| Mavis Discount Tire Robbed
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mavis Discount Tire, located at 868 Dalton Ave, was robbed earlier Thursday evening.
The robber entered the building, grabbed the drawer that contained approximately $350 to $400, and left, store manager Daniel Pagan said.
There were two customers and four employees, |
| The Retired Investor: Primary Care Changing as Doctors Disappear
They are called general practitioners or primary-care doctors. Overworked, suffocating under mountains of paperwork, they see more than 30 patients a day in one of the most underpaid areas of the medical field.
An estimated one-third of all physicians in the U.S. are primary-care doctors, according to the Robert Graham Center, |
| Berkshire Selectmen's Association Hosts Annual Meeting In Person
Ilana Steinhauer, director of the Berkshire chapter of Volunteers in Medicine, was presented the Charles Kusik Award for her efforts in making the Berkshires a better place to live.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state's new director of rural affairs says she wants to hear from the residents of Western |
| Lanesborough Police Implementing Body Cameras with State Grant
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town's police will join several other Berkshire communities using body cameras.
On Monday, Police Chief Robert Derksen told the Select Board that the department received a nearly $40,000 grant for the initial purchase and implementation of the surveillance devices.
"The money we were |
 | Governor Touts Billions in Housing Efforts at Morningstar Apartments
Gov. Maura Healey announced her $4 billion housing act in Chelsea on Wednesday morning and traveled to Pittsfield to talk about its benefits for gateway cities.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gov. Maura Healey touted her administration's fight against the housing crisis at the Morningstar Apartments on Wednesday.
"As |
| Pittsfield Hosting Digital Resource Fair
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is hosting a digital resource fair on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and Oct. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Berkshire Athenaeum at 1 Wendell Ave.
The fair will offer a variety of resources that will provide community members with opportunities to learn more about lowering their internet bill, |
 | Pittsfield First Church to Seek CPA Funds for Boiler Replacement
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With an OK from the Historical Commission, the city's first church intends to seek Community Preservation funds for a boiler restoration.
"For the last three or four years we've been limping along with our one of our boilers," the First Church of Christ's moderator Jennifer Kerwood |
 | Berkshire Athenaeum Announces HalloTEEN Event
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Teens 12 – 18 can join the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, for a spooktacular party with food, music, and fun activities.
HalloTEEN will occur Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, from 3 – 5 pm in the Berkshire Athenaeum Auditorium.
Participants will enjoy bag |
 | Berkshire Mall Cannabis Plans Scrapped for Senior Living Facility
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Berkshire Mall's new owners took the Select Board by surprise on Monday when they reported a pivot from cannabis cultivation plans.
Target's refusal to dissolve prohibitive restrictions and oversaturation of the market have JMJ Holdings now leaning toward a senior living facility with |
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