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Berkshire Athenaeum to Hold Computer Recycling Event for Earth Day| 08:25AM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's public library, will host a computer recycling collection in partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Berkshires and Southern Vermont from Tuesday, April 22, through Saturday, April 26, 2025, in observance of Earth Day. The collection is facilitated through a collaboration with the Dell-Reconnect residential recycling program. Accepted items include monitors, scanners, computer mice, printers, keyboards, laptop batteries, ink and toner cartridges, computers, hard drives, speakers, cords, and cables. Television sets will not be accepted. According to data provided by Maryam Kamangar, Goodwill's vice 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Health Board OKs Same Mosquito PlanBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Monday, April 21, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's mosquito control plan will remain the same this year. Earlier this month, the Board of Health approved a mosquito control plan for 2025 that mimics the previous years.
"I don't have any changes to our plan," Chris Horton, superintendent of the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project, told the board.
Between May and October 2024, more than 25,700 mosquitoes were collected. Out of the 188 pools submitted to the Department of Public Health, five pools tested positive for West Nile virus. There were 15 positive instances of West Nile in the county but no human cases, though there were south of Sheffield.
Mosquito presence peaked in
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Massachusetts RMV Offers Walk-In REAL ID Service as Deadline Approaches| 04:51PM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
BOSTON — With the federal REAL ID enforcement date of May 7 approaching, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is offering walk-in service for residents seeking to obtain a REAL ID credential at all RMV service center locations. The RMV is reminding Massachusetts residents that beginning May 7, a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card, or a valid passport, will be required for domestic air travel and entry into certain federal facilities. While walk-ins are being accepted for REAL ID transactions for those with near-term travel plans, the RMV assures residents that REAL IDs can still be obtained after the May 7 deadline. If immediate service is
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Hot plate Brewing Co. on Becoming Top 3 Best New BreweryBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:49PM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
Hot Plate is located at 1 School St. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hot Plate Brewing Co. was recently recognized as No. 3 in USA Today's list of "Best New Brewery." A panel of beer experts selected their top picks and then readers cast their votes to determine the "10 Best" breweries founded since 2022, according to the publication. No. 1 was Frazier Creek Brewing & Distilling Co. in Stuart, Fla. Hot Plate, which opened in 2023, is owned by couple Sarah Real and Mike Dell'Aquila. "I started home brewing first, Sarah was just much better at it than me," Dell'Aquila laughed. He got a home brewing kit in 2013 and 0 Comments
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MassDOT Establishes Commission to Study and Recommend on Micromobility| 08:13AM / Sunday, April 20, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced the formation of a Special Commission on Micromobility. The commission will be tasked with examining current state and local regulations pertaining to micromobility devices and developing recommendations for their expanded use. The aim is to support increased mobility options, reduce emissions, and foster economic growth. Micromobility vehicles, as defined by MassDOT, include bicycles, scooters, e-bikes, skateboards, uni-wheels, and other small personal transportation devices. The creation of this commission is a component of Governor Healey's economic development legislation, the Mass 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Sees Potential Candidates for All PositionsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:33PM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There are potential candidates for all positions on the Nov. 4 ballot. There are several wards where only the incumbent councilor has taken out papers so far.
It's election season again, and as of Thursday, potential candidates have taken out papers for city clerk, councilor at large, Wards 1-7, and the School Committee. Nomination papers became available on April 3, and certified papers are due by Aug. 1.
A preliminary election will narrow the race down on Sept. 16 if a position has more than two candidates, or nine for at-large councilor.
The six-person School Committee so far has only five potential candidates: incumbents Daniel Elias and Sara Hathaway,
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North County, Pittsfield Hold Egg ScramblesiBerkshires Staff,
02:34PM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
Above, ready, set, go in Williamstown; below a mad scramble for eggs in Clarksburg. See more photos here. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A number of egg scrambles were held in the Berkshires on Saturday ahead of Easter. The light spring ran didn't stop hundreds of children from darting across lawns and fields to search for treasure in the form of plastic eggs. Peter A. Cook VFW Post 9144 held its annual event at the town field named in memory of Cook, Clarskburg's only Vietnam War casualty. Children in four age categories ran, or toddled, across the field to grab brightly colored eggs. The returned to the pavilion for juice and 0 Comments
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MassDOT, State Police, and AAA Remind Motorists to Slow Down in Work Zones | 01:15PM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Ahead of National Work Zone Awareness Week and as construction season gets underway, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), Massachusetts State Police, and AAA are reminding motorists to exercise caution when passing through active construction and maintenance projects. This includes following traffic laws, reducing speed as indicated by signage and as necessary to prevent a crash, and remaining alert when passing through active construction and maintenance projects. National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual event that brings attention to work zone safety and education around preventing crashes and fatalities in these areas. 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Advancing Combined Police/EMS ProposalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:41AM / Saturday, April 19, 2025 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Town officials will again propose a combined police and EMS facility to voters. This time, for a couple of million dollars more.
On Monday, the Select Board voted to advance a $7.3 million combined police/emergency medical services facility to town meeting, discarding the option for a $6.5 million separate build. The same design, then priced at $5.9 million, was shot down in 2023.
"We can't go to a town meeting and give them two options," said Selectman Timothy Sorrell, the town's former police chief.
"We have to decide, I'm ready tonight to make a motion on what I think is the best decision."
Members agreed that this option
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Berkshire Humane Society Holding Fee Waived Event Next WeekBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:24PM / Friday, April 18, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Humane Society is having a fee-waived adoption event for dogs one year and older. This event is called "Big Dog Energy" and is happening in many shelters across Massachusetts. It runs from April 22 through April 27. "There is still just an influx of adult dogs who are sitting in shelters," said Berkshire Humane Society's Executive Director John Perreault. Last year, the Berkshire Humane Society participated in a week of fee-waived adoptions for the Mass-Saves promotion, also because of an influx of adult dogs staying in the shelter. Perrault said it's still the case, unfortunately. "They're not moving all across
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AccessPlus Awarded Grant to Bring Fiber to Affordable Housing UnitsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
03:15PM / Friday, April 18, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Internet provider AccessPlus was recently awarded the Massachusetts Broadband Institute Retrofit program grant. "We are committed to delivering high-quality, high-speed internet to the Pittsfield community," said Kevin Alward, CEO of AccessPlus in a recent press release. "This grant allows us to further our mission of ensuring that everyone has access to the fast and reliable internet they need." The grant was a part of the Healey-Driscoll administration's $10.4 million initiative to modernize the public housing internet in Massachusetts. This grant will be used to bring high speed fiber internet to 13 multi-unit dwelling properties. This
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@theMarket: Fed Disappoints, Markets Swoon, While Tariff Talks ContinueBy Bill Schmick,
01:41PM / Friday, April 18, 2025 | |
On Thursday, investors hoped that Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking in Chicago at the Economic Club, would assure markets that he would backstop any downside from President Trump's policies. They were disappointed. Even worse, he said, "The level of tariff increases announced so far is significantly larger than anticipated, and the same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and slower growth." The fact that the leader of the world's most powerful central bank seemed to confirm the worst fears of investors triggered another $1 trillion sell-off in equity markets. The president quickly posted his displeasure at the 0 Comments
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