| Update: Suspect in Fenn St. Homicide Arrested
Update on June 14, 2024 at 4:15 pm: According to the District Attorney's Office, Jeremy Stanton, age 38 of Pittsfield, was charged with murder on June 12, 2024. Stanton allegedly murdered Ryan P. Babcock on June 11.
Stanton was arrested on the evening of June 12 in a home in Worthington on unrelated outstanding warrants for |
| Berkshire Organizations Awarded Mass Cultural Council Grants
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — MassDevelopment and Mass Cultural Council announced the award of a $6,159,900 investment into 88 nonprofit and municipal cultural organizations through the Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF), which the two agencies jointly administer.
Berkshire County awardees include:
Barrington Stage was |
 | Pittsfield Coop Bank Hires Vice President, Commercial Lending Officer
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Coop Bank) announced the hiring of Zachary Gundler to its commercial lending team as a Vice President.
He has experience in commercial lending, commercial real estate assessment, credit risk analysis, portfolio management, relationship management and business |
| Pittsfield's Boost North Street Cohort Celebrates Program Launch
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI) and the Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation (PERC) announced the launch of the 2024 Boost! North Street Cohort.
This program is supported with funding from TDI Local Funds, provided by MassDevelopment's Transformative Development Initiative |
 | Pittsfield: Toters Are a Go
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is toter-lly ready for a new trash system.
Call it a victory for Mayor Peter Marchetti, who was able push through in six months a new waste pickup model that had eluded his predecessors.
The City Council approved draft five-year contracts with Casella Waste Management on Tuesday, moving |
 | Letter: Berkshire State Delegation Needed to Pass Ban on Puppy Mills
To the Editor:
The public may be aware that I spear-headed local legislation in Pittsfield and Lenox banning the sale of puppies from puppy mills at pet stores. Berkshire Voters for Animals and the Massachusetts Humane Society were strong advocates and helped immensely.
I have received an email from Berkshire Voters for Animals |
 | Miss Hall's School Graduates 46
PITTSFIELD — Forty-six students, including 22 students from Berkshire County and nearby communities, graduated on Sunday, June 2, during Miss Hall's School's 126th Commencement.
The ceremony took place under a large tent behind the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the School's Holmes Road campus and was |
 | Students Through Saturday Register Free for Pittsfield July 4 5K
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Students in grades kindergarten through 12 can register free for the BHS July 4th 5K through Saturday, June 15.
The 5-kilometer road race takes place on the parade route of Pittsfield's Independence Day parade at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 4.
Berkshire Health Systems is offering prize |
| Hancock Shaker Village Celebrates Shaker Design on Stamps
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Hancock Shaker Village announced it has been selected as the host site for the launch of a special line of commemorative Shaker Design stamps on June 20, 2024.
The U.S. Postal Service will issue Shaker Design stamps to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Shakers in America. The set of |
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