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Steve Decker cleans up in front of BankNorth on Wednesday.
More Snow

The Berkshires received several inches of snow this morning, but not enough to close schools, unlike yesterday's sleety mess. Temperatures will drop into the 20s this afternoon. A few more snow showers are expected through the weekend.
Duff'em If You've Got'em
North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it.

Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.

Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us.
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Obituaries


India, Presidential Cat, Dies at 18
Marjorie E. McLain, 80
Barbara Mahon, 81
Kevin B. Finnerty, 71
Joseph L. Crowley, 82
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Region

Citgo: We Have Oil 4 Joe
Readsboro Utility Damaged by Storm
State Preps for Bulge Battle
Stockbridge Opposes Pike Link
Brace of Storms Boost Ski Areas
Houses of Faith in Need of Repair

Songs From St. James (Vt.)

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News & Notes: Pump Down the Volume

By Larry Kratka - February 27, 2008
Berkshire News Network

Turn It Down: Pittsfield Changing Noise Ordinance

PITTSFIELD - It may cost you more in the future to blast that car radio or roar down a Pittsfield street with an extra loud motorcycle or car.

The Pittsfield City Council has approved the first reading of a proposed noise ordinance that would beef up a similar ordinance approved in 2001.  At-Large City Councilor Matthew Kerwood submitted the newest version of the noise ordinance that would increase enforceability by decreasing a strict reliance on noise meters to measure decibel levels. The new rules would define "unreasonable noise" that is plainly audible at a distance of 100 feet. 

Motorcycles with excessive noise and blaring car radios you can feel and hear, generally cruise around the city during the summer. A second reading of the noise ordinance will take place at the next City Council meeting on March 11.  

Pittsfield Losing Tuition Dollars

PITTSFIELD - The Pittsfield School Committee has a dilemma on its hands. The committee is trying to figure out why 263 students took their tuition dollars to nearby communities this year. That number is up from 252 last year. 

Usually, students from surrounding communities make the leap from their school district to the Pittsfield School System, mostly to attend vocational classes at either Taconic or Pittsfield high schools. That said, only three fewer vocational students from the Southern Berkshires enrolled in city schools through a separate agreement. The only other vocational school in the Berkshires is McCann Technical in North Adams. In addition, the number of city students enrolled at the Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School in Adams more than doubled - from 22 to 46 this year. 
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