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The Independent Investor: Sticker Shock in Housing MarketBy Bill Schmick,
04:43PM / Thursday, May 16, 2013 | |
 The housing market has been in the doldrums so long that most of us believe that when we are ready to buy a new home there will be plenty of deals out there. Think again, the rising costs of everything from land to labor are causing new home prices to climb.
As U.S. residential real estate begins to rebound from its worst downturn since the Great Depression, the pace of recovery is beginning to cause bottlenecks in all sorts of areas. Suppliers of various building materials, for example, after shutting down much of their operations over the last few years, suddenly are besieged with orders from homebuilders across the nation. Unfortunately, it will take time, money and a willingness to
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Pittsfield Council News in BriefBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
03:38PM / Thursday, May 16, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council approved two new City Hall hires put forward by Mayor Daniel Bianchi on Tuesday. The approval fills key positions at City Hall. Douglas C. Clark nows heads the Department of Community Development and John M. DeAngelo will serve as personnel director. Clark fills a vacancy left by the departure of Deanna Ruffer in September, while the appointment of DeAngelo as personnel director is replaces what was previously filled as personnel manager position. In other business, the council: Proposed local zoning regulation for medical marijuana dispensaries drafted by the Community Development Board will be reviewed in more detail at the council's 0 Comments
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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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'The Great Gatsby': A Bit Jazzed-UpBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:46AM / Thursday, May 16, 2013 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Warner Brothers Too bad the 1926, silent version of "The Great Gatsby," filmed only a year after F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the book, is missing. Add that to the 1949 edition, the 1974 adaptation I consider the best, and this latest techno-charged remake directed by Baz Luhrmann, and we'd be dangerously armed for all sorts of didactic, comparative studies in filmmaking. Instead, maybe like what Daisy Buchanan wished for her daughter, we should be pretty little fools, unfazed by all that rigor and fuss, and simply enjoy this latest offering for what it is: a big, 2 Comments
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3rd Thursdays Returns For 7th Year| 09:54AM / Thursday, May 16, 2013 | |
 3rd.Thursdays is back this week! Upstreet Pittsfield's free, family friendly street festival,3rd.Thursdays, returns for its seventh year onThursday, May 16. May's 3rd.Thursdays theme isYouth on the Move and is generously sponsored byBerkshire Health Systems, in partnership with the Pittsfield Public Schools' Balancing the Equationinitiative. North Street will be closed to traffic from West Street to Linden Street so you can enjoy everything! Thursday, May 16 | 5-8pm | Upstreet Cultural District | 499-9348 | FREE Great Youth 0 Comments
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Carousel's Park Proposal In Lanesborough Voters HandsBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:23PM / Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | |
 The Selectmen will set the warrant on Monday. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — A vote to borrow $500,000 on behalf of the Berkshire Carousel is expected to be a hot-button issue at the June 11 town meeting.
Berkshire Carousel, a non-profit engaged in handcarving and building a classic carousel, is asking the town to bond $500,000 to help build a facility at Laston Park. After bonding, carousel officials say they'll pay up to $25,000 a year to help pay off the bond, which they anticipate would be more than the payment.
"The town is not raising and appropriating it. It is borrowing it from bonds," Mark Siegars, who is helping the nonprofit with the location, said on
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Greylock Federal Promotes Two Employees| 09:15AM / Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | |
 Bob Maxwell
Anthony Hyte PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of two employees, Bob Maxwell to vice president of marketing services for Greylock Marketing Group and Anthony "Tony" Hyte to assistant vice president of branch development. "I'm thrilled to be announcing the promotion of these two individuals," said Greylock President and CEO Marilyn L. Sperling. "Bob has an exceptional talent for developing comprehensive, effective marketing strategies to meet the individual needs of each client, and we are confident his customer-focused approach will lead to ongoing success for the agency and its 0 Comments
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BRTA Details Phased Plan for Adding Buses, RoutesBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
09:35PM / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | |
 The Transportation Advisory Committee is supporting BRTA's plan to phase in natural gas-powered buses and expanded routes and hours. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With a proposed state budget that would "forward fund" the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority, leaders are already eyeing nearly $10 million in expansion in five years.
Robert Malnati, BRTA assistant administrator, presented a schedule for the use of federal funds for the next five years at Tuesday's Transportation Advisory Committee meeting. The organization has been using federal reimbursements for operating costs, but with an increase in state funding, Malnati said they hope to use federal funds for
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Wild Acres to Host Youth Fishing Derby| 02:19PM / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The conservation commission and Lyon Aviation will sponsor a youth fishing derby on Saturday, May 25, at Wild Acres. The derby kicks off at 8 a.m. and will run until 3 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to those who catch a tagged fish. Bait will be provided, but there are a limited amount of fishing poles on a first-come, first-serve basis. The derby is for children 14 and under. Onota Fishing Club will assist with dressing fish, providing tricks and other tasks. Wild Acres is located off of South Mountain Road. 0 Comments
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Free Boat Inspections Offered in Pittsfield| 01:58PM / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Sail and Power Squadron, a unit of the United States Power Squadron, will offer free boat inspections on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Onota Lake Boat Ramp and on Saturday, June 1st from 9 to 12 noon at the Pontoosuc Lake boat ramp. The inspectors will review the vessel's equipment for operable condition and compliance with federal and state safety requirements and will distribute information on safe boating. Boat inspections can also be arranged for another time and place. For more information, contact Richard Gore at 413-441-7036. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Police Honor Nation's Fallen OfficersBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
01:10PM / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | |
 The Honor Guard honored five officers who were killed in duty while working for the city. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — County law enforcement honored more than 19,000 police officers who were killed in the line of duty, including five from Pittsfield, as part of National Police Week.
The weeklong memorial began in 1962 with a declaration of then President John F. Kennedy. Hundreds of officers from across the country flock to Washington, D.C., each year as names of fallen officers are added to a memorial. This year, 321 new names will be added, 120 of whom died in the line of duty last year.
Locally, five names are already on that plaque — Capt. Michael Leonard, who
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