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Pittsfield holds event to raise awareness of drug overdoses
Pittsfield to host overdose prevention awareness event. The city of Pittsfield held an event on Thursday to raise awareness of drug overdoses. Saturday is International Overdose Awareness Day. Mayor Peter Marchetti delivered a proclamation before raising the overdose awareness flag at City Hall. “Support our families and friends who have...
Great Barrington Board of Health officially serves Housatonic Water Works with Order to Correct
Great Barrington — On August 22, the town’s Board of Health approved an Order to Correct for Housatonic Water Works. The order has been issued through Massachusetts General Law Chapter 111 Public Health, under Section 122 “Regulations relative to nuisances; examinations” and Section 123 “Abatement of nuisance by the owner; penalty.”
Milling and Paving Operations on Merrill Road
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that it will be conducting milling and paving operations on a section of Merrill Road (Route 9) in Pittsfield. The work will take place from approximately 400 feet west of the East Street and Merrill Road intersection to...
Flying Cloud Institute celebrates Great Barrington’s art and artists with art crawl event
Great Barrington — Flying Cloud Institute celebrated art in the downtown area on Tuesday, August 20, with its art crawl event, co-organized with Bernay Fine Art. According to its website, the institute was founded in New Marlborough in 1984 by Jane and Lawrence Burke and David Schwarz. The organization, which moved its operating offices in 2017 to Great Barrington, operates multiple youth programs in the Berkshire County region relating to dynamic science and art experiences. “This art crawl is part of a series of events for our 40th anniversary,” Flying Cloud Institute Development Manager Amy Traux told The Berkshire Edge. “For 40 years, Flying Cloud has been bringing scientists and artists together to work with the youth in the Berkshire County area. I have heard from some of our former Flying Cloud students, who are now fully grown adults, telling me that these programs were all very important to them in their development as artists. Flying Cloud is very important to all of them.”
Popular Holiday Tradition Returns to a Cozy Massachusetts Town
There's nothing like winter in New England. Much like the fall season, people visit states like Massachusetts to take in the winter culture and holiday cheer. There are some very popular holiday events in Massachusetts during the winter including the Bright Nights display at Forrest Park in Springfield or the Holiday Pops at Symphony Hall in Boston but there is one that recreates a historic painting in the beautiful rolling hills of the Berkshires.
Town of Lee, keep doing what is right
The recent advice given by Peter Most to the Town of Lee, and perhaps many others who have spent a lifetime battling to restore the polluted Housatonic River, is to throw in the towel because it is legally pointless to continue fighting. I think he is wrong, though perhaps not for the same reasons.
Pittsfield Announces Public Flu, COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Health Department announces vaccination appointment schedule for Pittsfield individuals. As the season for flu and COVID-19 is underway, it is time for residents to get vaccinated. Vaccinations help prevent illness or reduce serious illness and the risk of hospitalization. Public flu and...
AT&T Seeks Permanent Cell Tower at Transfer Station
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — AT&T plans to replace a temporary cell tower with a permanent one on the Casella property. The Zoning Board of Appeals supported variances and a special permit to facilitate a permanent wireless monopole facility at 500 Hubbard Ave., where Casella Waste Systems operates a transfer station.
Suicide Prevention Conference Scheduled for September
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Several key Berkshire County mental health and community organizations across the region are partnering on a suicide prevention conference to be held in Pittsfield in September. New Perspectives on Populations at Risk in Berkshire County will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 8 am to...
Celebrate 40 years of NAMI Berkshire County
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Incorporated in 1984, the Berkshire County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at Zucchini's Restaurant in Pittsfield from 5:30-8:00 p.m. The non-profit's mission is to improve the quality of life for people in...
Pittsfield Housing Trust Has End of Year ARPA Deadline
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Affordable Housing Trust has four months to commit a half-million dollars in American Rescue Plan Act funds. Community Development Director Justine Dodds delivered this "somewhat surprising" news to the panel last week. It was previously believed that they had a couple more years to decide which housing projects would receive support.
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