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The Retired Investor: The Day-Care CrisisBy Bill Schmick,
04:19PM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
On Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, $24 billion in emergency funding for the nation's child day-care industry expires. Estimates are that as many as 70,000 care centers or more will close over the next year, impacting as many as 3.2 million kids. The downside for working women with young children could be even more substantial. In recent columns, I have written of the gains women have made in the post-pandemic labor force. Women's workforce participation, especially women with children under 5, is higher than it has ever been (at 70.4 percent, compared to a pre-pandemic high of 68.9 percent). That brings the employment gap between men and women to record lows. This progress 0 Comments
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Clark Art Expands RX for Wellbeing Program| 11:04AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute and Berkshire Medical Center are teaming to provide a new mental health service aimed at providing assistance to trauma victims. The Clark currently offers a county-wide program, Rx for Wellbeing at the Clark, through local mental health practitioners as a means of encouraging engagement with art as part of a therapeutic treatment plan for those dealing with issues like depression, anxiety, and social isolation. The new initiative with Berkshire Medical Center, Access to Wellbeing at the Clark, extends the program to offer victims of trauma opportunities to engage with art as a part of their recovery efforts. To date, the Rx 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Names Dean of Teaching and Learning| 08:00AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Miss Hall's School has named Meghan Smith as the School's inaugural Dean of Teaching and Learning. Meghan comes to Miss Hall's with more than 20 years of teaching and administrative experience, demonstrated success in designing and implementing curriculum, and a background in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-focused leadership. Prior to Miss Hall's, she worked since 2005 at Lawrence Academy, in Groton, serving in several roles, including Latin, History, and English Instructor; Language Department Chair; Director of the 9th grade interdisciplinary program; and Director of DEI Professional Growth and Practice. "I am 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Looks Forward to New, Improved Streetscape MaintenanceBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state of disarray in downtown medians stemmed from a problem with a contractor who won the bid and then was terminated twice.
Earlier this month, members of the City Council were outraged at overgrown medians and flowerbeds in the downtown area and referred several petitions on city maintenance to Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales.
The lack of care was attributed to issues with contracted work, being short-staffed, and weather struggles. The overgrowth has since been cleared and a new partnership between the city and local organizations will take the reins.
On Tuesday, Morales reported that EMS, a property maintenance and
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Pittsfield ZBA Grants Casella Permit for Waste Transfer FacilityBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:41PM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals calls Casella's planned redevelopment of the former trash incinerator an improvement to the site.
Last week, the panel approved a special permit to allow a waste transfer facility at the site on 500 Hubbard Ave. Casella Waste Management purchased the waste transfer facility on Hubbard Avenue from Community Eco Power LLC, which filed for bankruptcy in 2021 and has demolished it for redevelopment into a waste transfer station.
The owners say the trash will be brought to the facility and transferred away daily. Concerns that were voiced about the project include odor and impacts to the surrounding area but Casella says the new
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Berkshire County Historical Society Celebrates Plant a Tree Day | 11:45AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join the Berkshire County Historical Society on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 pm as they celebrate Plant a Tree Day with a ceremonial planting of a young American elm "Jefferson" on Park Square. The tree will be planted to honor the Berkshires' first known environmentalist Lucretia Williams. Williams threw herself before the woodsman's axe to save a towering elm known as the Pittsfield Elm on Park Square in 1789. "BCHS is very grateful to the Pittsfield Parks Department and George and Alice Wislocki for helping make this possible, said Executive Director Lesley Herzberg. "It is a fitting and lasting tribute 0 Comments
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Saboteurs Earn Narrow Win in Northern Berkshire Fall Hoop League| 11:05AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Jake Hall had a double-double to lead the Saboteurs to a one-point win in the Northern Berkshire Sports Academy fall league B Division on Sunday. Hall scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 66-65 win over Adelson and Company at the Armory. Dave Crtielli scored 13 points, and Sam Larabee finished with nine points and eight rebounds. For Adelson, Jon Gregory scored a game-high 29 points and collected 12 rebounds. Nick Lewis scored 12 points. Workaholics 60, Elegant Stiches 40 Amont David scored 16 points, and Darian Vidal finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Dave Vidal scored 12 for Workaholics. Shamar Ringgold 0 Comments
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Harrington Earns League Honor at Stonehill CollegeiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:35AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 Pittsfield High School graduate Kellie Harrington last week was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for her performance as a first-year harrier at Stonehill College. Harrington placed 21st and helped the Skyhawks finish second as a team at her first collegiate race, a 5-kilometer event at the 41-team UMass Dartmouth Invitational. Harrington and her Stonehill teammates compete this week at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. In Colchester, Vt., on Friday, Abby Kittler (Pittsfield) and the St. Michael's cross country team hosted what is believed to be the only same-distance men's and women's event in the country, second annual the Equality 0 Comments
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Mayor Tyer Recognizes BEAT for International AwardBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Environmental Action Team was applauded in council chambers on Tuesday for its various efforts that led to an international award.
"BEAT has worked tirelessly to address significant environmental issues that affect the quality of life for Pittsfield residents as well as the animal and plant life found within its borders," Mayor Linda Tyer said.
Joined by Executive Director Jane Winn, Tyer read a proclamation to the council and attendees.
In June, the nonprofit received a prestigious stewardship award at the International Conference of Ecology and Transportation in Burlington, Vt., for its work protecting and reconnecting wildlife
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Pittsfield Police Honor K9 Partners in New MonumentBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:48PM / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | |
The monument outside the police station names the city's late and retired K9s and their handlers. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police officers saluted the department's "best friends to the end" during a K9 monument unveiling on Tuesday.
Fixed in front of the Pittsfield Police Station, the statue honors 13 former K9s dating back to 1976. Blue roses were placed for each pup next to the bronze shepherd that sits proudly on top.
The department's three active K9s Jango, Rico and Apollo were also honored along with Officer Winston the comfort dog.
"Our K9 are treated as fellow officers and need to be honored and respected as such. They have given years of
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BCC Announce New Staff, Promotions, Title Changes | 03:00PM / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of five full-time faculty and staff members, two promotions and two title changes. New faculty/staff Dylan Carman joins BCC as a full-time Life Sciences faculty member. Carman, a BCC alum, previously served for several years as a BCC adjunct instructor and STEM life sciences coach, as well the chemistry lab assistant. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Neuroscience from Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he completed a research-intensive program investigating the relationship of the dopamine system and stress-induced cocaine 0 Comments
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Popup & Catering Company Brings the Smoke to UpStreetBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | |
Thomas Moody and Erica Shrader at a recent Pittsfield Farmers Market. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City native Erica Shrader is hoping to inject some new energy into downtown Pittsfield with "mind-blowing" food. Shrader opened UpStreet Smoke in June with her partner, co-operator and pitmaster Thomas Moody. Moody brings his Southern roots into the recipes and Shrader adds a Caribbean twist. Her mother was from Bermuda and her grandmother from Saint Kitts and Nevis. Although she grew up in Pittsfield, she left the area for 30 years to live in Washington, D.C. Upon her return, she noticed that there were not many places to get the kind 0 Comments
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