The Pittsfield Board of Health voted unanimously to order demolition of three long-abandoned properties. Acting Chairperson Jeffery A. Leppo led the board in approving orders for 154 Francis Avenue (vacant since 2021, condemned 2022), 48-50 Brown Street (damaged by a 2018 fire, condemned), and
Pittsfield recorded 13 property deeds between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only four had a sale price recorded, ranging from $40,000 to $238,653 with a median of $90,000 among those priced. The month's top recorded transaction was 46 Longfellow Ave at $238,653, involving the Massachusetts Housing Finance
The Berkshire Museum has reopened its renovated aquarium, drawing visitors with new marine exhibits including an octopus display, per a July 29 NEPM report. Separately, Western Mass News reported that a Pittsfield pharmacist has been charged in Boston federal court with allegedly divert…
The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority logged more than 731,000 rides over the past year, a record for the Pittsfield-based agency, according to WAMC. The milestone caps a period of rising ridership for the regional bus system that connects Pittsfield to surrounding Berkshire County t…
Barrington Stage Company's 50th-anniversary revival of "A Chorus Line" runs in Pittsfield through Aug. 8. The production, staged at the company's downtown venue, honors the landmark musical's half-century legacy with a full ensemble cast performing through the first week of August. Area…
BCArc names Dunn to head its Adult Family Care program as Pittsfield's outside coverage centers on leadership and arts news. The Berkshire Eagle's Bizbrief column reports the appointment at the Berkshire County human-services provider, while the paper's Community News section says the f…
Berkshire County Historical Society plans a Moby-Dick read-a-thon at Arrowhead to mark 175 years since the novel's publication. The event centers on the Holmes Road farmhouse where Herman Melville wrote his whaling epic in the 1850s, reportedly drawing inspiration from the view of Mount…
Pittsfield swimmers face an unguarded Onota Lake this summer after the city failed to fill lifeguard positions. The City of Pittsfield issued a formal swim warning for Burbank Park, confirming no lifeguards will be on duty at the popular lake beach, according to a Western Mass News repo…
Pittsfield Commission on Disabilities unanimously adopted new international sign standard for handicap accessibility. Chair Cathy Carchedi convened the meeting at 2:00 p.m. on July 9, with Vice Chair June Hailer present. The commission discussed transportation, noting the Berkshire Regional Transit
Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax will headline a Berkshires benefit concert, per a Berkshire Eagle report circulating Wednesday into Thursday. The city's arts calendar is filling out further with a Berkshire Eagle-covered book signing spotlighting suffragist Victoria Woodhull and a new Berkshire…
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