 | Pittsfield Council Files 'Median Safety' Petition
Mayor Peter Marchetti tells the council that he has been 'pretty beaten up' over the median proposal.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council put a controversial petition that triggered a protest and dozens of public speakers to rest.
On Tuesday, it filed a proposed "median safety" ordinance that would |
 | Letter: Say No to Constitution Pipeline
To the Editor:
From 2014-2016, residents of Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, and Connecticut successfully blocked construction of the Kinder Morgan/NED and Constitution pipelines due to their environmental destruction capabilities and irresponsible use of eminent domain. Residents of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York |
 | BHS Appoints Chief Nursing Executive
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) has announced the appointment of Brenda Cadorette, MSN RN,?NEA-BC, as Chief Nursing Executive (CNE), overseeing nursing across Berkshire Health.
Cadorette has served as Vice President of Acute Care and BMC Chief Nursing Officer for the past 11 |
 | ServiceNet Warming Center Hosted 126 People This Winter
ServiceNet manages the warming shelter next to the church.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — ServiceNet's warming center has provided more than heat to unhoused individuals over the last four months and will run to the end of April.
It opened on Dec. 1 in the First United Methodist Church's dining area, next to |
| PHS Warmed by Updated Heating System
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new climate control system has brought Pittsfield High School into the 21st century.
On Tuesday, Building Maintenance Director Brian Filiault reported that the building's new gas powered steam boilers are a far cry from the former 1930s converted locomotive engines. The about $3 million replacement began in |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Marine/Army Lt. Col. John J. Harding II
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. — John J. Harding II served his country with honor and distinction from 1991 to 2018 in Marine Corps and in the Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
He grew up in East Boston and Wilmington and graduated from Arlington Catholic High School in 1987. He would later attend Norwich |
| Governor Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings to Increase Access
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey signed An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency.
This legislation will permit state and local public bodies to conduct public meetings in a hybrid or remote format while also allowing participants at town meetings to participate remotely through June |
 | Lenox Celebrates Amy Lafave's 30 Years at the Library
Library Director Katherin O'Neil poses with Amy Lafave and her cake.
LENOX, Mass. — Dozens gathered at the Lenox Library on Friday to celebrate Amy Lafave, the "archetype of a public servant."
Lafave, a lifelong town resident, has been with the library for 30 years and shares her |
 | Berkshires Turns Out in Protest Against Trump Administration
Hundreds of people were at Park Square on Saturday afternoon to protest actions by the Trump administration and expressed fears about the potential loss of civil rights and Social Security.
ADAMS, Mass. — A cold and rainy Saturday didn't stop hundreds of Berkshire residents from making known their feelings about |
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