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Governor Announces Grants to Reduce Transportation Sector Emissions| 04:27PM / Saturday, July 29, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today made a total of $11.5 million in grant funding available for low- and zero-emission vehicle and equipment projects that will help to reduce transportation emissions across Massachusetts. The grant program, administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), will utilize $7.5 million from the Volkswagen emissions fraud settlement and $4 million from the Climate Protection and Mitigation Expendable Trust (Climate Trust). "Our administration is committed to decarbonizing the state's transportation system, which represents approximately 40 percent of greenhouse gas 0 Comments
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Dalton Committee, BRPC Host Climate Change Preparedness ForumBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:28AM / Saturday, July 29, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee is hosting a climate change preparedness public education forum on Thursday, Aug. 3, at the Stationery Factory. This free event is a collaboration between the Green Committee, the Stationery Factory, and Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. The ultimate goal of the event is to educate residents on ways they can reduce fossil fuel by using available funding programs and technology, committee member Steven Marantz said. "I would say an unprecedented ecological and humanitarian crisis will without a doubt occur if we do not address climate change aggressively," added committee member Todd 0 Comments
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BCC Massage Therapy Students Volunteer at Community Events | 11:04AM / Saturday, July 29, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Massage therapy students at Berkshire Community College (BCC) provided free massage therapy sessions at various locations in the Berkshires and beyond during the spring semester, in addition to their full schedule of classes. On April 17, BCC massage therapy students and faculty traveled to the Boston, joining a team of massage therapists to provide post-event massages to the Dana Farber Boston Marathon Team. Runners reported that knowing there would be a massage at the end of the race helped keep them motivated. On April 22, during BCC Wellness Day, massage therapy students joined physical therapist assistant, respiratory and 0 Comments
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National Grid Encourages Customers To Be Energy Efficient | 08:00AM / Saturday, July 29, 2023 | |
WALTHAM, Mass. - This summer, National Grid is encouraging customers to utilize energy efficiency tips and assistance options to help them stay safe and save money on their energy bills. "As summer continues to bring the heat and customers use more electricity to cool their homes, National Grid is proud to continue our Customer Savings Initiative to help customers save energy, save money, and secure available energy assistance," said Helen Burt, Chief Customer Officer, National Grid U.S. "Just like the colder months of the year, summer can bring challenges with comfort, safety, and energy usage. We want customers to know that no matter the season, we are here to help 0 Comments
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Mass Destruction 16Us Bow Out of Eastern Championship| 11:19PM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
SALISBURY, Md. – The Ohio Energy Alderman 16-and-under softball team Friday scored four runs in the last two innings to take a 7-3 win that eliminated the Mass Destruction from the USSSA Eastern Championship. The Destruction came back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 to twice tie the game. Nevaeh Lopez and Natalie Arnhold each had two hits, including a triple, for the Destruction, which collected six hits. Amanda Pou went 5 and two-thirds innings in the circle, striking out three, walking one and not allowing an earned run. The Destruction went 5-3-1 at the tournament. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Humane Society Has Plenty of Pets Seeking HomesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:56PM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
Skipper is an energetic year-old hound mix who would love to have some older kids to play with. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With more than 140 animals currently at the Berkshire Human Society, there is a furry friend for everyone looking to adopt. The shelter has 144 animals looking for new homes, down from more than 160 at its recent peak. These include dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, rats and a bird with different personalities and life stories. And Berkshire Humane needs to find these animals homes because there are even more waiting to enter the shelter. "We have about 20 people waiting to surrender cats here and then 15 on the dog side," marketing and
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@theMarket: Big-Cap Tech Earnings Bolster MarketsBy Bill Schmick,
04:31PM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
Corporate earnings results for Google and Meta helped push the averages higher this week, while Microsoft results were somewhat disappointing. The net result was higher stock prices for many sectors of the markets. The most interesting change that I perceived in the overall markets this week was the FOMC's lack of impact on financial markets. Over the past year, these monthly two-day Fed events were market-moving. Investors parsed every word of every sentence in the meeting notes and spent hours and even days interpreting every answer that Chair Jay Powell uttered in the Q&A session. This week, the Fed raised Fed fund rates yet again to a 22-year high at 5.25 percent. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Mosquito Tests Positive for West Nile Virus for Second Time| 02:30PM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Friday July 28, 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a second result of West Nile Virus in weekly samples of mosquitoes collected by the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project in the City of Pittsfield. The sample was taken in the vicinity of Elm Street and Williams Street. There is no current confirmed human case of West Nile Virus in the City of Pittsfield. Residents are encouraged to continue taking personal protective measures to avoid bites such as: When outdoors, wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt and socks. Use a repellent with DEET according to the instructions on the product label. Keep mosquitoes 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Names New Deans| 08:43AM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School announces that it has named Kristen Milano as the School's inaugural Dean of Wellness and Sarah Virden as its new Dean of Students. Both Milano and Virden also join the Miss Hall's School Leadership Team, which is responsible for making informed decisions grounded in the School's mission. "I am pleased to welcome Kristen and Sarah to school leadership and to introduce a new structure that will allow us to focus even more on student wellbeing, while building stronger collaboration among all areas of the School," said Miss Hall's Head of School Julia Heaton. "Kristen brings a wealth of 0 Comments
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Water Usage Dispute Between Pittsfield and DaltonBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Friday, July 28, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District has received a certified letter from the city of Pittsfield claiming that it has consistently been using more than the 46 million gallons of water per month allotted to the town. The city is claiming that the district is using 66 million gallons of water per month, Water Superintendent Bob Benlien told the Board of Water Commissioners on Tuesday. In the past, Benlien has been dealing with Pittsfield's Cleveland treatment plant operators regarding this and he has checked all the district meters at the pump stations and had them calibrated, he said. There is a possibility that the city has multiple leaks in its 0 Comments
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Mass Destruction 16Us Stay Alive at Eastern Championship| 11:30PM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
 SALISBURY, Md. – Mia Arpante collected three hits and a win in the circle on Thursday as the Mass Destruction 16U travel softball team went 2-0 to stay alive in the loser’s bracket at the double elimination USSSA Eastern Championship. In the first game of the day, against the Arlington Sage Gold, Arpante doubled and drove in a run in a 6-5 win. Kamryn Renata was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Sadie Aitken, Elena Iovieno and Amanda Pou each doubled in a six-hit attack for the destruction. Pou went the distance in the circle in the six-inning game, striking out three and scattering seven hits. That win sent the Destruction into a matchup with the Edge Kerns, 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Airlines Struggle With Pilot ShortageBy Bill Schmick,
05:44PM / Thursday, July 27, 2023 | |
 Between the weather, shortage of planes, computer snafus, and pre-pandemic levels of customers, air travelers face a gauntlet of travel delays. A lack of pilots and air traffic controllers is adding to the high level of aggravation during this summer season. The pilot shortage has been building in the aviation industry for several years. It is not confined to the U.S. Global air travel has surged in the post-pandemic era as emerging economies grow and more people can afford air travel. Airlines have expanded their fleets while extending and adding new routes to capture this spike in business. This has led to increased demand for airline pilots just as a substantial portion of 0 Comments
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