Wall Street crisis drives investors to safe haven of community banks Oct 6, 2008
I think the community banking industry, especially in this area, couldn t be further from the center of the storm, said J. Williar Dunlaevy, CEO of , a Pittsfield, Mass ... Legacy and Pittsfield-based , which has nine area offices, both have added coverage from the Massachusetts Deposit Insurance Fund. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Gulls keep perfect season alive, edges Salve Oct 6, 2008
as the pair defeated Elise Jones (Pittsfield, Mass. and Jessica Smith (Bristol, Conn. (Ecgulls.com)
Ten local governments join state's GIC health plan Oct 3, 2008
Both Braintree and Pittsfield reached agreement with union leaders but are waiting for ratification votes. Quincy will become the largest city to make the transition since the law s inception in July 2007. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
In the spotlight: April J. Volk Oct 3, 2008
That may seem like an offbeat view as the credit crisis continues to dog the banking world, but Volk, the new New York commercial lending officer for Pittsfield, Mass. -based , sees reason for hope. (Albany Business Review, NY)
98 percent of Newton students pass high-stakes science test Oct 3, 2008
Lawrence: Math, Science and Technology High School and Pittsfield High School. 2. (Newton Tab, MA)
Obituaries for 9/17 (114) Sep 19, 2008
George (Mary) Savage of Pittsfield, Mass. Richard (Margaret) Brown of Oktaha, Okla. (Anson Record, NC)
Easton obituaries Sep 19, 2008
She lived in Brockton and Randolph then Pittsfield and Barrington, N.H., prior to moving to Palmetto, Fla. in 1983 with her husband. (Easton Journal, MA)
Keeping score around New England Sep 18, 2008
Amateurs Higgins wins again Brian Higgins (Franklin CC) capped a memorable season by edging Philip Smith (Vesper CC) in a one-hole playoff to win the Massachusetts Mid-Amateur title at Berkshire Hills CC in Pittsfield. The win assures Higgins of being named the Richard D. Haskell MGA Player of the Year. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Yost has no grudge against Brewers Sep 17, 2008
Brian Higgins of Franklin CC fired a 3-under 69 for a two-round total of 142 to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Championship at Berkshire Hills CC in Pittsfield. Phillip Smith (69) of Vesper, Steve Tasho (70) of Thorny Lea, and Kim Mertes (72) of Wyckoff CC stand at 144. (Boston Globe)
This could only happen in Massachusetts, believe it or not Sep 7, 2008
Certainly nature left unique marks on the land, such as the water-carved marble of Natural Bridge in North Adams, which was once under a shallow ocean, or Balance Rock in Pittsfield State Forest, a boulder left precariously perched on a much smaller rock during the glacial retreat of the last Ice Age. But it's the people who really make a location distinct. (Boston Globe)
Hundreds pay respects to slain student Sep 7, 2008
PITTSFIELD Hundreds of mourners said goodbye to a student from Peru who was killed in his New York apartment last weekend. Kevin Pravia's friends and family released balloons into the sky and said "We love you" in unison at the Pittsfield cemetery where Pravia was buried Friday. (Boston Globe)
UMass-WRNX Partnership Continues With Football Radio Show Debut On Thursday Aug 31, 2008
WRNX's 6,000 watts covers the entire Pioneer Valley, extends from Pittsfield to Worcester in Massachusetts and reaches up in to Vermont and down in to Connecticut. Under the terms of the contract, UMass will purchase airtime from WRNX and then be responsible for producing the broadcasts and selling the advertising inventory. (Umassathletics.com)
Disorder has woman raising awareness, organizing walk Aug 31, 2008
She travels to East Greenbush, Kingston, Pittsfield, Mass. and Canaan, Conn. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Officials: Small plane crashes in Bristol, NH Aug 28, 2008
WMUR-TV reported that the plane is registered to Doug Stewart Flight Instruction in Massachusetts and had filed a flight plan earlier in the day leaving out of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. 2008 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
Rick Holmes: Subplots lost in Beacon Hill's legislative frenzy Aug 23, 2008
They also went on a borrowing binge, approving billions of dollars in bond issues for transportation, the environment, and public buildings, not to mention earmarks for local projects from Pittsfield to Provincetown. Oh, and they also found time to legalize alcohol on golf courses, outlaw the rental of pets and name Fall River's Rolling Rock the state's "official glacial rock.". (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Reenter, stage left Aug 18, 2008
