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Pittsfield School Policy Panel Amends 'Core' Values

Committee member Sara Hathaway noted that this policy encompasses all forms of student achievement, not just academic.

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BRTA Services Free From Nov. 25 to Dec. 31

The state grant was awarded to all 15 Commonwealth regional transit authorities who worked together to submit a joint application and implementation plan.

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Motorama Taking Grant Applications

The Motorama Committee is also committed to giving back to the community by donating the proceeds of each year to local charities.

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Pittsfield Subcommittee Considers Options for Affordable Chicken Keeping

A popular suggestion was to make the process similar to $20 annual dog licensing, which City Solicitor Stephen Pagnotta will look into along with a $200 site plan approval.

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Pittsfield Auctioning Off 10-Acre Property on Route 20

An open house will be held Thursday, Nov. 10, from 11 to noon, at which time the auction will be conducted by the Zekos Group of Shrewsbury.

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CHP Health Insurance Team Accepting Appointments for Open Enrollment Assistance

The Open Enrollment period runs Nov. 1, 2022-Jan. 23, 2023.

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Is a Roth IRA conversion right for you?

Depending on your situation, it might be appropriate to make some year-end financial moves. But there's one in particular that may allow you to take advantage of the current investment climate while providing potential benefits far into the future.

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Berkshire Organizations Partner to Launch New Website to Help Grant Seekers

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and several partner agencies joined to form BFF in response to a need for a clearinghouse focused on the investment of COVID-19 recovery dollars into the region, to improve the well-being of community members

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New Tobacco Regulations Coming to Dalton in February

These include bans on flavored rolling papers and other products not restricted by the law, smoking bars, and new tobacco permits within 500 feet of schools.

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McCann Celebrates 20 Nursing Grads in Pinning Ceremony

The group received congratulations and well wishes from faculty, administrators and several other guests.

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MCLA Alumni to Present at Creative Writing Event

Alumni will read poetry and prose, and present visual art and graphic design projects. The event will also showcase possible career paths after graduating with a liberal arts degree.

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PJ Library Pajama Drive

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires have again teamed up with Carr Hardware to offer drop-off of brand-new pajamas (sizes newborn to teen) at these locations across Berkshire County.

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$72K Raised in Berkshire Humane, Haddad Subaru Clinic

During the event, Dr. Charlotte Barkley of Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital administered approximately 50 vaccines and 50 Microchips to cats and dogs.

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North Adams Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Grandmother

Kelsie C. Cote, 26, of 22 Rich St., is charged with murder, assault to murder and evidence tampering in the death of Doris A. Cote, 74, of 300 Church St.

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SVHC Receives Donation from Lundgren Subaru and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

By the end of the year, Subaru and retailers will have brought more than 230,000 blankets, 31,000 arts and crafts kits, and thousands of messages of hope, written by Subaru retailers and customers.

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WCMA Hosts Annual Plonsker Lecture

The Plonsker Family Lecture Series in Contemporary Art, established in 1994 by Madeleine Plonsker, Harvey Plonsker '61 and their son, Ted Plonsker '86, examines current issues in contemporary art.

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North Adams Christmas Trees Delivered

The tree lighting will be held Nov. 23 at 5 pm.

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Open Forum On Environmental Aspects of Williamstown Fire Station Project

All residents are invited to attend this interactive event, which is co-sponsored by the Williamstown Fire District's Building Committee and the town's CO2 Lowering (COOL) Committee.

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Berkshire Museum Presents Winter Festival: Solstice Celebration

Opening Saturday, Nov. 12 with a celebration featuring a performance by award-winning musical artist Paul Winter, in Berkshire Museum's Little Cinema.

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BArT Students Receive John and Abigail Adams Scholarship

For this scholarship, merit is based on student scores on the 10th-grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test. This year's recipients at Be

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Construction Bids HIgh on Lanesborough Pavilion

The pavilion's components were delivered to Laston Park, near where it will be built; however, the committee moved it to the Water Department until it can be built.

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Adams Theater Making Final Preparations for Benefit Concert

The mother and son team, Michelle Chen Kuo and Christopher Kuo, is currently touring to raise money for philanthropic and charitable organizations. The duo has raised $1,456,000 for its partners since 2016.

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Rollerskiers Tackle Mount Greylock

Fin Bailey and Alexandra Lawson were the top finishers on Sunday at the Mount Greylock Hill Climb.

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Lee Sweeps Youth Football Crowns

The Lee Youth Football program turned in a pair of dominating performances at BCC on Sunday night to earn Berkshire County Youth Football League crowns in the Junior and Senior Divisions.

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Adams Conservation Approves Parking Expansion for B&B Micromanufacturing

The project is already partially complete, as the applicant was unaware a notice of intent was required. The construction is within a 100-foot buffer zone of bordering vegetated wetlands.

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