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Berkshire lender's program to free borrowers from predatory loans gained ground in 2021

Greylock Federal Credit Union provided $4.5 million in affordable loans to members last year, which helped keep people from falling victim to predatory lenders, the institution says.

Pittsfield has earmarked $7.35 million in ARPA money. Here are the priorities for the remaining $12.95 million

Major repairs and updates to the city s Ashley Water Treatment Plant, upgrades to the Berkshire Family YMCA s child care center, and a second round of funding for the At Home

Literacy Inspired Kellogg Park is Unveiled in Pittsfield's Morningside

As power plant owner seeks permit renewal, local groups call for clean-energy transition

PITTSFIELD — With the air-quality permit for a Merrill Road power plant set to expire in October, several local groups want the plant’s owner to consider switching to cleaner alternatives. Maryland-based private equity firm Hull Street Energy owns the plant at 235 Merrill Road and has filed for a renewal of its permit. But, a coalition of the Berkshire Environmental Action Team and 20 other local groups is concerned about pollution from the gas-fired plant, which sits next to Allendale Elementary School and is within a mile of Pittsfield’s Morningside neighborhood. A “peaker” power plant, Pittsfield Generating, typically runs only a few days a year, during the highest points of electricity demand. The plant ran just 5 percent of the time in 2019 and 2 percent of the time in 2020, according to research group Synapse Energy.

As Pittsfield power plant seeks permit renewal, environmental groups call for clean-energy transition