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County Leaders Talk Drug Issues With State SecretaryBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:46AM / Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | |
 Secretary of Public Safety and Security Mary Elizabeth Heffernan said she has a 'three-pronged' approach at tackling the increased use of opiates.PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Something needs to be done about the opiate problem in the county right now, local officials told the state's highest public safety official on Monday.
Secretary of Public Safety and Security Mary Elizabeth Heffernan met with the the county's public officials Monday to talk about crime issues, the biggest of which is opiate use.
"The opiate problem has exploded more than I'd ever imagined," Brian Foley, who heads the county's drug task force for the state police, said. "We're seeing a totally different 2 Comments
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Taconic High School Awards & Scholarships 2012| 11:18PM / Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Taconic High School presented the following awards and scholarships to the class of 2012.
Valedictorian: Alexis J. Savery
Salutatorian: Christopher J. Coughlin
Academic Excellence Awards:
: Ashley T. Strack
: Kyle E. Lallatin
Jasmine T. Becker
Codey R. Lombardi & Alexis J. Savery (French), Emily L. Davison (Latin), Kerry A. Flynn (Spanish)
Glen R. Bona Jr.
Alexis J. Savery (AP Calculus & AP Statistics), Taylor J. Graziola (Intensive Pre-Calculus)
Academic Excellence in Science Awards
Ariana L. Cardillo
Jessica N. McDermott
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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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McCann Postsecondary Graduates Urged To ExcelBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:15PM / Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
 Jamie Drennan, class of 1981, was presented with a lifetime achievement award in surgical technology by Drs. Michael DiSiena, left, Laurence Cohen, Jonah Marshall, Mark Sprague, and Kevin Mitts (not pictured). See more photos here.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Life got in the way of Erica Holman, but on Monday night she was back on track with a certificate in medical assisting and date with a national competition later this month.
"I've been wanting to do this for a long time," said Holman, as friends and families snapped pictures of her in her graduation getup, or grabbed a congratulatory hug. "It just took a little while, I was doing life ... and life gets in the way of 2 Comments
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MountainOne Cuts Ribbon On New BuildingBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:28PM / Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
 Stephen Crowe, president and CEO of MountainOne, said the financial company needed space to grow and they are proud that Pittsfield welcomed them.PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ten months after breaking ground, MountainOne Financial Partners cut the ribbon Monday morning on its new building in the William Stanley Business park — just the second business to call the remediated park home.
MountainOne built the $2 million financial center at the intersection of East Street and Silver Lake Boulevard. The land is controlled by the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority, which is charged with rehabilitation the former General Electric land.
Built as a three "wings," each with a 0 Comments
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Lenox High Grads Cautioned Against Digital IsolationBy Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
01:21AM / Monday, June 11, 2012 | |
 Lenox High valedictorian Christopher Bravo and salutatorian Lindsey Moran.LENOX, Mass. — Odds are before the first celebratory cake was sliced
on Sunday, some member of Lenox High School's class of 2012 took the time to update his or her Facebook status to "graduated."
That is just fine with valedictorian Christopher Bravo — as long as the grad in question kept the virtual celebration in perspective.
"Awareness of the importance of real interaction is critical so that we can begin repairing our society," Bravo said in his valedictory address at Tanglewood's Serge Koussevitzky Music Shed.
And those "real interactions" are in real danger of being lost as 0 Comments
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Pittsfield High Bids Goodbye to Two EberweinsBy Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
10:59PM / Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
 Top, Elena Eberwein gives a little back to dad Jake Eberwein, superintendent of schools. The elder Eberwein often used stories about his children in his class addresses. Left, class President Brendan Hamel said classmates will live on through memories. See more pictures here.LENOX, Mass. — Pittsfield High School's graduation ceremony on Sunday afternoon was a big occasion for Superintendent of Schools Howard "Jake" Eberwein III.
It was his second commencement of the day after also attending Taconic's earlier.
It was his last commencement after announcing in January that he is stepping down from the position he has held since 2008.
And, most importantly, it was his first 0 Comments
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Taconic High Graduates 'Remarkable' ClassBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
09:37PM / Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
 Both valedictorian Alexis Savery and salutatorian Christopher J. Coughlin spoke of the difficulty of leaving and the challenges ahead; Superintendent Howard Eberwein said parents should be celebrating, too. See more photos here.
PITTSIELD, Mass. — The Taconic High School class of 2012 is prepared to take on the future — its members just have to ask right questions and grab opportunity when it appears.
"It's hard to let go of that which we have always known," valedictorian Alexis J. Savery said to her 209 classmates seated in the Home of the Braves. "Our fear of the unknown helps us to hold onto our friends and memories and make promises that we may not 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Out of the Tank, Into the BankBy Bill Schmick,
10:50AM / Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
 Oil prices are dropping and those declines are starting to show up at the gas station. For American consumers, this is as good as a tax cut.
In some parts of the country, prices at the pump have fallen below $3 a gallon. Nationwide gas prices hovered at $3.61 this week. That's not cheap, but it is a heck of a lot better than paying $4 a gallon or more.
Back in February, I warned readers that gas prices were going higher. At that time oil was flirting with $102 a barrel. It ultimately reached $110 before falling to as low as $84 this week. The driver behind this decline is global oil consumption, which fell to 88.5 million barrels a day by the end of April from 90.4 million in late December 0 Comments
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Taconic High Announces 2012 Valedictorian, Salutatorian| 10:08AM / Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Principal John Vosburgh has announced that Taconic High School's 42nd commencement exercises will be held on Sunday, June 10, at 1, p.m. at the school.
Alexis Jayne Savery has been named valedictorian with a grade of 102.5 and Christopher James Coughlin is the salutatorian with a grade of 101.2.
Savery is the daughter of Thomas and Jayne Savery of East Acres Road. She is a member of the National Honors Society, French Club, Book Club, National Merit Commended Scholar, and received the Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence.
She was the Academic Award recipient for Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra 2, Honors Pre-Calculus, Novice and Advanced French, Honors 0 Comments
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Residents Protest Proposed Pittsfield School Budget CutsBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
06:21AM / Sunday, June 10, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — More than 150 students, parents, school personnel and members of the community spoke out on Wednesday against a variety of proposed cuts in the School Department's most recently revised budget.
School officials initially requested a budget that called for $54.5 million dollars in city funding but at their May 30 meeting, Mayor Daniel Bianchi asked for a $53.5 budget as part of the overall $132.9 million municipal budget he will put before the City Council.
The gap in the budget needs is primarily the result of the absence of a million in federal stimulus that was incorporated in the 2012 Pittsfield school budget as a one-time only funding source.
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