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Inaugural Lanesborough Day Set SaturdayBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
 LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The inaugural Lanesborough Day will celebrate the small town and offer a chance for residents to get-together under the new pavilion. Bill Laston Memorial Park will be filled with food, music, activities, and more on Saturday. The town hopes for a good turnout and that this will become an annual event. Leading the effort is the Community Development Committee (formerly the Economic Development Committee) after the Select Board approved its rebrand earlier this year. Town Administrator Gina Dario took inspiration from gatherings in nearby communities and those of Lanesborough's past. "When I joined the town back in February of last 0 Comments
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Healey Signs $58B State Budget| 03:54PM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The state has a $57.78 billion plan for fiscal 2025 that includes more than $1.3 billion in Fair Share monies for education and transportation. Gov. Maura Healey signed the state budget on Monday, saying it is balanced, responsibly controls spending growth and protects taxpayer dollars. It includes investments to strengthen Massachusetts' national leadership in education such as Healey's Literacy Launch Initiative to expand access to evidence-based reading instruction for students and provides $475 million to make the Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) grants for early education and care providers permanent. Massachusetts 0 Comments
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71 Years Later, Pittsfield Remembers the 'Forgotten' Korean WarBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:19PM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
Arnie Perras, VFW post commander, is the last of the nine-member committee that initiated the monument in 2002. He says it's up to the younger veterans to continue the memorial. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — VFW Post 448 Cmdr. Arnie Perras led the 71st Korean War memorial ceremony Saturday morning. He is the only living member of the committee that led the effort on Pittsfield's 2002 monument remembering those lost in the "Forgotten War."
"Sadly, from nine on the (Korean War Monument Committee,) it appears I am the last man standing," he said to a small crowd in front of City Hall. "We really need our younger veterans to help us out by
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'Moby-Dick' Read-a-thon | 11:21AM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society's annual Moby-Dick Read-a-Thon will begin Thursday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m., continuing daily until the book is finished. Participants will read aloud for 15 minutes with the next participant picking up where the prior reader left off. The event is held at Melville's historic home Arrowhead where the novel was written. Advanced sign up is required by using the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org. Participation is free, but a $5 donation is suggested. The annual event commemorates Melville's birthday August 1, 1819. On Aug. 4 beginning at 9 a.m., hikers are invited to celebrate the day 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Sees Updated Code Thanks to Review CommitteeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:49AM / Monday, July 29, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Ordinance Review Committee was thanked for its "tremendous" amount of work to update the city code.
"You don't realize that something is dated until you see someone rewrite the same thing in a different way so I appreciate you updating the language to be a bit more present," Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey said during a joint meeting of the committee and the subcommittee on Ordinances and Rules last week.
Since September 2022, the committee has worked to rid the code of outdated language, typos, duplications, and conflicts — including the addition of gender-neutral language throughout.
This is required by the city charter
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Berkshire Force Finishes Pool Play .500 at World Series| 09:11PM / Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |
 FLORENCE, Ala. -- The Berkshire Force 12-and-under travel softball team Sunday went 1-1 to finish pool play with a record of 2-2 at the Babe Ruth World Series. The Force began its day with an 18-2 win over the host team from Florence. Kaylana Altman homered and drove in three runs in the win. Daisy Caron and Victoria Blanchard each had a strong day at the plate. Caron was 2-for-2 with a triple and a pair of RBIs. Blanchard went 2-for-2 with three RBIs. Cassidy Flynn also went 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Olivia Archambault went the distance in the circle in the three-inning game striking out six. On Sunday evening, the Force played a rain-delayed 0 Comments
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Q&A: Keith Girouard Reflects on Tenure, Small Business LandscapeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:24PM / Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |
Keith Girouard and Program Coordinator Jayne Bellora in the SBDC office on Dunham Mall. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Keith Girouard, longtime regional director of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, has announced his retirement at the end of this month.
Girouard joined the organization in December 2007 as a senior business adviser and became director of the Berkshire regional office in 2009. He has worked with more than 1,765 businesses and entrepreneurs, held 8,780 business advising sessions, and offered 12,660 business advising hours.
While he will miss being a witness to success and the many interpersonal connections he made, retirement is more of a
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Melville Symposium | 04:09PM / Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society celebrates Herman Melville's birthday with a symposium exploring a variety of topics including the Berkshires as inspiration, new research into primary sources, and Arrowhead as a source of inspiration for contemporary writers and performers. Lectures take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum (1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA) on Aug. 1 and are free and open to the public. A reception at Arrowhead (780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA) follows. Program 3-3:30 pm - John Dickson - Inspired by the Berkshires From his first visit to Pittsfield as a young boy, the Berkshires captivated Herman Melville. 0 Comments
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Rodriguez Leads Millers in Battle for First PlaceBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
01:14PM / Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |
 LENOX, Mass. -- Brian Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double on Sunday to lead the GB Millers to a 3-2 win over the Berkshire Bandits in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League's 20-and-over division. Rodriguez hit a one-out single in the bottom of the sixth and scored on Chip Paul's single to break a 2-2 tie as the Millers swept the regular season series from the Bandits, who came into Sunday's game a half-game behind GB for first place with two weekends left in the regular season. Rodriguez also earned the win on the mound with two innings of relief, striking out four including striking out the side in order in the top of the seventh. Dick Dumas 0 Comments
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Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Launches Equity Fund| 12:36PM / Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced the launch of the Equity Fund grant program, focused directly on addressing systemic inequities and supporting underserved communities across Berkshire, Columbia, northeast Dutchess, and northwest Litchfield counties. The fund's grant application is now open, and BTCF invites local organizations, individuals, and coalitions to apply for funding to advance projects that promote equity and inclusion. According to a press release, the Equity Fund grant program is a significant step forward in deepening the Foundation's commitment to fostering a more just and inclusive society, and is part of a 0 Comments
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Latest Seasonally Unadjusted Unemployment, Job Estimates| 08:15AM / Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |
BOSTON, Mass. — Local unemployment rates increased in twenty-one of twenty-four labor market areas in the state during the month of June 2024 compared to May 2024, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported. Compared to June 2023, the rates were up in all twenty-four labor market areas. Of the fifteen areas for which employment estimates are published, all fifteen NECTA areas gained jobs compared to the previous month. The largest percentage increases occurred in the Barnstable Town (+6.2 percent), Pittsfield (+2.5 percent), and New Bedford (+2 percent) areas. From June 2023 to June 2024, ten areas gained jobs with the largest percentage 0 Comments
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Harris Draws Crowds to Downtown PittsfieldBy Brittany Polito & Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Saturday, July 27, 2024 | |
The closest iBerkshires got was a thumbs up from James Taylor. Most local media was kept outside and iBerkshires has no access to pool photos. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vice President Kamala Harris fired up a capacity crowd at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday afternoon. The presumed presidential nominee for the Democratic Party was met in Westfield by Gov. Maura Healey before traveling to Pittsfield to give a 15-minute stump speech — more than an hour later than planned. "It was incredibly inspiring and comforting," said Lee Prinz of Pittsfield. "I felt heard, I felt like, oh, there are people, they are doing something, and we have 0 Comments
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