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Pittsfield School Committee to Review New Cell Phone RegsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Monday, August 19, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee will hold a special meeting on Wednesday to consider the appointment of a new special education director and learn about updated cell phone regulations for the district. Interim Deputy Superintendent Matthew Bishop gave the committee a preview of the new rules at its meeting last week. He said the administration had planned a meeting with the district's principals to finalize the new plan to address infractions. Under the plan presented last Wednesday, students would be subject to a five-step series of measures based on the number of times they violate the policy. The first infraction would result in the student 0 Comments
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Fall is Coming: Spirit Halloween Opens in PittsfieldBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:28PM / Sunday, August 18, 2024 | |
Spirit Halloween opened for the season in the Dalton Avenue Plaza Shopping Center. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Boo! Halloween is coming.
Spirit Halloween has opened in Pittsfield at the Dalton Avenue Plaza Shopping Center. The seasonal chain offers costumes, decorations, and other spooky merchandise.
This year's animatronic display includes a life-sized Art the Clown who menacingly honks a bike horn. He is the primary antagonist in the "Terrifier" franchise, which is coming out with a third sequel this year.
The Pittsfield location opened on Aug. 5 and will remain until early November. Spokesperson Marisa Uzzolino said that with more than 50,000 seasonal
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Draft Northern Tier Passenger Rail Study Released for Public Comment| 11:31AM / Sunday, August 18, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the release of the Draft Northern Tier Passenger Rail Study for public comment. The 60-day public comment period will conclude on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
The Northern Tier Passenger Rail Study examines the benefits, costs, and investments necessary to implement passenger rail service from North Adams to Greenfield and Boston, with the speed, frequency, and reliability necessary to be a competitive option for travel along this corridor.
Information in the draft report includes: An overview of the study's background, goals and objectives, and public engagement process A 0 Comments
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Deaton Running for U.S. Senate as 'Champion for Underdogs'By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:25PM / Saturday, August 17, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Detroit native John Deaton is running for the U.S. Senate as a "champion for other underdogs." "I have a unique background," he said. "I was born and raised in one of the worst neighborhoods in America, a place called Highland Park, Detroit. Single mother, welfare, food stamps, dad abandoned us in this really bad area, and surrounded by violence all my life." The Republican party candidate traveled to Pittsfield from Worcester County last Saturday for a meet and greet at Mazzeo's Ristorante. iBerkshires sat down with him before the event. He outlined the poverty, violence and abuse that encompassed his 0 Comments
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Market 32 Campaign To Raise Funds for Red Cross| 04:11PM / Saturday, August 17, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Throughout August and September, Price Chopper and Market 32 are teaming up with the American Red Cross to raise funds in support of Red Cross disaster relief efforts.
Until September 30, Price Chopper/Market 32 customers will have the opportunity to round up their change at the register, and all monies raised will be donated to the American Red Cross. Price Chopper/Market 32 will match all donations, up to $10,000.
"Price Chopper/Market 32 is gratified to continue its decades-long collaborative effort with the American Red Cross to assist those impacted by disasters big and small, close to home and across the country. This year, with so many here in the 0 Comments
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MassDOR: Fiscal Year 2024 Revenue Collections| 12:02PM / Saturday, August 17, 2024 | |
BOSTON — Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder announced that preliminary revenue collections for June totaled $4.495 billion, $357 million or 8.6 percent more than actual collections in June 2023, and $268 million or 6.3 percent above benchmark.
Revenue collections for fiscal year 2024 totaled approximately $40.800 billion, $1.636 billion or 4.2 percent more than collections in fiscal year 2023, and $967 million or 2.4 percent above the fiscal year 2024 benchmark.
"The increase in fiscal year 2024 revenue collections in comparison to fiscal year 2023 is mostly driven by an increase in the additional 4 percent tax levied pursuant to Article 0 Comments
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DPU Establishes Network Geothermal Guidelines | 08:52AM / Saturday, August 17, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) released new safety guidelines from its Pipeline Safety Division for networked geothermal projects. Massachusetts is a leader in the development of networked geothermal, with the country's first utility-scale pilot project becoming operational in the beginning of June.
The Pipeline Safety Division is an enforcement arm of the DPU and ensures that operators of natural gas distribution companies, municipal gas departments, steam distribution companies, and other intrastate operators are in compliance with state and federal regulations governing pipeline safety. The Pipeline Safety Division also oversees 0 Comments
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BCAC Holds Community Day on Pittsfield CommonBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:32AM / Saturday, August 17, 2024 | |
Berkshire Community Action Council hands out hamburgers and hot dogs on the Common on Thursday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hundreds of area residents Thursday converged on Pittsfield Common for free food and invaluable information. The Berkshire Community Action Council hosted a Community Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., inviting the young and old to enjoy games, a bounce house and hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn and cotton candy. Attendees also had the opportunity to meet with representatives of a couple dozen local service agencies, including the BCAC, whose goal is, "to find creative and sustainable solutions that promote economic stability and 0 Comments
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No Charges in Fatal Pittsfield Crash| 03:55PM / Friday, August 16, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The driver of a pickup truck involved in a fatal accident on West Housatonic Street last May will not be charged. According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, the DA has declined to file criminal charges after an investigation demonstrated that the truck driver's operation of his vehicle did not meet the legal criminal standard of negligence for charges to issue. John Tyska, 34, was driving his dirt bike west shortly before 7 p.m. on May 25 when he collided with the driver's side passenger door of a 2022 Honda Ridgeline operated by Peter Schettini, 53, also of Pittsfield, who was traveling south on Plymouth 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Stocks Battle Back to EvenBy Bill Schmick,
02:09PM / Friday, August 16, 2024 | |
It was a good week in the equity market. The bounce back from the 8 percent sell-off at the beginning of the month is but a distant memory. Does that mean we are in the clear for further gains? Maybe. So far, the financial markets have seen a "V" shaped recovery from the lows of Monday a week past. Technically, that is a rare occurrence after a downdraft of that magnitude. And yet, that is exactly what has happened thus far. The gains have been helped by a spate of good corporate earnings, with 80 percent of S&P 500 companies beating estimates. A few benign macroeconomic readings suggested continued economic growth, a lessening of inflation, and a still strong if 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Sets Road Closures for Events| 01:13PM / Friday, August 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two community events this Saturday will require road closures from noon to 4 within the downtown area. Robbins Avenue will be closed from Columbus Avenue to Southern Avenue for the annual Soap Box Derby hosted by Westside Legends. Rain date for this event is Sunday, Aug. 18. Tyler Street will be closed from Burbank Street to Glenwood Avenue for a backpack giveaway and Back to School Block Party hosted by the Berkshire Dream Center. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes during this timeframe and follow the designated detours. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Health Board Considers Green BurialsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:12PM / Friday, August 16, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The use of green burials is rising and the Board of Health wants to be prepared in case they are requested in the city.
On Wednesday, the board discussed creating local guidance for green burials, which return a body to the ground after death with fewer environmental impacts. This generally means no embalming or use of caskets made with metal or hardwood.
Director of Public Health Andy Cambi was recently approached by a resident about this form of being laid to rest.
"Our interest is that the bacteria, diseases can go into the water systems so I gave this resident what the state has for green burials," he said, explaining that there
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