Cable Advisory Committee to Hold Public Hearings

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Cable Advisory Committee will be hosting two public hearings. 
 
The first hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 at 6:00p.m. and will take place at City Hall in the Council Chambers located at 70 Allen Street, Pittsfield.
 
The second hearing is scheduled for Friday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. and will take place via zoom.
 
To participate in the March 8 meeting, participants will need to register in advance using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WJPBhDNqRaKd5KgdUMw7ig.
 
After registering, they will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
 
At these hearings, the Committee plans to gather insight and feedback from city residents and Charter Spectrum Cable subscribers about the quality of their cable service. The format for these public hearings will be structured to allow residents to share comments to be entered into the record. These hearings will not provide an opportunity for back-and-forth questions and answers with the committee or with the cable company.
 
The Cable Advisory Committee will use the comments and feedback as part of the upcoming negotiations with the cable company for the next ten-year license, which will start on Oct. 1,
2024.
 
Those unable to attend either session, the Cable Advisory Committee encourages the public to write letters or email their comments on their cable service and/or Public, Education and Government (PEG) access television in the city. Letters can be mailed to the Cable Advisory Committee, c/o Mayor's Office, 70 Allen Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 and emails can be sent to the Committee Clerk, Heather Grunin at hgrunin@cityofpittsfield.org.
 
Any comments received via mail or email will be included in the recommendations in the report from the Cable Advisory Committee.
 
The Cable Advisory Committee is also conducting an online survey to gain even more insight into residents' experience with Spectrum Cable and their viewing habits of PEG Access television, as provided by Pittsfield Community Television (PCTV). The survey is available at: http://bit.ly/4bDtXiA.

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ADOPTED! Companion Corner: Cali and Kyzer at Berkshire Humane Society

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

Great news, Kyzer and Cali found a home for Christmas already! Still looking for a new friend for the holidays? There are plenty of dogs and cats and small animals at Berkshire Humane who would love to go home with you.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a bonded dog pair awaiting a new family at the Berkshire Humane Society.

Kyzer and Cali are both poodles. Kyzer is the male and is 7 years old, a quite a bit bigger than his sister Cali, who is a miniature of Kyzer and 8 years old.

Canine adoption counselor Rhonda Cyr introduced us to the two.

"They came from a household that couldn't hold on to them, and it sounds like they may have been abandoned by their previous owner with somebody else, and so they came to us looking for a new home," she said.

The two love to be around you and snuggle. But both are very happy dogs.

"Kyzer is 7 years old, and his personality is that he kind of wants to be in everything. He's very loving, very snuggly, as you can tell. And Callie here, she's 8 years old, and she is kind of like the life of the party," said Cyr. "She wants to tell you everything about her day, and she's a little bit of a little ham."

The two are considered seniors and really like soft treats as Cali just had a few teeth removed and Kyzer has a tooth procedure coming up.

"Currently, they really like soft treats, because they are both on the senior side of things. So they have had some dental work, so they are really in need of something softer. They are not big chewers at this age, really, their main focus right now is just really socializing and cuddling," Cyr said.

The two would love a quiet home with someone who wants to snuggle. They shouldn't go to a home with bigger dogs but if you have a dog, you can bring them in for a visitation with the poodles to see if they will get along. Cats will be fine and the preference is for older and more responsible children so that the pups don't get hurt, as they are senior citizens.

"The perfect home for them would be a quiet home that's not too active. Like I said, they're very social, so they could handle some visitors," she said. "They're very friendly, but I don't think that they would really enjoy any other dogs in the home."

Poodles need to be regularly groomed, and the prospective adopter will have to keep an eye on their health. Kyzer has a heart murmur that needs to be monitored. This doesn't mean he is in bad health, as he could live a perfectly normal life, but he will need to be checked by a veterinary specialist routinely.

"Ideally, he would go to a home that could provide further health care with a specialist in cardiac care. And you know, he could very well live out the rest of his life comfortably and happy," Cyr said. "We just don't have all that information at the moment, but I think that you know the way he's going right now. He's got a good spirit, and he seems to be pretty happy."

The shelter is hoping the to get them a home for the holidays.

"We would love to get them a home in time for the holidays. They've been here since the eighth of November, and they're really, really looking as much as the staff loves them here, we're really looking to get them into a home and somewhere nice and cozy so they can spend the rest of their life together," she said.

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