Pittsfield Receives Over $1.2 Million for Water Resources Management Plan

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PITTSFIELD, Mass.  As part of its May 7, 2025 meeting, the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approved funding for water infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth, including a low-interest loan of $1,299,759 for the city of Pittsfield.

This loan, identified as CW-25-06, will support Pittsfield's Integrated Water Resources Management Plan.

The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), facilitates the development of resilient communities by assisting municipalities in upgrading their water infrastructure. This is achieved through low-interest loans and grants, such as the one awarded to Pittsfield, via the State Revolving Funds. These funds are a collaborative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, providing financial support for crucial water infrastructure projects in cities and towns statewide.

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Pittsfield Now Sisters With Cape Coast, Ghana

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass.—The city has a new sister: Cape Coast, Ghana. 
 
On Thursday, Mayor Peter Marchetti and Metropolitan Chief Executive George Justice Arthur, of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, made it official with a signing ceremony.  The two leaders hope to honor the past and build the future through cultural, economic, and idea sharing. 
 
"As we watch our connection with other sister cities, it provides some real proud moments for folks of our other sister cities and their heritage descent to kind of honor and reflect," Marchetti said. 
 
"And I don't think we have done a new sister city in probably 25 years, so it's exciting for us to begin this journey." 
 
He explained that it was "a very quick turnaround" after Teeashia Scott, chair of the Cape Coast Sister City Committee, came to him with the vision, and he let her run with it.  Part two of the ceremony will take place in November in Ghana, as the committee has planned a group trip. 
 
"Honestly, it started as an idea for just an annual Ghanaian celebration here in Pittsfield," Scott explained. "We do have a lot of Ghanaians. There's a large Ghanaian population here." 
 
She said that all aspects of being a sister city are exciting. 
 
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