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Pittsfield Health Board Continues Mosquito Plan ApprovalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
10:12AM / Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Board of Health wants to handle mosquito control as a city, not just as a board.
The panel continued its vote on the 2024 mosquito control plan during its regular meeting on Wednesday, two days after a public hearing with divided input on adulticide spraying.
Rather than approving the same one from last year, Director of Public Health Andy Cambi wants a 2024 plan that incorporates improvements for better mosquito management and collaboration with city officials.
"In writing, what is the board's authority, having the conversations that we are going to have in the following weeks. I'm happy to set those up with everyone to join
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BCC and Partners to Hold Second Chances Job Fair | 08:00AM / Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —Berkshire Community College (BCC), in collaboration with Second Street Second Chances, Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction, Berkshire District Attorney's Office, MassHire Berkshire Career Center and Berkshire Innovation Center, will hold the Second Chances Job and Resource Fair on Wednesday, May 22, from 4-6 pm. The job fair will be held at Berkshire Innovation Center, located at 45 Woodlawn Avenue, Pittsfield. The job fair is free and open to the public. Formerly incarcerated individuals, including those who may have been justice involved and/or who have a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) file, are 0 Comments
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Lanesborough FinCom Chair Resigns After Warrant ApprovalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Wednesday, May 08, 2024 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — With a new fiscal year comes new leadership for the Finance Committee.
Chair Jodi-Lee Szczepaniak-Locke officially resigned on Monday and the panel decided that Vice Chair Stephen Wentworth would assume leadership for the time being.
A few months ago, Szczepaniak-Locke announced that she would be vacating her post and the committee after the FY25 budget season. On Monday the committee endorsed draft warrant articles for the annual town meeting, its last responsibilities before the close of the fiscal year.
The former chair was brief in her departure, confirming her resignation and leaving, but has previously stated that the decision came from an
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Berkshire Hills Eyes Lifeguard Variance for 2025By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Hills County Club is seeking a variance on its pool permit to allow for cost savings on staff members starting next year, including fewer lifeguards.
The club seeks to increase the patron-to-lifeguard ratio from 25:1 to 40:1, though the 50-person pool capacity will remain and there will always be two guards on watch. The Board of Health on Wednesday seemed approving of the idea, though a vote was not taken.
Berkshire Hills board member Sheila Labarbera explained that they are looking for some relief from the rotation of employees required on-site with a potential cost savings of more than $50,000 annually. The pool has been
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Two Men Found Guilty of Marijuana Trafficking| 01:23PM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, May 6, Yebin Mai, 32 of Staten Island, NY and Dem Wu, age 52 of Staten Island, NY, were found guilty by jury of their peers in Berkshire Superior Court. Yebin Mai was found guilty of two charges: Marijuana Trafficking in 100 pounds or more but less than 2,000 pounds and Witness Intimidation. Dem Wu was found guilty of Marijuana Trafficking in 100 pounds or more but less than 2,000 pounds. According to a report, on July 30, 2020, State Police responded to a request for assistance from the Eversource Electric Company. The emergency dispatcher stated that two Eversource linemen were attempting to fix an electrical problem when they had a 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Hosting Housing Resource Fair| 10:41AM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Homeless Advisory Committee is sponsoring their third Housing Resource Fair. The fair will take place at Zion Lutheran Church at 74 First Street, on Thursday, May 9 between 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The fair will offer a variety of resources and assistance to those in the community who are seeking help with accessing stable and secure housing. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from local housing organizations and agencies, learn about affordable housing options, and receive information on resources for rental assistance. Participating 0 Comments
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Senator Mark Announces May Staff Office Hours| 08:00AM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | |
 BOSTON — State Senator Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will host office hours at five locations in Berkshire County in May. Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Senator's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District are encouraged to share ideas on current or potential state legislation, or to ask for assistance with issues involving any state agency. Appointments are not required. Adams: Tuesday May 7th and Tuesday May 21st from 9 a.m. to noon. Town Hall, 8 Park St., Adams. Dalton: Monday, May 6th from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.. Senior Center, 40 Field St., Dalton. Great Barrington: Monday, May 6th and Monday, May 20th from 9 a.m. to 0 Comments
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Dalton OKs $22M Budget; Tables Concrete Sidewalk ArticleBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:41AM / Tuesday, May 07, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Voters approved all but one of the 22 articles on the warrant at the annual town meeting on Monday night at Wahconah Regional High School. More than one hundred registered voters attended the meeting, which lasted more than three hours, to vote on the budget, school district regional agreement, a proposed bylaw change, and various spending items for town equipment, repairs, projects, and initiatives. The town budget of $22,951,092 is an increase of $1,449,376, or approximately 6.74 percent, over this year. Of that, the Central Berkshire Regional School District assessment of $10,537,044 and the town operating budget of $10,147,991 are 0 Comments
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Gulf Road in Dalton and Lanesborough Re-OpensBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:38PM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — After being closed for more than two years, Gulf Road reopened on Wednesday for the season. For the last week, the town Highway Department has been clearing up fallen trees and graded the stretch of road on both its side and Dalton's side on Wednesday, Lanesborough Department of Public Works Director Charlie Durfee said. The seasonal dirt road closed because of flooding caused by what was initially thought to be from a beaver dam that was located on the Pittsfield stretch. It was initially assessed that the beavers were blocking the culvert, but this may have been incorrect, Pittsfield City Engineer Tyler Shedd 0 Comments
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Letter: Homelessness May Have Contributed to Murder of Pittsfield ResidentLetter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
At the turn of the century, I returned to Berkshire County, where I had grown up. I had been gone a score of years, starting just after high school. It is hard to impress how halcyon Pittsfield was in the '60s-'80s. Crime was virtually unheard of. I remember a big "news story" in The Berkshire Eagle about teenagers drinking beer in the woods by fires. During the '90s, when Pittsfield was in the very beginning of its economic downturn brought on by GE downsizing, there was little crime in Pittsfield. Historians generally agree that the 1990s represented a national high-water mark from crime, but the Berkshires by and large ducked it.
I remember sitting
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Pittsfield Traffic Commission OKs Bus, Street SignageBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:28PM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Traffic Commission OK'd additional bus stops and multiple items in the former General Electric neighborhood at its first meeting of the year. The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority came to the panel last week with a second round of requests for bus stop signs as a part of larger operational changes. A couple of stops will be on Center Street and there will be regular stops on Tyler and Seymour Streets.
"This is the 50th year as a transit authority. We're kind of doing a two-fold thing. Since 1974, it's been primarily a flag service where you just stand and hail a bus like a cab. For numerous reasons it's very
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48th Mother’s Day 5K and Community 1 Mile Walk, Run | 12:06PM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Sunday, May 12, the Berkshire Running Foundation will host the Mother’s Day Women’s 5K and Community 1 Mile Walk/Run at the Paterson Field House, Berkshire Community College. All proceeds will benefit the Elizabeth Freeman Center to offer hope, help and healing to all experiencing or affected by domestic and sexual violence in Berkshire County. Registration fee is $15 for 1 mile / $30 for 5K. The 1 mile Community Walk/Run begins at 8:00 am followed by the 5K Women only at 8:30 am. Prizes will be awarded to the top overall finishers. Raffle features $25.00 gift cards donated by local restaurants. All registrants will have an opportunity to start a
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