| Dalton Town Employees Gets ADA Training
DALTON, Mass. — Municipal employees will have the option to participate in Americans with Disabilities Act training.
ADA coordinator Alyssa Maschino informed the ADA Committee on Monday that Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson approved the idea and is currently in the planning process.
The virtual |
| Pittsfield's $80M School Budget Proposal 'Not Ideal,' Cuts Over 100 Employees
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The school administration delivered a somber budget presentation for fiscal 2025, including a proposed reduction of more than 100 staff members.
"Tonight is truly about much change and certainly challenges and then choices and as being committed to the Pittsfield public schools for now 30 years, we |
 | Marchetti Honors Pittsfield Athletes at City Council
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tuesday's City Council meeting began with a roar as several high school athletes were honored for their accomplishments.
Mayor Peter Marchetti delivered proclamations to the Taconic High School hockey team and bowling team as well as an individual from the Pittsfield High School bowling team. Each excited |
| @theMarket: Sticky Inflation Slows Market Advance
February inflation data showed no progress on inflation. That follows the same kind of readings from the previous month. While two months does not make a trend, the disappointing numbers gave investors pause.
Both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and its cousin, The Producer Price Index (PPI), came in warmer than economists had |
| Temporary Traffic Interruptions Near Berkshire Medical Center
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to a Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) project to improve the intersections and traffic signals near Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) there will be impacts to traffic in this area throughout the duration of this project beginning on Monday, March 18.
While this work is underway, |
 | Weekend Outlook: St. Patrick's Day
There are a variety of events in Berkshire County this weekend including St. Patrick’s Day Dinners, live music, and more.
Friday
German Dinner
Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
The menu includes goulash with egg noodles, red cabbage, and chocolate |
 | Barrington Stage To Hold Auditions for Local Teens
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company will hold auditions for local teens ages 13-19 for The Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund's 2024 Devised Theatre Ensemble.
Auditions are March 23 at Barrington Stage's Wolfson Center, 122 North Street, from 10am-2pm. The day will start with a group warmup and |
| Lanesborough Police Advisory Panel to Clarify Role
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Officials want to revise the long-standing Police Advisory Review Commission to clarify its role.
Police Chief Robert Derksen and standing Chair Aaron Williams spoke to the Select Board on Monday about the future of the panel, citing years of officials questioning its purpose.
"I'm not |
 | Pittsfield Health Board Votes Demolition for Multifamily Properties
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Board of Health voted for the demolition of two condemned properties and discussed how to preserve other housing stock from this fate.
"It's so unfortunate that we end up kind of with houses that if we could get in somehow much earlier we wouldn't have to take them down," Chair Roberta |
| The Retired Investor: Eating Out Not What It Used to Be
Many Americans are getting a bad case of sticker shock when their check arrives at their favorite restaurants. Higher costs for labor, food, and a variety of other inputs are conspiring to make dining out a luxury item that fewer can afford.
Lest you think that these sky-high prices are confined to the white tablecloth crowd, |
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