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@theMarket: Stocks Make Record Highs Despite a Wall of WorryBy Bill Schmick,
03:31PM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
Mixed inflation data, higher unemployment claims, steeper bond yields, the unresolved Israeli counterstrike against Iran, and jitters over the election kept the equity averages volatile throughout the week. Despite those worries, the S&P 500 Index and the Dow hit record highs. A bullish stock market often climbs a wall of worry. This week certainly qualified. Investors had to contend with a continued rise in yields on the benchmark Ten-Year U.S. Treasury and poor results of a government auction for that bond. The yield this week hit a high of 4.09 percent and has gone straight up ever since the Fed's 50 basis point cut in the Fed funds rate last month. If the Fed is cutting 0 Comments
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Dalton Lions Club to Host Country Festival By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:18PM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Grab your dancing shoes and get gussied up for Dalton Lions Club's inaugural Country Fest fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at the Stationary Factory. This event is a win-win for everyone, said Robert Bishop Jr., Lion's Club entertainment committee member. "[The Stationary Factory] is a happy place," he said. "The sound system is good. People like coming here. It's local. They don't have to travel a long way, and they can come and have fun." Attendees not only have fun but also support Dalton Lion's programming, which benefits and addresses the community's needs through 0 Comments
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Michael Cook Sr. Sentenced to 25 Years to Life| 02:03PM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 10 Michael A. Cook Sr. was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years for the 2nd degree murder of his wife, Charli Cook. The sentences for the remaining four charges will be served concurrently to the lead charge, Murder in the Second Degree. The remaining charges are: Assault with Intent to Murder Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon Causin Serious Bodily Injury Assault and Battery on a Family/Household Member Armed Assault with Intent to Murder Michael Cook Sr. will serve his sentence in State Prison. On July 11, 2019, Michael Cook Sr., of North Adams, broke into the 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Halloween Events, Ramblefest, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:30PM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events this weekend, including Halloween-themed events, Ramblefest, live music, and more. See a list of Farmer's Markets here. Editor's Pick Purgatory Road Jr. 190 Cleveland Road, Dalton Oct. 12, 13, 19 and 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. Although the annual Purgatory Road event is not taking place this year, there is still an opportunity to support the Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention. This year, however, the event is kid-friendly. According to a Facebook post from the organization, the haunted house will return in 2025. This year, the event is designed with younger kids in mind and is not 0 Comments
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1Berkshire's Berkshire Leadership Program Accepting Applications | 11:23AM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire's Berkshire Leadership Program (BLP) is excited to announce that the 2025 class applications are open. The Berkshire Leadership Program seeks, prepares, involves, and sustains individuals from diverse backgrounds who are committed to and competent in addressing community challenges and improving the quality of life in the Berkshires. More than 640 community-minded individuals have graduated from the program since its inception in 1997. The Class of 2025 will kick off with a two-day retreat Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, which includes training in many facets of leadership, problem-solving techniques, and networking.
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Pittsfield Road Work: Holmes Road Sewer Extension| 11:05AM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Be advised that starting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Holmes Road (between 780 Holmes Rd. and Lori Court) sewer extension project will begin. This work is slated to take approximately four weeks, pending no unexpected delays occur during construction. During this period, one lane of traffic will be closed, Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., from Lori Court to 780 Holmes Rd.(Arrowhead). One lane of traffic will remain open for travel in both directions. To avoid delays during this work, drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes. Both lanes for thru traffic will open at the conclusion of each workday after 5:00 p.m. 0 Comments
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Adams Awarded Grant to Study the Removal of Fisk Street Dam| 08:10AM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — The Town of Adams has received a $94,125 grant from the Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Dam and Seawall program to study the removal of the Peck's Brook, also known as Fisk Brook, dam located near Russell Field and the American Legion Hall. According to a statement from the town, the dam is a risk to the community, with homes, bridges, the rail trail, athletic fields, as well as water and sewer lines, located just downstream. The study will review removal options with the public, while also identifying permits needed for removal and sampling sediment located in the dam's impoundment. The town anticipates the study will 0 Comments
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PHS, Taconic Seniors Honored With Superintendent's AwardBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:24PM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
Taconic's Nicholas Kerwood and Pittsfield High's Lisa Chen are the top students in the class of 2025. PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Two Pittsfield Public Schools seniors have been recognized for excellence in and out of the classroom.
Pittsfield High School's Lisa Chen and Taconic High School's Nicholas Kerwood were given the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' Certificates of Academic Excellence during Wednesday's School Committee meeting.
The annual award is given to students who go above and beyond in academic achievement and community involvement.
Guidance counselor Jillian Galvagni, who has known Kerwood for four years while attending
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The Retired Investor: Back to the Future in Nuclear EnergyBy Bill Schmick,
04:44PM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
In the 1950s, nuclear was deemed the energy of the future. Unfortunately, the world's ardor for replacing fossil fuels with clean atomic energy hit a brick wall in the 1970s. It is only recently, after decades of false hopes, that we may be entering a new age of U.S. nuclear power. Today, nuclear power represents no more than 20 percent of U.S. electricity, and that may be an overstatement. The industry's brick wall occurred in March 1979 at Three Mile Island in Middletown, Pa. A partial meltdown of its Unit 2 reactor released a small amount of radioactivity. I remember it well. The leak resulted from equipment malfunctions, design-related problems, and worker errors. 0 Comments
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BCC to Host Fall Open House on Oct. 26 | 10:39AM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — BCC will host a Fall open house on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9 am, followed by a financial aid workshop at 10 am. The event takes place in the Connector on BCC’s main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. To register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/openhouse. 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. Massachusetts residents without a 0 Comments
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Dalton Puts HVAC on Hold, OKs Conservation AgentBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:27AM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Voters approved all but one of the four articles on the warrant at the special town meeting that was held on Wednesday at Nessacus Regional Middle School. More than 40 registered voters attended the meeting, which lasted half an hour, to vote on decreasing fiscal year debt exclusion, amending the cannabis bylaws, and transferring funds for a conservation agent and a heating, air conditioning, and ventilation system at Town Hall. An article that many thought would be a highly discussed article turned out not to be the case. Voters approved taking no action on Article 2, which would have transferred $350,000 from capital stabilization for the HVAC 0 Comments
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Pittsfielders Want Extra Recycling Toters, Not Trash TotersBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:26AM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— About a month into the new trash system, more than 2,200 extra recycling toters and over 500 additional trash toters have been requested.
Mayor Peter Marchetti is most excited about these metrics and hopes the trend stays. This is a 4-to-1 request for 48-gallon recycling and trash toters.
"I'm going to try to remain optimistic that they're asking for the additional recycles because they recognize the information that we're putting out there," he told the City Council on Tuesday.
"If you recycle, you won't need as much trash. My sense is if you're calling and asking for a second recyclable toter and you know what the size
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