| @theMarket: Countertrend Bounce Ends Quarter But Sell-down Should Continue
September has been a story of higher-bond yields, a stronger dollar, and spiking oil prices. The higher these assets climbed, the lower the stock market fell. And now we enter October, a month that is notorious for providing negative returns at least in the first weeks of the month.
"Tread cautiously" was how I |
| Pittsfield Street Improvement Project Week of Oct. 2
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The following contracted road work is planned to take place starting Monday, Oct. 2:
Monday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 3: Finish loam and seed on Lucia Drive and Radcliffe Avenue and start to loam and seed on California Avenue, Tamarack Road and Cloverdale Street
Wednesday, Oct. 4: |
| Final Phase of the Flushing of Pittsfield's Water System
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Monday, October 2 marks the final phase for the fall flushing schedule of Pittsfield's water system.
Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products. Mains will be flushed Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 |
 | Wahconah Park Committee Recommends $30M Design
The committee is recommending the pricier $30 million option as providing more square footage and alleviating flooding issues.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Wahconah Park Restoration Committee has endorsed a $30 million overhaul of the historic ballpark that is three times the original expectation.
On Thursday, the |
 | Pittsfield Draws Ballot Positions for November Election
Candidates for at-large seats put the names in the tumbler.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With the general election just over a month away, ballot positions were drawn for the mayoral, School Committee, and multiple City Council races.
City Clerk Michele Benjamin congratulated all candidates for their nominations and |
| The Retired Investor: The Day-Care Crisis
On Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, $24 billion in emergency funding for the nation's child day-care industry expires. Estimates are that as many as 70,000 care centers or more will close over the next year, impacting as many as 3.2 million kids. The downside for working women with young children could be even more substantial.
In |
 | Clark Art Expands RX for Wellbeing Program
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute and Berkshire Medical Center are teaming to provide a new mental health service aimed at providing assistance to trauma victims.
The Clark currently offers a county-wide program, Rx for Wellbeing at the Clark, through local mental health practitioners as a means of encouraging |
 | Miss Hall's School Names Dean of Teaching and Learning
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School has named Meghan Smith as the School's inaugural Dean of Teaching and Learning.
Meghan comes to Miss Hall's with more than 20 years of teaching and administrative experience, demonstrated success in designing and implementing curriculum, and a background in Diversity, |
 | Pittsfield Looks Forward to New, Improved Streetscape Maintenance
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state of disarray in downtown medians stemmed from a problem with a contractor who won the bid and then was terminated twice.
Earlier this month, members of the City Council were outraged at overgrown medians and flowerbeds in the downtown area and referred several petitions on city maintenance to |
 | Pittsfield ZBA Grants Casella Permit for Waste Transfer Facility
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals calls Casella's planned redevelopment of the former trash incinerator an improvement to the site.
Last week, the panel approved a special permit to allow a waste transfer facility at the site on 500 Hubbard Ave. Casella Waste Management purchased the waste transfer facility on |
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