| BEAT Awarded Funding for a Community Commercial Dishwasher
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Zero Waste Initiative (BZWI), a program of Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT), has been selected as a recipient of one of Mass DEP's Reduce, Reuse Repair Micro-Grants.
The award will be used to purchase and install a commercial dishwasher at BEAT's Environmental Leadership |
 | Pittsfield Announces Homebound Vaccinations for Residents
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Health Department announces flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for Pittsfield residents who are homebound (cannot leave home without considerable and taxing effort, or where it is medically inadvisable).
People should speak with their physicians to see if they should also get a |
 | Taconic Track Closing For Repairs, Spring Completion Set
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Work will soon begin on Taconic High School's track that has been cited as an "accident waiting to happen."
On Thursday, the city announced that the track will be closed to all users starting Monday. It is slated to reopen in late spring with a new surface and other elements for a better user |
| Dalton Mulls Over Proposed Sign Policy
DALTON, Mass. — The town is considering establishing a sign policy that would restrict the posting of certain signs on town property.
During the Select Board meeting last week, Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson presented the proposed policy on "Political Signs on Town Property."
The policy |
| ARPA Funds Approved for Public Safety Feasibility Study
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board voted to allocate $100,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act funds to fund a feasibility study for a proposed public safety facility.
With a thick packet in hand, Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee member Anthony Pagliarulo demonstrated to the board last week that not only is the |
| The Retired Investor: Deals Coming Back in Some Consumer Areas
Consumers have been bludgeoned for years by higher prices. In this era of inflation, discounts disappeared as prices of everyday items climbed higher and higher each year. It has been a long time, but value is finally returning in various consumer areas.
This summer could be called the season of markdowns as corporations across |
 | Letter: Project 2025 Is an Urgent Threat to Democracy
To the Editor:
I have watched the recent resurgence of the Democratic Party with growing optimism for America's future. Kamala Harris offers America a sane, intelligent candidate who clearly understands the critical importance of American democracy, domestically, and for world stability.
Harris' pro democracy stance contrasts |
| Pittsfield Selects BCC Internship Program to Be Profiled
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield has selected the internship program at Berkshire Community College (BCC) as one of the next American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-funded community partners to be profiled through city social media and other publicity outlets.
Over the past several months, the city has been using |
 | Pittsfield Looking to Increase Safety at Public Beaches
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city wants to create a plan that will yield the safest public waterfronts possible.
The Parks Commission on Tuesday discussed a request from resident Daniel Miraglia to require life jackets or floatation devices on all swimmers at city-owned public beaches. His petition was referred to the panel at last |
| Pittsfield Schools' New Cell Phone Policy Effective So Far
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The revised cell phone policy has shown positive results so far for the Pittsfield Public Schools.
"I feel like we have reversed time. My students are engaging with me, engaging with others. I have had no issues with cell phones at all," one teacher reported to the administration.
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