The 3rd annual Food Truck Feastival returns to Wahconah Park from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.This is a public event featuring food trucks and vendors from all around Berkshire County! Free admission. $3 for parking.
The Shaker Barn Music series at Hancock Shaker Village kicks off its 2019 season with The Suitcase Junket.One-man virtuoso Matt Lorenz's signature sound is a mash-up of mountain ballads, original rock anthems, blues manifestos and dance-hall festivity. Williamstown, Mass. native Eliza Edens will open the show. 7:30 p.m.
"A Journey into Latin America Through Music" will feature La Voz de Tres with special guest Marcelo Woloski and The Herberg Middle School Concert Band and Concert Chorus, who will be premiering two new arrangements along with other Latin American music selections. Herberg Middle School, 7 p.m.
Goat Yoga is baaaack by popular demand at Hancock Shaker Village. Bring a mat, a towel and an open mind and practice yoga with the farm's adorable goats. 10-11 a.m. $25/$22.50 for HSV members.
Bisque, Beads & Beyondinvites you to paint a handcrafted pine birdhouse to hang in your yard. The price depends on the style of birdhouse. There are six styles to choose from and they range from $35-$45. Call the studio to reserve your house and your spot! 6-8 p.m.
Jeanne Sakata's Hold These Truths is the story of unsung American hero Gordon Hirabayashi (Joel de la Fuente). During WWII, he defies the U.S. government's orders to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry, launching a 50-year journey from college to courtroom and eventually to a Presidential Medal of Freedom. A story filled with hope, this play will leave you cheering for a man who stood up for the true meaning of patriotism. Barrington Stage Company's St. Germain Stage.
Join the fun at the Westside Riverway Park Block Party on Saturday, May 25 from 12-5pm.
The party, hosted by the Westside Legends, will take place at the Westside Riverway Park at 181 Dewey Ave.
There will be gospel performances from Pittsfield churches followed by dance performances from the Albany Berkshire Ballet, Funk Box Studio, and Youth Alive.
There will also be river science activities run by the Housatonic Valley Association, and craft and activity tables for kids.
Morningside Initiative willhosts a resource fair at Morningside Community School. Social service agencies from across Pittsfield will come together in one place to provide information to the community. Family oriented. Games and activities provided. 5-7 p.m.
Chronicling the rise of one of the most colorful and controversial religious movements in American history, Hail Satan? is an inspiring and entertaining documentary from acclaimed director Penny Lane (Nuts!, Our Nixon). When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor and a few rebellious friends, you can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. As charming and funny as it is thought-provoking, the film offers a timely look at a group of often misunderstood outsiders whose unwavering commitment to social and political justice has empowered thousands of people around the world.
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EPA Lays Out Draft Plan for PCB Remediation in Pittsfield
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
Ward 4 Councilor James Conant requested the meeting be held at Herberg Middle School as his ward will be most affected.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric have a preliminary plan to remediate polychlorinated biphenyls from the city's Rest of River stretch by 2032.
"We're going to implement the remedy, move on, and in five years we can be done with the majority of the issues in Pittsfield," Project Manager Dean Tagliaferro said during a hearing on Wednesday.
"The goal is to restore the (Housatonic) river, make the river an asset. Right now, it's a liability."
The PCB-polluted "Rest of River" stretches nearly 125 miles from the confluence of the East and West Branches of the river in Pittsfield to the end of Reach 16 just before Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The city's five-mile reach, 5A, goes from the confluence to the wastewater treatment plant and includes river channels, banks, backwaters, and 325 acres of floodplains.
The event was held at Herberg Middle School, as Ward 4 Councilor James Conant wanted to ensure that the residents who will be most affected by the cleanup didn't have to travel far.
Conant emphasized that "nothing is set in actual stone" and it will not be solidified for many months.
In February 2020, the Rest of River settlement agreement that outlines the continued cleanup was signed by the U.S. EPA, GE, the state, the city of Pittsfield, the towns of Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington, and Sheffield, and other interested parties.
Remediation has been in progress since the 1970s, including 27 cleanups. The remedy settled in 2020 includes the removal of one million cubic yards of contaminated sediment and floodplain soils, an 89 percent reduction of downstream transport of PCBs, an upland disposal facility located near Woods Pond (which has been contested by Southern Berkshire residents) as well as offsite disposal, and the removal of two dams.
The estimated cost is about $576 million and will take about 13 years to complete once construction begins.
U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric have a preliminary plan to remediate polychlorinated biphenyls from the city's Rest of River stretch by 2032. click for more
The joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the facility's closing. click for more
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously gave Superintendent Joseph Curtis the green light for the SOI to the Massachusetts School Building Authority by April 12.
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The projects not making the cut were in the historic preservation and open space and recreation categories and though they were seen as interesting and valuable projects, the urgency was not prevalent enough for this cycle.
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The Licensing Board on Monday gave Pancho's Mexican Restaurant the OK to close one hour later — extending last call to 12:30 p.m. and closing at 1 a.m. There have been no reported incidents since a weeklong license suspension.
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