| Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Utility Costs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Senate members of the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy are holding a special oversight hearing on Friday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield.
Officials say gas and electric rates typically surging higher in Western Massachusetts than any |
 | Pittsfield Council Tables FY24 Tax Rate Asks
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council has delayed a vote on the proposed fiscal year 2024 split tax rate.
Councilors on Tuesday voted to table the administration's ask for a commercial shift of 1.75 that would result in a residential rate of $18.45 per $1,000 of valuation and a commercial rate of $39.61 per $1,000. Discussion |
| Pittsfield Announces the 2023 Holiday Parking Schedule
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In celebration of the holiday season, the city of Pittsfield announced this year's free parking schedule.
Free parking this season will include "Free Parking Fridays" on Dec. 1, 8 and 15. There will also be a week of free parking starting Monday, Dec. 18 through Friday, Dec. |
 | Berkshire County Historical Society Holiday Tea
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Celebrate the season at Herman Melville's historic Arrowhead with holiday-inspired readings by local author Kevin O'Hara and a traditional Holiday Tea provided by caterer Kate Baldwin.
The event takes place on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 3 pm. Use the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org to |
| Pittsfield's Thistle & Mirth Moving Ramen Menu to Sister Eatery
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The future of a West Street bar and eatery is unclear after a stabbing last week but its ramen menu will prevail at a sister restaurant.
On Tuesday, Thistle and Mirth announced on Facebook that its noodle dishes will be offered at Lulu's Tiny Grocery starting Thursday. Lulu's, located inside Crawford |
| Pittsfield Sets Session on West Side Zoning
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's Department of Community Development, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, has been working with an urban planning and design consulting team to discuss zoning in the West Side.
The next step in this work is to hold a series of community input sessions. The first session will be |
 | Kiwanis Park of Honor Concludes for 2023
Kiwanis President Curtis Janey says the scholarship recipients will get $500 certificates to use as they need.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Volunteers loaded American flags into a U-Haul at Park Square over the weekend as the Kiwanis Club of Pittsfield's annual fundraiser concluded.
"We truly appreciate all those |
| Berkshire Family YMCA Welcomes Interim CEO and Executive Director
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Family YMCA announced the appointment of Christian Bianchi as its new Interim CEO and Executive Director.
Bianchi, a member of the Berkshire Family YMCA Board and current Director of Development at The Brien Center, will begin his new role on Dec. 11.
According to a |
| Proposed Pittsfield Tax Rate Would Hike Bills 8.75%
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The administration is proposing a split tax rate that will increase the average homeowner's bill by 8.75 percent.
City Council will hold a tax classification hearing on Tuesday for the fiscal 2024 tax rate; the meeting begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
Mayor Linda Tyer and the Board of Assessors have put |
| Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty to 6 Counts of Raping a Child
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, Nov. 20 Dean Giftos, age 48 of Pittsfield, pled guilty to 2 counts of Rape of a Child with Force and 4 counts of Rape of a Child, Aggravated by Age Difference.
Judge Agostini sentenced Giftos to 7 to 10 years in prison for the Rape with Force charges and 3 years' probation from and after |
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