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Tonight’s meeting marks the first official public discussion of Miguel Estrella’s death at the hands of a Pittsfield police officer after the city council avoided the topic at its first meeting after the incident last week.

At a Sunday march to honor a Pittsfield, Massachusetts man killed by police last month, community members demanded change and a renewed focus on reform from local authorities.

Staffing changes are afoot inside the largest police department in Berkshire County.

Like so many workplaces, the Pittsfield Police Department is hiring, and has launched a recruitment effort to build up a pipeline of potential new officers.

UPDATED WITH POLICE COMMENT: In a recorded and emailed messages Tuesday, Pittsfields top school official told families that the district is aware of vague threats of school violence circulating on

Pittsfield Police are calling a threatening message making its way around the country “unsubstantiated.”   According to a media report from the

Pittsfield Police are calling a threatening message making its way around the country “unsubstantiated.”   According to a media report from the

Narcan can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. A local lawmaker is again pushing to require first responders to carry the drug, with a legislative hearing set Monday.

Police are looking for two people who are believed to have set fire to a side doors at St. Josephs Church this month.

PITTSFIELD — A scuffle between an apparent Trump supporter and a Black Lives Matter activist caught on video nine months ago may now lead to court appearances. The 18-second video of the September 2020 tussle, in which both men tangle and the apparent Trump supporter ends up on the ground, received more than 40,000 upvotes on Reddit. No one was arrested. Pittsfield Police requested at least one hearing at the time before the Pittsfield District Court clerk-magistrate for three people they ...