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Clarksburg Fire Company Asks for Budget Increase to Offset CostsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
11:48AM / Saturday, August 23, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Company is hoping for more financial support from the town to address increasing costs. "The fire company would like to approach the town for our budget to grow," Fire Chief Carlyle "Chipper" Chesbro told the Select Board on Monday. "I don't want to say enormously. But just in retrospect with everything going on with costs of things, budgets ... Upon realizing our budget is ridiculous.ly low for what we do, for what we provide." The Fire Department's budget has hovered around $20,000 annually for the past 25 years, he noted. "We take what's given to us and 0 Comments
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Adams Community Bank Announces Partnership with Financial Safety PlatformBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Friday, August 22, 2025 | |
Carefull Director of Customer Success Laura Mohan explains how the platform works and goes over some facts. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adams Community Bank is partnering with financial safety platform Carefull to provide extra security for customers. The announcement was made to stakeholders on Tuesday at the Berkshire Innovation Center. "As all of you know, fraud becomes an increasing issue for everyone, not just for older people, but for everyone," said bank President and CEO Julie Fallon Hughes. "The schemes become more complex, and anyone can be a victim. "So as a community bank, we really take not just 0 Comments
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Charlemont Reggae Fest| 03:32PM / Thursday, August 21, 2025 | |
 CHARLEMONT, Mass. — On Saturday Aug. 23 the Charlemont Reggae Festival will be held in Charlemont Mass. at the Fair Grounds from noon to 10pm. There will be food, drink, exotic craft market, and kids activities. Live reggae performances from Ras Iba of the V.I., Ras Moon from Cape Verde. Clatta Bumboo, Souls of Zion, and Roosta Acoustic out of Jamaica. International recording artist Shanti Starr with the Afro-Reggae All Stars, Nephertiti, Gaia Roots and local acts The Equalites, Root Fiyah, and Mystic I. DJ Cancer and DJ Trends with be selecting roots reggae, dance hall, and soca. For more info check www.charlemontreggaefestival.com 0 Comments
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Local Chefs Competition to Benefit the Berkshire Food Project| 12:48PM / Thursday, August 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Food Project, a nonprofit organization providing nutritious meals daily to those facing food insecurity, announced that local chefs will compete to create small plates — or "super bites" on Friday, Sept. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Greylock Works. Tickets are $100 and include a sample of all bites, a drink, food-themed music by Gabe Besaw's Rebel Beat Sound System, and one vote for their favorite dish. "The highlight of the evening is the competition between local chefs using ingredients commonly found in the Berkshire Food Project pantry," said Mariah Forstmann, Berkshire Food Project board member and Super 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Car Shows and FestivalsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:23PM / Thursday, August 21, 2025 | |
 Check out the events happening in the Berkshire's this weekend including car shows, plays, and more. Editor's Picks North Adams 13th Annual Motorama
Main Street, North Adams
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cool cars, hot rods and intriguing motor vehicles of all shapes and sizes will fill the downtown for this year's Motorama. Also enjoy food and shop vendors, with live music, giveaways and more. More information here. Common Ground Festival
Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield
Time: 3 p.m. The Common Ground Festival is back for a second year with a free day of family-friendly activities. Live music, face painting, climbing wall and instrument playground, and food and beverage vendors. Local
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Companion Corner: Kash at No Paws Left BehindBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
02:39PM / Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kash is eager and excited to play with a new best friend. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Kash is a one-year-old Labrador mix who has been at No Paws Left Behind since April. Executive Director Noelle Howland said Kash is a people-dog with a lot of energy. "He loves people. Sometimes when he meets people at first, he'll bark and jump in the air, he gets very excited. But since the size, that can be a little intimidating at first, but he does great with people, and he's overall a very social, playful dog," she said. 0 Comments
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Greylock School Bidding Expected for OctoberBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:16AM / Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School project is expected to go out to bid sometime in October with bids anticipated by the end of the year. Tim Alix of Collier's International, the owner's project manager, said the project team is awaiting comments on the 90 percent design package submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Once received, the team will respond and then incorporate the comments into the completed documents. "And at that point, we'd be ready to go out to bid," he said. "We still have our prequalification process ongoing, and that's to develop our list of contractors, and so we're kind 0 Comments
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529 education savings plans: More flexible than you thinkSubmitted ,
03:20PM / Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | |
 Planning for your child's education can feel overwhelming, but a 529 education savings plan offers a powerful way to build a financial foundation for their educational future. One in 4 parents currently invests in a 529 plan, according to 2025 research by Edward Jones and Morning Consult. Perhaps it's because of the tax benefits — earnings are generally tax free if the money is used for qualified educational expenses. Or perhaps it's because of their flexibility. Types of education. While most people know 529 plans can help cover college and university tuition, these versatile accounts can also pay tuition for vocational and trade schools, making them 0 Comments
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Friends of the North Adams Public Library Mark 50 YearsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:20PM / Monday, August 18, 2025 | |
Friends President Bonnie Rennell with author Joyce Maynard, who is wearing an apron from the Friends. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fifty years ago this August, the trustees of the North Adams Public Library discussed creating a "friends" group which could raise funds to meet the library's needs. Some 80 groups had sprung up across the state to work with their local libraries to purchase much-needed equipment and even raise money for new buildings, they said. Among the library's wish list was a projector and screen for showing films. Within weeks, nearly a dozen volunteers gathered to formally establish the Friends of the North Adams Library, 0 Comments
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Governor Healey Unveils Art Exhibition by Berkshire Artists| 12:59PM / Monday, August 18, 2025 | |
Sarah Sutro's 'Blue Web' on display outside the governor's office. BOSTON — A temporary art installation outside the governor's office on Beacon Hill features three Berkshires artists. Gov. Maura Healey unveiled the exhibit this month in partnership with Mass Cultural Council. It includes works in photography, paintings and digital prints. The artists are Adam Brown of Lenox, Sarah Sutro of North Adams and Shelsy Rodriguez of Pittsfield. Their works will be displayed in the reception area of the governor's office through Sept. 12. "Western Mass has an incredible legacy of arts and culture, and these artists remind us of the 0 Comments
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County's Baseball Umpires Recognize Standout Student-AthletesCommunity submission,
10:15AM / Monday, August 18, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- The Berkshire County Baseball Umpire Association Sunday presented three scholarships to area high school student-athletes. Pittsfield High's Jack Abel, McCann Tech's Brodie Hayden and Wahconah's James Rabuse each recieved a $1,000 scholarship at the conclusion of the BCBUA's 10th annual golf tournament to raise funds for the award. Forest Park Country Club was the site of the tournament and awards banquet. Wahconah rising senior Rabuse received the association's Rich Pothier Most Valuable Player Award. Recent graduates Abel and Hayden were recognized with the Ray Pearson Sportsmanship Award and Tom Reilly 10th Player Award, 0 Comments
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MassDOT, Construction Firm Interested in Stanley Park LotsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
02:51PM / Saturday, August 16, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Site 9 redevelopment project is close to being finished with only some final amendments before approval. "Site nine redevelopment project, if you look out there, you can tell we're getting very close to being completed. What's going on now is we're working with Mass DEP and the EPA to finalize the amended ERE," said Executive Director Michael Coakley at last week's meeting of the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority. The ERE refers to the "easement and restriction for environmental conditions" at the site, required by the state's Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection
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