| Weekend Outlook: First Friday, Live Music, and More
Berkshire County and the surrounding areas are having a variety of events this weekend including First Friday festivities, comedy, live music, and more.
Editor's Pick
First Friday
Downtown North Adams
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
Shake off the winter blues with this |
| Update: Upper North Street Remains Closed
Update on Thursday, Feb. 29: Pittsfield Police report that Upper North Street at the Lanesborough Pittsfield line will be closed to all northbound and southbound traffic.
Eversource estimates a possible road opening between 11 am and noon.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning in |
 | Pittsfield Restaurant Told to Do Better After Underage Drinking Allegations
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — "You have to do a better job," a member of the Licensing Board said about a Merrill Rd. eatery after allegations of underage drinking.
On Monday, the board filed a show cause hearing for El Habanero Mexican Grill after a December incident, but the owner was warned that future offenses will |
| Marchetti Combines Third Thursday, Artswalk in New Downtown Event
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Peter Marchetti is holding true to his administration's slogan "Be bold or go home” by combining two beloved downtown events.
"I think we have to start celebrating what we're doing and shouting from the mountaintop of what we're doing. So this event will give people the |
 | Daf Moby: A Voyage Through Melville's Talmud
PITTSFILED, Mass. — There is a Jewish tradition of studying a single page of the Talmud every day until its completion.
According to ta press release, this tradition is called Daf Yomi (Hebrew for "page of the day"). Because the Talmud is a multi-volume work of ancient law, narrative, and commentary, a full |
| Pittsfield Announces a Matter of Balance Program
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Health Department announced a new program "A Matter of Balance", a nationally recognized evidence-based fall prevention course designed by Maine Health.
This four-week program is scheduled to take place on Mondays and Thursdays from 1-3 p.m. at the Berkshire Athenaeum |
| Cable Advisory Committee to Hold Public Hearings
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Cable Advisory Committee will be hosting two public hearings.
The first hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 at 6:00p.m. and will take place at City Hall in the Council Chambers located at 70 Allen Street, Pittsfield.
The second hearing is |
| Pittsfield Council Approves Public Services Monies After Oversight
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A nearly $49,000 prior year payment for debris removal was approved by the City Council on Tuesday after it "slipped through the cracks."
An order authorizing $48,820 for the Department of Public Services to pay Northern Tree Services for debris clearance and restoration work after a March 2023 |
 | Second Chance Composting Comes to Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Second Chance Composting has recently brought their Residential Community Composting Program to Pittsfield.
Memberships are open and ongoing for the 9 South Atlantic Avenue drop off location. The program runs continuously all year, through all 4 seasons.
Memberships start |
 | Second Street Elects Four New Board Members
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Second Street Second Chances has elected four new members to its Board of Directors: Charlie Catacalos, Becky Crane, Daniel Lowenstein and Roberta McCulloch-Dews.
Charlie Catacalos, a newcomer to the Berkshires, grew up in Maryland near Washington, D.C. After attending Temple University in |
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