| FEMA Awards Funds to State for COVID Overtime Costs
BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $5.6 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of overtime paid to state health employees engaged in critical functions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $5,651,435 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the |
 | Weekend Outlook: Crafts Fairs, Arts, and Early Holiday Fun
The holiday season is officially upon us and folks can get in the spirit with craft fairs, celebrations, and music weekend.
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Festival of Trees Opening Party
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield
Time: 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The Nostalgia Soiree on Friday kicks off the return of the decades-old celebration with trees decorated |
 | BHS President and CEO Honored
BOSTON — Berkshire Health Systems announced that Darlene Rodowicz will be receiving a 4th Annual Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Award from The Women's Edge (formerly The Commonwealth Institute), the leading nonprofit organization devoted to advancing women leaders.
This award is the first of its kind in the |
| Pittsfield Council Seeks Remedy for Narrowed Residential Street
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City councilors would like to see a solution for a residential street causing grief after being narrowed.
On Tuesday, the panel sent a petition from Ward 2 Councilor Charles Kronick requesting to appropriate free cash for road repairs on California Avenue to Mayor Linda Tyer.
After the |
| Berkshire Communities Get Community Transit Grants
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a total of more than $4.7 million in funding awards to 43 organizations for 55 projects in the Community Transit Grant Program.
This annual competitive grant program, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), supports operating and |
| Pittsfield CPA Eligbility Applications Due This Week
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Friday, Nov. 17 is the deadline for Community Preservation Act eligibility applications for historic preservation, open space and recreation, and housing projects.
From that time to Dec. 4, eligibility applications will be reviewed and accepted applicants will be invited to submit a funding application |
| Pittsfield Announces North Pole Calling Program
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development Recreation Program will be conducting the 42nd annual North Pole Calling Program on Wednesday, Dec. 13 and Thursday, Dec. 14 from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Sign up forms will be sent home with Pittsfield students in Pre-K, Kindergarten |
 | Greylock Appoints Director Emeritus
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Greylock Federal Credit Union's Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Ann Deely as Director Emeritus in recognition of her long and distinguished service to the credit union.
In July 2023, the Board of Directors voted to confer the Director Emeritus designation on Deely. Individuals who are |
 | Lanesborough Select Board Looking Into Berkshire Mall 'Landslide'
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — First responders are concerned about a hole in the outside lane of the ring road surrounding the shuttered Berkshire Mall and have asked for a solution.
The crater near the former Best Buy has expanded to about the size of a loader's bucket and is coned off but traffic can still pass |
 | Haddad Subaru Wins National Love Promise Award
General manager Chris Kramek, Strong Little Souls founder Madison Quinn and Haddad Marketing Director Beth Maturevich with national award presented to the dealership by Subaru.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Haddad Auto Group has become an integral part of the community through more than 90 years of donations and |
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