At the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Creative Transitions funds the salaries of three juvenile offenders. They started doing a variety of jobs, from office work to stage construction. (Boston Globe)
Foliage targeted for eradication Aug 12, 2008
Lewis Tree Service, Inc. of Pittsfield has been engaged to apply herbicides to target species less than 12 feet tall between anytime through Sept. 30. Accord Concentrate Arsenal, which is approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Massachusetts Pesticide Board, will be applied using hand-held equipment. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Drive, the maestro said Aug 10, 2008
(The closest remaining rail stop to Tanglewood is in Pittsfield, some 9 miles away; the one-time Lenox depot, shuttered in the 1950s, is now part of the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum. . (Boston Globe)
Pension board axes fire fund managers Aug 9, 2008
Travaglini also noted that Lynn, Arlington, and Pittsfield transferred their retirement assets into the pension fund, and that Watertown and Maynard had partially transferred their funds. Other transfers pending include Hampden County and Methuen, he said. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Extreme bringing national title back to Lodi Aug 9, 2008
Courtesy photograph The Lodi Extreme softball team celebrates after defeating Kentucky's Prairie Village 2-0 in the championship game of the Babe Ruth 16U World Series in Pittsfield, Mass ... in the title game of the week-long tournament in Pittsfield, Mass ... The Lodi Extreme softball team blew through the competition at the Babe Ruth 16U World Series in Pittsfield, Mass. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Shepard, Colburn help Lodi Extreme cap off perfect pool play Aug 5, 2008
Lodi Extreme pitcher Tori Shepard readies to deliver a pitch during the Babe Ruth 16U World Series on Sunday in Pittsfield, Mass ... Lodi capped off a 4-0 pool-play run by edging Henderson/Vance (N.C.) in a 1-0 extra-inning, nail bitter on Monday in Pittsfield, Mass ... Since Lodi won the American Division, by beating Henderson/Vance, Methacton, Pittsfield and Lebanon over the past three days, it has earned a first-round bye in the finals. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
N.Y. Law Is Applied to GE Indemnity for Polluted Sites Aug 1, 2008
The second-biggest, a Pittsfield, Mass. plant and the neighboring Housatonic River, "could be at least several hundreds of millions," Balch said. (Law.com)
Sidney J. Lyford, 71, taught animal science at UMass Aug 1, 2008
In addition to his wife, daughter, and brother, Dr. Lyford leaves two sons, John of Pittsfield and Glenn of Blackstone; two other brothers, David of Greene, N.Y., and Winston of Cranston, R.I.; a sister, Muriel Donohue of Scituate; two granddaughters; and one grandson. A memorial service will be announced. (Boston Globe)
Bakers on the rise again Jul 28, 2008
"All your deposits are fully insured and fully protected," says a print advertisement that Berkshire Bank, headquartered in Pittsfield, Mass. is running in the Capital Region, where it has 10 branches. (Albany Times Union)
Kannons fire into tourney action Jul 26, 2008
KINGSTON - Kingston 11, Pittsfield 2. The Kingston Kannons ran into a tough pitcher from Pittsfield in their first game at Raynham in the Babe Ruth New England Regional Tournament ... The Pittsfield pitcher, with 14 strikeouts, overpowered the Kingston lineup with a one hitter, with only Jessica Smith reaching base safely in the game. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
House passes bill banning pet rentals Jul 23, 2008
PITTSFIELD Young eagle dies after becoming ensnared A young bald eagle found hanging upside down from a tree after getting its leg tangled in nylon fishing line has died. Andrew Madden, district manager of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, said the bird appeared to have been in poor health even before it was discovered in the tree Sunday. (Boston Globe)
Backward Glances for July 10 Jul 15, 2008
Richard Rouse graduated from Keene (N.H.) State Teachers College and was appointed teacher and soccer coach at Pittsfield (N.H.) High School Frank Ledger and David Kirkpatrick were accepted for entrance at Wentworth Institute. Winners at the annual Doll Festival at Hudson Public Library were dolls owned by Debra DelSignore, Janet Burris, Cindy Young, Joyce Crouse, Susan Domenico and Linda Tarbell Joseph Duke, Hudson High School senior, was winner of the New England Civitan Club district essay... (Hudson Sun, MA)
A 'ditch' runs through it Jul 14, 2008
