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Write-Ins Needed for CBRSD Committee Vacancies By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:31PM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Last Thursday's Central Berkshire School Committee meeting marked the end of term for three members, who have decided not to run for their seats again. The committee said goodbye to Vice Chair Bonny DiTomasso and members Art Alpert and Michael Case. These members have given their time and passion to improve the district, committee Chair Richard Peters said. "Their support has been invaluable to the families and students at Central Berkshire [by] making sure we have the right resources and their input around their knowledge about teaching and learning and social, social and emotional learning," Superintendent Leslie 0 Comments
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Governor Healey Nominates Two to Appeals Court | 11:36AM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey nominated Hon. Gloria Tan and Chauncey Wood to serve as Associate Justices to the Massachusetts Appeals Court. The nominees will now continue forward to the Governor's Council for confirmation. "I'm proud to be nominating two more highly qualified attorneys to the Appeals Court today," said Governor Maura Healey. "Judge Tan and Attorney Wood both have decades of legal experience that makes them uniquely qualified to serve on this bench, and we look forward to their continued service to the people of Massachusetts." The Appeals Court is the state's intermediate appellate court. The Appeals Court is a
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BNRC Celebrates Accessibility Renovations at Old Mill Trail By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:25AM / Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
The final phase in the 2 1/2-year project to make nearly half the trail accessible was recently completed with the renovation of the parking lot. See more photos here. HINSDALE, Mass. — Berkshire Natural Resources Council celebrated the recently completed accessibility renovations at Old Mill Trail with a public ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The celebration included a hike of the 1.4-mile Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant section of the trail. The initiative took about 2 1/2 years, recently concluding with the renovation of the parking lot. "We first built this trail to be accessible several years ago but until this 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Election Unknowns Keep Markets on EdgeBy Bill Schmick,
03:18PM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
Markets vacillate between betting on a GOP sweep and a Democrat victory with little justification for either outcome. Don't get caught up in the frenzy. The betting markets have Trump winning but they have been wrong in the past and it is easy to tip the odds one way or the other with a couple of big bets. The polls are no help either because the results are all within a margin of error that makes them useless. Only 36 percent of the S&P 500 have reported third-quarter earnings. So far, 79 percent of companies have beat earnings by a median of 6 percent. Sales results have also been strong with 58 percent beating estimates. The corporate results have provided strong 0 Comments
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Berkshire Athenaeum Annual HalloTEEN Event| 11:31AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Teens 12 to 18 can join the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, for games, and a costume contest. HalloTEEN will occur Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Berkshire Athenaeum Auditorium. Participants will enjoy slime making, pumpkin painting, cornhole, making monster pops, video games, solving a mystery, and a photo booth station. Costumes are encouraged and the winner of our costume contest will win a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum. 0 Comments
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BRTA Announces Free Rides Extension | 10:54AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Governor Maura Healey announced that Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) will receive $699,733 for fare free service from Jan 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2025. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $30 million in grants to 13 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts to provide year-round, fare free public transportation services. The funding was provided in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget signed by Governor Maura Healey in July and builds off of two years of successful pilot programs. Customers riding the fixed route bus and/or the complementary ADA paratransit service will be fare free from Jan. through Sept. 2025. BRTA 0 Comments
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BCC Players Announce Fall Show | 08:14AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — BCC Players, Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s theatrical troupe, presents three performances of "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," written by Greg Allen, on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 pm, Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 pm and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 pm. All performances will be held in the Robert Boland Theatre on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for BCC employees, students and senior citizens. To purchase tickets, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/bccplayers. Directed by BCC Technical Director Alzie Mercado, "Too Much Light Makes the Baby 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Hires Vice President| 08:02AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Coop Bank) announced the hiring of Gina Vallone to its retail banking team as a Vice President and Branch Manager of its Dalton Avenue location. She has significant experience in branch management, financial advising, personal insurance sales and management, relationship management and customer service. Vallone joins Coop Bank after working for the previous fifteen years at Lee Bank in their retail and community banking departments. For the last five years, Vallone has been managing Lee Bank’s Pittsfield and Lenox branches. Prior to banking, she worked in personal insurance line sales and customer 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council, School Committee Want Better CommunicationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council and School Committee would like next year's budget process to go better than the last.
Both bodies met jointly on Monday at Reid Middle School with the intent to bridge the disconnect between school staff, the administration, and public officials during the budget process.
"It's important that the people in the school department understand how the budget works," Councilor at Large Earl Persip III said.
The city's operating budget for fiscal year 2025 passed with a $200,000 reduction to the $82 million Pittsfield Public School budget. During the final approval, all conversation was related to the schools, as droves of staff
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Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum Recount Successful YearBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:54PM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It is National Friends of Libraries Week and the Berkshire Athenaeum's group has a lot to be proud of.
The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum Executive Committee gathered in the auditorium on Monday for its annual meeting. Since 1938, generations of Friends have worked to enhance the community's library experience through programs and events.
The volunteer organization has about 500 members and coinciding with the appreciation week, memberships will be half-price on Oct. 25. Annual rates run $10 for an individual to $25 for a family with higher ticket options for patrons, benefactors, and lifetime members.
Over the last year, the organization put in
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The Retired Investor: Natural Diamonds Take Back Seat to Lab-Grown StonesBy Bill Schmick,
04:31PM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
There was a day when a man's love for his bride was measured by the clarity and size of a diamond ring. That notion is as outdated as believing that "artificial" or lab-grown diamonds are second-class stones. Chances are that if you purchased a diamond this year, it may have been manufactured in a laboratory. Lab-grown diamonds account for roughly 46 percent of the U.S. diamond jewelry market. What is interesting is that while the quantity of diamonds sold is almost neck and neck with the natural market, as a percentage of revenue, lab-growns only account for 23 percent of sales. There are two trends at work here. Natural diamonds are getting more expensive and 0 Comments
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Nomination Deadline Nears for BCC's 40 Under Forty Awards | 08:07AM / Thursday, October 24, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s 40 Under Forty Awards event will be held Thursday, March 27, 2025. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. To make a nomination, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/40-under-forty. 40 Under Forty is an annual celebration of talented people in the Berkshires, under the age of 40, who have a dedication to improving the quality of life for those living and working in the community. 40 Under Forty awards honor people from all walks of life who are making a difference in the Berkshires. Nominees are eligible for this award through: Their professional work and 0 Comments
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