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Pittsfield: Wild Acres Fishing Derby| 10:48AM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Conservation Commission has announced that they and Lyon Aviation will sponsor a free Fishing Derby for youth 14 and under Saturday, May 11 at the Wild Acres Conservation Area (rain or shine). Volunteer support will be provided by the Onota Fishing Club to assist with dressing fish, providing fishing tips and techniques, baiting, etc. The derby will begin at 8:00 a.m. and last until 12:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 12:00 p.m. to those who catch the largest fish (length & weight). Bait will be provided. The first 100 children will receive a free food voucher. Food will also be available for purchase from 0 Comments
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Berkshire Harm Reduction Moving to Downtown Pittsfield| 08:00AM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) has announced that Berkshire Harm Reduction is relocating its Pittsfield office. Berkshire Harm Reduction will move from its current 510 North St. location to a larger space at 42 Summer St., second floor, effective Monday, May 13. The need for additional space has been prompted by Berkshire Harm Reduction's growth since it first opened in 2017. "In the past several years, Berkshire Harm Reduction has grown in staff and services, providing care to nearly 50 clients each day in the Pittsfield office," said Sarah DeJesus, program manager. "We have continually expanded our program in order to provide this essential
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Pittsfield Council to See $216M FY25 Budget, Up 5%By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Monday, May 06, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Peter Marchetti has proposed a $216 million budget for fiscal year 2025, a 5 percent increase from the previous year.
Budget season will kick off on Monday with a special meeting of the City Council containing several financial items, one being an order to raise and appropriate $216,155,210 for the city's operating budget. This begins the council's process of departmental spending deliberations with a budget adoption before the new fiscal year begins on July 1.
This is about a $10 million hike from FY24's $205,584,497 budget.
Early in the term, the council supported a divisive petition requesting a budget that is "close to
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BCC Honors Scholar Students to Present Free Public Reading| 04:00PM / Sunday, May 05, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Three Berkshire Community College (BCC) Honors Scholar Program students who were awarded Melville Fellowships for the spring semester — Rowan Boyer, Mwila Malama and Clarise Seguin — will present a public reading of their works on Wednesday, May 8 at 4:30 pm. The reading, which is free and open to the public, will be held at BCC in Melville Hall, Room M-212.?Light refreshments will be served. For those who cannot attend in person, a virtual recording will be accessible on Zoom. To join online, visit https://zoom.us/j/6236694683. The three students were awarded Melville Fellowships by the Berkshire County Historical 0 Comments
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Dalton Green Committee Recommends Consultant for Action PlanBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:19PM / Sunday, May 05, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee overwhelmingly recommended having Blue Strike Environmental as the town's consultant for its Climate Action Plan during its meeting on Monday. The town issued a request for proposals on March 27 and received two responses: one from Blue Strike Environmental, a Monterey, Calif., company, and the other from Capsus, an international firm based in Mexico. The committee wants to develop a climate action plan to achieve net zero by 2050 by seeking strategies to decrease the town's dependence on fossil fuels for homes, businesses, municipal facilities, and vehicles. The plan should be detailed enough, so the 0 Comments
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Market 32 Supports Local Food Banks Through May | 01:01PM / Sunday, May 05, 2024 | |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Market 32 has launched its two-month-long "Fill A Glass with Hope/Fill a Plate with Promise" campaign in partnership with the Northeast American Dairy Association, Garelick Farms, and local food banks. From May 1 to June 30, customers will be given the opportunity to round up their totals at the register to help provide local food banks with the means to purchase milk and other nutritious foods for the families they serve. When school lets out this summer, more than 22 million children lose access to free or reduced-price meal programs. For many children in need, even basic staples like milk – and the nutrients that help power 0 Comments
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Governor Nominates Two to District Court | 11:41AM / Saturday, May 04, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey nominated Sarah Kennedy and Edward Krippendorf to the District Court. The nominees will now continue forward to the Governor's Council for confirmation. "Sarah and Edward are two distinguished attorneys who will make excellent additions to the District Court," said Governor Healey. "They have dedicated their careers to the law and I look forward to working with the Governor's Council to confirm their nominations." The District Court Department hears a wide range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health, and other types of cases. District Court criminal jurisdiction 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Whipsaw Action Leaves Markets HigherBy Bill Schmick,
11:22AM / Saturday, May 04, 2024 | |
It was a week where macroeconomic data, corporate earnings, and the Federal Reserve dictated the direction of the markets on almost a daily basis. By the end of the week, the verdict was a plus for the bulls. On Friday, the non-farm payrolls indicated that the labor market cooled notably in April. The U.S. economy added 175,000 new jobs which was a lot lower than the expected job gains of 240,000. The unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent. What is bad news for the economy is good news for the stock market since weaker macroeconomic data means the Fed may cut interest rates sooner rather than later. At the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday, the central bank, as 0 Comments
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Cyclists Pedal Into Berkshire Bike MonthBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:42AM / Saturday, May 04, 2024 | |
Berkshire Bike Path Council President Marge Cohan addresses bikers at the event. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Clad in helmets and bright colors, more than 20 people gathered in Park Square to kick on Berkshire Bike Month on Wednesday.
The month of May will be stacked with bicycle-centered events throughout the county — beginning with an eight-mile loop from the city's center that ends at Hot Plate Brewing Co.
"We have we have a lot of things going on in Pittsfield for bicycles and for safety," Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales said.
"We're not anywhere near where we should be. We have a lot of work to do."
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Dalton Town Meeting May 6 PreviewBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Friday, May 03, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Voters at the annual town meeting on Monday, May 6, will decide 22 articles, including articles on sidewalks and the authorization of a number of spending articles, including an approximate $22 million budget. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at Wahconah Regional High School. Town meeting documents can be found here. A little more than a dozen voters attended the nearly two-hour town meeting information session on Monday. "That budget is going up about 8 percent from what it was last year. Sounds like a lot, it is a lot, the majority of that is coming from increases in insurance, and schools, and other things the town does not 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Unions Make Headway Across NationBy Bill Schmick,
04:01PM / Friday, May 03, 2024 | |
The number of U.S. workers who claimed union membership increased ever so slightly last year from 14.3 million in 2022 to 14.4 million. However, as a share of the American workforce, union membership hit a new low. Today only one in 10 workers in America wear the union badge. Back in 1983, union membership was as high as 20.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet, every day we hear of some effort to unionize workers across a wide spectrum of companies and industries. Starbucks, CVS, and Amazon come to mind. In 2023, the United Auto Workers (UAW) occupied headlines for months as they negotiated new contracts with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis — and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Hydrant Flushing Schedule: Phase 2| 03:00PM / Friday, May 03, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Monday, May 6 marks the start of phase two for the spring flushing schedule of the City of Pittsfield's water system. Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants over the next several weeks to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products. Mains will be flushed Monday through Friday each week, except holidays, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. This phase of flushing is expected to occur between May 6 through May 10. Flushing is to be expected to affect the following areas: Starting at Unkamet Park Drive heading west up to North Street working north to the Broadway and Lakeview streets 0 Comments
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