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The mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts gave a COVID-19 update at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Ward 3 City Councilor Nick Caccamo, 35, has accepted a job as town administrator of Williamsburg, Massachusetts. The Hampshire County community about 30 miles east of Pittsfield sits on the Mill River and abuts Northampton. The four-term veteran of Pittsfield politics told WAMC in February he wouldn’t seek another term this fall. Caccamo, who starts the job on Monday, spoke with WAMC about the job.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts police say they’re searching a city lake for a missing New York State resident. 

Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Councilor Helen Moon says she won’t seek a third two-year term in this fall’s municipal election.

The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts has suspended the liquor and entertainment licenses of a downtown bar and eatery owned by a city councilor.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Council got a COVID-19 update and voted to end a controversial mosquito spraying program at Tuesday night’s virtual meeting.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker toured a vaccination clinic in Pittsfield Thursday before giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 situation.

More Pittsfield, Massachusetts city councilors have expressed dismay with the school committee’s selection of a new permanent superintendent. 

City councilor Patrick Kavey says the school committee in Pittsfield, Massachusetts wronged the community by backing interim superintendent Joe Curtis for the permanent position.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts school committee chose a new permanent superintendent Wednesday, prompting one member of the body – Berkshire County’s NAACP chapter president – to resign in protest.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council embraced a new downtown zoning policy after a debate about affordable housing at its virtual meeting Tuesday night.

A former Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council president is making a comeback bid after an eight-year absence.

Public health professionals continue to track a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Congressman Richard Neal came to Pittsfield, Massachusetts Friday to announce that over $41 million of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act will go to Berkshire County.

The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts is discussing how to respond to months of complaints from residents claiming health concerns tied to a cell tower.

The mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts says the city is experiencing a COVID-19 surge in the weeks after a new reopening phase in the state.

Emails obtained by WAMC News through a Freedom Of Information Act Request show tensions between Pittsfield, Massachusetts political leaders as they sought to address the needs of the city’s unhoused population in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.

At its monthly meeting Tuesday, the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Police Advisory and Review Board reviewed police conduct complaints.

The city of Pittsfield’s state COVID-19 transmission categorization is improving as infection numbers continue to drop.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council is creating a new grants administrator role for the city’s police department.

Barrington Stage Company’s 2021 10x10 New Play Festival is – you guessed it – going virtual this year! The event is also celebrating its 10th year of presenting short plays during these short days of winter.

Streaming March 11–14 and 18–21, half of the original plays are directed by Matthew Penn, and the other half by BSC Artistic Director Julianne Boyd – who joined us.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts is receiving almost $900,000 in funding from the state’s MassDevelopment Site Readiness Grant Program to redevelop a vacant industrial site.

Massachusetts and the city of Pittsfield are set to announce Tuesday a step forward in redeveloping a former industrial site through the MassDevelopment Site Readiness Program.

At-large Pittsfield, Massachusetts city councilor Earl Persip says he’ll seek a third two-year term. 

The largest community in Berkshire County has outlawed all future outdoor cannabis cultivation following a city council vote this week.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council has approved the use of almost a million dollars from the municipal General Electric settlement fund for an infrastructure project.

The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts will be reopening some of its municipal buildings to the public on a limited basis starting Tuesday. 

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts Police Advisory and Review Board unanimously approved a new policy that aims to protect the rights of transgender people in interactions with law enforcement.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council has postponed a proposed overhaul of its trash system until at least 2022.