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Human Services Advisory Council hears five service-provider pitches

The Human Services Advisory Council heard presentations from five service organizations serving Pittsfield residents. Community Legal Aid, represented by Managing Attorney Carrie Love and housing attorney Angelina Morisi, detailed free legal assistance for low-income and elderly residents on

Conservation Commission approves bridge replacement, denies extension request

Pittsfield Conservation Commission approves bridge replacement at Barkerville Conservation Area. Vice Chair Thomas Sakshaug, Franz Forster, Jonathan Lothrop, and Nicole Hall, with Shannon Poulin and Ted Kozlowski of the City of Pittsfield present, unanimously approved three rot-resistant Black

Committee approves snow operations report amid contractor and staff shortages.

Public Works Committee approves snow operations report amid staffing shortages. Commissioner Ricardo Morales presented FY25 operational data showing 4.5 feet of snow, 35 operational events, and 13 ice events, with contractor hours at 4,100 and overtime at 4,300 to date. The department faces acute

Human Services Advisory Council hears four nonprofit pitches without quorum.

Human Services Advisory Council hears four nonprofit pitches to advance arts and literacy services. Leigh Doherty of the Literacy Network, Jeff Gagnon of Community Access to The Arts, Luke Fitzgerald of Love of T, and Laura Thompson of Berkshire Art Center each presented their missions and

Homeless Advisory Committee approves prior minutes, hears from library social worker.

Pittsfield's Homeless Advisory Committee unanimously approved prior minutes and heard from Gabriela Leon, the new City Social Worker for the Berkshire Atheneum, about her plans to build trauma-informed staff training and expanded services at the library. Leon has already established relationships