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Clarksburg Sets Tax Rate; Interviews TA CandidateBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:16AM / Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Property owners will again see the tax rate drop — and may also see their bills drop as well. The Select Board on Monday night voted after a tax classification hearing to again maintain a single tax rate. Members also interviewed the first candidate for the town administrator post, former Select Board Chair Ronald Boucher. The average single-family home as increased in value by $13,000, from $222,151 to $235,243. Using the figures provided, the tax rate should drop from $15.35 per $1,000 assessed value to $13.58. Last year's average single-family home bill was $3,410; this year's is estimated at $3,194, a nearly $200 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Navy Senior Chief Lester ConnollyBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:42PM / Sunday, December 08, 2024 | |
Senior Chief Lester Connolly, seen above and at right, served in the Navy for 28 years as a flight engineer. He saw a flight of planes overhead at age 11 and was so struck by the sight it that he made a career out of flying. The Dorchester native served around the globe and spent many years in California before moving back to Massachusetts. SANDWICH, Mass. — Lester Connolly served his country in the Navy as a senior chief from 1950 to 1978. Born in Dorchester, he was one of six children born to Irish immigrants William and Mary Ellen Connolly. At 92 years of age, he is sharp as a tack and speaks with humility and pride. "Both my parent came 0 Comments
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Planet Fitness Donates 800 Pounds of Food to Combat Hunger in Western Mass| 12:52PM / Saturday, December 07, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — National Fitness Partners (NFP), a Planet Fitness franchise group operating 175 locations across 13 states, marked Giving Tuesday by donating 800 pounds of food to the Western Massachusetts Food Bank. This contribution equates to approximately 800 meals for local families facing food insecurity. The donation comes from six NFP locations in the region, supporting the Food Bank’s mission to end hunger through partnerships with farms, state and federal programs, and community organizations. In Western Massachusetts, food insecurity affects 12.1 percent of residents, including 17.3 percent of children, with Hampden, Berkshire, and Hampshire 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Immersive Installations, First Friday, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:17PM / Thursday, December 05, 2024 | |
 There are several events this weekend, including immersive installations, live music, and more. See a list of upcoming bazaars, craft fairs and markets here. Editor's Pick Radiant Nights Festival Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield December 7 - 31 The village's multisensory holiday experience is back. Artist Joe Wheaton's video projections and audio experiences illuminate the museum's historic buildings. After taking in the approximate one-mile route of light installations, sound, exhibits, and images, guests are invited to visit the farm animals, relax by the fire pit, and enjoy a drink and specialty fare from a pop-up bar 0 Comments
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WWII Soldier Coming Home Friday| 05:43PM / Wednesday, December 04, 2024 | |
Bernard Calvi NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A World War II hero will be returning to the Berkshires on Friday night, 82 years after he died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines. Pvt. First Class Bernard Calvi's body will arrive from Hawaii on Friday and will be taken to Paciorek Funeral Home in Adams that evening. A welcome home standout will take place on Hoosac Street in Adams beginning at 8 p.m. Calvi is set to arrive at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut at approximately 6:40 p.m. and arrive at Paciorek Funeral Home about 8:20. Calvi had enlisted in the Army Air Forces in September 1940. He and William P. Gilman Jr. of North Adams, 0 Comments
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North Adams Holiday Music Tour | 04:07PM / Wednesday, December 04, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — LumiNAMA presents a holiday music tour on Sunday, Dec. 8. The schedule is as follows: Noon Floating Tower on Chase Hill. 1:30 BAAMS at Heritage State Park 3 pm North County Christmas Concert at the First Congregational Church. 4:30 pm MCLA Choir at the Church Street Center. 6 pm Caroling Karaoke at the State Street Tavern. For more information visit LumiNAMA.com/events 0 Comments
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Berkshire High Schools Release Statement on Fan Behavior at Athletic Events| 04:00PM / Wednesday, December 04, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County superintendents, principals, and athletic directors have released a statement addressing fan behavior and sportsmanship at high school athletic contests. Ahead of the Winter Sports Season, all Berkshire County superintendents and principals met to discuss concerns regarding conduct at school sponsored athletic events. As a result of this meeting, a message was crafted as a reminder of the expectations for conduct at all sporting events. According to the statement: Berkshire County superintendents, principals, and athletic directors feel that there is a need to address fan behavior and sportsmanship at high school athletic 0 Comments
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Snow Advisory Called for Berkshires| 02:37PM / Wednesday, December 04, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — More snow is on the way for the region but it's anyone's guess how much we'll get. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has Southern Vermont is under a winter storm warning and the Berkshires a winter storm advisory. Higher elevations could see up to 12 inches but the forecast for now is 6 to 8 inches by Friday. Southern Vermont could see difficult travel with heavy snow and reduced visibility starting later Wednesday afternoon and through Thursday morning. Snowfall rates could reach up to 1 inch per hour within lake effect and upslope snow areas. Travel could still be hazardous in Northern Berkshires 0 Comments
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BRTA Awarded Grant to Expand Service Area| 08:01AM / Wednesday, December 04, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) with the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) and Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) were awarded a $1,577,607 Regional Transit Authority(RTA) grant to facilitate connections between the PVTA and FRTA service areas. The grant will support commuter service between Pittsfield and Northampton, service between North Adams and Greenfield, and increased frequency on current service between Greenfield and Northampton, announced the Healey-Driscoll Administration in a press release Tuesday. "Residents across our state rely on Regional Transit Authorities to get to work, school, the grocery 0 Comments
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North Adams Begins Search Process for New SuperintendentBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Wednesday, December 04, 2024 | |
Tuesday marked the last time retiring Superintendent Barbara Malkas will present the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic Excellence. Colin Daly will graduate as valedictorian of the class of 2025. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Committee plans to cast a wide net in its search for a new superintendent. Superintendent Barbara Malkas, hired in 2016, will retire at the end of the school year. On Tuesday, she presented her last Superintendent's Award to Drury High senior Colin Daly before the committee launched into a lengthy discussion of how to replace her. "This singular honor is conferred 0 Comments
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Letter: Save Notch ForestLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Tuesday, December 03, 2024 | |
 To the Editor: I'm writing in regards to the Save Notch Forest signs that I have seen. As a proud Masshole native from North Adams, that has transplanted to Southwest Vermont, I was curious as to what the signs were about. I am grateful that I checked out the site on the sign to learn of the extensive and heinous logging plans of the Mass Audubon society near the North Adams reservoir. As someone who travels back down to Mass sometimes daily and ventures to the reservoir 95 percent of that time for just the peace and beauty of being able to just sit there in awe. Each time I go, I am guaranteed to see the bald eagle that perches on the pine or birch on the eastern end of the
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North Adams Council OKs Union Wage HikesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Tuesday, December 03, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council passed an updated fiscal 2025 classification and compensation plan with no debate at a special meeting on Monday. The updated plan covers recent agreements with the firefighters, police and Department of public Works' unions and is retroactive to July 1. The firefighters and police are getting about a 3 percent raise. An entry-level firefighter will have a minimum starting wage of $46,574, up from $45,218, and Step 1 will start at $48,085. A patrol officer at Step 1 will get $47,272, up from $45,031. Second shift will get an 8 percent differential ($48,633 at Step 1) and third a 9 percent 0 Comments
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