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MassDOT 12th Annual Safe Streets Smart Trips Video Contest

This contest encourages students to showcase their understanding of roadway safety across all travel modes to try to decrease pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities

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Berkshire County Gold Star Memorial Unveiled in Lenox

The Berkshire County Gold Star Memorial recognizes the 600 families who lost loved ones to conflicts since World War I.

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Dottie's Will be Reopening with a Former Employee

He was not only a barista but also worked behind the counter, as server, and recently became shift lead before the closure.

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Mass Department of Revenue Cautions Public to Beware of Text Scams

DOR strongly advises recipients to avoid clicking on any links in these messages.

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Pittsfield Subcommittee Supports GE Funds For Old, New Business

Councilors were glad to see a long-time and a new company put forward for a total of $700,000 in economic development funds.

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Pittsfield Remembers POW/MIA Servicemembers

Local veterans gathered on Friday to honor prisoners of war and service members missing in action, and to underscore efforts to unite them with descendants.

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Monument Mountain Building Project Advocates Warn Cost of 'No' Vote

On Nov. 4, voters in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District will decide whether to take on the $89.5 million local share to build a new Monument Mountain Regional High School.

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Friday Front Porch Feature: Live/Work Potential in West Stockbridge

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 4 Main St.

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Adams Selectmen Weighing Costs of McCann School Project

Town officials are weighing the financial costs of the $17 million McCann Technical School project that will add an estimated 18 cents to the tax rate in its highest year.

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North Adams Seeks Christmas Tree Donations for Downtown Holiday Displays

The trees should range from 25 to 30 feet in height.

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MassDOT: Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, Becket Overnight and Daytime Construction on I-90

Lane closures in place during various hours week of Sunday, September 21

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Pittsfield Community Development Board OKs Walmart Pick Up Center Expansion

Walmart is closer to gaining approval to convert part of the garden center into an online ordering pickup area.

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MCLA Alumni Association to Hold Awards Ceremony

The event will run from 10 a.m.-noon. in MCLA's Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation.

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Stearns Not Currently Included in Pittsfield's Crosby/Conte Proposal

Stearns Elementary School was not included in Crosby/Conte planning documents sent to the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

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Dalton Cable Advisory Comm Emphasizes Stations Need

As the Cable Advisory Commission works to update its contract with Charter Communications, questions have arisen about whether the town can recover the unpaid capital costs from the past four decades.

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Massachusetts Joins Northeast Health Collaborative

The group's shared goal is to protect the health, safety and well-being of all residents by providing information based on science, data, and evidence, while working to ensure equitable access to vaccines, medications and services.

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Clarksburg Receives $445K for Four Corners Hazard Mitigation Project

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs is providing $445,020 for design and permitting of the Four Corners Project, an initiative to improve the field and prepare for better flood solutions in the face of climate change.

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Boba Train Celebrating a Year of Business

The tea shop is located at 47 Railroad St. and serves a variety of drinks and baked goods.

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North Adams Urges Water Conservation

City official are encouraging residents to conserve water as the drought conditions were updated last week to Level 2 for the Berkshires.

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Weekend Outlook: Festivals, Fundraisers, and More

There are lots of events in and around Berkshire County this weekend including festivals, fundraisers, and more.

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Marchetti Details Vacancies, New Efforts in Downtown Pittsfield

On Monday, Mayor Peter Marchetti gave an update on the occupancy levels of commercial spaces in the corridor and the city's strategies to recruit and retain local businesses.

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Dalton Voters Unanimously Approve All Articles at Special Town Meeting

Some 53 voters unanimously approved all five articles on the special town meeting warrant on Wednesday.

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Pittsfield Parks Commission Backs Pontoosuc Access Plan

The plan proposes 150 feet of live stake planting removal on the 940-foot stretch of shoreline.

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Companion Corner: Gabby at Second Chance Animal Shelter

Gabby has the zoomies but she'll slow down for a family to snuggle with.

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Pittsfield Council Continues Fiber Network Hearing

The City Council continued a fiber-optic company's request to build a network in the city's right-of-way after a "confusing" permitting process and complaints from residents.

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MassDOT: Pittsfield Paving Operations on First St. and North Street Roundabout

Daytime paving on Thursday, September 18, Friday, September 19, and Monday, September 22, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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PopCares to Host 14th Annual Dinner and Auction

The event will take place at The Greylock WORKS, located at 508 State Road in North Adams.

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Mount Greylock District OKs Emergency Police Access to Cameras

The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week agreed to share security camera footage from its three schools with local law enforcement in the event of an emergency.

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Greylock School Signage Coming Into Focus; 100 Firms Prequalify

The School Building Committee came to a compromise on a sign for the new Greylock School.

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Northern Berkshire School Union Offers Biz Post to Food Service Director

Cory Nicholas was the only applicant for the job, which has been pieced out to district employees and a part-time interim administrator for the past six months.

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