PITTSFIELD - Everyone agrees that the Housatonic River needs to be scrubbed clean: So many toxic chemicals were dumped into the 150-mile-long waterway that it has become one of the nation's filthiest ... General Electric operated a 254-acre transformer manufacturing plant on its Pittsfield banks for almost 50 years through the 1970s ... At Canoe Meadows, the serene Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary in Pittsfield that the Housatonic flows through, a thriving ecosystem surrounds the filthy water. (Boston Globe)
Statehouse Roundup -- Pre-holiday happenings Jul 13, 2008
Quote of the week By selling the World Series tickets to (Pittsfield Mayor James) Ruberto at face value, where the general public could only obtain such tickets at prices more than $50 over face value, (former Red Sox General Manager Dan) Duquette provided something of substantial value to Ruberto for or because of official acts to be performed by Ruberto as mayor, State Ethics Commission, June 30, explaining the details of a case in which Duquette allegedly offered the mayor bargain tickets to... (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Legislative committee mulls 2 green-jobs bills Jul 8, 2008
A separate bill, by Senator Benjamin B. Downing, Democrat of Pittsfield, is aimed at starting a training fund to prepare workers for green-sector jobs. Downing said the next step would be for legislators to merge the bills into one, which he hopes will win approval by the end of the month. (Boston Globe)
Duquette's new field of dreams Jul 5, 2008
MASSACHUSETTS IS bookended by the oldest stadium in the majors, Fenway Park, at one end and one of the oldest in the minor leagues, Pittsfield's Wahconah Park, at the other ... That was when the former general manager of the Red Sox, Dan Duquette, sold two tickets to the second game of the Sox-Cardinals World Series to Mayor James Ruberto of Pittsfield ... According to the state Ethics Commission, Duquette's offer of the tickets was an inducement to the mayor to look kindly on Duquette's request... (Boston Globe)
Donning a green collar Jul 4, 2008
In April, state Senator Ben Downing, Democrat of Pittsfield, introduced a green-collar jobs training act that targets at-risk youth and low-income and unemployed workers. "We want to make sure there are policies in place that ensure that a portion of those jobs go to underserved communities," says Laurie Leyshon, cofounder of MaGJC, which will have a panel of experts advocate its proposal during a hearing Monday on DiMasi's bill by the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging... (Boston Globe)
Lawmakers feeding pet projects Jul 4, 2008
The Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, and the Bing Theatre in Springfield are all beneficiaries. The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, which charges $16. (Boston Globe)
Gas prices can't stop cars--or fans--at Lebanon Valley Jul 4, 2008
His biggest sponsors are Pittsfield Lawn and Tractor, Legends Bar and Grill in Nassau, and W.H. Bergdoll Concrete in Stephentown ... For Berger, who lives in Castleton and works at SABIC Innovative Plastics in Pittsfield, where the fuel price is hitting him the hardest is in transporting his race car back and forth between the garage in Massachusetts and the track. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Brookline woman paralyzed in fierce summer storm Jul 2, 2008
Michiyo Miuma is being treated at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield for injuries to her head and neck, according to Great Barrington Police Chief William Walsh. She has been paralyzed from the neck down. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Duquette defends ticket deal in Pittsfield Jul 1, 2008
Former Red Sox general manager Daniel Duquette is embroiled in a state ethics controversy for selling Mayor James M. Ruberto of Pittsfield two tickets to the 2004 World Series at face value when such seats were fetching as much as $2,000 apiece ... The team, now known as the Pittsfield Dukes, pays the city $10,000 annually and a per-game fee of $300, more than any other New England Collegiate Baseball League team paid for a home facility last year, Duquette said ... "If this were more widely... (Boston Globe)
A Majority of One- Utter Lunacy Jun 28, 2008
The Boston Herald reported that one Pittsfield teen intentionally got pregnant because she thought it would bring my popularity up people would be like, Hey that s cool. It s okay folks, take a minute, pick your jaw up off the table and rub those eyes to remove the daze. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Berkshire Hills Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates Jun 28, 2008
