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Dalton Select Board Tables Old Dalton High Site Assessment By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:37PM / Friday, May 02, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board voted to postpone consideration of the Old Dalton High lot for the proposed public safety facility assessment until after the annual town meeting. In a split decision, with three members in favor and two against, the town's architect for the project, Brian Humes, principal of Jacunski Humes Architects LLC in Berlin, Conn., will need to pause work on the assessment for now. During a joint Public Safety Facility Committee and Select Board meeting on Wednesday, more than a dozen residents attended, some voicing their concerns with the prospect of having a police station on that parcel. During a previous joint meeting 0 Comments
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Social Security Concerns Fuel Pittsfield 'May Day Strong' RallyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
10:24AM / Friday, May 02, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — At the first of several May Day Strong events this weekend, community members rallied in front of the Conte Federal Building in Pittsfield with signs such as "Stop Trump's Terror" and "People Over Profits." Wendy Penner of Greylock Together explained that the Northern Berkshire group has been gathering signatures on its petition to fire Elon Musk, which will be presented to state Sen. Paul Mark on Saturday. The petition states that Musk, a billionaire known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter), has used his wealth and power to influence elections and obtain unbridled power, is 0 Comments
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Senator Mark Announces May Staff Office Hours in Berkshire County| 10:19AM / Friday, May 02, 2025 | |
BOSTON — State Senator Paul W. Mark has announced that his staff will hold office hours at five locations in Berkshire County during the month of May. Residents of the Senator's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District are invited to discuss state legislation or seek assistance with state agencies. No appointments are necessary. The office hours will be held at the following times and locations: Adams: Tuesdays, May 6th and May 20th, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Town Hall, 8 Park St. Dalton: Monday, May 5th, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Senior Center, 40 Field St. Great Barrington: Mondays, May 5th and May 19th, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Town Hall, 334 Main 0 Comments
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Molari Appoints Rosa Barnaba as HealthCare Coordinator| 07:48AM / Friday, May 02, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Molari Employment and HealthCare Services has announced the appointment of Rosa Barnaba as HealthCare Coordinator. In this position, Barnaba will be responsible for matching caregivers with clients in various settings, including private homes, long-term care facilities, schools, and camps. Barnaba has completed training as a Community Health Worker. In a statement, Barnaba expressed her desire to contribute to a team focused on community well-being and quality care, highlighting her enjoyment in building relationships with clients and their families. Lee Rudin, RN, Director of HealthCare Services at Molari, commented on Barnaba's dedication and ability to
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Pittsfield School Officials Refer PHS Report to State Records SupervisorBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:59AM / Friday, May 02, 2025 | |
Mayor Peter Marchetti asks that the committee not discuss the report in executive session, as he felt it did not fall under OML exemptions. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state now controls what can and can't be released on the Pittsfield High School investigation.
On Wednesday, the School Committee voted to refer the investigative report to Manza Arthur, supervisor of records with the secretary of state's office, and ask her to return a proper redacted report to release to the public.
The Pittsfield Public Schools have been ordered to release non-exempt parts of Bulkley Richardson & Gelinas' investigation into alleged staff wrongdoing by May 8 after community advocate
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The Retired Investor: For Whom the Tariffs TollBy Bill Schmick,
04:38PM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
As the flow of container ships to the U.S. slows and the number of trucks needed to distribute Chinese goods declines, retail shelves will soon begin to empty. Unless the tariff war is reversed, consumers should expect shortages. Tariffs (so the story goes) will fuel a U.S. manufacturing renaissance, leading to higher middle-class wages and more stable families and communities. This manufacturing resurgence will promote research, development and innovation leading to economy-wide productivity gains. History and most economists indicate that tariffs will not deliver the desired benefits. But let's not be naysayers. After all, most Americans believe that our trade relations 0 Comments
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BCC Invites Public to Student Art Show | 08:04AM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a student art show Thursday, May 8 from 4-7 p.m. in the Koussevitzky Art Gallery, located on BCC's main campus at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The student art show, a BCC Visual Arts department tradition that began in the early 1980s, is held every spring. All students enrolled in a studio art class show their artwork, and the event is run like a professional gallery, explained Professor of Fine Arts Lisa Griffith. "Each art major must assist in the installation of their 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Subcommittee Supports Short-Term Rental Zoning Amendment By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is closer to defining its regulations on short-term rentals and, in turn, being able to keep track of them.
On Monday, the Ordinances and Rules supported a zoning amendment for short-term rentals that outlines basic requirements. It was amended to include a nine-month grace period for existing short-term rentals, rather than six months.
"The zoning amendment will outline the physical requirements for short-term rentals, stuff like occupancy, parking, days per calendar year that you can rent one out, units that it can be in, and units that it can't be in. For example, income-restricted units can't be rented as short-term rentals. If you have
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Dalton Fire District Approves Tentative Budget By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Thursday, May 01, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District's Prudential Committee approved an anticipated budget of more than three million during its meeting last week. The district's projected budget amounts to $3,569,222.44, comprising the budgets for the commissioner, treasurer, Water Department, and Fire and Ambulance services. This is an increase of $44,542.44 The Board of Water Commissioners voted to recommend utilizing $375,000 from the funds raised by the ambulance to offset the amount to appropriate. The district's Board of Water Commissioners and Prudential Committee collaborated during the budgeting process to mitigate increases. The Fire 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Picks Information Panel for Public Safety ProposalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town has a public safety building proposal to present to taxpayers, and now, an informational committee will help move the process forward.
On Monday, the Select Board voted to form a public safety building informational outreach committee and re-appointed four members: Dean Clement, Daniel MacWhinnie, Mark Siegars, and Lisa Dachinger.
"The Public Safety Building Committee has done their job. Now we need, hopefully with some of those same bodies, to form a new committee of some type and move forward," Select Board member Timothy Sorrell explained.
Earlier this month, the town officials voted to advance a $7.3 million combined police/emergency
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GE Plans for PCB Removal Gets OK| 03:46PM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved, with several conditions, the General Electric Company's Revised On-Site and Off-Site Transportation and Disposal Plan. GE's revised plan maximizes the use of rail and hydraulic pumping for the transport of sediments and soils in and along the Housatonic River that are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls. Approximately 75 percent to 80 percent of the material to be removed from the river will be transported hydraulically without the need for any trucks. Approximately 17 percent of the material can be transported by rail (combined with trucking). As little as approximately 5 percent of the material 0 Comments
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May Day Protests Planned in Berkshires| 03:17PM / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents in Berkshire and Bennington County, Vt., are planning to join thousands of others in May Day protests across the nation. More than 1,000 rallies have registered with the platform Mobilize but more are expected to pop up this weekend. The Berkshires has seen a number of protests over the past several weeks, including the "Hands Off" rallies of April 5 when hundreds stood in the rain with signs and others traveled to Boston where more than 50,000 people turned out to criticize the administration's actions. May Day is International Workers Day and is celebrated as a holiday to celebrate the labor movement in many 0 Comments
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