| Pittsfield launches PermitEyes 20/20 permitting
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield launched the latest version of the online permitting program, PermitEyes with the release of PermitEyes 20/20.
PermitEyes 20/20 is a modular, cloud-based system which allows municipalities to electronically receive applications, collect electronic payments, track inspections, |
 | PCTV and iBerkshires Hosting Preliminary Election Debates
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Candidates in the preliminary election will pitch their ideas during live debates hosted by Pittsfield Community Television in partnership with iBerkshires on Tuesday.
Debates will be held on Sept. 5 at the Berkshire Athenaeum beginning at 5 p.m. with Ward 2 followed by Ward 7 at 6 p.m. and the mayoral debate at 7 |
| Flushing of Pittsfield's Water System to Begin Tuesday
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield's Department of Public Utilities announced flushing of the city's water system will begin Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants over the course of four weeks to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products. Mains |
 | Sonsini Shelter's Last Animal 'Knight' Seeking a Kingdom of His Own
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As the last animal of Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter, Knight is living more like a king.
The under-2-year-old American pit bull mix has the whole shelter as his palace but longs for a forever home. He has been all over social media and done plenty of meet-and-greets but has yet to find the perfect |
| The Retired Investor: Re-Starting the Space Race
Decades after the first lunar landing, the space race has come back into vogue. Driving the competition is the potential value of the moon's economic, scientific, and even geopolitical promise.
Dominance in space, while I was growing up, was something confined to comic books and sci-fi movies. In 1969 that changed. Three |
 | Josh Billings RunAground Triathlon Returns Sept. 10
LENOX, Mass. – The 47th annual Josh Billings RunAground Triathlon returns to Camp Mah-Kee-Nac on Sept. 10. This year, Abby Chaput will be calling the shots as the new race director.
Reflecting on her new role and the tenure of her predecessor, Patty Spector, Chaput said “assuming the position of someone with such big |
 | McCann Tech Students Plan Charity Run for Maui Fire Relief
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The McCann Tech cross country team on Sept. 16 will host a 5-kilometer trail run and 1 mile walk to benefit victims of August's fire in Hawaii.
The Walk/Run for Maui fund-raiser will take place at Whitney's Farm on Ingalls Road (follow the dirt road past the U-Pick |
| Warmer Temperatures This Labor Day Weekend
It will actually feel like summer this weekend with temperatures in the 80s.
Today Thursday, Aug. 31 there will be sunshine with temperatures in the low 70s.
The same can be expected Friday but with warmer temperatures in the high 70s, reports AccuWeather.
Saturday, Sept. 2 will be partly sunny with |
 | Driscoll Sees Renovations and Career Tracks at BCC
The lieutenant governor checks out a project in the maker laboratory.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll swung by Berkshire Community College on Wednesday for a tour of its educational facilities after making grant announcements in Stockbridge.
President Ellen Kennedy led Driscoll through the college's One |
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