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UPDATE: Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Aug. 7| 10:36AM / Monday, August 07, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to inclement weather, be advised that the road work scheduled for this week has been updated as follows: Monday, August 7: Milling Quirico Drive and Almar Drive Tuesday, August 8: Milling Brookside Drive and Ann Drive Thursday, August 10: Pave first course on Cloverdale Street Friday, August 11: Finish first course on Cloverdale Street and pave first course on Tamarack Road In addition, between August 8-10, structures will be lowered on Lakeway Drive, California Avenue, Maryland Avenue and Allendale Road. This work will occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. and is subject to change based on weather or other unexpected 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Homelessness Panel Commits to Frequent OutreachBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Monday, August 07, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Homelessness Advisory Committee is planning regular community outreach after holding a successful housing resource fair.
The panel voted last week to host the fairs on a quarterly basis. The events offer a variety of resources and assistance to people seeking help with accessing stable and secure housing.
"I think that shows our desire to move forward and continue to build connections," Director of Community Development Justine Dodds said.
Erin Forbush, ServiceNet's director of shelter and housing, said educating people on the help available is a "relatively easy lift." The first housing resource fair was in April and included
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Dalton Fire Department Receives Emergency Drinking Water DonationBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:47PM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Fire Department received a donation of more than 2,352 cans of emergency drinking water from Anheuser-Busch and Girardi Distributors on Friday morning. The donation will be stored in the department's cooler and distributed at fire scenes on hot summer days or made readily available to the firefighters when combating a fire, interim Fire Chief Robert Czerwinski said. Anheuser-Busch partners with the National Volunteer Fire Council to provide emergency drinking water to volunteer fire departments so they can focus their limited resources on other things. This donation goes a long way because it allows the department to save money 0 Comments
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Thunder Finishes Season Unbeaten in Berkshire Adult Baseball LeagueBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
01:45PM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – John Goodnow hit a key two-run single late, and the Berkshire Thunder Sunday overcame a three-run deficit en route to a win over Tunnel City Freight as the Thunder finished the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 33-and-over division with a 14-0 record. Jesus Lay went 4-for-5 with an RBI and scored three times for the Thunder, which pulled away late to take 15-4 win at the Alcombright Athletic Complex. Nine of those Berkshire runs came in the top of the seventh inning. The Thunder took the lead one inning earlier with a two-run rally. Lay, who ended the fifth at shortstop by starting a 6-3 double play, led off the top of the sixth with a 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Seeks Community Input with Digital Equity Survey| 11:04AM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ensuring residents can use the Internet to conduct activities of daily life from finding a job to reaching their doctor or connecting with family is the focus of a new project the city is launching: The Pittsfield Digital Equity Plan. Earlier this spring, the City of Pittsfield was selected to participate in the Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program launched by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI). Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) is partnering with the city and is leading the planning work. The goal of this program is to guide municipal decision-making and investments that will increase 0 Comments
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Market 32 Raises Money to Fight Rare Disease| 09:06AM / Sunday, August 06, 2023 | |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper/Market 32, in collaboration with its trade partner Freihofer's Baking Co., has raised more than $19,000 to help fight rare disease. The supermarket chain partnered with Cure Rare Disease (CRD), a nonprofit biotech organization with a mission to enable and finance the development of lifesaving genetic medicines for rare and ultra-rare populations previously deemed too rare to treat. "Price Chopper/Market 32 is proud to support Cure Rare Diseases in raising funds that help with the development of lifesaving medicines for patients who have nowhere else to turn," said Mona Golub, Price Chopper/Market 32's vice president of 0 Comments
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Governor Signs Bill to Improve Transportation Across Massachusetts | 05:25PM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
AMESBURY, Mass. — Governor Maura T. Healey signed the Chapter 90 conference committee bill ("Chapter 90"), which authorizes $375 million in funding to reimburse municipalities for bridge and road maintenance and funding for transportation-related infrastructure grants. Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Gina Fiandaca celebrated the bill signing at events in Lowell and Amesbury. "This Chapter 90 bill will deliver funds straight to municipalities to support projects that we know are critical to their economic development, including bridge and road maintenance, 0 Comments
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Fitch Hoose House Museum in Need of a Paint JobBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:23PM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Fitch-Hoose House museum is in need of a paint job. Historical Commission co-Chair Louisa M. Horth said at Wednesday's meeting that the paint is starting to peel and weather, and would need to be repainted this year or next year. Commissioners are unsure how much the project would cost but will approach Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson to inquire on the best way to get funding for the project. In 2014, the Historical Commission got a grant from the "Promoting Community Development and Tourism in Central and Western Massachusetts" program in the amount of $180,000 grant to restore the 1840s-era house. The back 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Aug. 8| 02:48PM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following work is planned to take place starting Tuesday, Aug. 8. Tuesday, August 8: Pave first course blacktop on Cloverdale Street Wednesday, August 9: Finish first course Cloverdale Street and start first course on Tamarack Rd. Thursday, August 11: Pave first course on Lucia Drive and Quirico Drive This work will occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. and is subject to change based on weather or other unexpected circumstances. On-street parking is prohibited between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. Use caution when traveling on these roads. 0 Comments
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Governor Signs Supplemental Budget Delivering $20M in Farm Relief | 08:31AM / Saturday, August 05, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey signed a supplemental budget that makes $20 million available to support Massachusetts farms that have been impacted by severe weather in 2023. The fund will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the Executive Office of Administration and Finance. The administration is working to stand up a grant program to get relief out as soon as possible. "In the days following the heavy rainfall and severe flooding the devastated so many Massachusetts farms, the Lieutenant Governor and I went directly to the farmers and promised them that we would get them relief," said Governor Healey. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Library Launches Teen Advisory BoardBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:04PM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum is establishing a Teen Advisory Board to facilitate the involvement of young residents in their community.
The panel of 13- to 18-year-old volunteers will take the lead on generating ideas, implementing programs, and promoting youth library services. Meetings will begin in September.
Currently in the planning stages, the board was prioritized in the library's strategic plan. Young Adult Librarian Vanessa Justice, who has been at the library for about a month, found it an important item to address.
"This is the first thing that I wanted to start focusing on because I am new to Pittsfield and I need to get to know the
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Dalton Zoning Board Talks Conflict of Interest PolicyBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:01PM / Friday, August 04, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — A discussion was introduced on enacting conflicts of interest policies for all committees and boards during the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Tuesday night. The conversation was following the announcement that the town's insurer, Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, inquired whether the board had specific written policies and procedures in place to help avoid conflicts of interest. Although board members complete Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's conflicts-of-interest training, the committee does not have written policies, member Caleb Darby said. Even though it doesn't have an official policy, 0 Comments
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