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Community Hero of the Month: Christopher KeeganBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:01PM / Sunday, September 29, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Toys For Tots coordinator Christopher Keegan has been nominated as September's Community Hero of the Month. The Community Hero of the Month series recognizes individuals and organizations that have significantly impacted their community. The series is in partnership with Haddad Auto and will run for the next two months. Every morning on Christmas, thousands of kids, from newborns to 14-year-olds, will have presents to open because of the hard work of Keegan and his team. Keegan is dedicated to the Marine Corps core values of respect, discipline, and camaraderie and hopes to instill them in 0 Comments
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State Awarded $1M For Registered Apprenticeships| 11:01AM / Sunday, September 29, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Today, at the Massachusetts Apprenticeship Council meeting, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) awarded $1,052,584 for Massachusetts to support Registered Apprenticeship as a training and employment strategy for emerging industries. This awarded USDOL grant builds on the Healey-Driscoll Administration's commitment to expand Registered Apprenticeship, a proven workforce strategy that combines technical and on-the-job training for workers, delivers industry-recognized credentials, and increases access to progressive wage increases and good-paying jobs. "Our administration is committed to
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Carr Hardware Announces Pittsfield Store Remodel| 08:37AM / Sunday, September 29, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carr Hardware announced that the Pittsfield location will undergo a $400,000 remodel this fall. The remodel will be completed with all local contractors, and the store will remain open through the remodel, ensuring customers will continue receiving service and products. Shoppers will still find their favorite brands like Benjamin Moore, Scotts, Weber, Husqvarna and more. With plans to expand and diversify products, customers will have a wider range of shopping opportunities. 0 Comments
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Dalton Green Committee Member Receives MassRecycle AwardBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:45PM / Saturday, September 28, 2024 | |
Thomas Irwin DALTON, Mass. — Local environmental activist and Green Committee member Dr. Thomas Irwin was awarded the inaugural outstanding volunteer award during MassRecycle's 29th annual award ceremony. MassRecycle is a statewide non-profit coalition dedicated to improving sustainable materials management, recycling, and organics reduction and diversion. According to its website, it works with various stakeholders, including municipalities, institutions, waste service providers, and others, to advocate for "sustainable materials management policies and programs." During the ceremony, the nonprofit recognized several individuals, 0 Comments
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Paul Mark Appointed to Cultural Economy Advisory Council| 04:22PM / Saturday, September 28, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Healey Driscoll Administration appointed members of the Cultural Economy Advisory Council. The group is comprised of public and private sector stakeholders charged with exploring policies that support artists and cultural organizations, examining ways to create economic opportunities in the arts and culture sector, and promoting cultural equity in the arts. Governor Healey established the council earlier this year to bolster Massachusetts' creative economy, which adds $27 billion to the state economy each year and supports 135,000 jobs across the state. "We are excited to kick off this effort to support our cultural economy, particularly as 0 Comments
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BIC to Host TEDx Berkshires 2024| 02:35PM / Saturday, September 28, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) are hosting TEDx Berkshires 2024. TEDx Berkshires is a local, independently organized event.This year's event will be held on Thursday, OCt. 10, 2024, from 1:30 – 5:00 pm, with a reception to follow. Tickets are now available for this in-person event. "Innovation usually starts with an idea, sparked in response to a need for change or a desire to improve," shares TEDx Berkshires Executive Producer Stephen Boyd, the CEO of Boyd Biomedical and Chair of the Berkshire Innovation Center. "The TEDx Berkshires stage offers the perfect showcase to share the success 0 Comments
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Dalton Sets Special Town Meeting for Oct. 9By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:34PM / Saturday, September 28, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — There will be a special town meeting at Nessacus Regional Middle School on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. to vote on four articles. The first article requests the voters approve decreasing the fiscal year debt exclusion line item by $48,668. Article 2 asks to transfer a sum from capital stabilization to cover the cost of the final engineering and construction of the heating, air conditioning, and ventilation system for the Town Hall's main floor and the police station in its basement. The exact amount needed for the project has yet to be determined. Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said he should have a "not to exceed" number from 0 Comments
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@theMarket: China Stimulus Boosts World MarketsBy Bill Schmick,
11:32AM / Saturday, September 28, 2024 | |
A week after the U.S. central bank's policy shift, Chinese authorities unleashed their monetary policy dragon. The move caught world financial markets by surprise and launched the Shanghai Composite index up more than 9 percent in three days. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) launched its largest stimulus package since the pandemic. The PBOC cut interest rates, reduced the reserve requirement ratio, and introduced structural monetary policies to stabilize Chinese markets, which went straight down for months. Wall Street analysts are overwhelmingly negative on the Chinese market. Investments in Chinese stocks by Institutional investors worldwide are at 0 Comments
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BRPC Outlines Busy Year Addressing Region's NeedsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:40AM / Saturday, September 28, 2024 | |
Executive Director Thomas Matuszko highlights the work the commission as done this past year at BRPC's annual meeting. RICHMOND, Mass.— Berkshire Regional Planning Commission had a busy year addressing the region's needs through a dozen cross-cutting programs.
"We really are out of the COVID era and have gotten into a real routine working with our communities and other organizations," Executive Director Thomas Matuszko said.
Community members filled the barn at Balderdash Winery on Wednesday for BRPC's annual meeting. The regional planning agency closed fiscal year 2024 with a revenue increase of nearly $858,000 over the previous year, and a total
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The Retired Investor: My Economic Outlook into 2025By Bill Schmick,
02:29PM / Friday, September 27, 2024 | |
On the back of last week's half-point cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Bank, equities and many commodities rallied anticipating continued growth in the U.S. economy. Why, therefore, did bond prices plunge? Normally, after the Federal Reserve Bank begins an interest rate-cutting cycle, bond prices rally, and yields fall. But not this time. Economists were scratching their heads all week looking for answers. The explanation is straightforward. For weeks before the meeting, many traders were betting that the Fed would be too slow to cut interest rates. And when and if they did it would be a small cut. That delay increased the probability that the economy would dip 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Police Arrest Maine Murder SuspectBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:09PM / Friday, September 27, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested a man on a warrant for murder in Maine after a pursuit Friday that prompted Pittsfield schools to enact a brief lockdown. Keith Thorpe, 42, of Bangor is wanted in the homicide of 39-year-old Virginia Cookson, who was found dead in her home Wednesday. Police posted on social media that officers were actively tracking a stolen vehicle from in a neighboring state earlier in the morning. Thorpe was caught near Euclid Avenue after making contact with a cruiser. Thorpe is also being charged with numerous motor vehicle offenses and is expected to be arraigned at Pittsfield District Court and to extradited to Maine. "As a precaution during the 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Country Fairs, Pumpkin Fests, Latino CelebrationsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:01PM / Friday, September 27, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events this weekend, including a country fair, live music, and more. See a list of Farmer's Markets here. Editor's Pick Country Fair Hancock Shaker Village Sept. 28 and 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The village is hosting its annual county fair, which will feature live music, horse-drawn carriage rides, workshops, demonstrations, an antique quilt show, a farmer's market, an antique car show, a timber framing workshop, face painting, and craft vendors. There will also be freshly made cider donuts and other treats from Great Cape Bakery, grilled food from Woodlife Kitchen, and craft beer, bourbon, and 0 Comments
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