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The Independent Investor: U.S. Energy Production, Going the Right WayBy Bill Schmick,
02:30PM / Friday, January 27, 2012 | |
 It has been a long time since oil production in this country has been a source of growth. Between domestic regulation, depressed energy prices and off-shore projects, the action in oil has been elsewhere. Now that is beginning to change.
Over the next decade domestic crude oil production is expected to increase 20 percent or more to levels not seen in the United States since the 1990s, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. We were producing 5.5 million barrels per day (bpd) last year compared to 5.1 million bpd in 2007 and production is expected to grow by 550,000 bpd to 6.7 million bpd by 2020. Production is expected to slow after that but still maintain a healthy pace of 0 Comments
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Winter Weather Advisory In Place Thursday into FridayBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:32PM / Thursday, January 26, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The roads are expected to be slick for the commute home Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter advisory notice from 4p.m. until Friday morning at 7 a.m. with freezing rain, sleet and snowmoving into the region.
The service is not expecting much accumulation of snow but about a tenthof an inch of freezing rain is expected to fall. The storm is expectedto start as snow and sleet but when the temperatures drop in the eveningit, it will switch to freezing rain. The rain is expected to continuethrough much of Friday.
The service warns of power outages, fallen tree limbs and slippery roads.
The Adams Free Library will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday 0 Comments
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Sen. Scott Brown Asserts His Independence At Pittsfield StumpBy Andy McKeever,
06:27PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is using his election campaign to assert his independence as one of the nation's most bipartisan politicians.
Brown kicked off campaigning last week and stopped in at the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center to meet with voters on Wednesday. There the Wrentham Republican assured voters in the heavily Democratic region that he is not a "rock thrower" and can work with Democrats.
"I am doing exactly what I said I would do, which is to read the bills and see how they affect Massachusetts, our country, our debt and our deficit, and vote. I am the most bipartisan person in the delegations by at least 20, 25 points and probably one of the most 7 Comments
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State Auditor Wants More Effective GovernmentBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:48PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Suzanne Bump has been shaking up the state auditor's office, refocusing its mission from just ensuring compliance to making government more efficient and effective.
A year into her post, Bump said she's using her experience as former state secretary of labor and legislator to bring a broader perspective to the office's objectives and find ways to collaborate.
"The role of the state auditor is to follow the money," the Great Barrington resident told members of the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce at an "Eggs & Issues" breakfast on Wednesday at the Country Club of Pittsfield.
The traditional questions, she said, "have been what did you 1 Comment
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Pittsfield City Council Briefs: Bianchi Joins PEDABy Joe Durwin, Special to iBerkshires
12:02PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Daniel L. Bianchi told the City Council at its meeting Tuesday that he would join the board of the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority.
Bianchi had said throughout the mayoral campaign last year that he would appoint himself to the board, in contrast to his opponent, Peter Marchetti, whom he defeated in November.
The quasi-public agency was established to oversee and develop theformer General Electric property now known as the William StanleyBusiness Park. PEDA has become a topic of intense discussion since the December announcement of a proposed retail development on the property.
The mayor will replace Peter Fruet, who is the current neighborhood 0 Comments
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Brown Making Campaign Swing Through PittsfieldStaff Reports,
02:52PM / Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is making a campaign swing through Western Massachusetts on Wednesday.
Brown will be in Pittsfield from 3:15 to 4 p.m. to visit with senior citizens at the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center on North Street. The senator was last in Pittsfield in August, when he addressed the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce.
The Wrentham Republican is closing his second year in office but will have to win in November against a Democratic candidate to get a full six-year term. The former state senator is currently completing the term of the late Ted Kennedy.
The senator will also stop at the Kenmore Diner in Worcester at 10:30 a.m. and at Milano Importers in Springfield 11 Comments
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Humane Society Offers Vouchers for Spay/Neuter| 01:03PM / Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Humane Society will be distributing vouchers for spay and neuter surgeries in honor of Prevent a Litter Month during February. The program begins Feb. 1.
The vouchers are now funded from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition, which sells animal-friendly license plates to help cats, dogs and rabbits in Massachusetts. The
"With the $6,000 grant from the MAC, we can help twice as many people this year than we could before," said John Perreault, executive director of BHS. "In the past, we've helped over 3,000 families spay and neuter their pets and with the economy, more people than ever are coming to us for help."
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Annual UCP Telethon Features Albert Cummings| 11:29PM / Monday, January 23, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County's 49th annual telethon will be broadcast live on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 5 at the Crowne Plaza and feature well-known blues musician Albert Cummings.
This year's honorary Chairman is Daniel E. Bosley, former state representative and principal of Dan Bosley Consulting Services.
Set to the theme of "Kids Are the Bridge to the Future," the telethon's fundraising goal is $35,000. One hundred percent of the funds raised will go to support assistive technology, children's programming and basic needs and emergency support to individuals and families.
"The telethon is a wonderful event that showcases the good about 0 Comments
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Governor Sets Goals on Education, Health Care, SentencingStaff Reports, iBerkshires
08:56PM / Monday, January 23, 2012 | |
 BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick called on lawmakers to keep making those "tough decisions" on education, health care and public safety in his fourth "State of the Commonwealth" address.
Speaking at the State House before a joint session of the Legislature on Monday night, the governor pointed to the tough issues the Legislature had worked with on, including the Green Communities Act, the implementation of health care reform.
"Time after time you have made the tough decisions," he said. "Things are better in Massachusetts than in most other places in America; but that does not mean it is good enough."
His set forward his $10 million plan to streamline 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Man Charged in Shooting InvestigationStaff Reports,
03:41PM / Monday, January 23, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man pleaded not guilty to misleading police officers in the investigation of a December shooting.
Jamel Nicholson, 23, of Pittsfield had a not-guilty plea entered on his behalf in Superior Court on the single count of misleading a police officer. Judge Daniel Ford released on him personal recognizance.
Nicholson allegedly intentionally mislead officers in the Wellington Avenue shooting of Nikolas Carnute on Dec. 4, 2011. The investigation led to the arrest of 25-year-old Kurt Hudson, who was later found to have been acting in self-defense. Hudson is still facing firearm charges.
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