 | Lightning Strike Burns Pittsfield Church Steeple
The lightning strike started a fire in the Linden Street church's steeple.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A lightning strike started a fire in the steeple at Price Memorial AME Zion Church on Sunday.
Firefighters responded to the report of a chimney fire at the church about 7:49 p.m. and saw fire coming |
| Exorbitant Housing Prices, Limited Options for Pittsfield Residents
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local leaders highlighted housing needs at a public input meeting with the Affordable Housing Trust on Wednesday.
During the public hearing, trustees also heard of residents' struggles with housing that ranged from homelessness to being locked into long-term renting because they cannot afford a |
 | BCC Announces New and Returning Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of four new staff members and one employee returning to BCC.
New hires
Beth Dolan joins BCC as Executive Director of Human Resources. Prior to joining BCC, she had human resources leadership roles in health |
| Mass Leads Request to Establish Interregional Transmission Collaborative
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a request on behalf of all the New England states, New York, and New Jersey to form a Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission, a new approach to planning for electric transmission infrastructure across multiple |
| Mass Gaming Commission Begins Search for New Executive Director
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chair Cathy Judd-Stein today announced that Executive Director Karen Wells will be departing the agency effective July 14, 2023. The Commission will soon announce a process for selecting a new executive director – discussion of this process will take place at future public meetings |
| State Releases $14B Capital Investment Plan
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration released its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to Fiscal Year 2028 (FY28) Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which invests more than $14 billion over five years.
The more than $14 billion in investments in the FY24-FY28 CIP complement and build on the funding proposed in the |
| Dalton Looking Into Sidewalk Repairs Near Local Pub
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board last week instructed Highway Superintendent Edward Hall to explore potential solutions to delineate the town sidewalk from the Zinky's Pub parking lot.
The licensing board hearing to determine whether there were any legal violations that need to be addressed with the liquor license |
| @theMarket: Traders Profit-Taking After Great Run
What goes up, must come down — at least in the stock market. That doesn't mean that the bull market is over. More upside ahead in equities is a strong possibility, but first, we need to bottom.
"Stocks are stretched at this point; the rubber band could stretch further, but not right now. I believe next week we |
| FEMA Awards Over $1.5 M to Mass for COVID-19 Call Center
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of operating a public information hotline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will receive a total of $1,548,332 in federal funding |
 | Central Berkshire Upping Bias Training After Antisemitic Harassment
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District is making curriculum changes and will be holding workshops on bias, bullying and inclusion in response to a Jewish teacher's resignation over antisemitic harassment at Nessacus Regional Middle School.
The social studies teacher Morrison Robblee |
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