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Pittsfield Holds First POW/MIA CeremonyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:40AM / Sunday, September 17, 2023 | |
A table setting to symbolize the missing in action. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local veterans held the city's first Prisoner of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA) remembrance service on Friday at the South Street Memorial Park.
The inaugural ceremony was held by the Charles Persip American Legion Post 68 on National POW/MIA Recognition Day to honor soldiers who are unaccounted for and as a pledge not to cease efforts to bring them home.
Army veteran Henry "Hank" Morris attended a fellow Vietnam veteran's funeral in Albuquerque, N.M., last year and was inspired to start the tradition.
"I am embarrassed to say that I did not know that the third Friday in
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Governor Makes Appointments to the POST Commission | 08:00AM / Sunday, September 17, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell appointed Reverend Clyde Talley and Deborah Hall to serve on the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission. Reverend Talley is a joint appointee by the Governor and Attorney General. Hall is a joint appointee who was nominated by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. The POST Commission was established in 2020 to help improve policing and enhance public confidence in law enforcement. "The members of the POST Commission have a critical role to play in building public trust in law enforcement," said Governor Healey. "Over the last 0 Comments
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Biodiversity Research Institute Attempts to Revitalize Loon PopulationBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:37AM / Sunday, September 17, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Biodiversity Research Institute is attempting to revitalize the loon population in Massachusetts. Earlier this season, the institute deployed rearing pens at Windsor Reservoir with the goal to translocate a total of nine to 15 male chicks this season. The institute, based in Portland, Maine, works internationally to assess threats to wildlife and ecosystems and conducts research to inform policy decisions. It collaborates with a range of public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Its loon research program began in 2013 with the goal of strengthening and restoring the birds' population and developing protocols that can be 0 Comments
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Governor Requests Changes to Work Authorization Process for Migrants | 04:05PM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlining her administration's specific requests for changes to the work authorization process to allow migrants to secure work faster and relieve pressure on the emergency shelter system in Massachusetts. "Massachusetts has stepped up to address what has been a federal crisis of inaction many years in the making. Communities, service providers, and our National Guard are going above and beyond to ensure that families arriving in Massachusetts have a safe place to sleep and their basic needs met," said Governor Healey. "We are 0 Comments
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Dalton Home Still Facing CondemnationBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:42PM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — A residence located at 96 Anthony Road is still facing condemnation unless the residents can make strides in cleaning the property to meet safety standards. The Board of Health had agreed to give Gary Dill an additional four weeks to clean the property. Since then, some improvements have been made but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to meet safety standards, Health Agent Agnes Witkowski. Dill expressed his gratitude for his neighbors and the community members who aided in their endeavor to meet the Board of Health expectation for the outside of the property. Despite having concerns, the Board of 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Oil Prices Boost Inflation But Don't Deter InvestorsBy Bill Schmick,
10:26AM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
Stocks did remarkably well this week considering the macroeconomic data. That could be signaling further upside soon for the financial markets. The decline in the inflation rate over the past six months has been encouraging. However, the recent climb in oil and gasoline prices threatens to put a crimp in the trend of declining inflation. As I have written many times before, oil is the fuel that powers the global economy. It is involved in every stage of production and as such, its price has an enormous influence on the rate of inflation. Thanks to production cuts by OPEC-plus over the last few months, the price of oil has risen from roughly $65 a barrel to over $90 a 0 Comments
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FEMA Urges Public to Prepare Ahead of Hurricane Lee| 08:14AM / Saturday, September 16, 2023 | |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — FEMA encourages residents and visitors in Hurricane Lee's path to prepare now and follow the instructions of local officials. Anyone in the forecast path of the storm should monitor local weather alerts for updates and evacuate immediately if told to do so. "For the past several days, FEMA has been in close contact with our state partners as we monitor the path of Hurricane Lee," FEMA Region 1 Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich said. "Right now, we want to remind New Englanders to listen to their local emergency management officials and take the appropriate steps to prepare for the impact of the 0 Comments
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Hinsdale's Sullivan Honored With Sign at Middlefield RoadBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:36PM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
The sign was donated by Angela and Bruce Stetson. HINSDALE, Mass. — Community leaders, friends, and family members honored the late James Sullivan on Friday with a sign unveiling. Sullivan died Dec. 31, 2021, from complications from COVID-19 but not without leaving a big impact on the town and his family. Residents Angela and Bruce Stetson purchased the prominent memorial sign as a gift for the family and had it erected at the intersection of Route 8 and Middlefield Road. The sign notes his commitment to the town and the Middlefield Road project and symbolizes him through the color and patterns used. Red was his favorite color, which is depicted 0 Comments
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Flushing of the City of Pittsfield's Water System: Sept. 18-26| 04:00PM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Monday, Sept. 18 marks the start of phase two for the fall flushing schedule of the City of Pittsfield's water system. Water mains throughout the city will be flushed through hydrants over the next several weeks to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products. Mains will be flushed Monday through Friday each week, except holidays, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. This phase of flushing is expected to occur between Sept. 18 through Sept. 26. Flushing is to be expected to affect the following areas: Starting at Unkamet Park Drive heading west up to North Street working north to the Broadway and Lakeview streets 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Government Shutdown ScorecardBy Bill Schmick,
02:54PM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
Oct. 1, 2023, is the deadline to avert yet another government shutdown. At this point, the chances are high that partisan politics will once again disappoint the country and most voters. The truth is that the U.S. has a long history of dysfunctional shutdowns. There have been 20 such incidents since 1976. The longest single shut down in history occurred from Dec. 22, 2018, until Jan. 25, 2019. The credit or blame for that debacle goes to former President Donald Trump. Trump held government workers and the nation hostage to fund his pet folly, a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. How important was that issue? The subject has disappeared entirely from the political realm 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Says 'No' to Water Treatment Plant PresentationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:43PM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Craig Gaetani's talk about saving the city millions of dollars on its water treatment plan will remain at open microphone.
On Tuesday, the City Council shot down a petition from Ward 2 Councilor Charles Kronick requesting that a public hearing be held to provide Gaetani the opportunity to explain the technology of the plant.
Kronick was the lone vote in favor and Ward 6 Councilor Dina Lampiasi abstained.
"I believe that the people of Pittsfield and this body, the City Council, should give him this opportunity," he said. "What are we afraid of?"
Councilors believed that allowing the public hearing would set a dangerous precedent for
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Pittsfield Police Arrest Man Allegedly Involved in Fatal StabbingStaff Reports ,
08:54AM / Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
Josiah Helmer, age 27, was arraigned for murder on Friday in Central Berkshire District Court and held without the right of bail. He is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on Oct. 10. PITTSFILED, Mass. — A 27-year-old city man has been arrested in Tuesday's fatal stabbing. Multiple law enforcement officers arrested Josiah Helmer on Thursday at a residence on Dalton Avenue on an outstanding warrant charging him with murder. The charge stemmed from the stabbing that occurred on Melville Street on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 12. Police responded at about 10:45 p.m. to the report of a stabbing on Melville Street, near the intersection with First 0 Comments
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