Berkshire Hills Bancorp is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It has about $2. (Primezone Releases)
Torra Makes His Way To Class AAA Jun 26, 2008
- of Pittsfield is one step away from his ultimate goal ... I had a couple of tough outings, but for the most part, I had been pretty consistent," Torra said. Then before that Friday game, Mobile manager Hector de la Cruz and pitching coach Jeff Pico called Torra into the office to give him the news. The former Pittsfield High School and University of Massachusetts standout admitted to being a little surprised because of the timing of the call-up. "Usually, when they ask to meet you in the... (Umassathletics.com)
Trio atop Mass. leaderboard Jun 17, 2008
Mark Alizzeo, a 35-year-old Shrewsbury native, ground out a 68 to share the clubhouse lead with Matthew Donovan of Pittsfield and Andrew DiBitetto of Rochester, N.Y., who just graduated from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and turned pro on the first tee, handing over a check that bumped up his status from amateur. Last year's runner-up Frank Dully II, the pro at Kernwood Golf Club, and amateur Brian Higgins of Franklin followed with 69s. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
$1 billion life-sciences bill passes Senate Jun 13, 2008
5 million business incubator in Pittsfield, $25. 5 million in roadway improvements in Framingham and along Interstate 93 in Andover that would allow for business expansion plans, $9. (Boston Globe)
DiMasi tours Genzyme in Framingham Jun 13, 2008
The bill also identifies possible locations for new scientific research centers including Pittsfield, Lowell, Springfield, Framingham, Dartmouth, Boston, Taunton and Woods Hole. Genzyme, which is also expanding in France, India and other countries, focuses on developing new cancer treatments and drugs for genetic, kidney, heart and other diseases. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate passes ballyhooed life sciences bill Jun 13, 2008
The measure was filed by fifth grade students of the Egremont Elementary School in Pittsfield, Melville's home town, as part of an exercise to learn about the legislative process. The original bill made "Moby Dick" the state's official book but a House committee amended it to limit it to the official epic novel. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Report accuses Bush of misrepresenting Iraq intel Jun 6, 2008
Pittsfield, Massachusetts SCHOOL-COM.. ASSOCIATE PROJECT COOR SG-25 State U.. (Albany Times Union)
Council urged to end violence Jun 4, 2008
Pittsfield, Massachusetts SCHOOL-COM.. Fayetteville-Manlius CSD: F/T probat. (Albany Times Union)
$4 gas rolls in at the pumps Jun 2, 2008
Over the past week, from Provincetown to Pittsfield, the once unthinkable has become the inevitable: The cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gas is crossing the $4 mark - and rising. While the average price of regular unleaded in Massachusetts yesterday stood at $3. (Boston Globe)
'Quest unravel at end Jun 2, 2008
Pittsfield, Massachusetts SCHOOL-COM.. Service position - testing required. (Albany Times Union)
A prom night touched by tragedy Jun 2, 2008
Pittsfield, Massachusetts SCHOOL-COM.. banquet facility. (Albany Times Union)
Picking a fight at harvest time Jun 2, 2008
Pittsfield, Massachusetts SCHOOL-COM.. HOSPITALISTS (2) BE/BC Internal Med. (Albany Times Union)
Bigley immersed in new pro career May 29, 2008
6 of 8 Sports stories. First published: Wednesday, May 28, 2008. (Albany Times Union)
Holliston's LeBeau celebrating his 25th year May 28, 2008
The Pittsfield native didn't begin his professional life in government. He studied political science at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and earned a law degree from the New England School of Law. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Update: Albany fire an arson May 24, 2008
Pittsfield Massachusetts Teacher Vac. HOSPITALISTS Nathan Littauer Hospit. (Albany Times Union)
Cohoes wins on no-hitter May 22, 2008
Pittsfield Massachusetts Teacher Vac. Teachers' Retirement System has oppo. (Albany Times Union)
Opinion: B2 parking: If we dont build it, theyll come anyway May 22, 2008
Parents with sick kids taking time-consuming journeys from Providence, Portland or Pittsfield aren t going to park in remote lots and travel the rest of the way by shuttle or T.. Current insurance reimbursements make for shorter visits, tighter scheduling and hence, more overlapping use of patient parking than was customary when existing parking standards were adopted. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Jump In: Theater May 18, 2008
Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, 413-236-8888. Singing killers, killer comedy: Closer to home, Company One stages its own summer musical - though one that's rarely thought of that way. (Boston Globe)
Law blog: Sunstein-Power engaged May 10, 2008
Then there's executive producer David Nicksay, who graduated from Hampshire College and worked here on the Danny DeVito/Martin Lawrence, um, comedy "What's the Worst that Could Happen?" Another of the film's producers is Pittsfield native Elizabeth Banks, who probably won't be on set much because she's busy playing Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's biopic "W." (Her character's on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly. . (Boston Globe)
LETTERS: 40R state funds currently unavailable May 5, 2008
There are millions of dollars due to 22 communities who have in the pipeline over 8,000 40R approved or pending districts, ahead of the two proposed districts of Easton and Pittsfield. It will be years, at the current rate of funding, for Easton to receive any money. (Easton Journal, MA)
DCR honors Belmont, others with annual Tree City USA awards May 3, 2008
Amesbury (12), Amherst (21), Andover (9), Arlington (6), Barnstable (11), Bedford (8), Belmont (23), Beverly (7), Billerica (4), Boston (12), Boxford (3), Cambridge (16), Chelsea (4), Dalton (7), Danvers (21), Duxbury (17), Fall River (3), Falmouth (11), Framingham (17), Gloucester (16), Grafton (8), Greenfield (6), Groton (12), Hanscom AFB (21), Haverhill (12), Hingham (22), Holyoke (7), Ipswich(8), Lanesborough (3), Lawrence (6), Lexington (19), Longmeadow (7), Lowell (11), Ludlow (2), Lynn... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Former Constable Is Headed To Jail May 2, 2008
-Former New Hartford resident and constable Alden C. Hewett was sent to jail Tuesday for 15 to 20 years for sexually assaulting a Massachusetts grammar school student for three years. "This was not a one-time occurrence, but cold and calculating conduct," Berkshire Superior Court Judge John Agostini said. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Amesbury earns one of 89 Tree City USA awards May 2, 2008
Also, Marion (11), Marshfield (13), Milton (2), Nantucket (8), Needham (13), New Bedford (8), Newburyport (12), Newton (19), North Adams (12), Northampton (3), Peabody (12), Petersham (4), Pittsfield (3), Plymouth (19), Plympton (2), Reading (23), Salem (7), Sandwich (7), Saugus (9), Scituate (9), Sherborn (8), Somerville (13), Southampton (3), Springfield (22), Stoneham (8), Sturbridge (19), Sutton (8), Swampscott (17), Wakefield (7), Waltham (12), Watertown (17), West Bridgewater (14),... (Amesbury News, MA)
MetroWest Baseball Leaguer still in game at 67 May 2, 2008
I grew up in Pittsfield back in the 40s, 50s and into the early 60s, and I essentially grew up with baseball, said Scullery, now 67. I played in Little League, Babe Ruth League, High School, American Legion and Semi-Pro baseball from 1952 to 1962 in Pittsfield ... Scullery does, however, recognize his background as a native of Pittsfield - often referred to as the town where baseball originated - that has always driven him to the diamond. (Medfield Press, MA)
Obituary: Jimmy Giuffre, jazz clarinetist and composer, dies at 86 May 2, 2008
Jimmy Giuffre, the adventurous clarinetist, composer and arranger whose 50-year journey through jazz led him from writing the Woody Herman anthem "Four Brothers" through minimalist, drummerless trios to striking experimental orchestral works, died on Thursday in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He was 86. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield, MA Gets $2 Million Renovation to Ballroom, Banquet Space, Fine Dining Rockwell's Restaurant and Dewey's Poolside Pub Apr 21, 2008
BOSTON, April 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Nestled in the heart of Berkshire County, two hours' drive from Boston and New York City, is Pittsfield, Massachusetts where the surrounding Berkshire Mountains are best viewed from the 14-story Berkshire Crowne Plaza Hotel ... We look forward to offering to the community of Pittsfield and our out-of-town guests enhanced food and beverage facilities as well as an upgraded in-room experience, while we continue to offer exceptional levels of customer... (Primezone Releases)
Warp speed ahead Apr 19, 2008
Pittsfield Massachusetts Anticipated. Services seeks PTs, PTAs, OTRs, COTA.. (Albany Times Union)
Outside scrutiny for center Apr 19, 2008
Pittsfield Massachusetts Anticipated. All Times Union materials copyright 1996-2008, Capital Newspapers Division of The Hearst Corporation, Albany, N.Y.. (Albany Times Union)
