| Two Pittsfield Upperclassmen Given Academic Excellence Award
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two high school students, one from Taconic and one from Pittsfield High, were honored with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' Certificate of Academic Excellence in front of the School Committee on Wednesday.
PHS senior Joseph Weiner and Taconic senior Anna Potochevska were |
| Fitch-Hoose House Receives Another Painting Donation
DALTON, Mass. — The Fitch-Hoose House has received another George Hoose painting donation.
The landscape painting was donated by Karen and Patricia Quinn, who discovered it while working on the Linda Gaffney estate.
This is not the only donation that the Historical Commission has recently |
| Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Oct. 16
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Please be advised that the following road work is planned to take place starting Monday, Oct. 16:
Monday, Oct. 16: Milling of Howe Road and Taylor Street
Tuesday, Oct. 17: First course of paving on Rose Terrace & Howe Road
Wednesday, Oct. 18: Milling of Hillcrest Avenue, Kenilworth Street and |
 | Countywide Digital Equity Project Studies Pittsfield First
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A countywide project aims to bridge the "digital divide" between populations.
Pittsfield is the first of 14 local communities to participate in the digital equity planning project through the Massachusetts Broadband Institute and the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.
The focus is |
| State Promotes Inclusive Emergency Management For Those Living with Disabilities
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize a partnership to strengthen access and equity throughout state and local emergency management. T
The joint effort will elevate the unique needs of individuals with |
| BCC Continues Series of free MassReconnect Information Sessions
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) continues its series of special community college information sessions on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 5 pm and Thursday, Nov. 30 at 5 pm.
The Nov. 1 session will be held in Room G-12 on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. The Nov. 30 session |
| Mass State Police Not Aware of Any Jihad Threats
BOSTON — State police have released a statement regarding "vigilance and readiness" after a former Hamas leader’s call for a "global day of jihad" on Oct. 13.
"At this time we are aware of no specific or credible threats in Massachusetts related to the attack on Israel or the call for jihad by |
 | Pittsfield School Administrator Details Cell Policy Implementation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There have been over 1,300 violations of the district's new cell phone policy this academic year with more middle schoolers issued lockable cell phone devices.
Lockable devices have been issued 70 times in Pittsfield's middle schools and 34 times in the high schools. A total of 38 secondary students |
 | Weekend Outlook: Festivals, Haunted Houses, and More
There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including festivals, haunted houses, and a picnic.
Editor's Pick
Purgatory Road
Community Recreation Association, Dalton
Time: Friday and Saturday, 7 until 10 p.m.
Take a haunted hike behind the Dalton CRA |
| Dalton OKs More ARPA Allocations
DALTON, Mass. — The town has more money left in its American Rescue Plan funds than it previously anticipated.
The town had previously decided to allocate $380,000 for sewer repairs but it was announced during the Select Board meeting on Tuesday that the sewer rehabilitation bids came in substantially lower than what |
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