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Tile Mural 'Shapes of Togetherness' Unveiled in Downtown PittsfieldBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Monday, November 18, 2024 | |
A ribbon is cut Friday at the unveiling of the tile murals, a project of PHS students. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Burbank Place is now adorned with almost 300 handprinted tiles.
On Friday, "Shapes of Togetherness" was unveiled on the side of 75 North St. Artist in residence Huck Elling guided Pittsfield High School students through creating the mural as part of the Pittsfield Let It Shine! Public Art Partnership.
"This project has meant so much to us," Elling said.
"We were inspired to put the title here in this location that had experienced a lot of graffiti. We chose this location because we were looking for a place that the PHS students spend a
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Dalton Committee Works to Combat the Pines Trailhead Vandals By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:19PM / Sunday, November 17, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Vandals have invaded the community forest that the Open Space and Recreation Committee has been trying to cultivate. Offensive images and words have been sprayed on rocks and tree trunks. Rejuvenating the Pines Trail, which starts behind the Senior Center, is the committee's first project since its establishment in March 2020. The committee was created following the update of the town's open space and recreation plan. Its goal is to protect the town's "treasured natural resources and parks and [maintain] its scenic beauty." The Pines was the most natural choice for a first project. It 0 Comments
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Four Berkshire Organizations Awarded DEIB Grants | 03:54PM / Sunday, November 17, 2024 | |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Health New England has awarded $80,000 in grants to non-profit organizations that work to advance youth health and well-being in Western Massachusetts. The company's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Grants went to 38 organizations in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester counties. In Berkshire County these organizations were awarded funding: Barrington Stage Company (Pittsfield), Playwright Mentoring Program Berkshire Bounty (Great Barrington), Food Purchase Program Berkshire Pride (Pittsfield), Empowerment and Well-being: After-School Program for LGBTQ+ Teens & Tweens Roots Rising 0 Comments
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GE Buildings 12 & 14 Demolished in PittsfieldBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:07PM / Sunday, November 17, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— General Electric's former Buildings 12 and 14 are demolished and the debris will soon be capped.
Last week, the public health and safety subcommittee received an update on the project that was paused over the summer after air sampling detected an exceedance of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs.)
Authorities said the measurements are "conservative" and do not threaten public health.
Work to demolish the two buildings began last year and was completed in September after it was temporarily halted on July 25. Debris will be set off-site for disposal at the end of the year, and the subsurface vaults will be sealed and capped soon after.
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Governor Thanks Firefighters, Asks Public to Contain Fire Risk | 11:22AM / Sunday, November 17, 2024 | |
MIDDLETON, Mass. — Governor Maura Healey visited the Middleton Fire Department to thank firefighters and first responders who have been working to contain brush fires in the area and across the state over the past few weeks. More than 450 fires have burned over 1,500 acres since Oct. 1 in Massachusetts, including two ongoing fires in Middleton, and air quality continues to be affected in many communities. Multiple fires remain active and have proved difficult to contain due to extremely low rainfall in the region over the last two months. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has declared drought conditions affecting nearly the 0 Comments
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200 Pittsfield Students Walk for Men's Mental HealthBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
08:20AM / Sunday, November 17, 2024 | |
Judy and Paul Coty, left, their daughter Veronica, Matt Capeless and PHS Principal Maggie Esko at the Movember gathering. PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Around 200 Taconic and Pittsfield high school students marched downtown to support men's health on Friday.
The third annual "Move for Movember" walk-a-thon raised money for mental health, as more than three of four suicides that occur in the United States are by men and boys. It also supported the Aaron T. Coty Memorial Scholarship, which honors a beloved student who died in 2015 after silently struggling with mental illness.
Each walker paid a $5 registration fee and was asked to raise an additional $20.
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Berkshire Trans Group Awarded Trans Justice Funding Project Grant| 04:00PM / Saturday, November 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Trans Group has been awarded $6,267.40 by the Trans Justice Funding Project to go toward programming, captioning, guest speakers, and mutual aid for and about transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming members of the community. The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots trans justice groups run for and by trans people in the United States (including U.S. territories). Berkshire Trans Group is a peer support group and a project of Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition, Berkshire County's longest standing LGBTQ+ organization. It has helped launch of 0 Comments
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Salvation Army, Market 32 Launch Holiday Kettle Donation Program | 07:59AM / Saturday, November 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32/Price Chopper is once again playing host to the Salvation Army's "Red Kettle" holiday campaign at all 130 of its stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Salvation Army and Market 32/ Price Chopper have been collaborative partners in the communities they serve for more than 35 years. Last year's "Red Kettle" campaign at Market 32/Price Chopper stores raised nearly $580,000 in donations directly benefitting those in need throughout the communities where the funds were collected. The campaign this year will run Nov. 11 – Dec. 24. 0 Comments
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Letter: Berkshire Community Action Council Rumors Hurt Fundraising EffortsLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
Most of you are familiar with BCAC. We are the federally designated anti-poverty agency for Berkshire County, serving nearly 12,000 families each year. We work hard to maintain the trust and respect of the communities we serve. Overseen by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, we are required to comply each year with a rigorous 78 performance standards which govern all aspects of our organization. Proudly, we can boast that we are consistently 100 percent compliant with these standards which range from our community involvement, our transparency in reporting, our administration of programs, our financial accountability and much more. This positions us as
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@theMarket: Profit-Taking Trims Post-Election GainsBy Bill Schmick,
03:03PM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
A 5 percent gain in nine days on the benchmark S&P 500 Index was met by profit-taking. Traders booked gains in Trump trades as some had second thoughts about continued upside. Who can blame them? The conviction by many that happy days are here again (or will be by next year) sent markets through the roof in a frenzy of FOMO-generated trades. Technology took a back seat for a change as small-cap stocks soared on the belief that tariffs would force consumers to buy made-in-America products from American companies. Smaller capitalization companies are distinctly American and are listed on the Russell 2,000 Index. Traders know that a good 40 percent of these companies make no 0 Comments
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Letter: Dalton Board Should Not Stop Special ElectionLetter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
I would like to comment on the travesty that is taking place in the Town of Dalton. The Selectboard chooses not to set a date for a special election. Even a petition of over 200 voters to have a date scheduled for a special election is not persuading them. This special election is due to the resignation of a Selectboard member on Oct. 1. This past Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Selectboard voted once again to suppress a date for a special election. In doing so they tried to discredit the procedure used by a dedicated elected public servant, our town clerk. The procedures she followed were through the guidance of a state official and Mass General Laws. This date should have been set
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Weekend Outlook: Dancing, Comedy, MusicBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:25PM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
 There are several events this weekend, including a weeklong dance festival, bazaar, live music, and more. Editor's Pick Wandering Dance Festival Downtown Pittsfield Nov. 17 to 23 This weeklong community dance initiative celebrates movement and culture in an effort to foster community connections. The festival features a variety of dance styles, free workshops, and opportunities for participants to showcase their dancing. It will culminate in a showcase performance at the Colonial Theatre with both professional and local artists. Schedule and information here. Multiple Days St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Bazaar 70 0 Comments
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