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BCC Celebrates This Year's 40 Under Forty RecipientsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:36PM / Saturday, March 29, 2025 | |
The awards were presented by Barbara Hochberg, right, vice president of the Berkshire Community College Foundation. See more photos here. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — More than 300 community members attended the 40 Under Forty Awards celebration on Thursday, recognizing individuals who are dedicated to improving the quality of life for those in the Berkshires. Berkshire Community College received several hundred nominations this year and narrowed it down to 40 unsung heroes who have achieved many accomplishments, college President Ellen Kennedy said. Kennedy said it was wonderful to see previous winners nominating the next 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Partners With BMC for Generator GrantBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:50PM / Saturday, March 29, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city has partnered with Berkshire Medical Center on a hazard mitigation grant for backup power sources.
On Tuesday, the City Council accepted $1,951,089.30 from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for a new 1250 kilowatt generator and a 12,000-gallon above-grade fuel tank connecting the new generator to the hospital's east wing electrical room.
"This is emergency power generation if we were to lose normal operating power," said Joseph LaRoche, BMC's vice president of facilities planning and construction.
Pittsfield will act as the administrator of the grant and is only responsible for reporting. BMC must contribute a $216,787
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Market 32 Red Kettle Campaign Raises Money for Salvation Army| 11:24AM / Saturday, March 29, 2025 | |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Market 32/Price Chopper stores announced that $618,000 was raised during the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign, which took place over six weeks in November and December 2024. Bell ringers were stationed at store locations across New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The funds collected are designated to support Salvation Army programs that provide food assistance, shelter, and emergency relief services. Pam Cerrone, Director of Community Relations for Market 32/Price Chopper, stated: "Every donation made at our stores has a direct impact, allowing The Salvation Army to provide 0 Comments
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Greylock Federal Offers Assistance to Homebuyers Through FHLBank Boston| 08:46AM / Saturday, March 29, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union has been approved to participate in Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's homeownership assistance programs, Equity Builder Program and Housing Our Workforce. Both programs help income-eligible homebuyers who are purchasing one- to four-family homes that will serve as their primary residence. Equity Builder Program (EBP) provides grants to financial institutions to help local first-time homebuyers with down payments and closing costs as well as homebuyer counseling and rehabilitation assistance. Borrowers earning up to 80 percent of the area median income are eligible to receive up to $25,000 in assistance on a 0 Comments
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Cello in Lenox Wants Customers to Find Hospitality, FunBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
07:25AM / Saturday, March 29, 2025 | |
Ryan and Kim Boya love the sense of community in the Berkshires and want to make the restaurant a destination that both visitors and residents will return to time and again. LENOX, Mass. — Cello is looking to be the place for hospitality and fun for Lenox. Partners Ryan and Kim Boya reopened the restaurant in July last year at 37 Church St. They say becoming partners at Cello happened really fast. "So Bjorn Somlo, who was the chef owner of Nudel, was a good friend of mine, and he had reached out to me to let me know that there was an opportunity for a partnership to happen at Cello," said Kim Boyo. "It was a really great opportunity for 0 Comments
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Believers, Skeptics Hear Tales of Elusive BigfootBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:37PM / Friday, March 28, 2025 | |
There was an overflow crowd for the Bigfoot talk, with people coming from Vermont and around Western Mass. DALTON, Mass. — The library's "Bigfoot! In The Northeast" event last week was a success, attracting more than 60 people from all over the county. The Vogel brothers, Eric and Tim, presented and answered questions about their almost 20 years of experience and investigations into bigfoot, or sasquatch, a hairy folklore creature said to inhabit dense forested areas. "The Dalton library is simply located in a great area, the environment, the Appalachian Mountain ecosystems, productive farmland, streams, rivers, and wilderness 0 Comments
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@theMarket: The Tariff War BeginsBy Bill Schmick,
01:50PM / Friday, March 28, 2025 | |
On April 2, Donald Trump has threatened to levy tariffs on several nations. This is in addition to the tariffs he has already imposed on China, Mexico, Canada, and now global auto producers. The question is whether the "if" in tariffs is still possible. No, it isn't. The president is making good on his campaign promises to create an even playing field between the U.S. and our trading partners. Steel, aluminum, and the global auto tariffs he announced Wednesday evening are only the beginning. Unlike his first term, this time around his tariff initiatives will be "extensive, explicit and enforced," as one hedge fund manager told me. That will be bad news 0 Comments
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Pittsfield to Study Speeding on Lenox AvenueBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:39PM / Friday, March 28, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city wants to ensure that upcoming construction doesn't turn Lenox Avenue into a bypass.
On Thursday, the Traffic Commission tabled Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren and Ward 7 Councilor Rhonda Serre's request to resolve excessive traffic and speeding on Lenox Avenue until after the city gathers speed data.
Serre explained that this is about the upcoming detour from the Bel Air Dam removal and a general increase in speed on the southern end of the street. Because it is split between Wards 1 and 7, she and Warren got together to request a review of the detours, signage, and traffic calming measures that will be enacted when traffic is disrupted for the
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Dalton Considers External Firm for Town Manager SearchBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
10:23AM / Friday, March 28, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board is considering hiring a firm to aid in the search for a new town manager. Several board members agreed on having an external recruitment firm to aid in the hiring. Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson, who intends to retire on July 1, will present materials on potential firms during a Select Board meeting on April 14. During Monday night's meeting, he highlighted three potential firms to consider: Community Paradigm Associates, Municipal Resources Inc., and the Collins Center at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. The town would need to go out for quotes when hiring a firm, Hutcheson said, and 0 Comments
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Berkshire Athenaeum Seed Library Open for the SeasonBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:55PM / Thursday, March 27, 2025 | |
Adult services staff Olivia Bowers and Tom Jorgenson cut the green ribbon on the seed library, opening the program for the season. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum hosted a ribbon cutting for the seasonal opening of its seed library on Saturday. The athenaeum has had a seed library since 2018 and last year had 217 program members. "It always gets really great membership," Adult Services and Programming Supervisor Olivia Bowers said, "but we really want to advertise that it's available. It's a resource for free seeds to grow healthy vegetables, grow flower gardens and really enjoy nature in the Berkshires." The seed 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: The Trump Economy 101By Bill Schmick,
04:06PM / Thursday, March 27, 2025 | |
For those of us in the business world, the myriad economic policy initiatives spewing from the White House are both confusing and at times difficult to understand. Certain policies seem to cancel each other out. Full employment while reducing immigration, drill-baby-drill to force oil prices lower while raising tariffs to increase prices? The point is that if even the professionals are having difficulty, how can those with little financial background hope to understand where the economy is going and why? It appears, for example, that economic growth may be moderating as consumer spending weakens, while inflation remains stubborn. Some are calling for a 0 Comments
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Pittsfield High Investigation Extended One MonthBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
03:29PM / Thursday, March 27, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The school district-initiated investigation into alleged misconduct of Pittsfield High School staffers will conclude by the end of April, one month later than expected.
On Wednesday, the School Committee voted to extend the retainer agreement with Bulkley Richardson & Gelinas for investigations of wrongdoing by "certain Pittsfield Public School Employees."
"The investigation is coming to a close, but it may not be finished, and the documents may not be completed by the 31st of March, which was the date for the original retainer," Chair William Cameron said.
"And so, although I do not believe that we will be waiting until April 30 to
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