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Pittsfield Public Schools Announces Pre-Kindergarten Lottery| 10:43AM / Monday, January 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, children living in Pittsfield, who will be 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025, may complete an application for the Pittsfield Public Schools Pre-Kindergarten Program lottery. Pre-Kindergarten spaces are limited. Students must register by May 1, 2025 to be considered for the school based lottery which will occur on May 15, 2025. To be entered into the Pre-Kindergarten Lottery: Go to pittsfield.net, select Registration. Select Pre-Kindergarten Registration and complete the online Pre-Kindergarten application form. Applicants will be required to email a copy of their child's Birth 0 Comments
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Local Figure Skaters Compete at Bay State GamesiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:56AM / Monday, January 06, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Sophia Collins Sunday led a sweep of the podium for the Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club in one her events at the Bay State Winter Games. Hundreds of figure skaters from around the commonwealth and around New England participated in the annual event. Collins took a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group D on Sunday morning at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink. Teammates Mila Juras of Cheshire and Alyse Wright of Pittsfield took bronze and silver, respectively, in the event. Christmas Brook FSC, which hosted the three-day competition, earned eight gold medals in U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned 0 Comments
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BCC Receives Funding for ESOL Classes| 08:01AM / Monday, January 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced that it has received funding from 1Berkshire for two cohorts of adult students enrolling in BCC's English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program. 1Berkshire will provide $15,000 per cohort for the spring and fall 2025 semesters, allowing ESOL students to receive full tuition assistance. BCC's ESOL classes are designed to assist non-native English speakers, primarily immigrants, in assimilating into the community and achieving their academic and career goals. Classes focus on English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, while also integrating critical thinking, digital literacy, civics, and
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BRPC Mulls Upcoming ADU RegulationsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Monday, January 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — County planners can see accessory dwelling units providing a "desperately needed" influx and diversity of housing in the Berkshires. On Thursday, the Executive Committee of the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission approved draft comments on ADUs for Housing Secretary Edward Augustus. As a part of the Affordable Homes Act, accessory dwelling units under 900 square feet will be allowed by right on Feb. 2.
The draft letter will be revised before reaching the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. It makes notes about the definition of a single-family zoning district, non-conformities, principal dwellings, parking, and access to
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CBRSD District Improvement Plan Prioritizes Equitable LearningBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:01AM / Monday, January 06, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is focusing on equitable learning, social-emotional support, and family engagement in its district improvement plan. "The district improvement plan takes certain priorities from the strategic plan, lays out a yearly plan, and then from there, our schools formulate their own school improvement plans to really identify priorities," Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said at the School Committee's recent meeting. To set its objectives the district pulls information from its strategic plan, the goals set by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, input from families, 0 Comments
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Governor Signs Bill Expanding Access to Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Support| 03:52PM / Sunday, January 05, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has signed an Act relative to treatments and coverage for substance use disorder and recovery coach licensure, which makes treatment and recovery support more affordable and accessible for residents living with substance use disorder. The legislation expands access to lifesaving opioid reversal medications like naloxone and ensures they are covered by health insurance. It also introduces measures to support the well-being of infants with prenatal substance exposure and their caregivers. "Over the course of my career, I’ve been motivated by those who have tragically lost loved ones to the opioid crisis that is impacting all of our communities.
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Pittsfield 2024 Business Wrap-Up: New Life and ClosuresBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
08:50AM / Sunday, January 05, 2025 | |
Mayor Peter Marchetti gets ice cream cones from the reopened King Cone on Fenn Street. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In 2024, the city's business landscape saw some shakeups, with restaurant openings and closures and some new ventures.
King Kone, a soft-serve staple, was purchased by the nonprofit Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds to be run as a workers' co-op. At the end of the 2023 season, the Barbarotta family closed the shop's order and pickup windows for the last time as they prepared to sell.
The ice cream shop had a soft opening in August, offering frozen treats on a "pay what you will" basis while employees perfected the craft.
In 2023, Roots
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Market 32 and Customers Raise Money for Children's Miracle Hospitals| 08:27AM / Sunday, January 05, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32/Price Chopper has announced that its month-long campaign that raised funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has resulted in a donation of $69,486.45. Guests in all 130 stores were given the option of rounding up their change to the nearest dollar during October. 170 children's hospitals across the U.S. and Canada comprise the Children's Miracle Network of hospitals and provide 38 million visits to 12 million kids each year. The following hospitals, local to Price Chopper and Market 32 customers, are part of the network: Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Boston 0 Comments
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Lanesborough to Host a Winter FestBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:13PM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
LANEBOROUGH, Mass. — The town hopes to gather community members with a winter festival in early February.
The Select Board ended 2024 with a brief meeting on Monday. Town Administrator Gina Dario reported that the Community Development Committee is "very proud" to announce the 2025 winter festival on February 2 at the Skyline Antique and Event Center from noon to 3 p.m.
"This is an event that's sponsored by the Community Development Committee, also supported by the grant we received from the Massachusetts Cultural Council," she explained.
"There will be music, there will be entertainment, children's activities, outdoor activities."
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Massachusetts Ranked Second By League of American Bicyclists| 12:08PM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is celebrating Massachusetts being ranked second in the nation on the League of American Bicyclists' 2024 list of Bicycle Friendly States - and ranking highest above every other state in the Northeast region and along the East Coast. The League's annual report, which ranks states, includes the categories of Infrastructure and Funding, Education and Encouragement, Legislation and Enforcement, Policies and Programs, and Evaluation and Planning. This recognition follows a recent national ranking of Massachusetts by WalletHub as the best state to live in for 2024. "We are honored 0 Comments
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Farley-Bouvier Hires New Legislative Aide for Pittsfield Office| 08:00AM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier has welcomed Mirabai Dyson as her new Pittsfield-based legislative aide. Dyson graduated from Williams College in June 2024 where she majored in environmental studies. Dyson comes to this position with experience working with elementary and middle schools, homeless communities, Indigenous communities, and Environmental Justice organizations. Reflecting on her new position, Mirabai said "I have much respect for the representative's work and I am honored to join her staff. My goal is to be of service to the Pittsfield community as best I can. I look forward to learning from and getting to know the 0 Comments
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Dalton Public Safety Advisory Committee Ranks Potential Properties By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:26AM / Saturday, January 04, 2025 | |
Use of town-owned lots near the Senior Center would require a town meeting vote as housing had been designated a priority for the former school property. DALTON, Mass. — The Public Safety Advisory Committee has ranked four properties to consider during its feasibility study on locations for a new police station. Two have existing structures, including a residential property, and the others are vacant lots. The committee ranked the locations based on a quantitative scoring and weighting process, considering the properties' location, projected cost, size, and whether it is purchase or lease and whether it's vacant or has an existing 0 Comments
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