| Pittsfield Health Board Supports Longevity of Community Health Worker
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's community health worker has one year left of funding through the American Rescue Plan Act and department leaders want to ensure the position's longevity.
At its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, the Board of Health supported including the position in the line item budget. The |
| BCC Expands Food Security Support
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), in recognition of the steady need for food security assistance among its students, faculty and staff, has developed new partnerships and has secured additional funding for its support services in this area.
BCC recently became a member of the Food Bank of Western |
 | New Pittsfield Council To Tackle Funds, Committee Assignments At First Meeting
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The first City Council meeting of this term includes the acceptance of funds and appointment to boards and commissions.
Mayor Peter Marchetti and the new City Council were sworn in on Jan. 2. This council includes five new members: Ward 2 Councilor Brittany Bandani, Ward 3 Councilor Matthew Wrinn, Ward 7 |
| Dalton Green Committee Seeks to Improve Relationship with CBRSD
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee is looking to improve its relationship with the Central Berkshire Regional School District.
School Committee member Richard Lacatell agreed at the last committee meeting to be the its point person as it considers green initiatives that have the potential to help the school |
| DPU Investigates Energy Affordability for Ratepayers
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued an order today opening an inquiry to examine measures to address the high cost of energy bills experienced by many Massachusetts residents. This inquiry (DPU docket # 24-15) will allow the DPU to consider improvements to current energy affordability programs to |
| Dalton Officials Question Value of Dalton Division Road Designs
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board questioned the value the proposed preliminary designs of Dalton Division Road have for residents during its December meeting.
Steve Savaria, project manager and senior traffic engineer at Fuss & O'Neil, presented some preliminary concepts for the redesign of the roadway and |
| MassDOT Expanded Shared Use Paths in 2023
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is pleased to announce approximately 20 miles of shared use paths opened in 2023 for the first time, expanding multimodal connectivity and opportunities for recreation across Massachusetts while enhancing pedestrian and cyclist safety.
Throughout the course of |
| Governor Announces Forests as Climate Solutions Initiative
BOSTON – As part of its "Forests as Climate Solutions" Initiative, the Healey-Driscoll Administration today released the Climate Forestry Committee's report containing recommendations to the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) regarding enhanced climate-oriented forest management |
 | Rice Silk Mill Tenants Report Struggles With Mold Infestation
One tenant had test done on mold in the vent of her unit.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents of the Rice Silk Mill say mold and moisture has caused illnesses and thousands of dollars in damaged items.
Over the last two weeks, iBerkshires has received about a dozen reports from tenants of the Spring |
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