| One Incumbent Returns to Pittsfield School Committee
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The next School Committee will have a couple of familiar faces, but largely new representation.
On Tuesday, voters elected Ciara Batory, Sarah Muil, Daniel Elias, Katherine Yon, Heather McNeice, and Carolyn Barry for two-year terms that begin in January. McNeice was the top vote-getter with 3,995 |
 | Mobile Museum of Tolerance Comes to Massachusetts
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Mobile Museum of Tolerance advocates for education as a means to address the rising levels of hate and division observed nationally over the past two years.
Melissa Mott, Simon Wiesenthal Center's executive vice president of education programs and strategies |
| The Retired Investor: Trump's Tariffs and the Holidays
It is that time of the year when consumers begin planning for the holidays. It will also be a time when prices on almost everything are expected to rise. You can blame that on tariffs. After several months of absorbing rising import costs due to Donald Trump's tariff policies, American corporations have had enough.
Currently, |
 | Tyler Street Arcade Hopes to Be a Destination for Fun
Owner Edward Krzysztof, left, and manager Robert Williams celebrating the arcade's grand opening.
PITTFIELD, Mass. — Edward Krzysztof is hoping his new arcade will be a destination for fun on Tyler Street.
Tyler Street Arcade, located at 214 Tyler St., held its grand opening on Oct. 25 |
 | Gala Celebration of Youth Alive and ROPE Legacy
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A gala celebration in honor of the impact and legacy of Youth Alive (YA) and the Rites of Passage & Empowerment (ROPE) program will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Berkshire Innovation Center, 45 Woodlawn Ave. in Pittsfield.
The ticketed program will begin at 6 p.m. and feature guest speaker the Rev. Nakeida |
| Sports Television Pioneer Neal Pilson to Speak at BCC
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Berkshire Community College (BCC) will present an afternoon with Neal Pilson.
"Behind the Scenes of Sports Television" will take place on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 1:30 p.m. at Berkshire Community College and on |
 | Companion Corner: Ollie at Berkshire Humane Society
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a little dog with big energy waiting for his forever home at the Berkshire Humane Society.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
Ollie is a four-year-old mixed breed that has been at the shelter since |
 | Berkshire Innovation Center Plans Expansion, New Manufacturing Tenant
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A total of $1 million in Pittsfield Economic Development Funds has been requested to build a tech hub at the Berkshire Innovation Center and help to move a company there.
The BIC is seeking $500,000 to expand and Myrias Optics Inc. is seeking $500,000 to establish a manufacturing laboratory at the BIC. Last |
| Greylock Insurance Agency Supports Berkshire Grown's Mobile Farmers Market
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Insurance Agency, along with partner Arbella Insurance Foundation and Greylock Federal Credit Union, has awarded a combined grant of $4,500 to Berkshire Grown to help fund the Berkshire Mobile Farmers Market.
"Before you can think about insurance and other forms of financial health, you |
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