 | Pittsfield Police Honor K9 Partners in New Monument
The monument outside the police station names the city's late and retired K9s and their handlers.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police officers saluted the department's "best friends to the end" during a K9 monument unveiling on Tuesday.
Fixed in front of the Pittsfield Police Station, the statue |
| BCC Announce New Staff, Promotions, Title Changes
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of five full-time faculty and staff members, two promotions and two title changes.
New faculty/staff
Dylan Carman joins BCC as a full-time Life Sciences faculty member. Carman, a BCC alum, previously served |
 | Popup & Catering Company Brings the Smoke to UpStreet
Thomas Moody and Erica Shrader at a recent Pittsfield Farmers Market.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City native Erica Shrader is hoping to inject some new energy into downtown Pittsfield with "mind-blowing" food.
Shrader opened UpStreet Smoke in June with her partner, co-operator and pitmaster Thomas |
| Pittsfield Charter Panel Hears Opposition to Charter Objection
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The newly reconvened Charter Review Committee began its work last week with a conversation about the charter objection, a motion that has delayed votes and created a stir in council chambers over the last term.
Councilor at Large Peter White presented a petition that asked "Should the charter objection be |
 | Pittsfield Community Television's Fall Training Series
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Community Television announced the start of its fourth Seasonal Training Series, marking one year since the series started, with two special media production sessions.
Session 1, which begins Thursday, Sept. 28 at 6:00pm and runs for three consecutive weeks, focuses on the basics |
| Berkshires Receive National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — To help address the crisis, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $1 million in funding for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to address the impact of the opioid crisis on the local workforce in Berkshire County.
Administered by the |
 | Pittsfield Figure Skating Club Holds Registration Night
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Pittsfield Figure Skating Club will hold its first registration night on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Boys and Girls Club from 5 to 7 p.m.
Current figure skaters and interested new members are encouraged to attend.
Founded in 1977, the PFSC provides skaters of all ages and abilities the |
| Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Sept. 25
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following contacted road work is planned to take place starting Monday, Sept. 25:
Monday, September 25: Curbing installation on Radcliffe Avenue and finish aprons on Quirico Dr. and Lucia Dr.
Monday Sept. 25 and Tuesday Sept. 26: Loam and seed Brookside Dr. & Ann |
 | Collaboration Key to Housing, Hunger Solutions Say Local Leaders
State Rep. Smitty Pignatelli convenes the housing and food security summit at Lenox Town Hall on Friday.
LENOX, Mass. — Organizations and officials agree that collaboration is the key to addressing the housing crisis and food insecurity.
More than 100 stakeholders piled into Town Hall to share ideas during a |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Army Cpl. Robert Savino
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Robert Savino served his country in the Army from 1966 to 1968, as a corporal and specialist (E-4).
Growing up in upper Manhattan in New York City, he attended and graduated from what was then All Hallows Institute, a private boy's prep school. He did his basic training at Fort Riley, |
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