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Governor Launches Emergency Training and Education Center| 04:31PM / Sunday, March 05, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the launch of the Northeast Emergency Management Training & Education Center (NEMTEC), designed to strengthen regional response to climate change and other emergencies. Led by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), this comprehensive training program will provide advanced education and expanded resources to New England's emergency management professionals, who face evolving challenges due to the increasing complexity and frequency of crisis events. The six New England states formed NEMTEC to meet a growing need among state and local emergency managers for improved access to training on 14 Comments
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Berkshire Bruins Peewees Win Gib Kittredge TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:03PM / Sunday, March 05, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Henry Easton recorded a hat trick and assisted on a goal Sunday afternoon to lead the Berkshire Bruins Peewees to a 6-0 win over Holy Name of Springfield in the championship game of the Gib Kittredge Tournament at the Boys and Girls Club. The host Bruins went 1-1 in title games as their Squirts Division squad battled to a 5-3 loss to Salisbury, Conn. The Peewees jumped on top early in the day’s first final. Easton set up Gabe Locke for the eventual game-winner in the second minute of play. Fourteen seconds later, the Bruins doubled their lead when Kydd Kearns set up Easton for his first goal of the game. His second came just 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Health Board Talks Nationwide Effort to End the COVID EmergencyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Sunday, March 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. With Pittsfield still in the highest incidence rate for COVID-19 transmission, the Board of Health addressed a possible nationwide decision that the virus is no longer an emergency. In late January, President Joseph Biden announced an intent to end national and public health emergency declarations in May. This could reportedly affect insurance coverage of tests, vaccines, and treatments. Public Health Nurse Patricia Tremblay said that there is an expectation to hear a verdict in April and the city will continue to follow guidance from the Center for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. "There is a lot of 0 Comments
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DPU Approves Further Reductions to Winter Gas Supply Rates | 11:28AM / Sunday, March 05, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) announced it has approved additional reductions in gas supply rates for Eversource Gas of Massachusetts and Boston Gas Company d/b/a National Grid gas customers. On average, the decreases will result in a monthly bill decrease of about 10 percent for a typical residential heating customer. Eversource serves approximately 300,000 customers, and National Grid serves approximately 950,000 customers. Beginning on March 1, 2023, customers served by the companies can expect lower gas supply rates, which last until May 1. National Grid and Eversource Gas of Massachusetts previously lowered their gas supply 0 Comments
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Governor Announces MassReconnect, Workforce Development Investments | 08:00AM / Sunday, March 05, 2023 | |
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. — Governor Maura T. Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll announced that their Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget will include funding to create the MassReconnect program, which will cover the cost of community college for all Massachusetts resident aged 25 or older without an equivalent credential. The budget's funding, announced at Bunker Hill Community College, also includes several other investments in education and workforce development programs, such as Early College and Innovation Pathways, the Community College SUCCESS fund, the Healthcare Worker Training and AFL-CIO Workforce Development programs, Career Technical Institutes and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Homeless Committee Considers Clients' PetsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Sunday, March 05, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With a new shelter on the horizon, the Homelessness Advisory Committee wants to address the issue of pet ownership in temporary housing. On Wednesday, the panel decided to create a subcommittee to brainstorm solutions for unhoused residents with furry friends.
"One of the barriers to sheltering folks, not just housing them but even sheltering folks, are pets," Chair Kim Borden said.
"Sometimes that pet is the one stable piece in their life and for whatever reason, that can be their saving grace, that's their only companionship, but it's a barrier to them being able to go into a shelter."
A majority of apartments for rent in the
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BArT Annual 'Get BArT Smart Fundraiser'| 05:06PM / Saturday, March 04, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School is holding its annual fundraiser, Get BART Smart, on Saturday, April 1 from 6:00 - 9:30 pm at One Commercial Street in Adams. Get BArT Smart features a trivia experience, individuals and teams of up to 6 will travel from classroom to classroom throughout the evening for trivia and team projects served up by BArT educators. "For 16 years, BArT has invited adults to participate in Get BArT Smart," said Jay White, BArT's Executive Director. "It's an exciting evening of testing your knowledge and smarts, all while eating, competing to win prizes, and having a great time 0 Comments
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MDAR Receives Funds to Increase Seniors' Access to Locally Grown Produce| 02:16PM / Saturday, March 04, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) announced today that Massachusetts has been awarded $1,410,222 to expand the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). The award was granted by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The $1.4 million grant award will allow MDAR to increase the level of benefit for seniors participating in the SFMNP from $25 to $50. The increase in funding will also allow MDAR to serve an additional 2,300 seniors and disabled individuals over the next two years. "This award is a win for 0 Comments
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Governor Announces New Positions to Promote Energy Priorities | 10:01AM / Saturday, March 04, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper announced the hiring of Jason Marshall to serve as Deputy Secretary and Special Counsel for Federal and Regional Energy Affairs and Mary Louise "Weezie" Nuara to serve as Assistant Secretary for Federal and Regional Energy Affairs. The positions, a first within EEA, will promote regional cooperation and advocate for advancing the Commonwealth's clean energy transition with federal, state, and other stakeholders. "At this critical juncture in our clean energy transition, we need to step up our efforts to advocate for Massachusetts' interests at the federal level 0 Comments
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Pittsfield City Council Tackles Diversity Referrals, Thrift Shop LicenseBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
07:55AM / Saturday, March 04, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. The City Council tackled around a dozen agenda items in two and a half hours on Tuesday.
While a large portion of the conversation was centered around Councilor Karen Kalinowsky's attempt to place a question on the Nov. 7 ballot about the reconfiguration of North Street, there were several referrals and a Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers License approval for a new second-hand shop.
Resident Alfred Shugrue plans to sell new and used merchandise at Other People's Stuff, located at 360 Tyler Street. This includes electronics, jewelry, furniture, game systems, household items, toys, records, and books.
"I am just looking to open up a store so I can see
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Governor Establishes New Executive Office of Veterans' Services| 04:05PM / Friday, March 03, 2023 | |
BOSTON —?Massachusetts Governor Maura T.?Healey?and Lieutenant Governor Kimberley Driscoll announced on March 1, the establishment of the Commonwealth's new Executive Office of Veterans' Services. Former state representative and US Army Reserve Major Dr. Jon Santiago of Boston was sworn in as the Massachusetts' first Secretary of the new Executive Office of Veterans' Services (EOVS). "I am honored to serve as Secretary of Veterans' Services and am grateful to Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll for their trust and confidence in me," said Secretary Jon Santiago. "As a US Army Reserve Major, who has served 0 Comments
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BCC Welcomes Vice President of Institutional Advancement| 04:01PM / Friday, March 03, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) has named Louise Lydon as Vice President for Institutional Advancement (VPIA). "I am thrilled to be joining Berkshire Community College. As I learn more about the school and its historic connections to Berkshire County, I am struck by the depth of passion that everyone I met has for BCC," Lydon said. "Clearly, BCC is a special place." Lydon has spent more than 20 years in higher education advancement roles, working at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania; George Washington University in Washington, D.C.; and, most recently, as the Assistant Dean for Law Advancement at The Catholic 9 Comments
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