, supporters, and beneficiaries gathered at the Country Club of Pittsfield to mark the nonprofit's yearly fundraising campaign. BUW works to help families access financial mobility, ensuring young people have a strong foundation, and strengthening residents' quality of life. "Berkshire United Way is here to support our community, and too many of our community 0 Comments
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MassWildlife: Fall outdoor safety tips| 04:06PM / Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The return of cooler weather means many Massachusetts sportsmen and women will head into the woods for the fall 2025 hunting season. Massachusetts residents may be wondering where and when hunting will be taking place this fall. Early Canada goose hunting began on September 1, black bear hunting season opened statewide on Sept. 2, while pheasant hunting season opens Oct. 18. Archery deer and turkey hunting seasons begin statewide on Oct. 6. Click here to review a summary of all hunting seasons and migratory game bird hunting seasons. Hunting on Sunday is not permitted in Massachusetts. Many public lands are open to hunting
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Towns to Talk Walking, Cycling Improvements Around Tanglewood| 02:01PM / Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
LENOX, Mass. — The town of Lenox and Stockbridge are seeking to improve walking and cycling connections around the area of Tanglewood and nearby institutions. Stakeholders in the two towns have been working with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and its technical consultant, Beta Group Inc., to explore what an expanded pedestrian and bicycle network could look like in the vicinity of Route 183, Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne Street, and Old Stockbridge Road. Community members, particularly residents and neighbors of those areas, are invited to learn more about the recent planning efforts at an open house on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Lenox 0 Comments
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Dalton to Hold Green Burials Information SessionsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
10:23AM / Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Cemetery Trustees will hold two informational sessions surrounding green burials at Ashuelot Cemetery. These sessions will take place at the Dalton Senior Center on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. with the goal to explain what green burials are, answer questions, and receive suggestions from residents. During the town meeting in May, voters approved allowing the Cemetery Trustees to create rules and regulations to govern green burials at Ashuelot Cemetery. According to the nonprofit Green Burial Massachusetts, green burials, or "natural burials," are a way of returning bodies to the earth 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Employee Charged in N.Y. EmbezzlementBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
09:52AM / Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — In late June, the town's administrative assistant was arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $325,000 from a New York business.
“On June 30, 2025, New York State Police in Schodack arrested Corrine R. Bradley, 49 of Averill Park, N.Y., for grand larceny in the second degree, possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and falsifying business records in the first degree,” a July 9 press release from the New York State Police reads.
Bradley was appointed to the position at the April 28 Select Board meeting. She was described as a “more than qualified candidate” to replace the previous administrative
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Pearl Ambassador Program Enhances Pride in Downtown PittsfieldBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
08:27AM / Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
The pilot volunteer program has been funded by a state grant and the city is seeking ways to continue it. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents of The Pearl shelter have been cleaning downtown over the summer, creating a collective pride for the city while also taking pride in themselves.
From June to October, community members living at The Pearl volunteer to tidy the downtown three days a week and are paid with gift cards. The Pearl Ambassador Program, a pilot initiative run by Downtown Pittsfield Inc. and ServiceNet, is funded by a state grant; however, city officials would like to see it continue.
On Wednesday, the Homelessness Advisory Committee voted to write
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