| State Unemployment and Job Estimates for January 2024
BOSTON, Mass. — The state's January total unemployment rate was 3.0 percent, down 0.2 percentage point from the revised December estimate of 3.2 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday.
The Massachusetts unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the national |
 | PCTV Applauded at Cable Contract Hearing
Mayor Peter Marchetti describes Pittsfield Community Television as a 'critical communication piece' in the city.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City officials and community members showed love to Pittsfield Community Television ahead of negotiations for the cable contract.
Council chambers were filled to the brim |
| Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Massachusetts
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' (MDAR) Division of Animal Health is informing the public that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Essex County.
MDAR recently depopulated and disposed of a non-commercial, backyard flock (poultry) in Essex County, Massachusetts, |
| State Fire Marshal: Spring Forward in Safety
STOW, Mass. — With daylight saving time beginning on March 10, Massachusetts fire officials are reminding residents to check their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms when they change their clocks.
"We've seen too many tragedies in homes without working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms," said State Fire |
| @theMarket: Markets March to New Highs (Again)
At this point, a day without a new high seems almost abnormal. AI stocks rage higher, joined by weight loss companies like Lilly. The good news keeps rolling in with even Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve Bank seemingly more dovish.
The Fed chairman testified before both the House and Senate this week. He |
| EPA Administrative Order Closed in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield announced an environmental milestone in its commitment to water quality and sustainability.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially lifted the Administrative Order (AO) 11- 007, issued to the city on Feb. 11, 2011. This action recognizes the |
 | Crane Museum Pauses Search for Permanent Location Indefinitely
DALTON, Mass. — The Crane Museum of Papermaking has indefinitely paused its search for a permanent location and shifted its focus to a pop-up museum model.
The nonprofit organization searched for a location for two years but was unable to find one it liked. However, a successful pop-up museum last summer at Arrowhead |
 | Elder Services Hires New Community Services Director
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. (Elder Services) announced the recent hiring of Kayla Brown-Wood as the Agency's Community Services Director.
In her new role, Kayla will be responsible for Elder Services' federal programs. These include the Home and Community Based Programs (Information |
| Daniel Pearl Scholarship Open for Applications
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Applications are available for the 22nd annual Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship.
The $2,000 award is given in memory of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter kidnapped and killed in Pakistan early in 2002. Pearl earlier worked in the Berkshires at The North Adams Transcript and The |
| Dalton Sees Budget Increases for Software
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee last week discussed increases in next year's budget from software updates and changes that improve security.
It approved an amended version of the Police Department budget with an to increase to $1,535,256.
The Select Board previously approved a proposed |
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