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Pittsfield Mayoral Candidates Talk Cultural Economy at Colonial TheatreBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:42PM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayoral candidates John Krol and Peter Marchetti discussed the city's cultural economy on Tuesday at the Colonial Theatre. Hosted by Berkshire Theatre Group and moderated by Senator Paul Mark, the forum covered topics ranging from workforce housing and youth engagement to panhandlers and ride-hailing services. Questions were solicited from cultural organization members and from the audience. "I am the co-chair of the joint committee on arts, tourism, and cultural development and so this is obviously a subject matter that is extremely important to me but it's critically important to the constituency I represent, which 0 Comments
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Attorney General's Office Warns Against Fraudulent Unemployment Websites | 11:49AM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
BOSTON?—?Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones are cautioning Massachusetts residents looking for information on unemployment insurance (UI) or to access their account on the UI Online system against fraudulent third-parties, websites, and scams.?? Claimants may inadvertently come across unofficial third-party websites or "mimic sites" that look similar to the UI Online website but have no affiliation with the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) and are likely part of a phishing scam. AG Campbell and Secretary Jones are warning claimants that any details provided on those websites are not 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Residents Discuss Vision for Former Saw Mill PropertyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:12AM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
The property, outlined in orange, is just south of Clapp Park and north of Velma Avenue. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is in the final stages establishing the former saw mill property as a conservation area. The goal of the project is to permanently protect these lands as part of the continued development of a greenway of protected land between Clapp Park and Pittsfield Municipal Airport. It had been part of a family farm for 175 years and, more recently, a solar field had been proposed for the area. "We're just trying to create a cost efficient property that's high quality, high value, that contributes to increasing your property 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum Displays 'One-of-a-Kind Wonders' | 04:02PM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum announces its upcoming exhibition, "One-of-a-Kind Wonders," featuring a captivating collection of extraordinary artifacts that have remained hidden within the museum's archives. On display from Oct. 28, 2023, through Jan 7, 2024. An opening preview event will be held on Friday, Oct. 27 — offering the first look at the "One-of-a-Kind Wonders" exhibition, followed by a screening of Brian De Palma's 1974 cult film, Phantom of the Paradise, starring (Berkshire Museum's "Festival of Trees" opening celebration guest), Paul Williams. Doors open at 6 PM, the film begins 0 Comments
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Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation Donates to Programs Aiding Disabled| 02:30PM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation has awarded grants totaling over $138,000 to 13 local organizations that support a broad range of programs for Berkshire County citizens living with disabilities. The 2023 grant recipients were: Berkshire County Arc Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority Blue Rider Stables Camp Words Unspoken Community Access to the Arts Community Legal Aid, Inc. Community Recreation Association, Inc. Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc. Extra Special Teas, Inc. Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center Guidewire Life Needs Coop, Inc. Pediatric Development Center Since inception, the Foundation has awarded more 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: 'It's Alive' Event, Dinosaurs, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:30PM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
 There will be a variety of events in and slightly outside the Berkshires this weekend including a spooky season celebration, live music, haunted houses, a realistic traveling dinosaur experience, and more. Editor's Pick Downtown Pittsfield … It's Alive Various Venues, Pittsfield Time: 4 to 8 p.m. Downtown Pittsfield is hosting a variety of events to celebrate the spooky season this Friday, Oct. 21. Various venues will be hosting events for people of all ages throughout the night including a monster hunt, a Kids' Fun Zone, a night market, live performances, and more. More information here. Check out 0 Comments
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Mavis Discount Tire Robbed By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
08:37PM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mavis Discount Tire, located at 868 Dalton Ave, was robbed earlier Thursday evening. The robber entered the building, grabbed the drawer that contained approximately $350 to $400, and left, store manager Daniel Pagan said. There were two customers and four employees, including Pagan, in the store at the time of the robbery. No one was hurt. "The guys were working, you know, a normal day. I had two customers here. I went to use the bathroom and by the time I came back the guy just came, grabbed the drawer, and left," Pagan said. A witness informed Pagan that the robber was approximately 5-foot to 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Primary Care Changing as Doctors DisappearBy Bill Schmick,
04:49PM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
They are called general practitioners or primary-care doctors. Overworked, suffocating under mountains of paperwork, they see more than 30 patients a day in one of the most underpaid areas of the medical field. An estimated one-third of all physicians in the U.S. are primary-care doctors, according to the Robert Graham Center, which studies the primary-care market. They include medicine physicians, general internists, and pediatricians. Depending on the definition, other researchers, like the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, say that number is far lower, around 12 percent. That compares with a range of 23-45 percent of primary care doctors in Europe. My doctor, whose office 0 Comments
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UMass, EMA to Establish Open Access R&D Facility for Advanced Optical Components| 11:30AM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — UMass-Amherst will partner with Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) business Electro Magnetic Applications Inc. (EMA) with a $5 million grant from Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) to help create an open-access additive manufacturing and design/testing facility on campus. The grant, from the Collaborative Research and Development Matching Grant Program, will augment UMass-Amherst's capabilities in the advanced manufacturing space and increase its collaboration with universities across Massachusetts around R&D for advanced optical technologies, which have applications in biotechnology, defense, aerospace, environmental 0 Comments
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Berkshire Selectmen's Association Hosts Annual Meeting In PersonBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
Ilana Steinhauer, director of the Berkshire chapter of Volunteers in Medicine, was presented the Charles Kusik Award for her efforts in making the Berkshires a better place to live. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state's new director of rural affairs says she wants to hear from the residents of Western Massachusetts. "I need you to be honest with me," Anne Gobi told the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and Berkshire County Selectmen's Association at their recent annual meeting. "If I screw up, you tell me." Massachusetts has more than 180 rural communities with fewer than 7,000 people, or less than five people per square mile. 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Police Implementing Body Cameras with State GrantBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:28AM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town's police will join several other Berkshire communities using body cameras.
On Monday, Police Chief Robert Derksen told the Select Board that the department received a nearly $40,000 grant for the initial purchase and implementation of the surveillance devices.
"The money we were awarded will cover the program but obviously moving forward next budget year and beyond, there is going to be software and storage fees, things like that," he said.
The town will be looking at roughly $3,500 yearly for software storage, though estimates are still being collected. The grant covers the initial purchase and first year of body cameras. To
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Governor Touts Billions in Housing Efforts at Morningstar ApartmentsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Sports
06:12PM / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | |
Gov. Maura Healey announced her $4 billion housing act in Chelsea on Wednesday morning and traveled to Pittsfield to talk about its benefits for gateway cities. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gov. Maura Healey touted her administration's fight against the housing crisis at the Morningstar Apartments on Wednesday.
"As you know, housing costs are maybe our greatest challenge in the state. It's an issue no matter where I go, certainly here and in Northern Berkshire County, but honestly, across the entire state it's housing," she said on the steps of the converted church.
"And whether you're looking at the vacancy rates, which right now I think are among the
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