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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two years ago the city adopted a Downtown Creative District for the North Street corridor. Now, planners would like to define what that means aesthetically. On...

The posters were found across the street, some piled up by the church, some stuck back into the ground. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A strange act of vandalism occurred on Tuesday around noon when the Berkshire Domestic and Sexual Violence Task Forces art installation in Park Square that calls attention to street harassment was taken down and moved. It is not clear whether this was a prank or an act of harassment. "Somebody thought it would be amusing to take down all our signs and move them across...

  The Homelessness Advisory Committee on Wednesday voted to include a 15-minute open microphone at the beginning of their sessions, allowing members of the public to speak for three minutes each.   This was brought to the panel by Ward 7 Councilor Anthony Maffuccio and passed 8-5 with Berkshire Department of Mental Health Site Director Christine Haley, Chairwoman Kim Borden, Community Development & Housing Program Manager Justine Dodds, Christian Center Food Director Karen Ryan, and re-en...