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Pittsfield Health Board Accepts Mosquito Control Plan Without SprayingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:11PM / Tuesday, May 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There were again no isolations of West Nile virus or eastern equine encephalitis in Pittsfield last year.
The Board of Health last week accepted a plan from the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project that includes minor changes but continues to exclude spraying.
Changes include mechanical source reduction and the addition of two products for larval and adult control: a multi-brood controlled release granule and Merus 3.0.
"If I have mosquito surveillance numbers that are above our threshold I will make a recommendation to the board," the project's Superintendent Chris Horton said in terms of spraying.
The board has been tasked
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Dalton Historical Commission Gets a Fireproof CabinetBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:52PM / Tuesday, May 09, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Historical Commission voted to purchase a two-drawer fireproof cabinet during its meeting last week. Commissioner Thomas Synder said he went to BBE Office Interiors and found the cabinet for $1,995 including delivery. The commission also has to allocate money to cover the cost of an alarm and electricity so it should not wipe out the budget, Commissioner Bonnie Eastwood said. The commission has $3,074.15 remaining in the town account and $2,291.51 remaining in its donations account. It currently has five five-drawer file cabinets but they are not fireproof. Although the two-drawer cabinet will not be able to 0 Comments
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Newest Submarine Christened USS Massachusetts | 12:11PM / Tuesday, May 09, 2023 | |
 WASHINGTON — The Navy christened one of its newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, the future USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), during a ceremony on Saturday at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. In a time-honored Navy tradition, the submarine's sponsor, Sheryl Sandberg, christened the boat by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow. Sandberg is the founder and chair of the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to build a more equal and resilient world through three key initiatives: LeanIn.org, OptionB.org, and the Dave Goldberg Scholarship Program. "The 0 Comments
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BUW to Present Awards at Live United Community Celebration| 12:00PM / Tuesday, May 09, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire United Way (BUW) will honor three community members with volunteer awards at the Live United Community Celebration on May 16. Alex Reczkowski will receive the Daniel C. Dillon Helping Hands, Caring Heart Award, given to an individual or group who shows up time and time again for those in need. Reczkowski, director of the Berkshire Athenaeum, is active in local and international service as a member and president of the Rotary Club of Pittsfield, volunteers with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and has served on several boards and committees. Vannessa Guess Slaughter and Manny Slaughter will receive the Robert K. Agar 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Subcommittee Looks at Noise Ordinance's EffectivenessBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Tuesday, May 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents believe that the city's noise control regulations are thorough — they just need better enforcement.
Last week, a number of community members attended the Public Health and Safety subcommittee to air grievances on audio disruptions and asked for the police to amp up citations.
The panel referred the matter to the full City Council and requested that the city comply with its noise control code, continue and step up its response to violations, and redirect resources to address it.
"We all want the same thing," Ward 3 Councilor Kevin Sherman said. "We all want safe streets and health."
Councilor at Large Peter White brought
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Dalton Fire District's $3M Goes to Voters on TuesdayBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
08:25PM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District voters will be asked to approve nearly $3 million in spending articles at Tuesday's annual meeting. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m.at the Stationery Factory. The 22 articles on the warrant amount to $2,950,182, a $253,728 increase from the previous year. The funds raised by taxation would amount to $1,063,582. The remaining costs would be covered by transfers from other accounts like the overlay and free cash and revenues raised by the department including fees and ambulance. The commissioner and treasurer are requesting that voters approve various money items, Articles 2 through 7, amounting to 0 Comments
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Craneville Elementary Evacuated After Smoke Fills BuildingBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:04PM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
Parents line up to be reunited with their children at the Stationery Factory, the school's emergency location. DALTON, Mass. — Pupils at Craneville Elementary School were evacuated from the school on Monday after two motors in the heating and ventilation system burnt out and sent smoke through the building. According to a message to parents from Superintendent of Schools Leslie Blake-Davis, staff noticed an odor at about 10:45 a.m. that "warranted a fire drill." "It has been recommended by emergency personnel that students and staff relocate to the Stationary Factory (this is our emergency relocation site) to allow emergency personnel to 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's Striking Out Cancer Event Back for Third YearCommunity submission,
09:00AM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Area baseball and softball players ages 13 and up are encouraged to participate in the third annual Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires Event on Saturday, June 24. The day-long baseball and women's softball games will be played at Clapp Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A $10 donation gets you the opportunity to participate in the event. All proceeds go to the Jimmy Fund at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Participants will receive a T-shirt to commemorate the event. Joe DiCicco started Striking Out Cancer as a daylong baseball game in 2021 in memory of his wife. Last year, the event added a softball game. Players who sign up 0 Comments
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Dalton Man Seriously Injured After Head-On Collision Staff Reports ,
08:24AM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Dalton man, John Cicchetti, remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after an early morning car accident Sunday. On May 7, 2023, at approximately 5:00 A.M., the Pittsfield Police Dept., Pittsfield Fire Dept. and Action Ambulance responded to 1050 Dalton Ave for a report of a head-on collision between two vehicles. A 2013 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Cameron Taylor-Boland, 28 years of age of Dalton, appeared to be traveling eastbound on Dalton Ave when he collided with a 2013 Toyota Camry operated by John Cicchetti, 78 years of age, who was traveling west bound. Both individuals were the only occupants of their respective 0 Comments
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Pittsfield: Temporary New Traffic Pattern on Fenn St.| 08:01AM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A temporary new traffic pattern will be in place on Fenn Street, between Allen Street and First Street, beginning on Monday, May 8 due to underground utility work conducted by Eversource. This work is expected to continue over the next several weeks. While this work is underway, we encourage drivers to seek alternate routes and follow the designated detour signs. Traffic travelling from North Street will be detoured to Allen Street or to Renne Avenue. For travel from First Street, Fenn Street will be reduced to one lane for travel using the westbound lane. At times, this single lane will be temporarily 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council to See $205M FY24 Budget ProposalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2024 is almost $17,000,000, or 8.9 percent higher, than the previous year at $188,822,018. On Tuesday's City Council meeting agenda is an order to raise and appropriate a total of $205,634,497 for the FY24 budget beginning July 1. This begins the council's process of departmental spending deliberations with a budget adoption before the new fiscal year begins. Mayor Linda Tyer is proposing the use of $1 million in free cash to lower the tax rate.
The total budget also an enterprise total of $18,195,586, with $6,199,738 for DPU water treatment, $1,002,156 for sewer, and $10,993,692 for DPU
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Crane Paper Museum Seeking New LocationBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Crane Museum is looking for a new home to house its extensive collection gathered over the last hundred years. When Crane NXT separated from Crane Holdings, it upgraded all of its security operations, Crane Currency Global Marketing Director Tod Niedeck said. The museum is located at 32 Pioneer St. in an ivy-covered stone structure dating from 1844 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the rag room for the first Crane mills. But as Crane grew, so did its campus and getting to the small museum of papermaking meant driving through the industrial operations. The need to keep the materials secure means the 0 Comments
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