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Berkshire Community College Degrees & Certificates for 2024| 10:09PM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College held its 64th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 31, at Tanglewood. The college awarded 152 associate degrees (including 105 associate in science degrees and 47 associate in arts degrees) and 39 certificates. A total of 191 awards were conferred to 189 students in 36 programs of study. Two students received more than one degree or certificate, and one student completed degree requirements as an Early College student. The 2024 graduates, listed by degree or certificate awarded, include the following: Associate in Arts, Business Administration: Aryane Dyana Dos Santos, Andrew P. Gillman, Arianna R. 0 Comments
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Community Hero: Danielle Nichole MunnBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
Danielle Munn with friends in this photo courtesy of Casi Kristant, left. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Witch Slapped owner and founder Danielle Nichole Munn has been nominated for the May Community Hero of the Month. The Community Hero of the Month series recognizes individuals and organizations that have significantly impacted their community. The series is in partnership with Haddad Auto and will run for the next six months. Nominate a community hero here. Munn moved to the Berkshires in 2018 when she met her husband, Gary Munn, who grew up in the area. "I have never lived in a more diverse and more welcoming and more connected 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Council Cuts School Budget After 'Unprofessional' CommentsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:13PM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council preliminarily approved a $216 million budget for fiscal year 2025 with a last-minute reduction to the schools.
The meeting took an unexpected twist when displeasure with comments made during a School Committee meeting last week was brought forward and councilors voted to reduce the district's $82 million budget by $200,000, dropping the proposed city budget to $215,955,210.
Councilor at Large Earl Persip III motioned for the reduction, clarifying that it was not a retaliation. Two days before the School Committee meeting on May 22, there were unsuccessful motions to reduce the district budget by $730,000 and $250,000 during Committee of
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@theMarket: Bond Yields Higher, Inflation Lower With Stocks Caught in MiddleBy Bill Schmick,
03:12PM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
This week, bond yields across the board rose on the back of several disappointing U.S. Treasury bond auctions. However, the Fed's key inflation index, the PCE, for last month came in a touch cooler. It helped, but not enough to keep stocks in the green for the week. Three bond auctions this week met with tepid interest from buyers sending bond yields to their highest levels in over a month. The scorecard on government debt sales was 0 for three as two-, five-, and seven-year notes worth a total of $183 billion faced a chilly reception from bond investors worldwide. Who can blame them? As the months pass, the U.S. debt level continues to rise. All most investors can see is 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Historical Society Offers Bird Walk | 03:04PM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Sunday, June 2, the Berkshire County Historical Society will offer a bird walk with Ben Nickley, Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory. According to a press release: Birds are miraculous! Especially in early summer when they dazzle us with bright, nuptial colors and serenade us with a profusion of happy song. On this walk, Nickley will help you find and identify many newly arrived migratory birds as you explore the historic grounds of Arrowhead. The walk begins at 7:30 am, and is limited to twenty participants. Tickets are $10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members; use the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org to 0 Comments
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Library's Short Story Contest Begins June 1| 08:10AM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, and the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum announced the 46th Annual Short Story Writing Contest for Children and the 27th Annual Short Story Writing Contest for Young Adults. The contest opens on Saturday, June 1, 2024, and closes at 4 pm on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Youth Services Library Assistant Katie Robertson remembered entering the Library's short story contest as a youth. "It made me excited to have something I wrote featured in the library. It made me so proud,” she said. “I love to share this experience with young library patrons and encourage them to 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Pride Celebrations and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
There are a variety of events this weekend, including Pride celebrations, music, and more. Editors Pick Berkshire Pride Week Various Locations, Berkshire County June 1 through June 9 There will be various Pride events this weekend to celebrate the LGBTQIA-plus community. On Friday, there will be a Pride Pageant at the Adams Theater, where kings, queens, and everyone in between will take the stage to showcase drag artistry and self-expression in a competition for the crown and a one-year stint as the leader of the Berkshire County LGBTQIA-plus community. More information here. The festivities also include a kick-off block party 0 Comments
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Downtown Pittsfield Mural Shows Morningside Students ShiningBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:47PM / Thursday, May 30, 2024 | |
The mural is a collaboration between Morningside School and local artists Huck Elling and Marina Dominguez and funded through the Mill Town Foundation and MassDevelopment. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Morningside Community School students smiled and pointed as they saw their own faces in the new mural on the YMCA.
Last Friday, the multi-panel artwork was unveiled on North Street amidst a sea of bubbles and children's laughter. The project is a collaboration between local artists Huck Elling and Marina Dominguez, Morningside, Mill Town Foundation, and MassDevelopment's Transformative Development Initiative.
"We are so thankful that Morningside School was chosen for this
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The Retired Investor: Federal Reserve's Role in Today's PopulismBy Bill Schmick,
04:51PM / Thursday, May 30, 2024 | |
The Federal Reserve Bank is the most powerful central bank in the world. It has a long history of successes and at times, failures in steering the U.S. economy through ups and downs. This is a story of how a well-intentioned policy has resulted in one of the worst disasters in American history. After the stock market crash on Oct. 19, 1987, just two months after Alan Greenspan assumed the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve bank, he fired off a one-sentence statement before the start of trading on Oct. 20, "The Federal Reserve, consistent with its responsibilities as the nation's central bank, affirmed today its readiness to serve as a source of liquidity to support the 0 Comments
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Berkshire Rowing Club Given OK for New Rack at Onota LakeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
11:53AM / Thursday, May 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community Rowing is expanding and would like a more sightly way to store its boats at Onota Lake. "I don't know if I really need to say it, but rowing is a really great community-building sport," Head Coach Becca Cadoff said. On Tuesday, the Parks Commission approved the installation of a temporary rack next to the boat ramp parking lot for the 2024 season. BCR has operated out of Burbank Park since the late 1990s and has purchased more equipment due to the club's growth. It will replace a temporary boat trailer used last year that is less aesthetically pleasing. "We're in a growth period, 0 Comments
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BMC North Street Driveway Closing as Part of Construction Project| 10:49AM / Thursday, May 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that the North Street driveway to Berkshire Medical Center (opposite the hospital's main entrance) will be closed as of Monday, June 3 and will remain closed for approximately six months. This closure is the result of the ongoing DOT traffic circle project near the Medical Center. During this phase of the project, the primary BMC campus entrance for vehicle traffic will move to the Charles Street driveway entrance, located between the Patient Parking Garage and the Medical Arts Complex. When traveling North and South, use Wahconah Street to Charles Street to reach both 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Police Threaten Criminal Charges for Orbeez GunsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:16AM / Thursday, May 30, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Police Department has doubled down on the school district's public warning about toy gel guns.
On Monday, Pittsfield Police issued a release about Orby or Orbeez toy guns, reporting that in recent weeks, there have been "numerous complaints" about juveniles playing with Orbeez and other similar air-powered toy guns that shoot gel pellets.
Earlier this month, Superintendent Joseph Curtis sent a memo to the school community about the "concerning trend" of gel pellet guns. The toy guns shoot gel or water beads and are said to pose a risk of physical harm and being mistaken for a real firearm.
The police promised "low
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