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Pittsfield Summer Playground Program| 10:40AM / Wednesday, July 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development has announced the return of the Parks Playground Program at three city parks this summer. The Summer Playground Program offers a variety of recreation activities to Pittsfield children ages 6 to 13 at no cost. Playground Leaders create safe, supervised and fun-filled environments with activities including sports, games, arts and crafts, and nature activities. The program begins Monday, July 10 and runs through Friday, August 18. Normal hours will be Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Playground Leaders will be stationed at Clapp Park, Durant Park and The Common. The 0 Comments
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Alleged Child Rapist To Remain in Custody | 08:27AM / Wednesday, July 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Donald Monsees, 71 years of age, who was accused of child rape among other charges will continue ot be held in custody on $250,000 bail. On Friday, June 30 a bail hearing was held for Donald Monsees, 71 years of age, in Berkshire Superior Court following 180-day hold expired. Monsees faces 15 indictments including: 2 counts of rape of a child with force 2 counts of rape of enhanced a child with force after certain offenses 7 counts of Indecent assault and battery child under 7 counts of enhanced indecent assault and battery of a child under 14 by prior convicted offender, 2 counts Indecent Exposure 1 count Disseminating 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Election Heats Up With New Faces, Certified CandidatesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Wednesday, July 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is seeing increased interest in this year's election and with just a few weeks until signatures are due, many candidates have been certified.
As of late last week, new faces have taken out papers for the mayoral and at-large, Ward 2 and Ward 6 council races.
There are now five parties interested in replacing Mayor Linda Tyer, who announced that she will not be seeking re-election earlier this year.
David Webber has taken out papers for mayor, joining John Krol, Craig Gaetani, Karen Kalinowsky, and Peter Marchetti on the list. Not much can be found on the new candidate from public records.
Lucas Marion has taken out papers for councilor at large
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Historical Commission Gets Booth at Dalton Day EventBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:37AM / Wednesday, July 05, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Historical Commission has decided to participate in the upcoming Dalton Day event on Saturday, July 15. The commission will be selling Fitch-Hoose House tiles, bandanas, books and Dalton bicentennial plates, keychains, bracelets, fans and magnets. Due to staffing issues, the historic Fitch-Hoose House Museum, on 6 Gulf Road, will be closed that day although a sign will encourage potential museumgoers to attend Dalton Day. The commissioners hope the event will provide more exposure to the 177-year-old two-story house to encourage more visitors. The event is a good opportunity to provide the community an update on the 0 Comments
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Governor Expands Spending Benchmarks to LGBT, Disability-Owned Businesses | 04:32PM / Tuesday, July 04, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced two new initiatives aimed at expanding opportunities for diverse and small businesses to provide goods and services to state agencies and local governments. The administration is updating the Commonwealth's Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) to include spending benchmarks for LGBT-owned Business Enterprises (LGBTBE) and Disability-owned Business Enterprises (DOBE) in the Commonwealth's Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) for the first time. It is also implementing a new interactive online map that will help state agencies, cities, towns, prime
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MassDOT Online Vehicle Census Dashboard | 08:00AM / Tuesday, July 04, 2023 | |
BOSTON?— The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the launch of a new online dashboard, the Massachusetts Vehicle Census (MVC),?the first public dataset that joins information about how much vehicles are being driven with information about the vehicles themselves, including vehicle type, vehicle use, fuel classification, and the municipality the vehicle is garaged in. The Massachusetts Vehicle Census is a resource for the public providing information regarding vehicle usage, baseline data on the total number of vehicles available, and mileage accrual. The data now available to the public will support conversations regarding how to reduce
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Durant Dominates as Adams-Cheshire Opens Little League Tourney with WinBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:10PM / Monday, July 03, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Brayden Durant did it all for the Adams-Cheshire Little League All-Stars on Monday night. Durant struck out 14 hitters in a complete-game effort on the mound. And he homered, doubled and drove in four runs at the plate to lead his team to a 7-1 win over Great Barrington in the opening game of the Don Gleason District 1 12-year-old Championship at Deming Park. Adams-Cheshire joins the Pittsfield Little League American Division All-Stars atop the standings in the five-team round-robin after the Americans walked off with a win against their cross-city rivals at Chamberlain Park, home of tournament host Dalton-Hinsdale. At the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Approves Appropriations in 11th Hour of FY23By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:00PM / Monday, July 03, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council on Friday approved three appropriations in the 11th hour of fiscal 2023 after they were derailed earlier in the week.
These were orders to transfer and appropriate $620,000 from free cash to the Department of Public Services for snow and ice removal, to transfer $75,000 from retained sewer earnings to the Department of Public Utilities Wastewater Division for sludge handling, and to transfer and appropriate $850,000 from free cash to the Police Department for scheduled overtime.
Ward 2 Councilor Charles Kronick voted in favor of the appropriations after charter objecting to them during Tuesday's council meeting. The free cash account cannot
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Pittsfield Meeting on Holmes Road, West Street Traffic Calming Projects| 02:43PM / Monday, July 03, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Department of Public Services will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, July 6 at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum located at 1 Wendell Avenue in the auditorium. At this meeting, the Department of Public Services will share an overview of the proposed changes for traffic calming measures for both Holmes Road (between Elm Street and Williams Street) and West Street (between Valentine Road and Government Drive). Attendees will also have an opportunity to share their thoughts and provide input on both projects. The meeting will be split into two parts. From 6 p.m. to 7 0 Comments
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Local Film Professionals Work on Michael Douglas FilmBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:52AM / Monday, July 03, 2023 | |
Michael Douglas rows a boat on Pontoosuc Lake during the filming of 'Blood Knot' in this photo by Mark Farrell, a set decorator on the production. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lights, camera, action — three words most people don't normally identify with the Berkshires. That is until a movie star shows up with a film crew. The film industry is alive and well around here, with local film professionals Deborah Sims, Mark Farrell, and Terri See most recently working on "Blood Knot." Sims was the production supervisor, Farrell the set decorator and See the decorator and buyer for the production unit in Massachusetts for filming over several days 0 Comments
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Winters Freezes Out Pittsfield Nats; Americans Improve to 2-0By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:57PM / Sunday, July 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Julian Winters threw a gem on Sunday to lead the Great Barrington Little League 10-year-old All-Stars to a 14-2, bounceback victory over the Pittsfield Nationals in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament. Winters struck out eight, walked three and allowed no hits in 4-? innings to lead Great Barrington to a five-inning win that evened its record at 1-1 on the second day of the county championship. In Sunday’s other game, the Pittsfield Little League American Division All-Stars earned a 17-6 win over Dalton-Hinsdale to improve to 2-0 in the four-team tourney. Matteo Herrera went 2-for-2 with three RBIs, and Adam Tanner went 2-for-4 with a 0 Comments
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Berkshire Humane Society Overwhelmed With Cats| 01:41PM / Sunday, July 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Humane Society is in need of supplies, food, donations and, especially, adoptees for more than 150 cats. The nonprofit organization is asking animals lovers to help with an escalating situation by donating cash or goods, adopting a homeless animal or sponsoring an animal’s adoption, providing a specialized foster home or volunteering. The shelter is taking $100 off dog and cat adoption fees through July 15 in an effort to move animals out of the crowded shelter. In addition, adoption fees of all small animals except rabbits will be waived. "I've never seen it like this," said John Perreault, executive 0 Comments
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