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Bridgewater Tops Pittsfield Little League in State Tourney OpenerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:28PM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
 ANDOVER, Mass. – Bridgewater’s Brandon Moyer scattered five hits and pitched his way out of a fifth-inning jam on Thursday to lead his team to a 4-1 win over Pittsfield in the opening game of the 12-year-old Little League State Tournament. Section 1 Champion Pittsfield drops into the losers bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will face Melrose on Friday evening to stay alive. Bridgewater Friday night will take on Acton-Boxboro, an 8-4 winner over Melrose on Friday, for a berth in Sunday’s state final. Bridgewater’s Moyer struck out eight and walked one in pitching his team to the tournament semi-finals. Pittsfield coach Ty 0 Comments
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Gavin O'Donnell Leads Post 68 Juniors Past WestfieldiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:22PM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Gavin O’Donnell went 3-for-4 with a pair of triples and two RBIs Thursday to lead the Post 68 Juniors to a 7-0 win over Westfield Post 124 in American Legion Baseball action at Buddy Pellerin Field. Devin Reynolds doubled in a run for Pittsfield Post 68 (14-2), which jumped on top early with two runs in the first inning and two in the second. Jack Farkas started and went three innings on the mound, striking out three and allowing one hit. David Wildgoose threw two innings, and Matt Egan and Gavin O’Donnell each provided an inning of relief. 0 Comments
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Dalton Select Board Approves Research into EV Charging StationsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board expressed its support in continuing to research the prospect of installing level three electric vehicle fast charging stations in town. During its meeting earlier this month, Green Committee member Tony Pagliarulo gave a presentation by Connecticut solar energy company Earthlight Technologies. "We have no fast chargers in Berkshire County other than the Tesla banks down in South County. So fast chargers are really the future. I mean, you're going to charge up in 30 to 40 minutes, and then you're on your way," Pagliarulo said. Due to the number of tax credits and incentives available for the town 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: What Is Household Production and Why Is It Important?By Bill Schmick,
05:08PM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
Have you ever wondered how much your time and effort were worth as a stay-at-home spouse? Chores like child care, laundry, home repairs, and meal preparations rarely come with a bill attached, but what if they did? You may be about to find out. All the above chores plus many more, from driving the kids to school or soccer practice to treating illnesses among family members are critical to the functioning of the U.S. economy. However, none of that essential work is measured. ScienceDirect defines household production as "the production of goods and services by the members of a household, for their consumption, using their capital and their unpaid labor." The 0 Comments
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Berkshires Gets $4.3M in CDBG Grants| 02:04PM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires is getting $4.3 million Community Development Block Grants for housing, road and social services programs. Gov. Maura Healey announced some $39 million in CDBG grant awards to 65 communities at Chelsea City Hall on Thursday. Among the awardees: Becket and Dalton: $999,810 for the purpose of rehabilitating 14 housing units; Great Barrington, Egremont and Stockbridge: $1,375,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 16 housing units; Lenox and Lee: $1,000,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 11 housing units; and North Adams: $925,000 to support 2024 road improvements, senior center improvements (Phase III), and provide social 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Advises Against Contact with Housatonic for 48 Hours after Accidental DischargeStaff Reports, iBerkshires
08:53AM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield is advising people to avoid contact with the Housatonic River until late Friday night after an accidental discharge of untreated wastewater near 901 Holmes Road. The Department of Public Services and Utilities sent the notification by email to local media at 11:06 p.m. on Wednesday. The notification indicates the discharge began at 9:06 p.m. on Wednesday and lasted 19 minutes, until 9:25 p.m. During that period, the discharge volume was 187,500 gallons, the notification indicates. "The overflow consist of untreated or partially treated sewage and waste," the notification reads. "Avoid contact with 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Select Board OKs Resources For Storm DamageBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:11AM / Thursday, July 25, 2024 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town recognizes the need for additional resources to clear damage from last week's storm.
On Monday, the Select Board voted to allocate additional funds for the highway department to come in on a Friday for brush collection. The Town Hall and offices normally operate on a four-day week Monday through Thursday.
"Just to be clear we do have overtime in the appropriated budget that gets allocated for the year," Town Administrator Gina Dario explained. "So this is not money coming from another appropriation, that's not the vehicle to do that."
On July 16, severe thunderstorms hammered parts of North and Central County, downing
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Eagles Community Band Concerts | 04:00PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Eagles Community Band will perform a free concert on Tuesday, July 16, 7pm at The First Street Common in Pittsfield. Selections include a variety of marches, patriotic tunes, and other. Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the music from the ensemble. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved inside to the First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn Street in Pittsfield. Donations are gratefully accepted. Upcoming concerts: Wednesday July 24th 7pm: Eagles Concert Band - Dalton CRA (rain date Thursday July 25th) Sunday July 28th 3pm: Eagles Concert Band - Adams Visitor Center Saturday 0 Comments
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School Officials Offer Condolences for Herberg Student's Sudden PassingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Herberg Middle School student has been identified as the presumed drowning victim at Benedict Pond in Great Barrington last week. Earl Giver Essien, who would have entered eighth grade in the fall, was remembered for her brightness in personality and academics.
Superintendent Joseph Curtis shared reflections from Herberg staff at the beginning of Monday's School Committee meeting. Faculty say Giver was a remarkable seventh-grade student whose "bright light shone brilliantly in every aspect of her life" and a "diligent rule follower who was structured and always on time."
"She was known for her strong and confident
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BCArc's Golf Event Raises Funds Individuals with Disabilities| 10:54AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc raised $45,000 at its 29th Annual Golf Classic held this summer at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The funds raised from the event go directly to individuals with disabilities for activities such as art classes, medical equipment, wheelchair swings, concerts, assistive technology, and dream trips to places like Disney, Celtics games, and deep-sea fishing. The money also goes to scholarships to area high school students planning to pursue human service careers. The lead supporters of the event this year were Berkshire Bank, Health New England, Greylock Federal Credit Union, The Notch Insurance Group, Synagex Modern IT, 0 Comments
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Senator Warren Hears Power of Health Care for UninsuredBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
Sen. Warren poses with some of the VIM staff on Thursday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The only population growing in the Berkshires are immigrants, said Ilana Steinhauer of Volunteers in Medicine, and the region needs to be a place where people want to come and can thrive.
"When we talk about health equity, when we talk about racial equity, when we talk about immigrants who are coming into the community or people who are living here, we all get to be in it," she said.
"We get to hear the stories and we get to reflect on what we are hearing and we get to respond and we don't have to stop. We can continue every week. The staff knows we don't
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Pittsfield Schools May See Tighter Cell Phone PolicyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Superintendent Joseph Curtis would like to see the district's cell phone policy tightened up after more than 6,000 violations were accrued during the last school year.
"I think that we do need to do a hard examination of that," he told the School Committee on Monday. "I think that we are in our first year making every attempt to give every student the benefit of the doubt, and family."
This could mean locked cell phone cases — Yondr cases — for middle and high school students or increased regulations.
A three-tiered response plan was approved about a year ago though the superintendent feels that it might be time
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