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In a reversal of an earlier budget hearing, councilors decided the lone cut theyd make to the proposed $216.2 million budget should come from Pittsfield Public Schools.

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When Mayor Peter Marchetti brought his first spending plan to the City Council this week, he called it a "compromise." Its also a lesson in fiscal reality and the importance

Pittsfield is long overdue for some reform on waste removal. While efforts to evolve the messy and costly status quo have proved unsuccessful over the last several years, its all

We agree with the need to bring a wide and diverse array of expert perspectives to the table to see how the city might mitigate the impacts on public safety

No matter how off-base these councilors were in approving such a petition, we should acknowledge the reasonable question overshadowed by the petitioners theatrics: How much increased spending is unhealthy or

Like the mayor, we are concerned that Wahconah Park’s home team feels the need to hit ”pause” and suspend this year’s baseball season. It’s sad that this historic ballpark in

Seven days in to Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti’s first term and he’s already received a mandate from the City Council: send us back a level-funded budget — or close to

Peter Marchetti, Pittsfields first openly gay mayor, took the oath of office before a packed house in City Hall on Tuesday. His opening remarks focused on calls of unity and

These matters and more face a refreshed roster of Pittsfield leadership in the upcoming year. We look forward to holding these leaders, new and incumbent alike, accountable as they seek