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Rotary Club Announces Service Above Self Awardees| 08:00AM / Monday, May 27, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Rotary Club of Pittsfield President John Hudnall announced the 2024 Service Above Self Award winners. The presentations were made on May 9 at Mazzeo's Restaurant. Eric Ungewitter, Service Above Self Committee Chair spoke about the extensive accomplishments of each student and their commitment to volunteerism in the community. According to a press release, this award exemplifies their volunteer efforts and their selfless contributions to the service of others. The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise which is something we live our lives by. These young 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Firefighters Snuff Cellar Blaze| 04:30PM / Sunday, May 26, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Firefighters extinguished a fire in a West Housatonic Street in about 20 minutes. The blaze started near a dryer but the cause was being investigated. The department responded to the call of smoke in a building at about 12:23 p.m. on Sunday. Upon arrival, firefighters found a light smoke showing from the front and back of the building. The found an active fire in the basement of the 2 1/2-story, wood-frame structure at 92 West Housatonic, which is being rented as a single-family occupancy. Engine 1 crew advanced a 1 3/4-inch hose to the rear of the building, entered the bulkhead access to the cellar, and conducted suppression 0 Comments
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Mass Residents Will Need REAL ID in 2025| 04:07PM / Sunday, May 26, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is reminding residents that beginning May 7, 2025, anyone traveling by plane domestically or entering certain federal building areas will need a Registry-issued REAL ID-compliant driver's license or ID, or a valid passport. To help ensure compliance, a countdown clock is now live at Mass.Gov/RMV. The Registry is encouraging everyone seeking a REAL ID compliant license or identification card to go online at Mass.Gov/ID to learn what documents are needed for a required in-person appointment. The RMV has posted helpful information on REAL ID requirements that customers can use to 0 Comments
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RJ's Taking Over Hotel on North RestaurantBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:29PM / Sunday, May 26, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The owners of a well-received city eatery are taking over a shuttered North Street spot.
The Licensing Board approved a change of manager and transfer of liquor license from Berkshire Palate to J&D Reyes Restaurant Entertainment, the owners of RJ's Restaurant on First Street.
The space is located at 297 North St. within Hotel on North and formerly housed Berkshire Palate's second location. Jose and David Reyes say they will manage the two restaurants simultaneously, as they are nearby.
"I know that Jose has had a real presence at RJ's," Chairman Thomas Campoli said.
The proprietors' lawyer pointed out that in three
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Pittsfield Man Killed in West Housatonic Crash| 11:54AM / Sunday, May 26, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man was killed Saturday evening when the dirt bike he was operating was struck by a pickup truck. According to police, John Tyska, 34, was westbound on West Housatonic Street when he was struck by a 2022 Honda Ridgeline operated by Peter Schettini, 53, also of Pittsfield, who was traveling south on Plymouth Street. Tyska was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred near 664 West Housatonic at about 6:50 p.m. Police, Fire and County Ambulance responded to the scene. West Housatonic was closed to traffic from Osceola Street to Cadwell Road for approximately four hours while the investigation took 0 Comments
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BCC Faculty Member Wins Fulbright Scholarship| 11:47AM / Sunday, May 26, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) Writing Across the Curriculum Coordinator Liesl Schwabe recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Award for Professional and Academic Excellence, part of the U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar program. Schwabe will spend the 2024-25 academic year in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, along with her husband and their 13-year-old daughter. Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious and competitive fellowships that provide unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad. Fulbright scholars also play a critical role in U.S. public diplomacy, establishing long-term relationships between people and 0 Comments
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Mass Data Privacy Act Approved by Legislative Committee| 04:04PM / Saturday, May 25, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet, and Cybersecurity chairs Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Senator Michael Moore announced that a wide-ranging bill which grants consumers new rights over their personal data has been reported favorably out of Committee. The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (MDPA) establishes baseline data minimization standards by restricting data holders to only collect and process what is reasonably necessary and proportional to their lawful purpose. The MDPA will ensure greater accountability of companies and grant user data privacy protections to those present in Massachusetts and residents of the state. 0 Comments
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PCTV Pizza Fundraiser Successful in Second YearBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:40PM / Saturday, May 25, 2024 | |
KJ Nosh won Judge's Choice for best overall pizza. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — More than 170 people gathered for the love of pizza and community television on Thursday.
Pittsfield Community Television's second Eatza Pizza fundraiser was held at Berkshire Hills Country Club, featuring pies from seven local eateries. Hungry attendees sampled pizzas ranging from classic cheese to veggie, meat, and even hot honey topped.
The event raised about $4,300 — topping last year's total of about $3,500.
"PCTV and WTBR are nonprofit organizations. A lot of people don't realize that because they think of other types of organizations as nonprofits. We're
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Mass Receives Federal Funding to Remove Lead Service Lines | 11:33AM / Saturday, May 25, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Biden-Harris Administration awarded more than $50 million in funding for Massachusetts cities and towns to help identify and replace lead service lines and prevent exposure to lead in drinking water. Following advocacy by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, federal delegation, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, the federal funding announced today is an increase over the $33.7 million in lead service line funding allocated in fiscal year 2023 but presents a gap between the identified funding needs in Massachusetts. The Healey-Driscoll Administration will continue to work with federal, state, and local agencies in order to 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum Announces Summer Exhibition| 08:00AM / Saturday, May 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum to display "The Animal Art of Julie Bell" an exhibition showcasing the works of one of the acclaimed fantasy artist. On view to the public June 1 through September 29. "When I'm painting animals with all their beauty and wild nature, I experience the kind of at-one-with-the-universe feeling described by people who meditate. It's both soothing and exciting, the way nature itself is. I know without a doubt that this is what I was meant to do," Bell said. Fantasy Artist Julie Bell has received several awards for her work, including nine awards at the 2014 Art Renewal Center's International 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Residents Share Positive, Negative Feedback at Final Trash HearingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:52PM / Friday, May 24, 2024 | |
Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales goes over the proposal designed to save the city $80,000 a year. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Some say the city's new toter trash proposal will be more aesthetically pleasing while others are concerned that their street doesn't have the space for automated collection.
The last of three hearings for the upcoming contract with Casella Waste Management for trash and recyclables was held at Herberg Middle School on Tuesday. On the table is a move to automated pickup utilizing 48-gallon toters, which would be at no cost to residents unless they require additional toters and that would save the city $80,000 per
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BAC Announces Artists for Berkshire Artist Residency Program| 04:00PM / Friday, May 24, 2024 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center, formerly IS183 Art School, announced their five selected resident artists, Dai Ban, Grigori Fateyev, Stacy Scibelli, Kara Smith and Kyle Strack, for the Berkshire Artist Residency Program 2024. The Red Lion Inn, in their seventh year hosting a resident artist, will be welcoming Kara Smith. Chesterwood, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will be hosting three artists this year, Dai Ban, Grigori Fateyev and Kyle Strack. In their inaugural year hosting a resident artist, Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion and Museum will be welcoming Stacy Scibelli. Since 2012, Berkshire Art Center has coordinated Artist
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