Software Upgrades Impacting Pittsfield Online Permitting System

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Due to software upgrades, the City of Pittsfield's Fire Inspection's Bureau permitting system, PermitEyes, will be temporarily unavailable beginning at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 15.
 
Beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the new version of PermitEyes will be live for the Fire Inspection Bureau. The new PermitEyes 20/20 program will be an upgrade to the current permitting program with an entirely new look and feel aimed at making the process more user friendly. Applicants will be able to view and track the progress of their application from the PermitEyes homepage as it goes through the approval process.
 
To move all the data from the current site to the new site, the permitting system for the Fire Inspection Bureau including permits for dumpster smoke and CO, tank removals and code compliance will be unavailable during this transition period. No permit applications will be accepted online.
 
If a new permit is required during this time, residents are asked to call the Fire Inspection Bureau at (413) 448-9764 or visit their office at 70 Allen Street to file a paper application. Payment will be accepted in the form of cash or check payable to the City of Pittsfield.
 
The new site will be accessible on Monday, Sept. 16. No permitting systems for other city departments will be impacted during this transition.
 
Those who are currently a PermitEyes user and have the site bookmarked, the existing link will take you to the new site where you can log in and conduct your business as usual.
 

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23 Years Later, Berkshire Communities Remember 9/11

By Brittany Polito & Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Dalton officials are joined by police, firefighters and community members at Sept. 11 observances outside Town Hall on Tuesday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Around 50 people gathered in Veterans Memorial Park to mark the 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, when attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon left nearly 3,000 people dead, thousands wounded, and launched two of the nation's longest wars.
 
Mayor Peter Marchetti described it as "a day that most of us would probably like to forget." When he woke up this morning, the clear skies and sunshine eerily reminded him of the weather on that tragic day. 
 
"There's been a number of these years that the weather is almost exactly the same to remind us of that treacherous day that we all were surprised," he added. 
 
"You know, growing up in this generation, knowing all of the folks that say, 'Do you remember where you were when President Kennedy was shot?' Now my generation has 'Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2001?'" 
 
Five Berkshire County soldiers lost their lives in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory, 32, of Cheshire; Spc. Michael R. DeMarsico II, 20, of North Adams; and Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, 24, of Dalton, all in Afghanistan; and Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24, of Pittsfield, and Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells, 29, of North Egremont, in Iraq.
 
The ceremony took place around the city's Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial, dedicated four years ago to honor the men and others lost. A time capsule was buried at the monument with items that were provided by their family members and will be opened in 2101.
 
Brian Willette, commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and an Army veteran, said it is "our first duty to remember and to never allow the public or even ourselves to forget the significance of today and what happened next." 
 
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