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Berkshires Gets $4.3M in CDBG Grants| 02:04PM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires is getting $4.3 million Community Development Block Grants for housing, road and social services programs. Gov. Maura Healey announced some $39 million in CDBG grant awards to 65 communities at Chelsea City Hall on Thursday. Among the awardees: Becket and Dalton: $999,810 for the purpose of rehabilitating 14 housing units; Great Barrington, Egremont and Stockbridge: $1,375,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 16 housing units; Lenox and Lee: $1,000,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 11 housing units; and North Adams: $925,000 to support 2024 road improvements, senior center improvements (Phase III), and provide social 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Advises Against Contact with Housatonic for 48 Hours after Accidental DischargeStaff Reports, iBerkshires
08:53AM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield is advising people to avoid contact with the Housatonic River until late Friday night after an accidental discharge of untreated wastewater near 901 Holmes Road. The Department of Public Services and Utilities sent the notification by email to local media at 11:06 p.m. on Wednesday. The notification indicates the discharge began at 9:06 p.m. on Wednesday and lasted 19 minutes, until 9:25 p.m. During that period, the discharge volume was 187,500 gallons, the notification indicates. "The overflow consist of untreated or partially treated sewage and waste," the notification reads. "Avoid contact with 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Select Board OKs Resources For Storm DamageBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:11AM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town recognizes the need for additional resources to clear damage from last week's storm.
On Monday, the Select Board voted to allocate additional funds for the highway department to come in on a Friday for brush collection. The Town Hall and offices normally operate on a four-day week Monday through Thursday.
"Just to be clear we do have overtime in the appropriated budget that gets allocated for the year," Town Administrator Gina Dario explained. "So this is not money coming from another appropriation, that's not the vehicle to do that."
On July 16, severe thunderstorms hammered parts of North and Central County, downing
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Eagles Community Band Concerts | 04:00PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Eagles Community Band will perform a free concert on Tuesday, July 16, 7pm at The First Street Common in Pittsfield. Selections include a variety of marches, patriotic tunes, and other. Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the music from the ensemble. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved inside to the First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn Street in Pittsfield. Donations are gratefully accepted. Upcoming concerts: Wednesday July 24th 7pm: Eagles Concert Band - Dalton CRA (rain date Thursday July 25th) Sunday July 28th 3pm: Eagles Concert Band - Adams Visitor Center Saturday 0 Comments
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School Officials Offer Condolences for Herberg Student's Sudden PassingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Herberg Middle School student has been identified as the presumed drowning victim at Benedict Pond in Great Barrington last week. Earl Giver Essien, who would have entered eighth grade in the fall, was remembered for her brightness in personality and academics.
Superintendent Joseph Curtis shared reflections from Herberg staff at the beginning of Monday's School Committee meeting. Faculty say Giver was a remarkable seventh-grade student whose "bright light shone brilliantly in every aspect of her life" and a "diligent rule follower who was structured and always on time."
"She was known for her strong and confident
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BCArc's Golf Event Raises Funds Individuals with Disabilities| 10:54AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc raised $45,000 at its 29th Annual Golf Classic held this summer at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The funds raised from the event go directly to individuals with disabilities for activities such as art classes, medical equipment, wheelchair swings, concerts, assistive technology, and dream trips to places like Disney, Celtics games, and deep-sea fishing. The money also goes to scholarships to area high school students planning to pursue human service careers. The lead supporters of the event this year were Berkshire Bank, Health New England, Greylock Federal Credit Union, The Notch Insurance Group, Synagex Modern IT, 0 Comments
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Senator Warren Hears Power of Health Care for UninsuredBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
Sen. Warren poses with some of the VIM staff on Thursday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The only population growing in the Berkshires are immigrants, said Ilana Steinhauer of Volunteers in Medicine, and the region needs to be a place where people want to come and can thrive.
"When we talk about health equity, when we talk about racial equity, when we talk about immigrants who are coming into the community or people who are living here, we all get to be in it," she said.
"We get to hear the stories and we get to reflect on what we are hearing and we get to respond and we don't have to stop. We can continue every week. The staff knows we don't
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Pittsfield Schools May See Tighter Cell Phone PolicyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Superintendent Joseph Curtis would like to see the district's cell phone policy tightened up after more than 6,000 violations were accrued during the last school year.
"I think that we do need to do a hard examination of that," he told the School Committee on Monday. "I think that we are in our first year making every attempt to give every student the benefit of the doubt, and family."
This could mean locked cell phone cases — Yondr cases — for middle and high school students or increased regulations.
A three-tiered response plan was approved about a year ago though the superintendent feels that it might be time
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PIttsfield 16s Fall in Babe Ruth Regional FinaliBerkshires.com Sports,
07:30PM / Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | |
 AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Norwalk, Conn., Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Stars Tuesday beat Pittsfield, 2-0, in the championship game of the New England Regional. It marked the second shutout loss to the Connecticut State Champions in three days for Pittsfield. But it was a very different game this time around. On Sunday, Norwalk beat Pittsfield, 10-0, in six innings to wrap up pool play. That forced Pittsfield to win two straight games to get a rematch in the finals, and it did so, blanking Lyndon, Vt., on Monday and edging Eastern Mass Champion Lynn on Tuesday morning. But in the title game, Norwalk pitcher Jaxon Ermo held Pittsfield to four hits and allowed two walks 0 Comments
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Dalton Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee Discusses Next StepsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:46PM / Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The town's Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee held its first meeting on last Wednesday. The committee voted to have two co-chairs and elected Don Davis and Craig Wilbur for the positions. The committee will be examining all the options for a new police station or combined public safety facility. The goal is to have a recommendation for the Select Board by a year from December. "The Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee shall examine all issues regarding the proposal for a new police station, including the potential for a new building to house the fire station and the emergency management director," Town 0 Comments
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Kamala Harris to Attend Pittsfield Fundraiser| 05:24PM / Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It appears that Vice President Kamala Harris will be attending a campaign event in Pittsfield on Saturday. Harris had been scheduled for the sold-out event before being suddenly elevated to presidential candidate on Sunday. The original Biden-Harris fundraiser is now a Harris fundraiser but it was unclear if she would continue with her scheduled appearances. The Berkshire Eagle reports that organizer Sherwood Guernsey has confirmed she will attend. The event will also feature James Taylor, Yo-Yo Ma, former Gov. Deval and former first lady Diane Patrick, Boston College historian and political commentator Heather Cox Richardson 0 Comments
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Signaled Intersection Proposed for West Street in PittsfieldBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:13PM / Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | |
Ward 6 Councilor Dina Lampiasi speaks at public hearing on plans to reduce speeding on West Street. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city believes that traffic lights at the intersection of lower and upper West Street will improve safety.
Last week, a hearing was held for improvements on the roadway that saw two pedestrian deaths last year. After a few iterations, the updated design reduces the footprint and adds a signal at the intersection of lower and upper West.
"This is a big change," City Engineer Tyler Shedd said.
"Traffic signals are expensive and it's part of the reason why we decided to reduce the sort of scope along West Street and stopping
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