Weekend Outlook: Ringing in the New Year

Ring in the New Year with activities and events around Berkshire County this weekend.

Taconic Boys Basketball Was Top Story of '23

The 2023 sports year was filled with championships throughout the county.

Pittsfield Welcomes New Mayor, Council on Tuesday

The city will inaugurate a new mayor and swear in city councilors on Tuesday morning at City Hall.

State Senators Tour Berkshire County Arc Programs

During their visit they spent time discussing short and long-term plans for human services in Massachusetts.

Dalton Sees Project Completions, New Initiatives in 2023

The town saw a mixture of change, progress, initiatives, and project completions in 2023.

Clarksburg Tax Delinquents Strongly Urged to Arrange Payment Plans

The town's recent attempt to recover delinquent tax payments may have seemed like hard ball but no one was evicted from their home on Wednesday.

Dalton Planning Board Approves Ray Robert Special Permit

After revisions, community comment, and deliberations that required three meetings to complete, the Planning Board voted last week to approve the special permit for Ray Robert Excavation & Trucking.

Lenox Robotics Program Awarded Grant from GD, Navy

The $8,000 in funding was used to purchase 20 new Lego SPIKE Prime kits, which are now being utilized by Lenox students.

Governor Proposes Regulations to Strengthen Resilience from Coastal, Inland Flooding

MassDEP regulations will establish protections for areas most vulnerable to climate change impacts and implement incentives for nature-based solutions

Sled Library Coming to Pittsfield's Clapp Park

Last week, the Parks Commission granted resident Lindsey Marion permission to place a free sled box near the scoreboard at the park.

Mount Greylock Takes Step to Secure Funding for School Roof Replacements

In the end, the School Committee voted 6-0, with Ursula Maloy absent, to give the preliminary commitment Bergeron sought in order to give Solect assurance that the district was interested enough for the developer to fund the National Grid study.

Tire Company's Annual Drive Delivers Gifts to North County Teens

The store started collecting donations earlier than it has in past years with a multipronged approach. Perin noted that the number of teens involved has doubled in size in each year the program has run.

Christmas Eve Fire Burns Pittsfield Home to Ground

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries but the house, which is largely charred down the foundation, is a total loss and remains under investigation.

Berkshire Bounty Opens North County Cold Storage at BMC North

A cold storage facility will act as a depot for local farmers to deliver meat, dairy, eggs and produce to a central location where it will be aggregated, stored, and delivered to participating food distribution organization partners in North Adams, Adams, Williamstown and surrounding towns.

Animal Health Officials Alert Dog Owners to Watch for Parvovirus

At least one dog, recently purchased from Jason Whitmore at 35 Daniel Shay's Highway in Orange, Massachusetts, has been affected.

Public Projects Prominent in Williamstown in 2023

Three high-profile publicly funded projects that took years to get underway reached or neared the finish line in 2023.

Mount Greylock School Officials Debate Merits of Publicly Reporting Bias Incidents

A member of the Mount Greylock School Committee this month pushed the administration to be more transparent about incidents of bias in the classroom.

Merry Christmas from iBerkshires

State Unemployment and Job Estimates for November 2023

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 3,200 jobs in November.

Christmas Eve Poem

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house ...

MassDOT Announces the Winners of the Name A Snowplow Contest

This contest received entries from public school classrooms from across Massachusetts.

Veteran Spotlight: Army Staff Sgt. Arthur Wiknik Jr.

Arthur Wiknik Jr. served his country in the Army's 101st Airborne as a staff sergeant from 1968 to 1970.

MEMA Receives Federal Funds For Regional Training Center

The MEMA-led Northeast Emergency Management Training and Education Center is designed to strengthen New England’s preparedness and resiliency

Great Barrington Price Chopper Rebranding as Market 32

The construction timeline for the conversion will be finalized when all of the permitting is in place, but the company hopes to unveil its newest Market 32 in time for 2024 holiday season.

Local DARE Program Recognizes Deanna Strout

Police Chief Deanna Strout was recognized last week during the Craneville Elementary School's fifth grade Drug Abuse Resistance Education program graduation.