Plant Connector Pop-up Opens in Pittsfield By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:15AM / Saturday, November 18, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — North County business owners Emilee Yawn and Bonnie Marks brought their community-loving plant shop, Plant Connector, to Central County. The pop-up shop, located at 64 North St., will be open until Dec. 31. The pop-up shop will replicate the much-loved North County store with an assortment of plants, home decor, and events. Yawn said the Plant Connector, which opened on Eagle Street in North Adams in 2020, is all about connecting people with plants and each other. "So, the Plant Connector is just about connecting people to each other and to the world around them," she said. In 2022 the shop outgrew >> Read More |
Second Chance Composting Pumpkin Smash Events| 03:40PM / Friday, October 27, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Second Chance Composting is offering two free events for community members of all ages to bring their pumpkins after Halloween to smash them. The first event is in Williamstown on Thursday Nov. 2, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the Log by Ramunto's, 78 Spring Street. The second event is in North Adams on Friday Nov. 3, from 5:00pm - 8:00pm at Hotel Downstreet, 40 Main Street as part of First Fridays. "This is a fun, family friendly event that we started last year in North Adams and are happy to say we have expanded to include Williamstown this year," Owner John Pitroff said. "It's educational, everyone has a blast, and it's >> Read More |
North Adams Sets Listening Sessions for Hoosic River Flood Control Study| 12:16PM / Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Residents will have five more chances to weigh in on possible permutations of the Hoosic River flood control. The Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with the city of North Adams, has embarked on a three-year feasibility study of the 70-year-old concrete chutes and best methods to naturalize the river and protect the city from floods. The Hoosic River Revival has been the key facilitator in bringing the initiative to this point and is running the listening sessions. The nonprofit River Revival has for more than 15 years been advocating for a more accessible and sustainable river and more modern flood resistance as the chutes have >> Read More |
Dalton Green Committee Discusses Getting Compost ProgramBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Monday, October 09, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee is mulling the potential of a composting program at the transfer station. The program would allow residents to bring organic compost to the transfer station without charge. The compost station would have three sections separated by concrete cubes. Every six months to a year, the compost would be moved to a different section as it breaks down, committee member Antonio Pagliarulo said. Pagliarulo and committee member Thomas Irwin visited the Egremont Transfer Station to inform Dalton's proposed program. "It's gratis to the townspeople of Egremont. They leave their compost, and then >> Read More |
Berkshire Green Drinks: Beyond Recycling| 12:05PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Ferrara, program manager of Berkshire Environmental Action Team's Zero Waste Initiative, will speak at the September Berkshire Green Drinks event at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 12, online via Zoom. According to a press release: Learn about current projects and groups working to reduce waste in Berkshire County that go beyond just recycling. Get an inside look into the many recycling programs BZWI offers to the community, including conventionally not-recyclable items like toothbrushes and bread tags. Learn why special recycling programs are not the answer to our waste crisis and how BZWI plans to move beyond recycling as a solution by >> Read More |
Hoosic River Revival Begins Listening Sessions on River Feasibility StudyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:21PM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rather than the Hoosic River's concrete-contained waters that flow largely unseen through the city, some residents see places for fishing and swimming, bike and pedestrian paths, and spaces for gathering and belonging. Those were some of the ideas that came out of a listening session hosted by the Hoosic River Revival last week at the UNO Community Center. More than 50 people attended the open session Wednesday to hear a presentation, offer some feedback and take a survey of what they would like to see happen. Local historian Paul Marino recommended that the discussion refer to flood "protection" rather than >> Read More |
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