Mayor Peter Marchetti

As the Berkshire Eagle reported this month, public records show the city of Pittsfield, Mass., started on plans to convert an elementary school building into a police department months before the school's closure. Blueprints for the project were delivered to the city in February, well before any public discussion. Now, WAMC has obtained the preliminary floorplan for the proposed facility and is publishing it for the first time.

Rising healthcare costs are one of the biggest challenges facing Massachusetts communities. As WAMC reports, weight loss drugs are fueling sweeping increases across the commonwealth.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was in Pittsfield this week to announce a new round of state grants that will support the construction of 1,300 new homes across the commonwealth, including almost 50 in Berkshire County’s largest community.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Peter Marchetti delivered his second annual State of the City address at the municipal governmental organization ceremony in City Hall this morning.

A new report from the Massachusetts State Auditor says an energy efficiency program run by utility companies costs more and delivers less to the commonwealth’s lower-income communities.

Leaders in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Monday removed the criminalization component and made other amendments to a proposed camping ban put forward by the mayor. But the debate on the controversial measure continues.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council has voted to bury a controversial ordinance aimed at curbing panhandling at major intersections.

A subcommittee of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council has voted against recommending a controversial measure that would make it illegal to stand on medians.

The mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts is defending a controversial proposal he submitted to the city council that critics say will criminalize panhandling.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Mayor Peter Marchetti delivered the first State of the City address of his term at Taconic High School Thursday night.