 | Berkshire Gas Workers Picket to Over Contract Talks
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Unionized Berkshire Gas employees picketed outside of the facility on Thursday, saying they are asking for favorable work conditions, wages, and benefits.
"We are currently involved in contract negotiations with our union members and we are hopeful that an agreement beneficial to all parties will be |
 | Hoffmann Bird Club Explores the Peruvian Amazon
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Hoffmann Bird Club (HBC) will host a live and virtual presentation on a photographic adventure to the Peruvian Amazon on April 1, 2024.
The presentation, titled "A Peru Travelogue," will be presented by Jonathan Pierce and Rene Wendell, past presidents and trip leaders of the |
| @theMarket: Stocks Consolidating Near Highs Into End of First Quarter
An important government inflation metric, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), for February came in as expected on Good Friday. Since the markets were closed, as investors celebrate the three-day Easter holiday weekend, Monday, April 1, should be interesting.
Core PCE rose by 0.3 percent from the previous |
 | Berkshire Adult Baseball League Welcomes Players for 13th Season
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – As it enters its 13th season, the Berkshire Adult Baseball League has a new commissioner.
Jared Martin takes over the reins this spring from BABL founder Lou Orazio.
The league, which has games mostly on Sunday mornings with some weeknights throughout the season, runs from early May |
 | EPA Lays Out Draft Plan for PCB Remediation in Pittsfield
Ward 4 Councilor James Conant requested the meeting be held at Herberg Middle School as his ward will be most affected.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric have a preliminary plan to remediate polychlorinated biphenyls from the city's Rest of River stretch by |
 | North Adams Regional Reopens With Ribbon-Cutting Celebration
BHS President and CEO Darlene Rodowicz welcomes the gathering to the celebration of the hospital's reopening 10 years to the day it closed.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the |
| The Retired Investor: Immigrants Getting Bad Rap on the Economic Front
Immigration has become a dirty word among Americans. Illegal aliens take the brunt of the nation's animosity, for sure, and are vilified for a long list of crimes that few question. I am one of the few who see a positive side to migrants.
Politicians on both sides of the aisles are competing to keep as many immigrants as |
 | Crosby/Conte Statement of Interest Gets OK From Council
Architect Carl Franceschi and Superintendent Joseph Curtis address the City Council on Tuesday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With the approval of all necessary bodies, the school district will submit a statement of interest for a combined build on the site of Crosby Elementary School.
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously |
| BCC Wins Grant for New Automatic External Defibrillator
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) is the recipient of a $2,326 grant, funded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, for the purchase of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) device.
The grant specifically covers a device for use inside one of BCC's security vehicles for easy access when |
 | Pittsfield CPA Committee Funds Half of FY24 Requests
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A few projects are not getting funded by the Community Preservation Committee because of a tight budget.
The projects not making the cut were in the historic preservation and open space and recreation categories and though they were seen as interesting and valuable projects, the urgency was not |
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