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'Nick De Candia: A Retrospective' at Lichtenstein Center for the Arts| 08:44AM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — "Nick De Candia: A Retrospective" will be on view at The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts from Jan. 11-28. The photographer passed away last year just shy of his 90th birthday. De Candia had a photography exhibit scheduled for this year at the Lichtenstein. In light of his passing, his family is hosting this retrospective show of his work. The black and white photographs in the exhibit were taken over the course of Mr. De Candia's 50-year career and demonstrate the wide-ranging subject matter that interested him, as well as several experimental techniques that captured his 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Accepting Applications for Best Foot Forward Facade Improvement Micro-Grants| 08:38AM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, thanks to a one-time grant award, announced that they are accepting applications for a second year of the Best Foot Forward Facade Improvement Micro-Grant program. In 2022, this program provided 31 small businesses and organizations across the Berkshires with facade improvement grants of up to $1,000, helping not only to improve individual storefronts, but to improve the aesthetics of our downtown commercial districts in the region. In 2023, this program returns and is expanded. A minimum of 47 grants of between $500-$1000 will be made available on a rolling basis to small businesses and organizations with first-floor store fronts. A 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Senior Center Supportive Day Program Offers OpportunitiesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Council on Aging is hoping to spark interest in the Senior Center’s supportive day program with billboards that better advertise its benefits. The program, also referred to as "The Happy Club," has been a life-saver to many families giving seniors a chance to enhance their social, physical, and cognitive skills while also providing caregivers respite care at a cost-effective price. The previous design of the billboard did not reflect the benefits of the program and had nothing to grab the attention of the drivers, council member Lisa Lungo said at Wednesday's meeting. The locations considered for a new 29 Comments
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Pittsfield Cable Panel Maps Out Work Before Spectrum TalksBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:54PM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — At its second meeting, the reconstituted Cable Advisory Committee looked ahead to its hiring of outside counsel and ascertainment process for negotiating a new contract with Spectrum. An attorney is being considered to guide the process with a price tag ranging from $7,000 to $14,000 and a subcommittee was created to make an ascertainment schedule for the next nine months. "It's an important process for the stakeholders in the community to have their say and to have varied and diverse communities to be able to hear from them," said member Shawn Serre, who is the executivedirector of Pittsfield Community Television. "And 0 Comments
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Berkshire Athenaeum to host 'Digital Literacy for All' Series| 03:17PM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's public library, will be hosting the "Digital Literacy for All" course series starting Jan. 23 and continuing through March. All sessions will be held in the Athenaeum Room on the library's second floor. The courses are free, and registration is not required. Attendees are invited to bring their own laptops, but a computer is not necessary to attend. Two attendees at each session will win a Chromebook, and all attendees will receive tech-related takeaways. The courses include the following: • Intro to email: 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 • Intro to the internet: 10 a.m. 0 Comments
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$1K Reward Offered for Stolen Pittsfield PaintingsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:12PM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the safe return of two paintings that were stolen from a gallery within Methuselah Bar and Lounge earlier this month. The oil paintings by Pittsfield-based artist Edward Pelkey were taken from the Tartell Gallery in the rear of the restaurant on Jan. 8 around 4:30 p.m., according to video surveillance. The footage shows a man entering through an abutting, vacant storefront that shares a bathroom with the bar and gallery, turning on the lights, taking the artwork, and turning off the lights before exiting. Due to the image quality, details of the man's features cannot be 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Accepting Applications for New "Insert Here" Vacant Window Art Installation Pilot| 08:20AM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, thanks to a one-time grant award, announced the launch of applications for a new pilot program to support the installation of printed vinyl artwork in vacant downtown buildings in Berkshire communities. This program aims to provide up to three municipalities/organizations with sub-award grants of up to $5,000 in order to support them in the selection, commissioning, and installation of printed works of art in vacant downtown storefronts for the summer of 2023. This effort is meant to both contribute to the aesthetic beauty of downtown business districts, while also drawing attention to the opportunities that these vacant spaces offer to 0 Comments
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Next Generation to Lead Guido's Fresh MarketplaceBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The future of Guido's Fresh Marketplace has been assured with a new generation preparing to take on the family business. Chris and Matt Masiero started with a roadside produce stand in 1979 on Route 7 in Pittsfield with a $2,500 loan from their father — after whom the store is named — and shuttled fresh produce from Chelsea Market in Boston. Forward 44 years and two grocery stores later, the brothers are looking at retirement and to handing off the enterprise they've built to their children Luke and Nick (Matt's sons) and Anna (Chris' daughter). "I would say I'm excited to see what our minds 51 Comments
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Central Berkshire Regional Paraprofessionals Push for Better PayBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:23PM / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Paraprofessionals in the Central Berkshire Regional School District are asking for better wages. The school budget has given deserved pay increases to other staff members and although those increases represent their values paraprofessionals are not getting what they deserve, Central Berkshire Education Association Vice President Liz Jackson told the School Committee on Thursday. "You may be asking yourself, why do I do this, make myself feel uncomfortable to stand in front of you all. But I do this because I truly believe in the group of paraprofessionals we have. I truly believe they need to be valued," she said. This is not the first 0 Comments
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Fenn Street Homeless Shelter Expected to Open in SpringBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:49PM / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After several years of anticipation, the First United Methodist Church's homeless shelter is set to open in the spring. Director of Community Development Justine Dodds last Wednesday reported that demolition has been completed and construction is underway. From the road, not much can be seen as the changes are occurring inside.
"The construction work will be completed by March 31. Then there will be painting, flooring, and furniture to be set up," she wrote in an email.
"ServiceNet anticipates to be in the site by the end of April."
The Fenn Street Emergency Shelter located in the church has been in the planning process since 2020
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Jewish Federation of the Berkshires to Show 'True Colors'| 04:33PM / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. On Monday, Jan. 23 at 6:45 p.m., The Braid, a theater company offering a diverse array of stories about Jewish identity, will present “True Colors: Stories from Jews of Color Exploring Identity and Community.” A moderated Q&A by DEI consultant and actor/writer, Joshua Silverstein, will follow. This free Jewish Federation of the Berkshires program will be presented via Zoom. Visit the calendar of events at jewishberkshires.org for links to our programs. According to a press release: "True Colors," is a salon theatre show in which Jews of Color share true stories about their yearning for belonging and the rich and 0 Comments
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EforAll Celebrates Accelerator Program GradsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:44AM / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. Entrepreneurship for All celebrated the 2022 Fall Accelerator Program graduates with its first in-person gala and $13,000 in awards. Around 100 people gathered at the Berkshire Innovation Center on Thursday to recognize the 19 individuals representing 13 businesses that completed the intensive program. EforAll's free, year-long business accelerator helps a business or non-profit make its vision a reality. The first quarter of the year is intensive, and the participants check in quarterly for the remainder of the year. "We have a lot to give. We came to EforAll to receive mentorship, professional guidance, 0 Comments
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