| 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, |
| FEMA Awards Over $50 M to State for COVID Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $50 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of providing monoclonal antibody treatments to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $50,532,919 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts Department of Public |
 | Pittsfield's Popcorn Wagon Hours Expanded
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Bank's popcorn wagon has become a city icon over the past century.
In its latest incarnation, it's become an integral part of Goodwill's spring and summer Retail Training Program.
The antique wagon was built in 1906 and brought to Pittsfield from South Dakota in |
| RMV Low Number Plate Lottery 2023
BOSTON —The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) applications for the 2023 Low Number Plate Lottery are available online at myRMV Online Service Center.
To be eligible, applicants must apply for this year's lottery by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Winners will be notified by mail if selected for a low |
| @theMarket: Economy Still Growing Strong While Inflation Slowing
U.S. first quarter Gross Domestic Product for 2023 was revised upward this week indicating that consumers are spending like drunken sailors. That's good for America as was the latest inflation data for May.
Between January and March of this year, the economy grew at a 2 percent annual pace. That caused the Commerce Department |
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