March 25, 2021 | 04:07AM
The council on Tuesday unanimously requested an update by April 13 on the investigation of health concerns from residents that neighbor the 877 South St. cell tower. click for more
March 24, 2021 | 07:30PM
Since March 9, there have been 117 new cases in the city that public health nurses are examining for the possibility of five potential clusters. The 14-day average cases per 100,000 people are now 25.51 and the 14-day positivity rate is 3.26 percent. These two elements have put the city back into. click for more
March 23, 2021 | 12:43PM
Pittsfield Public Schools, along with all public elementary schools, are getting a step closer to the new normal as full in-person education nears. click for more
Police Chief Michael Wynn marches in the procession to Durant Park in June. The chief says he is committed to working with community groups to build a more equitable society. PITTSFIELD, Mass. Pittsfield in 2020 addressed social issues such as police reform, inclusivity, and domestic violence, along with a worldwide pandemic. In June, following weeks of worldwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., at the hands of police, Pittsfield began to look at the Police Department’s use of force policy and saw a number of rallies and protests against police violence.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Members of the town s Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee on Monday expressed their displeasure that incidents at the Williamstown Police Department alleged in a federal lawsuit against the town were not investigated at the times that they occurred. As part of its research into town policies and procedures, the DIRE Committee requested records of internal investigations at the WPD for the last 10 years. The response back summarizing was that … nothing was classified as internal affairs records within the Williamstown Police Department since Jan. 1, 2010, Andrew Art told his fellow committee members. There was one investigation that was handled by the Massachusetts State Police that was identified, but the records related to that investigation were not provided to the committee on the grounds that they had not been provided to other requesters. The basis for an exemption [was] the current litigation involving the [Sgt. Scott] McGo