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North Adams Plans $350,000 Restoration of Library Belvedere

Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday that this funding comes from the Massachusetts Preservation Commission.

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State Boosts North Street Housing Project With $4M

A North Street housing project was awarded more than $4 million through the state's Housing Development Incentive Program.

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Berkshires Gets $600K in Bike Path Grants

The Berkshires received more than $600,000 for improvements and planning of recreational trails. The funds are part of some $12 million in awards announced recently for 65 projects across the state.

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Dalton Select Board Approves ARPA Funds for Easement Appraisals

The Select Board last week approved utilizing $7,500 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the appraisal of three easements.

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State Wants to Give Clarksburg $1.2M for a Safe Route to the School

The students can now reach the town field through a rough path in the woods and walk the field until crossing the road or walk along the sidewalk-free Cross Road, a heavily traveled way with no shoulders.

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Patriot Armor Systems Awarded $200K State Grant for Equipment

Patriot Armor Systems has been granted $200,000 from a state program for manufacturers.

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Dewey Hall Gets $15K Donation Boost Toward Preservation and Planning

Housatonic Heritage has granted a $15,000 Heritage Partnership grant. This will go toward a $35,000 matching grant for feasibility and planning from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities fund announced in July.

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BCC Celebrates Free Tuition Program for Nursing Students

This news was celebrated in Berkshire Community College's SIM lab on Monday with legislators, students, and staff. College President Ellen Kennedy explained that the new program allows students to attend nursing and pre-nursing programs for free.

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Berkshires Gets $8M in State Economic Development Grants

North Adams received the highest amount in the county: $2.25 million for public and private development projects. Pittsfield is getting $540,000 for six projects and Cheshire, Dalton and Great Barrington up to $1 million each for road projects.

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Stockbridge-Munsee Gets $2M to Reclaim Indigenous Land

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is one of the first tribes to receive state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding, a historical feat that will go toward the reclamation of indigenous homeland.

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5 Berkshire Farms Getting $550K in Grant Funding

Five farms in Berkshire County are benefiting from more than $26.3 million in agricultural grants announced by Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday.

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Arts & Cultural Groups Celebrate Millions in Local Grant Awards

Artists and creative organizations from around Western Massachusetts celebrated on Friday the awarding of more than $9 million in grants through the Massachusetts Cultural Council to help with recovery after the pandemic.

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Lenox Receives $180K State Grant to Assist Municipal Sewer Extension

It will support design and engineering costs to bring a municipal sewer system into north Lenox and serve a 65-unit mixed-income rental housing project, developable land, and existing businesses.

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Congressman Neal Touts $350k Grant for BCC Nursing Equipment

Neal credited part of Berkshire Medical Center's high-quality care to its link with BCC, which provides hands-on experience to medical professionals in training.

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Gov. Baker Visits Pittsfield, City Receives State Grants

The state granted Pittsfield awards for all five of its applications totaling $3.6 million in awards.