 | Companion Corner: Phoebe and Ash at Berkshire Humane Society
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two older felines are waiting for someone to scoop them both up to live out their lives together with a new family.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
Ash and Phoebe are 11-year-old domestic short hair cats who |
 | Pittsfield to See 'Brand New' Walmart
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city will have a "brand new" Walmart store, representatives say.
The company has recently been before several Pittsfield boards and commissions in advance of a planned renovation and expansion. Last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals OK'd a sign exemption for new 145-square-foot |
| Pittsfield Panel Backs School Bus Stop-Arm Cameras
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City councilors are in favor of a theoretical system that flags vehicles that don't stop for school buses.
On Monday, the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee supported Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren's request to accept a new statute that gives the option to install a detection system for school |
 | Community Hero: Berkshire County Head Start
Karen Pulido, left, and Miguel Munoz, their son, Judy Rush, Lori Kays, Donna Brule-Denning, and Alyssa Sakowski pose at Berkshire County Head Start.
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— For nearly 50 years Berkshire County Head Start has been supporting children and families throughout Berkshire |
 | Keiter Corp. Expanding into the Berkshires
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction management company Keiter Corp. is expanding to the Berkshires with a new Pittsfield office.
Keiter is celebrating 17 years of business. It was founded in Florence by owner Scott Keiter in the midst of the economic collapse as Keiter Builders, and over the years saw exponential growth, |
 | Berkshire County Arc Celebrates Individuals, Staff at Annual Meeting
President and CEO Maryann Hyatt says the agency carries on thanks to state leadership and a community that values its work.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Applause roared through the Country Club of Pittsfield on Thursday as Berkshire County Arc celebrated individuals and staff members who make up the |
| BRTA Offers Administrator Job to Haverhill ARPA Manager
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board has chosen Kathleen Lambert as its next administrator, recognizing that it had two strong candidates to choose from.
The board voted to offer the position to Lambert, former ARPA project manager for Haverhill, last week; she has accepted |
 | MyCom Federal Credit Union Serving Customers for 70 Years
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For 70 years, MyCom Federal Credit Union has been providing services to residents of Berkshire County.
It was established in 1955 as Pittsfield Municipal Federal to offer financial services for city employees, operating out of City Hall until 1997, when it moved across the street to 101 Fenn St. It |
| Pittsfield Administrator Tapped for Berkshire Hills Position
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Kristen Behnke will leave the school district after more than 20 years.
This was disclosed during Wednesday's School Committee meeting. Interim Superintendent Latifah Phillips, who has been in the position for three months, said Behnke has been |
 | BRPC Presents Pedestrian, Bike Study in Lenox
Residents of Hawthorne Street ask questions about the plans.
LENOX, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is studying pedestrian and bicycle access opportunities around popular cultural institutions in town.
BRPC and members of Beta Group Inc. presented draft recommendations last week from |
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