 | 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, |
| Governor Announces Veterans Equality Review Board
BOSTON — In a move to honor the rights and service of veterans discharged under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy, Governor Maura T. Healey today swore in five members to the newly established Veterans Equality Review Board (VERB).
VERB's goal is to provide an application process for |
| Pittsfield Commissioner Responds to Outrage Over Public Ways
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following outrage from City Councilors about the condition of public ways, Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales has responded with planning for improved maintenance.
The overgrown aesthetic is attributed to issues with contracted work, being short-staffed, and weather |
| Healey Appoints Three to Board of Higher Education
BOSTON — Gov. Maura T. Healey appointed Harneen Chernow, Danielle Allen and Christina Royal to serve on the Board of the Department of Higher Education.
Healey also reappointed Chris Gabrieli as chair.
"Equity is at the center of our administration. I'm proud to be appointing members of |
 | Painting Donated to Historic Fitch-Hoose House
George Hoose's Indian head paintings are thought to be modeled on in-law Samuel Caesar, who claimed to be of native descent and wore a headdress.
DALTON, Mass. — A painting by George Hoose was donated to the Fitch-Hoose House museum last week.
George Hoose died in 1977 at age 80. He was a |
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