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Berkshire County Awarded Fair Share Funds | 08:03AM / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced that it is delivering more than $13 million for 14 projects to support local transportation infrastructure and other needs. The awards come from revenue generated by the Fair Share Amendment and are matching funds for projects and initiatives eligible for federal discretionary grants offered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In Berkshire County, the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission will receive $49,649 to develop a safety action plan. Safety action plans use a data-based approach to improve roadway safety for all users. These matching funds are part of a total of $476.5 0 Comments
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'Summer of Water Safety' Includes Lifeguards at Onota LakeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:27AM / Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The District Attorney's Office kicked off a "summer of water safety" at Onota Lake during Tuesday's high temperatures. At the same time, the city announced that lifeguards will return to the well-loved swimming spot.
"Today's weather cannot be any more suited for why we're gathered here today," DA Timothy Shugrue said. "On days like these, families, summer campers, boaters, and adults will most likely head to one of the beautiful Berkshires lakes to cool off."
The DA highlighted Pittsfield's two lakes, water facilities, streams, and rivers that people flock to when escaping the heat. However, these aquatic
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Post 68 Seniors Top Westfield| 10:00PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Matt Burega pitched a complete game Tuesday to lead the Pittsfield Post 68 Seniors to a 4-1 win over Westfield in American Legion Baseball action at Bullens Field. Jack Reed doubled, and Ben Jacob hit a two-run single for Post 68. Pittsfield (1-0) is home against Northampton Post 28 on Wednesday evening at Clapp Park. 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Has Hot, Quiet Election DayBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
08:38PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
Voting was slow but steady at Lanesborough Town Hall. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town had a steady and sweltering election day that saw Deborah Maynard elected to the Select Board. Maynard outpolled Joseph Trybus 181-87 to fill the seat left vacant by longtime board member John Goerlach. About halfway through polling hours, about 150 people had turned out in the 90-degree weather to cast votes for the Select Board, Finance Committee, Planning Board, library trustee, and town moderator. In total, about 400 votes were cast out of the 2,515 registered voters, or about 16 percent. "It's been kind of slow but steady," poll worker Sheila Parks 0 Comments
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Post 68 Juniors Split Double-Header on RoadiBerkshires.com Sports,
08:34PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
GREENFIELD, Mass. -- Jason Codey struck out 10 Tuesday to lead Pittsfield Post 68 Juniors to a 5-0 win in a double-header split against Greenfield Post 81 in American Legion Baseball action. Codey scattered three hits and walked one in the complete-game, five-inning win. Devin Reynolds and Gavin O'Donnell each doubled, and Simon Mele drove in a pair of runs in the win. Post 81 came back to earn a 3-2 win in the nightcap. Greenfield scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. In the fourth, Connor Devine and Jack Farkas each drove in a run. But Greenfield's Conner Bergeron came on in relief and retired two hitters 0 Comments
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Wahconah's Shippee Signs Letter to Attend Kent StateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:41PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
Wahconah track and field coach Joe Albano talks about recent graduate Payton Shippee's career. DALTON, Mass. — In August, like hundreds of thousands of recent high school graduates, Payton Shippee will leave his family and head to college. For him, unlike many, he should feel right at home. Shippee, a two-sport standout at Wahconah Regional High School, Tuesday signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and compete in track and field at Division I Kent State University in Ohio. "To have what I experienced in my collegiate athletic experience and have him follow in those footsteps is great," Shippee's dad, Gabe, said at Tuesday's 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Girls Softball to Host New England RegionalCommunity submission,
03:48PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Pittsfield Girls Softball will host the New England Babe Ruth Regional Tournament at the Doyle Softball Complex from June 28 to June 30. The tournament will feature 15 teams, including the Berkshire Force 12-and-under and 14-and-under travel squads. The event will get under way at 8 a.m. on Friday and run through about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Winners from the tournament will advance to the 40th anniversary Babe Ruth Softball World Series in Florence Ala., in July. “The Pittsfield Girls Softball League extends its appreciation to the City of Pittsfield and all of our event sponsors for their assistance in making this tournament 0 Comments
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Update: Sumner Sentenced To Life In Prison| 02:45PM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
On Monday, June 17, Tyler Sumner was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for one count of murder in the first degree.
For one count of possession of ammunition without FID card, the defendant was sentenced to two years in the House of Corrections to be served concurrent with the one count of murder in the first degree.
Sumner was sentenced in front of Judge Flannery Berkshire Superior Court for one count of murder in the first degree. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An Adams man was found guilty in the 2019 murder of 32-year-old Stephanie Olivieri, a Pittsfield 0 Comments
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BRPC Kicks Off Road Safety Action Plan with Public Information Sessions| 10:30AM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal funding program is bringing resources to Berkshire County to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on our roads, with the goal of reaching zero. Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) is kicking off this effort under the banner of their STEPS Initiative: the Safe Travel and Equity Plan for our Streets, and will soon begin the data gathering process. To help answer the question of how we prevent more people from experiencing traffic crashes in the future, BRPC is inviting residents of Berkshire County to share their experiences that might not be found in a statewide database. Input will help shape
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Dalton Traffic Commission Advises on Senior Center VotingBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Traffic Commission will be sending the Select Board a letter with recommendations on ways to improve voting at the Senior Center. During its meeting on Wednesday, Traffic Commission Chair William Drosehn informed everyone that the Select Board has requested they draft a letter about how voting at the Senior Center has been going thus far. Last August, the Select Board voted to relocate the town's polling station to the Senior Center to improve accessibility for voters with mobility impairments. There have been two elections at the new location so far: the primary and local elections. Based on their observations of these 0 Comments
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Heat Index Could Break 100 Degrees This Week| 07:26PM / Monday, June 17, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The next few days are going to be a scorcher for New England. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a heat advisory from noon to Tuesday to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Temperatures are expected in the low 90s but the high humidity could spike the heat index to 105 degrees. Numerous agencies and meteorologists are offering guidance on staying cool and out of the sun. Local cooling centers include libraries and senior centers. Misting fans will be located at Persip Park and the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center during daytime hours Tuesday through Friday; the senior center will open from 8 to 4 but closed for the 0 Comments
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Two Contested Races in Lanesborough ElectioniBerkshires Staff,
06:52PM / Monday, June 17, 2024 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Voters will choose a new Select Board member through a contested race in Tuesday's town election. Polls open at noon in the Town Hall community room and will close at 8 p.m. Longtime Planning Board member Joseph Trybus and Deborah Maynard, also on the board, are running for the three-year term. John Goerlach declined to run again after serving Lanesborough for 18 years, being first elected in 2006. When prompted for closing words at the last meeting, Goerlach thanked the townspeople for their support and said it has been a pleasure to serve them. Timothy Sorrell has another year on his term and Michael Murphy was re-elected last year for a three-year
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