Fantastick Patrick to Perform at BCC

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PITTSFIELD, Mass — Patrick Connor, the face behind "Fantastick Patrick: The One-Man Variety Show," will perform at Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s Robert Boland Theatre on Friday, March 8 at 2 pm and 5 pm. The performances are free and open to the public. 
 
According to a press release:
 
His unique blend of comedy, circus tricks and live music creates an explosive experience for all. Expect Fantastick Patrick to wow the crowd with everything from juggling swords and riding a giant unicycle to yo-yo tricks, plate-spinning and free-balancing massive objects on his face.  
 
Connor is an experienced entertainer known for his hilarity and crowd interaction. He keeps the audience fully engaged throughout the entire show, enrapturing even the smallest of children and providing laughs for the adults, too.  
 
He performs regularly for Carnival Cruises and also entertains at major corporate events, which he has done for companies and venues like Facebook, Old Navy, Walmart, Pasadena Rose Bowl and Dodger Stadium. He has also worked in television and film, appearing in an episode of the Netflix series "100 Humans," on the 2019 Emmy Awards for a spot introducing the variety category with actor Adam DeVine, and, currently, in a national Hilton commercial. 
 
Connor is a BCC alum and was first introduced to the College at a summer circus camp when he was 10 years old. A Pittsfield native, he recently moved back to the area with his wife and children after spending more than 20 years in Los Angeles.  

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Pittsfield Council to See $216M FY25 Budget, Up 5%

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Peter Marchetti has proposed a $216 million budget for fiscal year 2025, a 5 percent increase from the previous year.

Budget season will kick off on Monday with a special meeting of the City Council containing several financial items, one being an order to raise and appropriate $216,155,210 for the city's operating budget. This begins the council's process of departmental spending deliberations with a budget adoption before the new fiscal year begins on July 1.

This is about a $10 million hike from FY24's $205,584,497 budget.

Early in the term, the council supported a divisive petition requesting a budget that is "close to level-funded" due to concerns about tax increases. This would come with cuts to employment and city services, Marchetti warned, but said the administration was working to create a proposal that is "between level funded and a level service funded."

When the School Committee OK'd a $82.8 million spending plan, he revealed that the administration "couldn't get to a level service funded budget."

The Pittsfield Police Department budget is proposed to rise 4 percent from $14,364,673 in FY24 to $14,998,410, an increase of about $614,000. A 2.5 percent increase is proposed for the Department of Public Services, rising about $287,000 from $11,095,563 in FY24 to $11,382,122.

Marchetti also submitted a Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2025-2029 that he called a "roadmap for the future."

A public hearing is planned for May 13.

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