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Dalton Bids Farewell to Fallen Wahconah WarriorBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
07:55PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
 The Samantha Daehling leaves with her husband's parents and siblings afer the young soldier's funeral at St. Agnes' Church. DALTON, Mass. — The military funeral for 24-year-old Army Spec. Mitchell K. Daehling drew hundreds of attendees, including the state's top officials.
The Wahconah Regional High School graduate was one of four soldiers killed on May 14 by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge and the NATO Medal.
A portion of Main Street was closed for the 11 a.m. service at St. Agnes' Church while family and friends nearly filled the
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Are We There Yet?: Activities for the Whole FamilyBy Rebecca Dravis,
04:33PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
The weather forecast for the weekend isn't great, but what's a little rain if you're in the river anyway? The annual Riverfest runs from 11 to 4 on Saturday. Memorial Day kicks off summer, so what better way to kick off a new family events column here on iBerkshires.com than with holiday happenings?
Sure, there are parades ... lots of parades, and you can find a list of them here. But the region is teeming with other family-friendly activities this long weekend if you want to do something besides relax and grill some burgers.
Staying in North County, Saturday, May 25, brings one of my all-time favorite family events: Riverfest in Williamstown. I have been bringing my
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 |  Morningside Neighborhood Cleanup & Cherry Street Flower Planting
by Soapbox 01:00PM / Friday, May 17, 2013
Morningside Neighborhood Cleanup & Cherry Street Flower Planting
May 18th
9:00AM--11AM
Morningside Neighborhood Clean Up begins on Saturday May 18th at 9AM, and will end when the dumpsters are full! Bring your acceptable goods to the Morningside Community School parking lot, where it can placed in dumpsters and |
|  PHS Drama Students Present Annual "Haunted Halls" Tour Oct 27-28
by Soapbox 01:02AM / Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Pittsfield High School's drama society, Proteus, will present its annual "Haunted Halls" at PHS on Friday & Saturday, Oct 26-27, from 6:30-8:30 PM
The public is welcome to
|  LA Band With Pittsfield Ties Returns
by Joe Durwin 10:46AM / Saturday, October 06, 2012
Dollyrots to Perform at Chameleons Nightclub Saturday Oct. 6
By Joe Durwin
Pittsfield, MASS- An L.A. act with unique ties to the area will return for its 7th show here in five years at
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Pittsfield Firefighters Battle Bakery FireStaff Reports,
03:34PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
 Flames burst out of the second story of the Lampiasi's Bakery in Pittsfield. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The well-known Lampiasi's Bakery was engulfed in smoke and flames on Friday afternoon as firefighters battled to save what was left of the building.
The bakery at 53 Kent Ave. was open for business just before 2 p.m. when the fire was reported. Five workers, including two sons of owner Shawn Lampiasi, fled the building and were all accounted for.
Heavy smoke could be seen over North Street from the upper floor of the two-story building, and toward the back, where the bakery's century-old wood-fired ovens are located. Fire officials do not have a cause but believe the
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STEM Growing in Berkshire CountyBy Rebecca Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
11:53PM / Thursday, May 23, 2013 | |
 Mayor Daniel Bianchi, left, Ella King of Lee Middle School, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, Allie Wolfe of Herberg Middle School of Herberg Middle School, and BCC President Ellen Kennedy at Thursday's Governor's STEM Advisory Council. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A day after Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray announced he was stepping down from his elected position, he came to the Berkshires on Thursday to urge the Governor's STEM Advisory Council to continue its work after his departure as the council's chairman. The council rotates around the state, making Murray's last meeting at Berkshire Community College in front of an audience of about 50 people from interested 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: What Happens If You Can't Afford Obamacare?By Bill Schmick,
05:13PM / Thursday, May 23, 2013 | |
 We have all been inundated with the pros and cons of Obamacare. It has become so ubiquitous in our daily lives that most of us have simply tuned it out. We can't afford to do that much longer.
As most readers know, Obamacare, formally named the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will become the law of the land on Jan. 1, 2014. However, as early as October of this year, a new way of buying health insurance will be available to consumers through an online insurance marketplace. So decision time approaches.
But what about all those who have no health care and believe they can't afford to buy it? What do they do? There have been times earlier in my life when I was
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Pittsfield Cyclocross Returns to Common| 09:08AM / Thursday, May 23, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Cyclocross youth bicycle racing series returns on May 30 for its 13th edition after a two-year hiatus. This four week series of races for children ages 12 and under will take place at the Pittsfield Common on First Street on Thursday nights from May 30 through June 20. Races are free and each week is a new, standalone event so attendence to all four is not required. Registration opens at 5:30 p.m. and requires a signature from a parent or guardian. Racing starts at 6:30 for the 6-and-under category. The different categories are 7-and-8, nine-and-10 and 11-and-12. The course is flat and a mostly grass-surfaced loop around the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Students Create TV Documentary On Invasive SpeciesBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:19PM / Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | |
 Student Ian Phair in the PCTV studio recording the show. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A group of local high schoolers will soon see a 30-minute biography of invasive species they wrote, performed, drew the backgrounds for and filmed hit community television.
Seven students, five from Pittsfield High School, one from Lenox and another from St. Joseph, have spent two days in each of the last 20 weeks working on "The SciShow." The after-school program was funded by the federal Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant program and mixes a wide array of disciplines.
"We really let the kids take it and run," said Lisa Provencher, who ran
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Hundreds Line Pittsfield Streets to Mourn Fallen SoldierBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:00PM / Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — A procession transported the body of Army Spec. Mitchell Daehling to St. Agnes Church on Thursday.
Calling hours are from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday and the funeral will be held on Friday. The procession began at Dery Funeral Home in Pittsfield and proceeded up North Street to East Street, across Plastics Avenue to Dalton Avenue to Merrill Road and into Dalton.
The route again was lined with citizens paying their respects. The Dalton Police Honor Guard served a pallbearers and the Dalton Fire Department raised a flag outside of the church.
Daehling arrived shortly after noon. Photos from the procession can be found here. Army Spec.
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Ocean State Job Lot, Tractor Supply to Open in North AdamsBy Tammy Daniels,
12:08PM / Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | |
 An Ocean State Job Lot is expected to move into the former Walmart store along with two other tenants. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Closeout retailer Ocean State Job Lot has signed a purchase and sales agreement for the old Walmart building on Curran Highway.
The chain expects to hire for 30 to 40 jobs and will sublet a section of the building to Tractor Supply Inc., with both operations opening in the fall, pending permitting.
The location will be the 46th in Massachusetts for the North Kingstown, R.I.-based chain, which has several stores in the Springfield area. It has 109 stores total with 4,000 employees in New England and New York, and annual sales of more than $540
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Senate Hopeful Gomez Stresses Security at Lenco ArmoredBy Andy McKeever,
08:06PM / Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | |
 Gomez addressing dozens of supporters at Lenco in Pittsfield. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With a backdrop of Lenco-made armored vehicles, U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez make the case Tuesday that he is a stronger voice for homeland security than his opponent. The Cohasset Republican is campaigning for the special election to replace the seat vacated by John Kerry. He is up against Democrat Edward Markey, a U.S. House member representing the 5th Massachusetts District.
Gomez held a rally Tuesday at Lenco and cited reauthorization of the Patriot Act, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and two resolutions honoring the victims of 9/11 as bills he
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