| Second PHS Staff Member Put on Administrative Leave
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A Pittsfield High School staff member has been put on administrative leave because of an investigation being conducted by the state Department of Children and Families.
This is the second PHS staff member put on leave in the last week.
On Monday, Superintendent Joseph Curtis contacted the Pittsfield Public |
 | Pittsfield Allocates All ARPA Funds
Gina Armstrong, special project manager for the city's ARPA funds, updates the City Council on final distribution of the monies.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — All of the city's American Rescue Plan Act monies have been allocated to meet the state's end-of-year deadline.
Pittsfield received $40.6 million from a |
 | Superior Court Briefs: Motor Vehicle Homicide, Armed Robbery, Assault
Driver in 2023 Fatal Crash Guilty of Vehicular Homicide
Gilberto Franciapena, 31, pleaded guilty on Dec. 12 to negligent motor vehicle homicide in a fatal incident in 2023.
The defendant was sentenced to two years' probation, a loss of license for 15 years, and 100 hours of community service. The commonwealth |
| Pittsfield Man Charged in Harvard Street Stabbing
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Pittsfield man has been charged with stabbing two people on Harvard Street last week.
Jacob Frusciente, 32, of Daniels Avenue was arraigned Thursday in Central Berkshire District Court on single counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in |
| Mass DOR: November Revenue Collections Total $2.438 Billion
BOSTON — Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that preliminary revenue collections for November totaled $2.438 billion, $190 million or 8.4 percent more than actual collections in November 2023, and $56 million or 2.4 percent above benchmark.
FY2025 year-to-date collections |
 | J Smegal Donates $10K to BFit Challenge
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A local business has boosted the Pittsfield Fire Department's BFit Challenge fundraiser by $10,000, doubling last year's total.
When Jason Smegal, owner of J Smegal Roofing and Gutters, became aware of firefighters' increased risk for occupational cancer and the fundraiser for early detection, he knew |
| MassDOT Grant to Optimize the Use of Drone Technology for Infrastructure Projects
BOSTON — The Aeronautics Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has received $1 million in funding from the Federal Highway Administration's Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and authorized to accelerate innovation in highway |
 | Teacher of the Month: Yamila Badui
Her students say her classes are welcoming and engaging and feel like they learn better.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Taconic High School Spanish and world language teacher Yamila Badui has been selected as the December Teacher of the Month.
The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with |
| Governor Announces Resurgence of Regional Transit
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced regional transit across the 15 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts surpassed 26.5 million rides in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), steadily progressing toward pre-Covid levels.
The total rides for FY23 were just over 22.5 million.
This figure |
| MassWildLife: 'Tis the season to see snowy owls
Why snowy owls are in Massachusetts in the winter
Snowy owls spend most of the year in the cold Arctic tundra, but some snowy owls will spread out to other areas during the winter months. Many snowy owls travel south throughout Canada and into the northern states of the US. You can look for snowy owls in Massachusetts between November and |
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