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Governor Announces Improvements to Child Care Financial Assistance| 11:55AM / Saturday, October 07, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced improvements to Child Care Financial Assistance?programs in Massachusetts. Updated regulations and policies will simplify the application process for parents, reduce paperwork for families and early education programs, and better support homeless families, families with disabilities and families facing domestic violence who take advantage of this program. With these changes, the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) is making it easier for young, working, low-income families to access the subsidies available for child care and "out of school time" education programs. "One of the top 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Are Stocks Close to a Bottom?By Bill Schmick,
10:05AM / Saturday, October 07, 2023 | |
As the market enters October, there is both good and bad news. The sell-off that started in September is continuing. The good news is that we should be close to the bottom. Blame the waterfall decline in the price of the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds, the continuing gains in the U.S. dollar, and the seasonal pattern in the equity market. Throw in the absolute mess in Washington and the market's free fall can be understood. None of this should be new to readers because this is exactly what I predicted would happen back in August. I expected markets to correct into the second week of October and here we are with one week to go. The argument over government spending levels and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Councilors See Positives in Citywide Water MetersBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:13PM / Friday, October 06, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Councilors are pushing for citywide water meters with considerations for cost savings and climate change.
On Tuesday, the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee agreed that requiring water meters on all new residential construction is the way to go but the language needs to be fleshed out. A petition from Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren and Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey requesting to determine if the meters will be required was tabled in order to gather further feedback.
"I think we're all in agreement that we would like to see this get done," Kavey said.
"We need to have more discussion with (Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities
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The Retired Investor: Government Dysfunction Can Lead Debt-Rating Reduction By Bill Schmick,
03:01PM / Friday, October 06, 2023 | |
The ongoing partisan battles in Congress over a government shutdown are making daily headlines. However, whether a shutdown ultimately occurs or not may not be the most important outcome of this squabble. Over the weekend, at the 11th hour, Congress and the White House passed a continuing resolution to postpone a government shutdown until Nov. 14, 2023. Axing funding for Ukraine was the price Republicans demanded to kick this spending can down the road. This was somehow hailed as a bipartisan victory, one of the few in this deeply divided Congress. It seems to me that the only victor in this mess was Russia. Since then, a handful of radical right Republicans in the 0 Comments
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City of Pittsfield Street Improvement Project: Oct. 9| 08:12AM / Friday, October 06, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following road work is planned to take place starting Monday, Oct. 9: Monday, Oct. 9: Milling of Oakhill Road Tuesday, Oct. 10: Milling of Partridge Road Wednesday, Oct. 11: Milling of Howe Road, Rose Terrace and Elberon Avenue (between Allengate and Yorkshire) Thursday, Oct. 12 and Friday, Oct. 13: Last course of paving on Oakhill Road, Partridge Road, Howe Road and Rose Terrace Oct. 9-11: Loam and seed on California Avenue and Cloverdale Street On-street parking is prohibited between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Board of Health to Regularly Discuss Mosquito ControlBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Friday, October 06, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After the City Council said 'No' to mosquito spraying, the Board of Health will discuss the city's mosquito plan on a monthly basis. On Wednesday, the panel mapped out its path forward after unsuccessfully recommending that the city resume mosquito spraying, which was discontinued in 2021.
This summer, six mosquitos tested positive for West Nile virus but there were no reported human cases.
Director of Public Health Andy Cambi said it is a good idea to keep mosquito control in the BOH's monthly agenda and to bring in experts in the field to have a community discussion on the topic in the spring.
Dr. Jeffrey Leppo felt that a lot of
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Dalton Board Approves Draft of Emergency Evacuation PlanBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
08:32PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board approved the draft of an Emergency Evacuation Plan last week. The amended plan is designed to relieve road congestion and improve public safety in the event of a natural disaster that would require evacuation. The plan shifts the evacuation from west to east. It directs residents toward the three outlying roads, High Street, Main Street and East Housatonic Street and Windsor and Hinsdale, Emergency Management Director Glenn Lagerwall said. This change is based on previous town incidents and training sessions for the area's emergency departments. During the Craneville Elementary School fire in May, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Fire Guts Home, Sends Occupant to HospitalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:45PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
The building is considered a total loss. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A fire on Thursday afternoon severely damaged a home at 89 Cromwell Ave. and sent its owner to the hospital. "We got here, there was already heavy fire. The whole back of the building was involved and it was pushing out the front porch. So the whole first floor was involved," said Fire Chief Thomas Sammons. "Both stories were just blown." The balloon-frame structure allowed the fire to get into the attic of the two-story home before firefighters could cut it off, he said, which compounded the problem. Linda Boyd was the only one home at the time and had been 0 Comments
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Berkshire Interfaith Organizing Appoints Director | 04:07PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sean Manion has been appointed as the Director/Lead organizer for Berkshire Interfaith Organizer (BIO). Manion is a passionate and dedicated community organizer with a grassroots activism and interfaith engagement background. Before joining the team, he spent over two years organizing in Brockton, with Brockton Interfaith Community. Before delving into interfaith organizing, Manion worked in electoral organizing at various levels, from canvassing for city commission candidates to spearheading a regional campaign across Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas during the 2020 presidential primary. His efforts reached thousands of voters, 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day| 03:00PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín's 'First landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World,' at San Salvador, W.I., Oct. 12, 1492, from 1862. Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day is being observed Monday, Oct. 9. As Columbus Day, it commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. As Indigenous Peoples Day, it commemorates the harm to their cultures and communities that followed Columbus' arrival. Columbus' voyage had been celebrated on significant anniversaries but did not become an official holiday until being recognized by Colorado in 1905. It was declared a federal holiday in 1937.
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BCC to Host Fall Open House on Oct. 21 | 10:30AM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold an open house on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 9 a.m. The open house will be followed by a financial aid workshop at 11 a.m. The event takes place in the SBA Lounge on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Prospective students and their guests are invited to meet one-on-one with BCC representatives from various offices. Participants can speak with faculty about the programs that interest them, take a campus tour and learn about paying for college, transferring to a four-year school, internships and career opportunities. A light breakfast will be served, and all attendees 5 Comments
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Berkshire Humane Society Expands Veterinary Services | 06:00AM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Humane Society's Wellness Clinic on Dalton Avenue in Pittsfield is expanding services to underserved dog and cat owners in Berkshire County by hiring veterinarians, Melissa Brady and Dinah Russell and securing a $20,000 grant from the John T. and Jane A. Weiderhold Foundation. The grant will help develop a business model for the clinic through the Open Door Veterinary Collective to expand affordable veterinary care in the Berkshires. Increasing affordable medical services is one of three major goals of Berkshire Humane Society's strategic plan for the next five years. "When we sat down last year to 5 Comments
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