SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission announced a rehabilitation of the water lines on Berkshire Avenue in the Pine Point neighborhood, which began this week and continues through mid-July. The project will take place on Berkshire Avenue between Bay Street and Harvey Street, a distance of approximately 4,300 …
Read More »Why Warren Buffett Looks Like It’s Not Too Late To Refinance Your Mortgage
Why Warren Buffett Looks Like It’s Not Too Late To Refinance Your Mortgage Mortgage rates have recently trended higher, after hitting record lows in January. But if you’re a homeowner and haven’t refinanced your loan in the past two years, you might be run out of big savings. Last week, …
Read More »Opinion: Why Berkshire Hathaway would be hurt by the changes proposed by these big shareholders
Corporate proxy season has arrived. This is the time of year when companies hold annual meetings where shareholders can make and vote on various proposals. Good feedback and dialogue often result. But some shows prove the logic of corporate law, which places boards of directors rather than shareholders. Boards of …
Read More »Programs for populations vulnerable to COVID in Berkshire, Middlesex and Worcester counties to receive $ 100,000 in grants from Fallon Health
In 2021, Fallon Health will provide $ 100,000 through its Community Impact Grants program. On Monday, the non-profit community health services organization announced that applications for funding were being accepted. âAs vaccine deployment efforts help make significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, Fallon recognizes that the impacts of the …
Read More »Williamstown Housing Trust sets parameters for emergency mortgage assistance program
WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts – The city’s Affordable Housing Trust board on Wednesday finalized parameters for an emergency mortgage assistance program it is developing to help residents affected by the COVID pandemic. 19. Like the Williamstown Emergency Rental Assistance Program, created by the council last summer, the new program will provide grants …
Read More »Opinion: Why are the long-term shareholders Buffett-cultivated a big part of Berkshire Hathaway’s success?
In his recent annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett declared victory over a goal spelled out in his 1983 letter. At the time, he wanted “to get only quality shareholders.” which Buffett identifies as individuals – not institutions – who choose to entrust their wealth …
Read More »Berkshire DA accuses 17-year-old Angel Nieves of murder in Adam’s deadly shootout of Springfield’s Benjamin Martinez
ADAMS – A 17-year-old boy is charged with adult murder in last week’s fatal shooting of a Springfield man in Adams. Angel Rafael Nieves innocently pleaded a first degree murder charge in North Berkshire District Court on Monday afternoon. He is sentenced to be detained without bail and is due …
Read More »Warren visits Berkshire COVID vaccination site and food bank
Senator Elizabeth Warren visited two facilities in western Massachusetts related to combating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, both the disease itself and the economic effects it has created. Warren met with management and medical staff at the Berkshire Community College vaccination site in Pittsfield, one of three sites operated …
Read More »Olympic track star arrested in Berkshire county for sexually assaulting minors as counselor in Becket
PITTSFIELD – A former Olympic track star accused of assaulting several young people while working as a counselor and coach in the 1970s in the Berkshires was charged Tuesday with 12 counts of indecent assault and assault and battery . Conrad Mainwaring, 69, has been charged with nine counts of …
Read More »Buyer demand grows 34% to record high: Rightmove
“As we live in such a low interest rate environment, the market should remain bullish for some time.” The number of potential buyers inquiring about every available property has seen an annual increase of 34% to a new record, according to Rightmove’s latest home price index. Rightmove claims that “the …
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