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BHS Opening Urgent-Care Facility in Lenox| 04:03PM / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | |
LENOX, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems is opening a second urgent-care location, with a new facility being developed at 489 Pittsfield Road, in the Center at Lenox. The facility is expected to open this winter. Berkshire Health Urgent Care in Lenox will provide accessible care for minor illness and injuries, as well as on-site X-ray services and testing for common illnesses. Like its counterpart in Pittsfield, the Lenox site will also provide patients with access to BHS's coordinated system of care and fostering collaboration across each patient's team of providers. "The opening of the Lenox urgent-care facility furthers our expansion of access 0 Comments
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Marchetti: Pittsfield's Toter System Is a Good ChangeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:29PM / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Peter Marchetti said the city needed to get on board with a new trash system before it was too late. He shared information and reflections on the process with host Shawn Serre during Monday's episode of "One Pittsfield" on Pittsfield Community Television. The city's 48-gallon toter system will roll out on Wednesday with the delivery of recycling containers for Friday routes and automated pickup begins two days later. "I get it, this is changing the way that we've all done things, especially you and I. This is the way we've done things our whole entire life," Marchetti said to Serre. "In fact, when I was a kid, the
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Dress for Success Event | 08:10AM / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Friday, Sept. 13 District Attorney Shugrue will host a Dress for Success event. The event is open to all people living in Berkshire County. It will take place from 11am to 3pm at the Pittsfield Holiday Inn, 1 West Street, Pittsfield. Dress for Success is an organization providing free professional clothing, training for job seekers, and working professionals. Over the past two years, the District Attorney's Office has coordinated clothing donations across the county. People can continue to donate their professional clothing at the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, 7 North Street Pittsfield. "I am 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Municipal Airport Gets New LogoBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:29PM / Monday, September 09, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new logo is ready for takeoff at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport. The Airport Commission last week approved a cleaner design that depicts a jet flying over a green mountainscape. It is a far cry from the former branding, which had more than 10 saturated colors.
"Our current logo has probably 13 colors in it, which is difficult to do anything with. It was formatted in a way that we really didn't have much control over how to use it," Airport Manager Daniel Shearer said.
"We were aiming for something that represented Pittsfield and Berkshire County." It will be rolled out on new materials and signage as updates are made, he
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Teams Sought for 25th Monument CupCommunity submission,
09:57AM / Monday, September 09, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- Registration is ongoing for the 25th annual Monument Cup 3-on-3 youth soccer tournament. The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Monument Mountain Regional High School. Teams of up to four players are eligible to compete in boys and girls divisions in the under-10, under-12 and under-14 age groups. The registration fee is $100 per team, and all teams are guaranteed at least three matches with the top four teams in each division advancing to the semi-finals. Space is limited. Each division is capped at 16 teams. The final match in each of the six divisions will be played on Monument Mountain's varsity soccer 0 Comments
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Mass Cultural Council Launches LCC Program Grant Cycle| 08:39AM / Monday, September 09, 2024 | |
BOSTON – Mass Cultural Council announces that grant applications are now available for the FY25 Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program.
In FY25, Mass Cultural Council will invest $5.7 million into the LCC Program, the nation's largest volunteer-based, grassroots arts and culture public funding network. In total, 329 local and regional cultural councils award annual grants, ensuring public investment in, and access to, arts and culture in every Massachusetts community.
LCC grant awards, typically between $500-$750, support a broad range of projects and programs, such as operating support, ticket subsidies, field trips, artist residencies, public art,
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MassDOT Announces High School Video Contest| 08:30AM / Sunday, September 08, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)announced entries are now being accepted for the eleventh annual statewide Safe Streets Smart Trips high school video contest. This contest encourages students to showcase their understanding of roadway safety across all travel modes to try to decrease pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities. Per the contest guidelines, this year students are being asked to write and produce a 30-60 second video emphasizing "Empathy at the Intersection" and on the roadway. "As part of our mission to deliver an equitable, inclusive transportation network, we intend to use every possible tool to 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Councilor Requests Dept. of Public Services RestructuringBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:55PM / Saturday, September 07, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Peter Marchetti said his administration is working to improve the structure of the Department of Public Services and Utilities.
At the last City Council meeting, Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey presented a petition requesting that Marchetti and Commissioner Ricardo Morales restructure the department.
Specifically, he would like to see the highway division and traffic division merged and update the standard operating procedures to streamline efficiency and improve outcomes in the city.
"As you know from previous documents, we are working to make improvements to the structuring of the department," Marchetti wrote in advance of Tuesday's council
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Department of Fish and Game Five-Year Strategic Plan| 11:40AM / Saturday, September 07, 2024 | |
BOSTON—The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced the release of a five-year strategic plan, Connections: Working Together for Nature to guide the agency's work from 2025-2030. The plan establishes a vision for the Department, focusing on solutions at the intersection of biodiversity, climate change, and environmental justice while advancing the priorities of the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). "I commend the team at the Department of Fish and Game for bringing the full force of the agency to combatting climate change and protecting our most precious natural 0 Comments
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West Nile Virus Found in Pittsfield Mosquito SamplesiBerkshires.com,
12:49PM / Friday, September 06, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed two positive results of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the most recently tested weekly samples of mosquitoes collected in the City of Pittsfield, the Mayor’s office announced on Friday afternoon. One positive sample was taken from the site of Pittsfield Cemetery (End of King Street vicinity) and another positive sample was taken from Berkshire Avenue location, according to the city’s news release. “It is important to note that at the time of this release, we have no confirmed human cases of WNV,” the release reads. The city nevertheless recommends residents take the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Homeless Panel Mulls Pressures of State Sheltering ChangesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:08PM / Friday, September 06, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Statewide changes in shelter regulations have put further stress on the homeless population.
These include a nine-month stay limit for families waiting to find permanent housing and up to five days at a respite site across the state.
"There are currently about 7,500 family units of shelter across the state and there are probably another 700 people on a contact list awaiting a shelter placement," Erin Forbush, director of shelter and housing at ServiceNet, reported to the Homelessness Advisory Committee.
She advised the panel to think about local families eligible for Emergency Housing Assistance who are waiting and families who are not
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1Berkshire Announces Berkshire Trendsetter Award Finalists| 11:33AM / Friday, September 06, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire announced the finalists for the 2024 Berkshire Trendsetter Awards, which recognize outstanding initiatives, talented people, and innovative organizations moving the Berkshires forward. Winners will be announced at the 11th annual Celebrate the Berkshires event on Sept. 19 at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport. This year's Putting the Berkshires on the Map honoree is The Fairbank Group, in recognition of the meaningful contribution they and their businesses have made to the Berkshire economy. The Wanda Houston Band will play during the reception. The Trendsetter Awards celebrate businesses, organizations, and individuals in six 0 Comments
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