| UPDATE: Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Aug. 7
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to inclement weather, be advised that the road work scheduled for this week has been updated as follows:
Monday, August 7: Milling Quirico Drive and Almar Drive
Tuesday, August 8: Milling Brookside Drive and Ann Drive
Thursday, August 10: Pave first course on Cloverdale Street
Friday, |
| Pittsfield Homelessness Panel Commits to Frequent Outreach
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Homelessness Advisory Committee is planning regular community outreach after holding a successful housing resource fair.
The panel voted last week to host the fairs on a quarterly basis. The events offer a variety of resources and assistance to people seeking help with accessing stable and secure |
 | Dalton Fire Department Receives Emergency Drinking Water Donation
DALTON, Mass. — The Fire Department received a donation of more than 2,352 cans of emergency drinking water from Anheuser-Busch and Girardi Distributors on Friday morning.
The donation will be stored in the department's cooler and distributed at fire scenes on hot summer days or made readily available to the |
 | Thunder Finishes Season Unbeaten in Berkshire Adult Baseball League
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – John Goodnow hit a key two-run single late, and the Berkshire Thunder Sunday overcame a three-run deficit en route to a win over Tunnel City Freight as the Thunder finished the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 33-and-over division with a 14-0 record.
Jesus Lay went 4-for-5 with an RBI and scored three |
| Pittsfield Seeks Community Input with Digital Equity Survey
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ensuring residents can use the Internet to conduct activities of daily life from finding a job to reaching their doctor or connecting with family is the focus of a new project the city is launching: The Pittsfield Digital Equity Plan.
Earlier this spring, the City of Pittsfield was selected to |
| Market 32 Raises Money to Fight Rare Disease
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper/Market 32, in collaboration with its trade partner Freihofer's Baking Co., has raised more than $19,000 to help fight rare disease.
The supermarket chain partnered with Cure Rare Disease (CRD), a nonprofit biotech organization with a mission to enable and finance the development of |
| Governor Signs Bill to Improve Transportation Across Massachusetts
AMESBURY, Mass. — Governor Maura T. Healey signed the Chapter 90 conference committee bill ("Chapter 90"), which authorizes $375 million in funding to reimburse municipalities for bridge and road maintenance and funding for transportation-related infrastructure grants.
Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor |
| Fitch Hoose House Museum in Need of a Paint Job
DALTON, Mass. — The Fitch-Hoose House museum is in need of a paint job.
Historical Commission co-Chair Louisa M. Horth said at Wednesday's meeting that the paint is starting to peel and weather, and would need to be repainted this year or next year.
Commissioners are unsure how much the project would cost |
| Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Aug. 8
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following work is planned to take place starting Tuesday, Aug. 8.
Tuesday, August 8: Pave first course blacktop on Cloverdale Street
Wednesday, August 9: Finish first course Cloverdale Street and start first course on Tamarack Rd.
Thursday, August 11: Pave first course on Lucia Drive and Quirico |
| Governor Signs Supplemental Budget Delivering $20M in Farm Relief
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey signed a supplemental budget that makes $20 million available to support Massachusetts farms that have been impacted by severe weather in 2023.
The fund will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the Executive Office of Administration and |
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