| Pittsfield Election Heats Up With New Faces, Certified Candidates
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is seeing increased interest in this year's election and with just a few weeks until signatures are due, many candidates have been certified.
As of late last week, new faces have taken out papers for the mayoral and at-large, Ward 2 and Ward 6 council races.
There are now five parties interested |
| Historical Commission Gets Booth at Dalton Day Event
DALTON, Mass. — The Historical Commission has decided to participate in the upcoming Dalton Day event on Saturday, July 15.
The commission will be selling Fitch-Hoose House tiles, bandanas, books and Dalton bicentennial plates, keychains, bracelets, fans and magnets.
Due to staffing issues, the |
| Governor Expands Spending Benchmarks to LGBT, Disability-Owned Businesses
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced two new initiatives aimed at expanding opportunities for diverse and small businesses to provide goods and services to state agencies and local governments.
The administration is updating the Commonwealth's Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) to |
| MassDOT Online Vehicle Census Dashboard
BOSTON?— The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the launch of a new online dashboard, the Massachusetts Vehicle Census (MVC),?the first public dataset that joins information about how much vehicles are being driven with information about the vehicles themselves, including vehicle type, vehicle use, fuel |
 | Durant Dominates as Adams-Cheshire Opens Little League Tourney with Win
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Brayden Durant did it all for the Adams-Cheshire Little League All-Stars on Monday night.
Durant struck out 14 hitters in a complete-game effort on the mound.
And he homered, doubled and drove in four runs at the plate to lead his team to a 7-1 win over Great Barrington in the opening game |
| Pittsfield Council Approves Appropriations in 11th Hour of FY23
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council on Friday approved three appropriations in the 11th hour of fiscal 2023 after they were derailed earlier in the week.
These were orders to transfer and appropriate $620,000 from free cash to the Department of Public Services for snow and ice removal, to transfer $75,000 from retained sewer |
| Pittsfield Meeting on Holmes Road, West Street Traffic Calming Projects
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Department of Public Services will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, July 6 at 6:00 p.m.
This meeting will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum located at 1 Wendell Avenue in the auditorium.
At this meeting, the Department of Public Services will share |
 | Local Film Professionals Work on Michael Douglas Film
Michael Douglas rows a boat on Pontoosuc Lake during the filming of 'Blood Knot' in this photo by Mark Farrell, a set decorator on the production.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lights, camera, action — three words most people don't normally identify with the Berkshires. That is until a movie star shows up with a |
 | Winters Freezes Out Pittsfield Nats; Americans Improve to 2-0
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Julian Winters threw a gem on Sunday to lead the Great Barrington Little League 10-year-old All-Stars to a 14-2, bounceback victory over the Pittsfield Nationals in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament.
Winters struck out eight, walked three and allowed no hits in 4-? innings to lead Great |
 | Berkshire Humane Society Overwhelmed With Cats
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Humane Society is in need of supplies, food, donations and, especially, adoptees for more than 150 cats.
The nonprofit organization is asking animals lovers to help with an escalating situation by donating cash or goods, adopting a homeless animal or sponsoring an animal’s adoption, |
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