Husband and Wife Neurologists Join Berkshire Health Systems

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Stanley Tuhrim, MD, and Betty Mintz, MD, board certified, and fellowship trained Neurologists and husband and wife, to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the physician staff of Neurology Professional Services of BMC. 
 
They join Drs. Octavian Adam, Herbert Gregg, Thomas Kwiatkowski, and Laurence “Jay” Ufford, and Nurse Practitioners Anurag Bansal and Kathleen Hanley at Neurology Professional Services of BMC.
 
Dr. Tuhrim is board certified in both Neurology and Vascular Neurology. He received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and completed his residency at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Tuhrim is fellowship trained in Cerebrovascular Disease from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  
 
Dr. Mintz is board certified in both Neurology and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. She completed her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center and received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Mintz is fellowship trained in neuromuscular disease from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Mintz specializes in electromyography and nerve conduction studies, as well as treating patients with myasthenia gravis, which is a condition caused by a breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles.
 
For more information or an appointment with Neurology Professional Services of BMC, call 413-395-7694.   

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Pittsfield Reviews Financial Condition Before FY27 Budget

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The average single-family home in Pittsfield has increased by more than 40 percent since 2022. 

This was reported during a joint meeting of the City Council and School Committee on March 19, when the city's financial condition was reviewed ahead of the fiscal year 2027 budget process.

Mayor Peter Marchetti said the administration is getting "granular" with line items to find cost savings in the budget.  At the time, they had spoken to a handful of departments, asking tough questions and identifying vacancies and retirements. 

Last fiscal year’s $226,246,942 spending plan was a nearly 4.8 percent increase from FY24. 

In the last five years, the average single-family home in Pittsfield has increased 42 percent, from $222,073 in 2022 to $315,335 in 2026. 

"Your tax bill is your property value times the tax rate," the mayor explained. 

"When the tax rate goes up, it's usually because property values have gone down. When the property values go up, the tax rate comes down." 

Tax bills have increased on average by $280 per year over the last five years; the average home costs $5,518 annually in 2026. In 2022, the residential tax rate was $18.56 per thousand dollars of valuation, and the tax rate is $17.50 in 2026. 

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