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Pittsfield Has Spent 70% of ARPA FundsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:30PM / Monday, March 17, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's nearly $41 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds are committed and almost 70 percent has been spent.
"That full amount of funding has been allocated to 84 projects for the city and we have expended $28.1 million to date as of December 31, 2024, that's 69 percent of the ARPA funding," Special Project Manager Gina Armstrong said last week.
"And 50 percent of those projects have been completed."
Of the $25 million allocated for negative economic impacts, only about $16 million has been spent. Armstrong explained that these funds are obligated for housing projects, the redevelopment of Site 9 at the William Stanley
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Pittsfield Inaugural Artist-In-Residence at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts| 11:25AM / Monday, March 17, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts' inaugural Artist-in-Residence program offers an opportunity for an artist to gain creative space and exposure while engaging with the local arts community. The program not only provides a free 6-month studio space starting in April 2025, but also includes a culminating group exhibition in October 2025, giving the resident artist a platform to showcase their work alongside the other artists at the Lichtenstein. This residency is designed to foster artistic development and collaboration, allowing the artist to focus on creating new work or refining existing pieces while interacting with arts professionals, stated a press
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Drag Story Hour Berkshires to Hold Fundraiser Gala| 08:17AM / Monday, March 17, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Drag Story Hour Berkshires will host an 18+ fundraiser gala on Saturday, March 22, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at WANDER Berkshires in Pittsfield. The event will feature storytelling, crafts, raffles, prizes, dancing, and performances. Music will be provided by DJ Bengey, and sweet treats will be available for purchase from local author Corrie Locke-Hardy. Tickets are available at three levels: First Fabulous Fans: $20 (limited number) Drag Devotee Entry: $30 (general admission) Storytime Star VIP: $50 (reserved seating, swag bags, and special surprises) Proceeds from the event will support Drag Story Hour Berkshires' programming and literacy 0 Comments
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St. Mary's Team Takes 24th Annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge By Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Monday, March 17, 2025 | |
Trophies for this year's Robotic Challenge. DALTON, Mass. — The 24th annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge, hosted and sponsored by the Berkshire Innovation Center, was held Saturday, March 15, at Wahconah Regional High School. "This is such a great after school activity for them to get involved in. So they can learn all about science and technology and math, but also have that, you know, learn to collaborate with teammates and work with friends and problem solve as a team, said said Berkshire Innovation Center executive director, Ben Sosne. "So all those great skills that you learn team activities, plus the science and technology stuff that you learn
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MassDOT and Fundación MAPFRE High School Roadway Safety Public Service Contest?| 03:32PM / Sunday, March 16, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), in collaboration with global nonprofit Fundación MAPFRE, announced the launch of the third annual roadway safety public service contest for Massachusetts high school students. The contest, which was launched in 2022 as part of Fundación MAPFRE's Look Both Ways Program, seeks to help students raise awareness with their peers and underscore the importance of being safe while driving on roadways across the Commonwealth. "MassDOT is excited to renew our partnership with Fundación MAPFRE for the third annual roadway safety education contest," said 0 Comments
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Market 32 and Freihofer's Baking Company Partner in Support of Parkinson's Foundation| 12:20PM / Sunday, March 16, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market32/Price Chopper and its trade partner, Freihofer's Baking Co., are raising money to advance treatment and help find a cure for Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative condition that affects nearly one million people in the United States. During March and April 2025, a $.10 donation will be made to the Parkinson's Foundation with each purchase of specific Freihofer's products, specially marked with shelf tags in most stores. "The Parkinson's Foundation helps people with Parkinson's disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure," said Adrienne Casano, the Parkinson's Foundation northeast 0 Comments
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Amazing Pho Brings Vietnamese Favorites to Berkshire CountyBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
04:34PM / Saturday, March 15, 2025 | |
Amazing Pho opened in early February in the Center at Lenox, near Marshall's. LENOX, Mass. — A local couple is bringing their love of Vietnamese food to the Berkshires. Xiaoqing "Iris" Pan and Kang Chen, husband and wife, opened the Amazing Pho last month in the Center at Lenox on Route 7. Though both are from China, they fell in love with Vietnamese cuisine and Pan would often travel far for some pho and three hours to Boston or New York to get a taste of milk tea, now something she sells at Amazing Pho. "Everytime I go there I will bring six milk teas back here," Pan said. "I will drink one when I'm there and drink 0 Comments
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Art Exhibition on View at BCC: Dreaming of Light and Line| 03:36PM / Saturday, March 15, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) presents "Dreaming of Light and Line,” an exhibition of oil paintings and silver pen drawings by Sean McCusker, on view in Koussevitzky Art Gallery through March 31, 2025. The gallery is open Monday–Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Admission is free. According to a press release: Sean McCusker has been creating surreal landscapes inspired by the hilly Berkshires for over 20 years. His oil paintings, full of light and color, are made up of roughly 30 thin layers, each one adding complexity. The translucent layers create a glowing composition of dark shadows suspended in light. The artist 0 Comments
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Big Y Donates to American Red Cross for California Wildfire Relief| 11:27AM / Saturday, March 15, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Big Y Foods, Inc. has donated $75,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts for those affected by the California wildfires. The funds were raised through customer and employee donations collected from January 17-31, 2025, at Big Y registers, online, and through the myExpress Checkout Mobile app. Big Y also provided additional support to reach the total donation amount. The American Red Cross will use the funds to provide humanitarian relief to those impacted by the wildfires. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Health Opening New Urgent Care Facility in LenoxBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
07:48AM / Saturday, March 15, 2025 | |
Hospital officials were at the open house on Wednesday to tour the new urgent care facility. LENOX, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems is gearing toward opening its new urgent care facility in The Center at Lenox. On Wednesday night, BHS held an open house for people to come and tour the new facility before its opening on Monday. The health system opened an urgent care at 505 East St. in Pittsfield in 2015. But annual visits doubled from just over 17,000 patients in 2020 compared to more than 35,000 in 2023. "At the end of the pandemic, we saw an increase in our usage, community usage, of our urgent care. We found it a little difficult about the demand. Wait times
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Pittsfield School District Says No Personnel Layoffs PlannedBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Friday, March 14, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The district says that no school employees will lose their jobs because of reductions in the fiscal year 2026 budget.
On Wednesday, the School Committee got a first look at the proposed $86,450,361 spending plan that has $1,238,000 in payroll reductions. District officials anticipate cuts will be made through job movement, attrition, retirements, etc.
"I want to be very clear that the reductions you see here, we don't anticipate anyone actually losing a job through budget reductions," Superintendent Joseph Curtis said.
"… We always think of pink slips or some kind of layoff slips that will make the headlines. We don't anticipate
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District Moving On From Allegations Against PHS AdministratorBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
03:29PM / Friday, March 14, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The district is "moving on" from unsubstantiated allegations against two Pittsfield High School administrators, saying there is no threat.
Dean of Students Molly West returned to work last week after being put on leave in December. The Department of Children and Families has cleared West and Vice Principal Alison Shepard of misconduct claims that surfaced after another PHS dean was arrested and charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for allegedly conspiring to traffic large quantities of cocaine.
School Committee Chair William Cameron on Wednesday emphasized that when such an investigation finds no evidence of wrongdoing, fundamental fairness and
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